68 Degrees
72/100 — Needs Improvement
Scores higher than 120 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 72 means
Needs improvement. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 72 means 28 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 120 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78703, it scores higher than 6 of 121 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 68 Degrees Health Inspections
68 Degrees is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 2401 Lake Austin Blvd, Austin, Texas (78703). Scores higher than 120 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78703, it scores higher than 6 of 121 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 134 days (median), across 7 recorded visit dates.
- 289 days since the most recent visit (November 24, 2025).
- Tracked for 2.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 13 points — 85/100 on April 9, 2025 to 72/100 on November 24, 2025.
📍Location Details
Address: 2401 Lake Austin Blvd
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78703
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 20, 2023 | 85 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | 85 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 78 |
| Jul 18, 2024 | 82 |
| Dec 5, 2024 | 85 |
| Apr 9, 2025 | 85 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 72 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 2.5 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 85/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 85/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 82/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 78/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 85/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 85/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above 68 Degrees’s 72. 30 of the at least 36 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Deep Eddy Cabaret0.02 mi away · inspected May 15, 202496/100
- Deep Eddy Cabaret0.02 mi away · inspected May 15, 202496/100
- Thundercloud Subs0.03 mi away · inspected Jul 21, 202593/100
- Thundercloud Subs0.03 mi away · inspected Jul 21, 202593/100
- Juice Land0.04 mi away · inspected Mar 23, 202393/100
- Lake Austin Chevron0.03 mi away · inspected Nov 4, 202592/100
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 68 Degrees
- What was 68 Degrees's last health inspection score?
- 68 Degrees scored 72 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on November 24, 2025. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 72 means 28 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 120 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 7 scored inspections is 82/100.
- Is 68 Degrees 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 November 24, 2025, the inspector deducted 28 points for a score of 72/100, and scores higher than 120 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has 68 Degrees had?
- 68 Degrees has 7 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2.5 years. 0 scored 90 or above, 5 scored 80 to 89, and 2 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 134 days.
- Where is 68 Degrees located?
- 68 Degrees is at 2401 Lake Austin Blvd, Austin, TX 78703. Located near at least 36 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near 68 Degrees?
- There are at least 36 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Deep Eddy Cabaret (87/100), Deep Eddy Cabaret (81/100), Deep Eddy Cabaret (86/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind 68 Degrees'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 November 24, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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