Brookdale Northwest Hills
94/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 3,744 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 55% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 94 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 94 means 6 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 3,744 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 55% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78731, it scores higher than 52 of 95 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
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 Brookdale Northwest Hills Health Inspections
Brookdale Northwest Hills is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 5715 Mesa Dr, Austin, Texas (78731). Scores higher than 3,744 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 55% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78731, it scores higher than 52 of 95 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 167 days (median), across 6 recorded visit dates.
- 183 days since the most recent visit (February 9, 2026).
- Tracked for 3 years.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 3 points — 91/100 on June 9, 2025 to 94/100 on February 9, 2026.
📍Location Details
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 · 13 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| May 11, 2023 | 88 |
| Oct 25, 2023 | 86 |
| Oct 11, 2024 | 90 |
| Feb 11, 2025 | 88 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | 91 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 94 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 3 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 91/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 88/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 90/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 86/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 88/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Brookdale Northwest Hills’s 94. 7 of the 13 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Dine by Design Catering0.40 mi away · inspected Mar 8, 2024100/100
- Dine by Design Catering0.40 mi away · inspected Mar 8, 2024100/100
- Dine by Design Catering0.40 mi away · inspected Feb 9, 202698/100
- Dry Creek Shell0.36 mi away · inspected Jan 2, 202497/100
- Dry Creek Shell0.36 mi away · inspected Jan 2, 202497/100
- Dine by Design Catering0.40 mi away · inspected Sep 5, 202397/100
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 Brookdale Northwest Hills
- What was Brookdale Northwest Hills's last health inspection score?
- Brookdale Northwest Hills scored 94 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on February 9, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 94 means 6 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 3,744 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 55% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 6 scored inspections is 90/100.
- Is Brookdale Northwest Hills 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 February 9, 2026, the inspector deducted 6 points for a score of 94/100, and scores higher than 3,744 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 55% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Brookdale Northwest Hills had?
- Brookdale Northwest Hills has 6 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3 years. 3 scored 90 or above, 3 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 167 days.
- Where is Brookdale Northwest Hills located?
- Brookdale Northwest Hills is at 5715 Mesa Dr, Austin, TX 78731. Located near 13 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Brookdale Northwest Hills?
- There are 13 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Azul Tequila (71/100), Azul Tequila (71/100), Dry Creek Shell (97/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Brookdale Northwest Hills'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 February 9, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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