Hotel Ella
83/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 923 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 13% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 83 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 83 means 17 points of violations were recorded on that visit. 80 to 89 is the middle band: real violations were found and written up, but the visit did not fall into the lowest group. It is a pass, not a clean sheet.
Scores higher than 923 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 13% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78705, it scores higher than 31 of 197 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 Hotel Ella Health Inspections
Hotel Ella is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 1900 Rio Grande St, Austin, Texas (78705). Scores higher than 923 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 13% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78705, it scores higher than 31 of 197 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 122 days (median), across 8 recorded visit dates.
- 172 days since the most recent visit (February 20, 2026).
- Tracked for 2.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 10 points — 93/100 on July 28, 2025 to 83/100 on February 20, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 1900 Rio Grande St
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78705
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 35 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2023 | 82 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 88 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 85 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | 85 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | 89 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 88 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 93 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 83 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 93/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 88/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 89/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 85/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 85/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 88/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 82/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Hotel Ella’s 83. 29 of the at least 35 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- College House Inc - Halstead0.09 mi away · inspected Apr 27, 202692/100
- 21st St. College House0.09 mi away · inspected Mar 3, 202391/100
- 21st St. College House0.09 mi away · inspected Mar 3, 202391/100
- College Houses Inc-Laurel House0.09 mi away · inspected Apr 27, 202691/100
- College Houses Inc-Laurel House0.09 mi away · inspected Apr 10, 202490/100
- College House Inc - Halstead0.09 mi away · inspected Apr 10, 202490/100
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 Hotel Ella
- What was Hotel Ella's last health inspection score?
- Hotel Ella scored 83 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on February 20, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 83 means 17 points of violations were recorded on that visit. 80 to 89 is the middle band: real violations were found and written up, but the visit did not fall into the lowest group. It is a pass, not a clean sheet. Scores higher than 923 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 13% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 8 scored inspections is 87/100.
- Is Hotel Ella 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 February 20, 2026, the inspector deducted 17 points for a score of 83/100, and scores higher than 923 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 13% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Hotel Ella had?
- Hotel Ella has 8 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2.5 years. 1 scored 90 or above, 7 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 122 days.
- Where is Hotel Ella located?
- Hotel Ella is at 1900 Rio Grande St, Austin, TX 78705. Located near at least 35 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Hotel Ella?
- There are at least 35 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including 21st St. College House (91/100), 21st St. College House (87/100), 21st St. College House (84/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Hotel Ella'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 February 20, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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