Valencia's Tex-Mex Garage
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 Valencia's Tex-Mex Garage Health Inspections
Valencia's Tex-Mex Garage is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 3120 Palm Way Ste 170, 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 35 days (median), across 2 recorded visit dates.
- 1,226 days since the most recent visit (May 2, 2023).
- Tracked for 35 days.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 23 points — 67/100 on March 28, 2023 to 90/100 on May 2, 2023.
- 1 follow-up re-inspection on record — a facility is only revisited this way after an earlier inspection failed.
📍Location Details
Address: 3120 Palm Way Ste 170
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 47 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2023 | 67 |
| May 2, 2023 | 90 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 35 days. 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 | Follow-up re-inspection | |
| 67/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Valencia's Tex-Mex Garage’s 90. 41 of the at least 47 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Starbucks #482980.00 mi away · inspected Dec 29, 2023100/100
- Starbucks #482980.00 mi away · inspected Dec 29, 2023100/100
- Starbucks #482980.00 mi away · inspected Mar 21, 202599/100
- Starbucks #482980.00 mi away · inspected Sep 4, 202499/100
- Starbucks #482980.00 mi away · inspected Mar 21, 202599/100
- JuiceLand Dom0.00 mi away · inspected Jul 30, 202599/100
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 Valencia's Tex-Mex Garage
- What was Valencia's Tex-Mex Garage's last health inspection score?
- Valencia's Tex-Mex Garage scored 90 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on May 2, 2023. 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 2 scored inspections is 79/100.
- Is Valencia's Tex-Mex Garage 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 May 2, 2023, 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 Valencia's Tex-Mex Garage had?
- Valencia's Tex-Mex Garage has 2 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 35 days. 1 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 1 scored below 80. 1 of them was a follow-up re-inspection. The median gap between recorded visits is 35 days.
- Where is Valencia's Tex-Mex Garage located?
- Valencia's Tex-Mex Garage is at 3120 Palm Way Ste 170, Austin, TX 78758. Located near at least 47 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Valencia's Tex-Mex Garage?
- There are at least 47 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including JuiceLand Dom (87/100), JuiceLand Dom (89/100), Starbucks #48298 (99/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Valencia's Tex-Mex Garage'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 May 2, 2023. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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