Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden
85/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 1,249 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 18% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 85 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 85 means 15 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 1,249 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 18% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78701, it scores higher than 109 of 531 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 Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden Health Inspections
Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 81 Rainey St, Austin, Texas (78701). Scores higher than 1,249 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 18% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78701, it scores higher than 109 of 531 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 505 days (median), across 4 recorded visit dates.
- 55 days since the most recent visit (July 16, 2026).
- Tracked for 3.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 7 points — 92/100 on February 26, 2025 to 85/100 on July 16, 2026.
📍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 43 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2022 | 94 |
| Jul 17, 2023 | 100 |
| Feb 26, 2025 | 92 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 85 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 92/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 100/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 94/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden’s 85. 37 of the at least 43 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Unbarlievable0.02 mi away · inspected Jun 21, 202399/100
- Unbarlievable0.02 mi away · inspected Jun 21, 202399/100
- Little Brother Bar0.04 mi away · inspected Jun 22, 202398/100
- Little Brother Bar0.04 mi away · inspected Jun 22, 202398/100
- Stay Put, The0.04 mi away · inspected Jul 17, 202398/100
- OOB - 87 Rainey0.03 mi away · inspected Sep 1, 202397/100
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 Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden
- What was Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden's last health inspection score?
- Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden scored 85 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on July 16, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 85 means 15 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 1,249 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 18% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 4 scored inspections is 93/100.
- Is Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden 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 July 16, 2026, the inspector deducted 15 points for a score of 85/100, and scores higher than 1,249 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 18% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden had?
- Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden has 4 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3.5 years. 3 scored 90 or above, 1 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 505 days.
- Where is Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden located?
- Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden is at 81 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701. Located near at least 43 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden?
- There are at least 43 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Icenhauer's (93/100), Icenhauer's (85/100), Icenhauer's (85/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden'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 July 16, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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