Tarka Indian Kitchen
89/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 2,144 of 6,947 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 31% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 89 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 89 means 11 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 2,144 of 6,947 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 31% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78757, it scores higher than 65 of 225 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 Tarka Indian Kitchen Health Inspections
Tarka Indian Kitchen is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 2525 W Anderson Ln Bldg 1, Austin, Texas (78757). Scores higher than 2,144 of 6,947 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 31% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78757, it scores higher than 65 of 225 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 135 days (median), across 7 recorded visit dates.
- 76 days since the most recent visit (July 15, 2026).
- Tracked for 3 years.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 1 point — 88/100 on March 2, 2026 to 89/100 on July 15, 2026.
- 1 follow-up re-inspection on record — a facility is only revisited this way after an earlier inspection failed.
📍Location Details
Address: 2525 W Anderson Ln Bldg 1
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78757
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 36 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2023 | 93 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | 92 |
| May 1, 2024 | 82 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | 100 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | 83 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 95 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 88 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 89 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 88/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 95/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 83/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 100/100 | Excellent | Follow-up re-inspection | |
| 82/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 92/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 93/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Tarka Indian Kitchen’s 89. 30 of the at least 36 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Norris Conference Centers0.06 mi away · inspected Oct 8, 202498/100
- First Watch Restaurants #3510.06 mi away · inspected Aug 11, 202698/100
- Walgreens #112710.06 mi away · inspected Jul 2, 202498/100
- Dos Batos0.00 mi away · inspected May 8, 202396/100
- Dos Batos0.00 mi away · inspected May 8, 202396/100
- First Watch Restaurants #3510.06 mi away · inspected May 20, 202596/100
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 Tarka Indian Kitchen
- What was Tarka Indian Kitchen's last health inspection score?
- Tarka Indian Kitchen scored 89 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on July 15, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 89 means 11 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 2,144 of 6,947 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 31% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 8 scored inspections is 90/100.
- Is Tarka Indian Kitchen 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 July 15, 2026, the inspector deducted 11 points for a score of 89/100, and scores higher than 2,144 of 6,947 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 31% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Tarka Indian Kitchen had?
- Tarka Indian Kitchen has 8 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3 years. 4 scored 90 or above, 4 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. 1 of them was a follow-up re-inspection. The median gap between recorded visits is 135 days.
- Where is Tarka Indian Kitchen located?
- Tarka Indian Kitchen is at 2525 W Anderson Ln Bldg 1, Austin, TX 78757. Located near at least 36 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Tarka Indian Kitchen?
- There are at least 36 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Dos Batos (94/100), Dos Batos (94/100), Dos Batos (89/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Tarka Indian Kitchen'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 July 15, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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