INKA Chicken
55/100 — Needs Improvement
Scores higher than 5 of 6,977 Austin-area facilities with a published score — under 1% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 55 means
Needs improvement. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 55 means 45 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 5 of 6,977 Austin-area facilities with a published score — under 1% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78728, it scores higher than 0 of 69 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 INKA Chicken Health Inspections
INKA Chicken is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 1707 Wells Branch Pkwy Austin, TX 78728-7092, Austin, Texas (78728). Scores higher than 5 of 6,977 Austin-area facilities with a published score — under 1% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78728, it scores higher than 0 of 69 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 306 days (median), across 5 recorded visit dates.
- 35 days since the most recent visit (September 19, 2026).
- Tracked for 3.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 15 points — 70/100 on January 12, 2026 to 55/100 on September 19, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 1707 Wells Branch Pkwy Austin, TX 78728-7092
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78728
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 42 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2023 | 77 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 77 |
| Aug 20, 2024 | 71 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | 70 |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 55 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 3.5 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 70/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 71/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 77/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 77/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above INKA Chicken’s 55. 36 of the at least 42 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Bill Miller Bar-B-Q0.10 mi away · inspected Dec 18, 202396/100
- Bill Miller Bar-B-Q0.10 mi away · inspected Dec 18, 202396/100
- Country Inn & Suites0.10 mi away · inspected Aug 5, 202596/100
- Country Inn & Suites0.10 mi away · inspected Aug 5, 202596/100
- 7-11 #3616B0.14 mi away · inspected Aug 12, 202496/100
- 7-11 #3616B0.14 mi away · inspected Aug 12, 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 INKA Chicken
- What was INKA Chicken's last health inspection score?
- INKA Chicken scored 55 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on September 19, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 55 means 45 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 5 of 6,977 Austin-area facilities with a published score — under 1% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 5 scored inspections is 70/100.
- Is INKA Chicken 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 September 19, 2026, the inspector deducted 45 points for a score of 55/100, and scores higher than 5 of 6,977 Austin-area facilities with a published score — under 1% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has INKA Chicken had?
- INKA Chicken has 5 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3.5 years. 0 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 5 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 306 days.
- Where is INKA Chicken located?
- INKA Chicken is at 1707 Wells Branch Pkwy Austin, TX 78728-7092, Austin, TX 78728. Located near at least 42 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near INKA Chicken?
- There are at least 42 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Sonic Drive - In # 3966 (90/100), Sonic Drive - In # 3966 (90/100), Sonic Drive - In # 3966 (90/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind INKA Chicken'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 September 19, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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