South Congress Hotel
93/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 3,458 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 50% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 93 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 93 means 7 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 3,458 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 50% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78704, it scores higher than 240 of 402 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 South Congress Hotel Health Inspections
South Congress Hotel is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 1603 S Congress Ave, Austin, Texas (78704). Scores higher than 3,458 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 50% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78704, it scores higher than 240 of 402 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 338 days (median), across 2 recorded visit dates.
- 971 days since the most recent visit (January 12, 2024).
- Tracked for 11 months.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 6 points — 99/100 on February 8, 2023 to 93/100 on January 12, 2024.
📍Location Details
Address: 1603 S Congress Ave
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78704
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 46 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2023 | 99 |
| Jan 12, 2024 | 93 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 11 months. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 99/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above South Congress Hotel’s 93. 40 of the at least 46 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Sips & Sweets0.07 mi away · inspected Jun 29, 2023100/100
- Sips & Sweets0.07 mi away · inspected Jun 29, 2023100/100
- Sips & Sweets0.07 mi away · inspected May 8, 202599/100
- Sips & Sweets0.07 mi away · inspected Apr 6, 202699/100
- Sips & Sweets0.07 mi away · inspected May 8, 202599/100
- Manana0.00 mi away · inspected Apr 14, 202598/100
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 South Congress Hotel
- What was South Congress Hotel's last health inspection score?
- South Congress Hotel scored 93 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on January 12, 2024. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 93 means 7 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 3,458 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 50% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 2 scored inspections is 96/100.
- Is South Congress Hotel 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 January 12, 2024, the inspector deducted 7 points for a score of 93/100, and scores higher than 3,458 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 50% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has South Congress Hotel had?
- South Congress Hotel has 2 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 11 months. 2 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 338 days.
- Where is South Congress Hotel located?
- South Congress Hotel is at 1603 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704. Located near at least 46 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near South Congress Hotel?
- There are at least 46 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Cafe No Se (90/100), Manana (95/100), Manana (98/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind South Congress Hotel'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 January 12, 2024. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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