J5 Steakhouse
88/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 1,867 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 27% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 88 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 88 means 12 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 1,867 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 27% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78669, it scores higher than 3 of 26 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
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 J5 Steakhouse Health Inspections
J5 Steakhouse is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 21814 W SH 71 SPICEWOOD, Austin, Texas (78669). Scores higher than 1,867 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 27% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78669, it scores higher than 3 of 26 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 309 days (median), across 2 recorded visit dates.
- 538 days since the most recent visit (March 20, 2025).
- Tracked for 10 months.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 5 points — 93/100 on May 15, 2024 to 88/100 on March 20, 2025.
📍Location Details
Address: 21814 W SH 71 SPICEWOOD
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78669
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 · 29 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| May 15, 2024 | 93 |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 88 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 10 months. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 93/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above J5 Steakhouse’s 88. 23 of the 29 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Hilltop Bar & Grill0.49 mi away · inspected Feb 10, 2023100/100
- Hilltop Bar & Grill0.49 mi away · inspected Feb 10, 2023100/100
- Angel's Icehouse0.01 mi away · inspected Nov 13, 202497/100
- Angel's Icehouse0.01 mi away · inspected Nov 13, 202497/100
- Angel's Icehouse0.01 mi away · inspected Apr 25, 202596/100
- Angel's Icehouse0.01 mi away · inspected Apr 22, 202496/100
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 J5 Steakhouse
- What was J5 Steakhouse's last health inspection score?
- J5 Steakhouse scored 88 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on March 20, 2025. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 88 means 12 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 1,867 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 27% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 2 scored inspections is 91/100.
- Is J5 Steakhouse 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 March 20, 2025, the inspector deducted 12 points for a score of 88/100, and scores higher than 1,867 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 27% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has J5 Steakhouse had?
- J5 Steakhouse has 2 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 10 months. 1 scored 90 or above, 1 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 309 days.
- Where is J5 Steakhouse located?
- J5 Steakhouse is at 21814 W SH 71 SPICEWOOD, Austin, TX 78669. Located near 29 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near J5 Steakhouse?
- There are 29 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Angel's Icehouse (91/100), Angel's Icehouse (93/100), Angel's Icehouse (96/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind J5 Steakhouse'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 March 20, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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