Buffet Palace
89/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 2,146 of 6,967 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 31% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 89 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 89 means 11 points of violations were recorded on that visit. 80 to 89 is the middle band: real violations were found and written up, but the visit did not fall into the lowest group. It is a pass, not a clean sheet.
Scores higher than 2,146 of 6,967 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 31% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78745, it scores higher than 131 of 316 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 Buffet Palace Health Inspections
Buffet Palace is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 4608 West Gate Blvd Austin, TX 78745-1411, Austin, Texas (78745). Scores higher than 2,146 of 6,967 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 31% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78745, it scores higher than 131 of 316 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 90/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 74 days (median), across 15 recorded visit dates.
- 40 days since the most recent visit (September 4, 2026).
- Tracked for 3.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 26 points — 63/100 on September 1, 2026 to 89/100 on September 4, 2026.
- 2 follow-up re-inspections on record — a facility is only revisited this way after an earlier inspection failed.
📍Location Details
Address: 4608 West Gate Blvd Austin, TX 78745-1411
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 25 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2023 | 65 |
| Feb 8, 2023 | 70 |
| Jul 13, 2023 | 70 |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 57 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | 63 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | 74 |
| Dec 10, 2024 | 82 |
| May 27, 2025 | 76 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 72 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 75 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 75 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 70 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 74 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 63 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 89 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 63/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 74/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 70/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 75/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 75/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 72/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 76/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 82/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 74/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 63/100 | Needs Improvement | Follow-up re-inspection | |
| 57/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 70/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 70/100 | Needs Improvement | Follow-up re-inspection | |
| 65/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Buffet Palace’s 89. 19 of the at least 25 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Juiceland Westgate0.06 mi away · inspected May 5, 202594/100
- Juiceland Westgate0.06 mi away · inspected Mar 22, 202494/100
- Juiceland Westgate0.06 mi away · inspected Jan 18, 202394/100
- Juiceland Westgate0.06 mi away · inspected May 5, 202594/100
- Juiceland Westgate0.06 mi away · inspected Mar 22, 202494/100
- Juiceland Westgate0.06 mi away · inspected Jan 18, 202394/100
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 Buffet Palace
- What was Buffet Palace's last health inspection score?
- Buffet Palace scored 89 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on September 4, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 89 means 11 points of violations were recorded on that visit. 80 to 89 is the middle band: real violations were found and written up, but the visit did not fall into the lowest group. It is a pass, not a clean sheet. Scores higher than 2,146 of 6,967 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 31% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 15 scored inspections is 72/100.
- Is Buffet Palace 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 September 4, 2026, the inspector deducted 11 points for a score of 89/100, and scores higher than 2,146 of 6,967 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 31% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Buffet Palace had?
- Buffet Palace has 15 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3.5 years. 0 scored 90 or above, 2 scored 80 to 89, and 13 scored below 80. 2 of them were follow-up re-inspections. The median gap between recorded visits is 74 days.
- Where is Buffet Palace located?
- Buffet Palace is at 4608 West Gate Blvd Austin, TX 78745-1411, Austin, TX 78745. Located near at least 25 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Buffet Palace?
- There are at least 25 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Sichuan River Restaurant (67/100), Sichuan River Restaurant (77/100), Sichuan River Restaurant (83/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Buffet Palace'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 September 4, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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