Merit Coffee
88/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 1,867 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 27% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 88 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 88 means 12 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 1,867 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 27% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78704, it scores higher than 121 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 Merit Coffee Health Inspections
Merit Coffee is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 1105 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, Texas (78704). Scores higher than 1,867 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 27% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78704, it scores higher than 121 of 402 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 493 days (median), across 3 recorded visit dates.
- 41 days since the most recent visit (July 30, 2026).
- Tracked for 2.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 5 points — 93/100 on April 7, 2025 to 88/100 on July 30, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 1105 S Lamar Blvd
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 |
|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2023 | 93 |
| Apr 7, 2025 | 93 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 88 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 2.5 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 93/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 93/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Merit Coffee’s 88. 39 of the at least 45 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- OOB - Tiny Pies0.01 mi away · inspected Jan 31, 202498/100
- JJIM Korean Braised BBQ0.01 mi away · inspected Jan 30, 202497/100
- Lick Ice Creams0.01 mi away · inspected Jan 29, 202497/100
- JJIM Korean Braised BBQ0.01 mi away · inspected Jan 30, 202497/100
- Shake Shack South Lamar Austin0.01 mi away · inspected Feb 19, 202696/100
- Lick Ice Creams0.01 mi away · inspected Aug 19, 202596/100
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 Merit Coffee
- What was Merit Coffee's last health inspection score?
- Merit Coffee scored 88 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on July 30, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 88 means 12 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 1,867 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 27% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 3 scored inspections is 91/100.
- Is Merit Coffee 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 30, 2026, the inspector deducted 12 points for a score of 88/100, and scores higher than 1,867 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 27% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Merit Coffee had?
- Merit Coffee has 3 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2.5 years. 2 scored 90 or above, 1 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 493 days.
- Where is Merit Coffee located?
- Merit Coffee is at 1105 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704. Located near at least 45 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Merit Coffee?
- There are at least 45 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Gibson Bar (95/100), Gibson Bar (90/100), Gibson Bar (90/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Merit Coffee'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 30, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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