Velvet Taco
90/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 2,395 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 35% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 90 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 90 means 10 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 2,395 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 35% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78758, it scores higher than 115 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 Velvet Taco Health Inspections
Velvet Taco is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 11501 Rock Rose Ave Unit 160, Austin, Texas (78758). Scores higher than 2,395 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 35% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78758, it scores higher than 115 of 344 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 154 days (median), across 8 recorded visit dates.
- 23 days since the most recent visit (August 17, 2026).
- Tracked for 3.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 1 point — 91/100 on March 27, 2026 to 90/100 on August 17, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 11501 Rock Rose Ave Unit 160
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 35 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2023 | 84 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | 83 |
| Jan 11, 2024 | 89 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | 84 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 92 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | 89 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 91 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 90 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 3.5 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 91/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 89/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| No score | Not published by the city | Routine Inspection | |
| 92/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 84/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 89/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 83/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 84/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Velvet Taco’s 90. 29 of the at least 35 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 Jul 16, 202498/100
- Sweetgreen0.00 mi away · inspected Aug 12, 202598/100
- 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 Velvet Taco
- What was Velvet Taco's last health inspection score?
- Velvet Taco scored 90 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on August 17, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 90 means 10 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 2,395 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 35% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 8 scored inspections is 88/100.
- Is Velvet Taco 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 August 17, 2026, the inspector deducted 10 points for a score of 90/100, and scores higher than 2,395 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 35% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Velvet Taco had?
- Velvet Taco has 9 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3.5 years. 3 scored 90 or above, 5 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. 1 inspection has no published score. The median gap between recorded visits is 154 days.
- Where is Velvet Taco located?
- Velvet Taco is at 11501 Rock Rose Ave Unit 160, Austin, TX 78758. Located near at least 35 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Velvet Taco?
- There are at least 35 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Houndstooth Coffee (96/100), Salvation Pizza (76/100), Houndstooth Coffee (96/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Velvet Taco'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 August 17, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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