Buffet King
75/100 — Needs Improvement
Scores higher than 243 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 4% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 75 means
Needs improvement. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 75 means 25 points of violations were recorded on that visit. Below 80 is the lowest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into — a minority of Austin inspections end here, and a result this low is the kind that tends to be followed by a re-inspection.
Scores higher than 243 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 4% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78723, it scores higher than 5 of 189 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 Buffet King Health Inspections
Buffet King is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 5451 N Interstate 35, Austin, Texas (78723). Scores higher than 243 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 4% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78723, it scores higher than 5 of 189 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 118 days (median), across 8 recorded visit dates.
- 245 days since the most recent visit (January 7, 2026).
- Tracked for 2.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 10 points — 85/100 on July 2, 2025 to 75/100 on January 7, 2026.
- 1 follow-up re-inspection on record — a facility is only revisited this way after an earlier inspection failed.
📍Location Details
Address: 5451 N Interstate 35
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78723
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 35 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2023 | 76 |
| Dec 5, 2023 | 70 |
| Mar 28, 2024 | 63 |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 76 |
| Nov 8, 2024 | 81 |
| Mar 6, 2025 | 72 |
| Jul 2, 2025 | 85 |
| Jan 7, 2026 | 75 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 2.5 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 85/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 72/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 81/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 76/100 | Needs Improvement | Follow-up re-inspection | |
| 63/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 70/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 76/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Buffet King’s 75. 29 of the at least 35 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Wingstop # 12190.00 mi away · inspected Jun 5, 202599/100
- Wingstop # 12190.00 mi away · inspected Feb 2, 202499/100
- Wingstop # 12190.00 mi away · inspected Jun 5, 202599/100
- Wingstop # 12190.00 mi away · inspected Dec 20, 202299/100
- Wingstop # 12190.00 mi away · inspected Dec 20, 202299/100
- Wingstop # 12190.00 mi away · inspected Feb 2, 202499/100
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 Buffet King
- What was Buffet King's last health inspection score?
- Buffet King scored 75 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on January 7, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 75 means 25 points of violations were recorded on that visit. Below 80 is the lowest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into — a minority of Austin inspections end here, and a result this low is the kind that tends to be followed by a re-inspection. Scores higher than 243 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 4% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 8 scored inspections is 75/100.
- Is Buffet King 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 January 7, 2026, the inspector deducted 25 points for a score of 75/100, and scores higher than 243 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 4% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Buffet King had?
- Buffet King has 8 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2.5 years. 0 scored 90 or above, 2 scored 80 to 89, and 6 scored below 80. 1 of them was a follow-up re-inspection. The median gap between recorded visits is 118 days.
- Where is Buffet King located?
- Buffet King is at 5451 N Interstate 35, Austin, TX 78723. Located near at least 35 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Buffet King?
- There are at least 35 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Wingstop # 1219 (98/100), Wingstop # 1219 (99/100), Wingstop # 1219 (98/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Buffet King'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 January 7, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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