Tuk Tuk Thai Cafe
78/100 — Needs Improvement
Scores higher than 433 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 6% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 78 means
Needs improvement. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 78 means 22 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 433 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 6% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78745, it scores higher than 36 of 316 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
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 Tuk Tuk Thai Cafe Health Inspections
Tuk Tuk Thai Cafe is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 5517 Menchaca Rd, Austin, Texas (78745). Scores higher than 433 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 6% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78745, it scores higher than 36 of 316 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 621 days (median), across 3 recorded visit dates.
- 63 days since the most recent visit (July 8, 2026).
- Tracked for 3.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 15 points — 93/100 on August 22, 2023 to 78/100 on July 8, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 5517 Menchaca Rd
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78745
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 45 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2023 | 90 |
| Aug 22, 2023 | 93 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 78 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 93/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 90/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Tuk Tuk Thai Cafe’s 78. 39 of the at least 45 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Jo's Coffee0.07 mi away · inspected Oct 16, 2024100/100
- Jo's Coffee0.07 mi away · inspected Oct 16, 2024100/100
- Crockett High School0.11 mi away · inspected Feb 21, 2023100/100
- Crockett High School0.11 mi away · inspected Apr 30, 2024100/100
- Crockett High School0.11 mi away · inspected Dec 12, 2024100/100
- Crockett High School0.11 mi away · inspected Apr 30, 2024100/100
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 Tuk Tuk Thai Cafe
- What was Tuk Tuk Thai Cafe's last health inspection score?
- Tuk Tuk Thai Cafe scored 78 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on July 8, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 78 means 22 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 433 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 6% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 3 scored inspections is 87/100.
- Is Tuk Tuk Thai Cafe 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 8, 2026, the inspector deducted 22 points for a score of 78/100, and scores higher than 433 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 6% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Tuk Tuk Thai Cafe had?
- Tuk Tuk Thai Cafe has 3 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3.5 years. 2 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 1 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 621 days.
- Where is Tuk Tuk Thai Cafe located?
- Tuk Tuk Thai Cafe is at 5517 Menchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78745. Located near at least 45 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Tuk Tuk Thai Cafe?
- There are at least 45 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Austin Java (85/100), OOB - Austin Java (83/100), OOB - Austin Java (91/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Tuk Tuk Thai Cafe'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 8, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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