Taco Cabana
92/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 3,093 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 45% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 92 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 92 means 8 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 3,093 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 45% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78751, it scores higher than 73 of 178 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 Taco Cabana Health Inspections
Taco Cabana is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 5242 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, Texas (78751). Scores higher than 3,093 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 45% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78751, it scores higher than 73 of 178 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 252 days (median), across 6 recorded visit dates.
- 153 days since the most recent visit (April 9, 2026).
- Tracked for 3 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 4 points — 96/100 on October 30, 2025 to 92/100 on April 9, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 5242 N Lamar Blvd
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78751
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 39 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2023 | 89 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 91 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 94 |
| Feb 20, 2025 | 98 |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 96 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | 92 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 96/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 98/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 94/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 91/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 89/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Taco Cabana’s 92. 33 of the at least 39 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Local Pastures0.19 mi away · inspected Mar 24, 2025100/100
- Local Pastures0.19 mi away · inspected Mar 24, 2025100/100
- 7-Eleven Convenience Store #240080.17 mi away · inspected Feb 13, 202597/100
- 7-Eleven Convenience Store #240080.17 mi away · inspected Feb 13, 202597/100
- Nervous Charlies0.19 mi away · inspected Sep 3, 202497/100
- Nervous Charlies0.19 mi away · inspected Sep 3, 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 Cabana
- What was Taco Cabana's last health inspection score?
- Taco Cabana scored 92 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on April 9, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 92 means 8 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 3,093 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 45% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 6 scored inspections is 93/100.
- Is Taco Cabana 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 April 9, 2026, the inspector deducted 8 points for a score of 92/100, and scores higher than 3,093 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 45% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Taco Cabana had?
- Taco Cabana has 6 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3 years. 5 scored 90 or above, 1 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 252 days.
- Where is Taco Cabana located?
- Taco Cabana is at 5242 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78751. Located near at least 39 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Taco Cabana?
- There are at least 39 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including 7-Eleven Convenience Store #24008 (90/100), 7-Eleven Convenience Store #24008 (95/100), 7-Eleven Convenience Store #24008 (86/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Taco Cabana'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 April 9, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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