Taco Zone
87/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 1,647 of 6,939 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 1,647 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 24% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78748, it scores higher than 49 of 200 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 Taco Zone Health Inspections
Taco Zone is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 9501 Menchaca Rd, Austin, Texas (78748). Scores higher than 1,647 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 24% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78748, it scores higher than 49 of 200 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 441 days (median), across 3 recorded visit dates.
- 463 days since the most recent visit (June 3, 2025).
- Tracked for 2.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 5 points — 92/100 on December 19, 2023 to 87/100 on June 3, 2025.
📍Location Details
Address: 9501 Menchaca Rd
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78748
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 |
|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2023 | 84 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | 92 |
| Jun 3, 2025 | 87 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 92/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 84/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Taco Zone’s 87. 38 of the at least 44 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Quick C - Store #20.14 mi away · inspected Oct 24, 2024100/100
- Quick C - Store #20.14 mi away · inspected Oct 24, 2024100/100
- Popeye's #323 - Z & H Foods Inc.0.20 mi away · inspected Apr 29, 202598/100
- Popeye's #323 - Z & H Foods Inc.0.20 mi away · inspected Apr 29, 202598/100
- Dutch Bros Coffee0.14 mi away · inspected Feb 5, 202497/100
- Dutch Bros Coffee0.14 mi away · inspected Feb 5, 202497/100
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 Taco Zone
- What was Taco Zone's last health inspection score?
- Taco Zone scored 87 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on June 3, 2025. 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 1,647 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 24% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 3 scored inspections is 88/100.
- Is Taco Zone 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 June 3, 2025, the inspector deducted 13 points for a score of 87/100, and scores higher than 1,647 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 24% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Taco Zone had?
- Taco Zone has 3 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2.5 years. 1 scored 90 or above, 2 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 441 days.
- Where is Taco Zone located?
- Taco Zone is at 9501 Menchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78748. Located near at least 44 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Taco Zone?
- There are at least 44 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Dollar General Store #10315 (96/100), Dollar General Store #10315 (95/100), Dollar General Store #10315 (95/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Taco Zone'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 June 3, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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