Backspace, The
87/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 1,656 of 6,977 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 24% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 87 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 87 means 13 points of violations were recorded on that visit. 80 to 89 is the middle band: real violations were found and written up, but the visit did not fall into the lowest group. It is a pass, not a clean sheet.
Scores higher than 1,656 of 6,977 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 24% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78701, it scores higher than 143 of 533 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
A score is a snapshot of a single visit on a single day. It measures compliance with food-safety rules — not food quality, service or how clean the place is today. Austin Public Health does not publish the individual violations behind a score, so this dataset cannot say what was found.
About Backspace, The Health Inspections
Backspace, The is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 507 San Jacinto Blvd Austin, TX 78701-3623, Austin, Texas (78701). Scores higher than 1,656 of 6,977 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 24% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78701, it scores higher than 143 of 533 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 217 days (median), across 6 recorded visit dates.
- 39 days since the most recent visit (September 16, 2026).
- Tracked for 3.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 3 points — 90/100 on August 7, 2025 to 87/100 on September 16, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 507 San Jacinto Blvd Austin, TX 78701-3623
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78701
Inspections conducted by Austin Public Health
Health inspections are conducted by Austin Public Health to ensure restaurants maintain proper food safety standards. Scores are based on compliance with Texas Food Establishment Rules (TFER) and assess factors including food temperature control, employee hygiene, facility cleanliness, and pest control. Regular inspections help protect public health by identifying and correcting violations before they can cause foodborne illness. Austin Public Health does not publish individual violation records alongside the score, so specific findings from a given visit are not part of this dataset.
🍴Nearby Restaurants
Within 0.5 miles · at least 39 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2022 | 94 |
| Jul 26, 2023 | 84 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | 90 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | 91 |
| Aug 7, 2025 | 90 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 87 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 3.5 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 90/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 91/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 90/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 84/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 94/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Backspace, The’s 87. 33 of the at least 39 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Scruffy's Convenient Store0.06 mi away · inspected Feb 22, 202398/100
- Scruffy's Convenient Store0.06 mi away · inspected Feb 22, 202398/100
- Scruffy's Convenient Store0.06 mi away · inspected Jun 22, 202698/100
- Scruffy's Convenient Store0.06 mi away · inspected Mar 27, 202597/100
- Scruffy's Convenient Store0.06 mi away · inspected Feb 27, 202497/100
- Scruffy's Convenient Store0.06 mi away · inspected Mar 27, 202597/100
Distances are straight-line from the geocoded address, and every score shown is that facility’s most recent published one, which may be from a different date than the score above. A higher number is not a recommendation — it is one inspector’s reading of one visit.
Common questions about Backspace, The
- What was Backspace, The's last health inspection score?
- Backspace, The scored 87 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on September 16, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 87 means 13 points of violations were recorded on that visit. 80 to 89 is the middle band: real violations were found and written up, but the visit did not fall into the lowest group. It is a pass, not a clean sheet. Scores higher than 1,656 of 6,977 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 24% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 6 scored inspections is 89/100.
- Is Backspace, The clean?
- Nobody can answer that from this dataset, and this page will not pretend to. A score is a snapshot of a single visit on a single day. It measures compliance with food-safety rules — not food quality, service or how clean the place is today. Austin Public Health does not publish the individual violations behind a score, so this dataset cannot say what was found. What the record does show: at the last scored visit, on September 16, 2026, the inspector deducted 13 points for a score of 87/100, and scores higher than 1,656 of 6,977 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 24% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Backspace, The had?
- Backspace, The has 6 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3.5 years. 4 scored 90 or above, 2 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 217 days.
- Where is Backspace, The located?
- Backspace, The is at 507 San Jacinto Blvd Austin, TX 78701-3623, Austin, TX 78701. Located near at least 39 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Backspace, The?
- There are at least 39 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Westin Austin Downtown (83/100), Westin Austin Downtown (92/100), Westin Austin Downtown (87/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Backspace, The's score?
- No. The City of Austin open dataset behind this page (ecmv-9xxi) carries the establishment name, address, ZIP, inspection date, score, facility ID, and whether the visit was routine or a follow-up — and nothing else. There is no violation-level field, so no site republishing this dataset can tell you what an inspector actually found. Austin Public Health holds the full inspection reports.
All figures on this page come from Austin Public Health via the City of Austin open data portal, dataset ecmv-9xxi, newest inspection for this facility September 16, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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