Joe's Italian Kitchen
87/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 1,647 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 24% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 87 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 87 means 13 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 1,647 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 24% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78660, it scores higher than 81 of 372 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 95/100).
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 Joe's Italian Kitchen Health Inspections
Joe's Italian Kitchen is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 1615 Grand Avenue Pkwy Pflugerville, Austin, Texas (78660). Scores higher than 1,647 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 24% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78660, it scores higher than 81 of 372 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 95/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 137 days (median), across 8 recorded visit dates.
- 145 days since the most recent visit (April 17, 2026).
- Tracked for 3 years.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 2 points — 85/100 on January 7, 2026 to 87/100 on April 17, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 1615 Grand Avenue Pkwy Pflugerville
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78660
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 36 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| May 4, 2023 | 91 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | 98 |
| May 28, 2024 | 90 |
| Oct 8, 2024 | 89 |
| Feb 20, 2025 | 90 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 80 |
| Jan 7, 2026 | 85 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 87 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 85/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 80/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 90/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 89/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 90/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 98/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 91/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Joe's Italian Kitchen’s 87. 30 of the at least 36 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Mr. Gatti's0.00 mi away · inspected Jan 6, 2025100/100
- Mr. Gatti's0.00 mi away · inspected Jan 6, 2025100/100
- Tropical Curry and Grill0.00 mi away · inspected Dec 28, 202399/100
- Tropical Curry and Grill0.00 mi away · inspected Dec 28, 202399/100
- Mr. Gatti's0.00 mi away · inspected Dec 28, 202398/100
- Mr. Gatti's0.00 mi away · inspected Dec 28, 202398/100
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 Joe's Italian Kitchen
- What was Joe's Italian Kitchen's last health inspection score?
- Joe's Italian Kitchen scored 87 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on April 17, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 87 means 13 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 1,647 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 24% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 8 scored inspections is 89/100.
- Is Joe's Italian Kitchen 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 April 17, 2026, the inspector deducted 13 points for a score of 87/100, and scores higher than 1,647 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 24% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Joe's Italian Kitchen had?
- Joe's Italian Kitchen has 8 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3 years. 4 scored 90 or above, 4 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 137 days.
- Where is Joe's Italian Kitchen located?
- Joe's Italian Kitchen is at 1615 Grand Avenue Pkwy Pflugerville, Austin, TX 78660. Located near at least 36 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Joe's Italian Kitchen?
- There are at least 36 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Gossip Shack 2, The (87/100), Last Call-PF Neighborhood Bar (87/100), Mr. Gatti's (100/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Joe's Italian Kitchen'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 April 17, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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