Sips & Sweets
99/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 5,871 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 85% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 99 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 99 means 1 point 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 5,871 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 85% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78704, it scores higher than 366 of 402 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 Sips & Sweets Health Inspections
Sips & Sweets is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 1701 S Congress Ave, Austin, Texas (78704). Scores higher than 5,871 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 85% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78704, it scores higher than 366 of 402 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 506 days (median), across 3 recorded visit dates.
- 156 days since the most recent visit (April 6, 2026).
- Tracked for 3 years.
- Most recent scored visit held steady — 99/100 on May 8, 2025 to 99/100 on April 6, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 1701 S Congress Ave
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78704
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 45 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2023 | 100 |
| May 8, 2025 | 99 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | 99 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 99/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 100/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Common questions about Sips & Sweets
- What was Sips & Sweets's last health inspection score?
- Sips & Sweets scored 99 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on April 6, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 99 means 1 point 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 5,871 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 85% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 3 scored inspections is 99/100.
- Is Sips & Sweets 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 6, 2026, the inspector deducted 1 point for a score of 99/100, and scores higher than 5,871 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 85% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Sips & Sweets had?
- Sips & Sweets has 3 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. The median gap between recorded visits is 506 days.
- Where is Sips & Sweets located?
- Sips & Sweets is at 1701 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704. Located near at least 45 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Sips & Sweets?
- There are at least 45 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Big Top Candy Shop (93/100), Big Top Candy Shop (93/100), Big Top Candy Shop (90/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Sips & Sweets'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 6, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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