Better Days
91/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 2,768 of 6,977 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 2,768 of 6,977 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 40% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78701, it scores higher than 249 of 533 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 Better Days Health Inspections
Better Days is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 714 Red River St Austin, TX 78701-3311, Austin, Texas (78701). Scores higher than 2,768 of 6,977 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 40% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78701, it scores higher than 249 of 533 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 385 days (median), across 4 recorded visit dates.
- 31 days since the most recent visit (September 24, 2026).
- Tracked for 3 years.
- Most recent scored visit held steady — 91/100 on June 26, 2025 to 91/100 on September 24, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 714 Red River St Austin, TX 78701-3311
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78701
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 43 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2023 | 92 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | 91 |
| Sep 24, 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 | |
| 91/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| No score | Not published by the city | Routine Inspection | |
| 92/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Better Days’s 91. 37 of the at least 43 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Side Bar, The0.01 mi away · inspected Jun 26, 2025100/100
- Side Bar, The0.01 mi away · inspected Jun 26, 2025100/100
- Creek and The Cave, The0.02 mi away · inspected Mar 8, 202498/100
- 13th Floor, The0.01 mi away · inspected Jul 10, 202597/100
- 13th Floor, The0.01 mi away · inspected Jul 10, 202597/100
- Empire Control Room & Garage0.01 mi away · inspected Jun 5, 202595/100
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 Better Days
- What was Better Days's last health inspection score?
- Better Days scored 91 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on September 24, 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 2,768 of 6,977 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 40% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 3 scored inspections is 91/100.
- Is Better Days 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 24, 2026, the inspector deducted 9 points for a score of 91/100, and scores higher than 2,768 of 6,977 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 40% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Better Days had?
- Better Days has 4 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3 years. 3 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. 1 inspection has no published score. The median gap between recorded visits is 385 days.
- Where is Better Days located?
- Better Days is at 714 Red River St Austin, TX 78701-3311, Austin, TX 78701. Located near at least 43 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Better Days?
- There are at least 43 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Hoboken Pie (70/100), Hoboken Pie (77/100), Hoboken Pie (83/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Better Days'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 24, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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