Nickel City
92/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 3,093 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 45% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 92 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 92 means 8 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 3,093 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 45% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78702, it scores higher than 180 of 311 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 90/100).
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 Nickel City Health Inspections
Nickel City is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 1133 E 11th St, Austin, Texas (78702). Scores higher than 3,093 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 45% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78702, it scores higher than 180 of 311 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 90/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 372 days (median), across 3 recorded visit dates.
- 558 days since the most recent visit (February 28, 2025).
- Tracked for 2 years.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 2 points — 90/100 on February 22, 2024 to 92/100 on February 28, 2025.
📍Location Details
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 44 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2023 | 94 |
| Feb 22, 2024 | 90 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 92 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 2 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 90/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 94/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Common questions about Nickel City
- What was Nickel City's last health inspection score?
- Nickel City scored 92 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on February 28, 2025. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 92 means 8 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 3,093 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 45% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 3 scored inspections is 92/100.
- Is Nickel City 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 28, 2025, the inspector deducted 8 points for a score of 92/100, and scores higher than 3,093 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 45% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Nickel City had?
- Nickel City has 3 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2 years. 3 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 372 days.
- Where is Nickel City located?
- Nickel City is at 1133 E 11th St, Austin, TX 78702. Located near at least 44 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Nickel City?
- There are at least 44 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Clever Baking (87/100), Radio Rosewood (91/100), Radio Rosewood (91/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Nickel City'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 28, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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