Bamboo Bistro
71/100 — Needs Improvement
Scores higher than 73 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 1% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 71 means
Needs improvement. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 71 means 29 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 73 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 1% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78745, it scores higher than 5 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 Bamboo Bistro Health Inspections
Bamboo Bistro is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 6818 West Gate Blvd, Austin, Texas (78745). Scores higher than 73 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 1% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78745, it scores higher than 5 of 316 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 276 days (median), across 3 recorded visit dates.
- 636 days since the most recent visit (December 12, 2024).
- Tracked for 1.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 4 points — 75/100 on June 30, 2023 to 71/100 on December 12, 2024.
- 1 follow-up re-inspection on record — a facility is only revisited this way after an earlier inspection failed.
📍Location Details
Address: 6818 West Gate Blvd
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 44 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2023 | 67 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 75 |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 71 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 1.5 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 75/100 | Needs Improvement | Follow-up re-inspection | |
| 67/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Bamboo Bistro’s 71. 38 of the at least 44 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Mets Mart0.13 mi away · inspected Apr 28, 202398/100
- Mets Mart0.13 mi away · inspected Apr 28, 202398/100
- Altitude Trampoline Park0.02 mi away · inspected Jul 22, 202597/100
- Altitude Trampoline Park0.02 mi away · inspected Jul 22, 202597/100
- Dollar General Store #39130.02 mi away · inspected Dec 16, 202296/100
- Altitude Trampoline Park0.02 mi away · inspected Jun 30, 202396/100
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 Bamboo Bistro
- What was Bamboo Bistro's last health inspection score?
- Bamboo Bistro scored 71 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on December 12, 2024. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 71 means 29 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 73 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 1% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 3 scored inspections is 71/100.
- Is Bamboo Bistro 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 December 12, 2024, the inspector deducted 29 points for a score of 71/100, and scores higher than 73 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 1% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Bamboo Bistro had?
- Bamboo Bistro has 3 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 1.5 years. 0 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 3 scored below 80. 1 of them was a follow-up re-inspection. The median gap between recorded visits is 276 days.
- Where is Bamboo Bistro located?
- Bamboo Bistro is at 6818 West Gate Blvd, Austin, TX 78745. Located near at least 44 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Bamboo Bistro?
- There are at least 44 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Starbucks Coffee #6386 (94/100), Starbucks Coffee #6386 (95/100), Starbucks Coffee #6386 (94/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Bamboo Bistro'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 December 12, 2024. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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