Lotus Chinese
83/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 955 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 14% 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 955 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 14% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78758, it scores higher than 45 of 344 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
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 Lotus Chinese Health Inspections
Lotus Chinese is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 11501 Rock Rose Ave Ste 152, Austin, Texas (78758). Scores higher than 955 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 14% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78758, it scores higher than 45 of 344 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 241 days (median), across 5 recorded visit dates.
- 139 days since the most recent visit (April 23, 2026).
- Tracked for 3 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 3 points — 86/100 on July 22, 2025 to 83/100 on April 23, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 11501 Rock Rose Ave Ste 152
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78758
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 41 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2023 | 78 |
| Jan 11, 2024 | 91 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 91 |
| Jul 22, 2025 | 86 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 83 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 86/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 91/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 91/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 78/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Lotus Chinese’s 83. 35 of the at least 41 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Sweetgreen0.00 mi away · inspected Mar 27, 2026100/100
- Sweetgreen0.00 mi away · inspected Dec 27, 202499/100
- Sweetgreen0.00 mi away · inspected Dec 27, 202499/100
- Sweetgreen0.00 mi away · inspected Aug 12, 202598/100
- Sweetgreen0.00 mi away · inspected Jul 16, 202498/100
- Sweetgreen0.00 mi away · inspected Aug 12, 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 Lotus Chinese
- What was Lotus Chinese's last health inspection score?
- Lotus Chinese scored 83 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on April 23, 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 955 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 14% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 5 scored inspections is 86/100.
- Is Lotus Chinese 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 23, 2026, the inspector deducted 17 points for a score of 83/100, and scores higher than 955 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 14% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Lotus Chinese had?
- Lotus Chinese has 5 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3 years. 2 scored 90 or above, 2 scored 80 to 89, and 1 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 241 days.
- Where is Lotus Chinese located?
- Lotus Chinese is at 11501 Rock Rose Ave Ste 152, Austin, TX 78758. Located near at least 41 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Lotus Chinese?
- There are at least 41 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Salvation Pizza (76/100), Salvation Pizza (76/100), Sweetgreen (98/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Lotus Chinese'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 23, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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