Ala Carte Menu Services
96/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 4,571 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 66% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 96 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 96 means 4 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 4,571 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 66% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78702, it scores higher than 236 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 Ala Carte Menu Services Health Inspections
Ala Carte Menu Services is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 900 Chicon St, Austin, Texas (78702). Scores higher than 4,571 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 66% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78702, it scores higher than 236 of 311 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 90/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 427 days (median), across 2 recorded visit dates.
- 666 days since the most recent visit (November 12, 2024).
- Tracked for 14 months.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 2 points — 98/100 on September 12, 2023 to 96/100 on November 12, 2024.
📍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 46 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2023 | 98 |
| Nov 12, 2024 | 96 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 14 months. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 98/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Ala Carte Menu Services’s 96. 40 of the at least 46 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Blackshear Elementary0.14 mi away · inspected Mar 6, 2026100/100
- Blackshear Elementary0.14 mi away · inspected Aug 31, 202398/100
- Blackshear Elementary0.14 mi away · inspected Aug 31, 202398/100
- OOB - Salt & Time Wine Shop0.18 mi away · inspected Oct 31, 202398/100
- OOB - Salt & Time Wine Shop0.18 mi away · inspected Dec 16, 202298/100
- OOB - Salt & Time Wine Shop0.18 mi away · inspected Dec 16, 202298/100
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 Ala Carte Menu Services
- What was Ala Carte Menu Services's last health inspection score?
- Ala Carte Menu Services scored 96 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on November 12, 2024. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 96 means 4 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 4,571 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 66% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 2 scored inspections is 97/100.
- Is Ala Carte Menu Services 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 November 12, 2024, the inspector deducted 4 points for a score of 96/100, and scores higher than 4,571 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 66% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Ala Carte Menu Services had?
- Ala Carte Menu Services has 2 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 14 months. 2 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 427 days.
- Where is Ala Carte Menu Services located?
- Ala Carte Menu Services is at 900 Chicon St, Austin, TX 78702. Located near at least 46 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Ala Carte Menu Services?
- There are at least 46 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including A la Carte Menu Services,Inc (89/100), A la Carte Menu Services,Inc (84/100), A la Carte Menu Services,Inc (89/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Ala Carte Menu Services'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 November 12, 2024. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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