Dollar General #12304
93/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 3,458 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 50% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 93 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 93 means 7 points of violations were recorded on that visit. 90 and above is the strongest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into, and it is where most inspected Austin restaurants land.
Scores higher than 3,458 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 50% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78754, it scores higher than 34 of 90 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 94/100).
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 Dollar General #12304 Health Inspections
Dollar General #12304 is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 12320 Dessau Rd, Austin, Texas (78754). Scores higher than 3,458 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 50% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78754, it scores higher than 34 of 90 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 94/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 388 days (median), across 3 recorded visit dates.
- 294 days since the most recent visit (November 19, 2025).
- Tracked for 2 years.
- Most recent scored visit held steady — 93/100 on September 4, 2024 to 93/100 on November 19, 2025.
📍Location Details
Address: 12320 Dessau Rd
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78754
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 44 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2023 | 92 |
| Sep 4, 2024 | 93 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | 93 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 2 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 93/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 92/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Dollar General #12304’s 93. 38 of the at least 44 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin Robbins0.03 mi away · inspected Nov 3, 202598/100
- Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin Robbins0.03 mi away · inspected Nov 3, 202598/100
- Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin Robbins0.03 mi away · inspected Apr 22, 202697/100
- Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin Robbins0.03 mi away · inspected May 6, 202596/100
- Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin Robbins0.03 mi away · inspected May 6, 202596/100
- Jack in the Box #9220.04 mi away · inspected Nov 19, 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 Dollar General #12304
- What was Dollar General #12304's last health inspection score?
- Dollar General #12304 scored 93 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on November 19, 2025. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 93 means 7 points of violations were recorded on that visit. 90 and above is the strongest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into, and it is where most inspected Austin restaurants land. Scores higher than 3,458 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 50% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 3 scored inspections is 93/100.
- Is Dollar General #12304 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 November 19, 2025, the inspector deducted 7 points for a score of 93/100, and scores higher than 3,458 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 50% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Dollar General #12304 had?
- Dollar General #12304 has 3 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2 years. 3 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 388 days.
- Where is Dollar General #12304 located?
- Dollar General #12304 is at 12320 Dessau Rd, Austin, TX 78754. Located near at least 44 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Dollar General #12304?
- There are at least 44 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Papa John's #4857 (93/100), Papa John's #4857 (90/100), Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin Robbins (93/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Dollar General #12304'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 November 19, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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