Spokesman
91/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 2,765 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 40% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 91 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 91 means 9 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 2,765 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 40% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78745, it scores higher than 157 of 316 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 Spokesman Health Inspections
Spokesman is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 440 E Saint Elmo Rd Ste A-2, Austin, Texas (78745). Scores higher than 2,765 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 40% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78745, it scores higher than 157 of 316 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 209 days (median), across 6 recorded visit dates.
- 142 days since the most recent visit (April 20, 2026).
- Tracked for 3 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 4 points — 95/100 on September 8, 2025 to 91/100 on April 20, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 440 E Saint Elmo Rd Ste A-2
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78745
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 39 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2023 | 93 |
| Jan 25, 2024 | 92 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | 94 |
| Feb 25, 2025 | 95 |
| Sep 8, 2025 | 95 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 91 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 95/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 95/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 94/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 92/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 93/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Spokesman’s 91. 33 of the at least 39 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- OOB - Austin Cocktails0.00 mi away · inspected Jul 26, 2024100/100
- OOB - Austin Cocktails0.00 mi away · inspected Jul 26, 2024100/100
- Still Austin Distillery0.00 mi away · inspected Jan 25, 202499/100
- Still Austin Distillery0.00 mi away · inspected Jan 25, 202499/100
- Vida Fit0.31 mi away · inspected Dec 16, 202499/100
- Vida Fit0.31 mi away · inspected Dec 16, 202499/100
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 Spokesman
- What was Spokesman's last health inspection score?
- Spokesman scored 91 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on April 20, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 91 means 9 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 2,765 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 40% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 6 scored inspections is 93/100.
- Is Spokesman 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 20, 2026, the inspector deducted 9 points for a score of 91/100, and scores higher than 2,765 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 40% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Spokesman had?
- Spokesman has 6 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3 years. 6 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 209 days.
- Where is Spokesman located?
- Spokesman is at 440 E Saint Elmo Rd Ste A-2, Austin, TX 78745. Located near at least 39 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Spokesman?
- There are at least 39 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Still Austin Distillery (91/100), Still Austin Distillery (99/100), St. Elmo Brewing Co. (92/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Spokesman'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 20, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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