China Cafe
This facility may no longer be open. The city’s record for it is flagged OOB, and its last recorded inspection was November 6, 2025 — 307 days ago. The scores below are historical.
73/100 — Needs Improvement
Scores higher than 160 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 73 means
Needs improvement. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 73 means 27 points of violations were recorded on that visit. Below 80 is the lowest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into — a minority of Austin inspections end here, and a result this low is the kind that tends to be followed by a re-inspection.
Scores higher than 160 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78717, it scores higher than 3 of 107 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
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 China Cafe Health Inspections
Austin Public Health’s records carry China Cafe under an “OOB” naming prefix, at 14005 N US 183 HWY NB SVRD Unit 600, Austin, Texas (78717). Scores higher than 160 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78717, it scores higher than 3 of 107 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
Its name in Austin Public Health's dataset carries an "OOB" prefix — an undocumented naming convention, not a status field. Facilities marked this way have a median last-inspection date of March 4, 2024, against December 19, 2025 for everything else in the dataset, and only 4 of 239 were inspected in 2026, versus 3,192 of 6,622 (about 48%) for the rest. This facility's own most recent recorded visit was November 6, 2025 — 307 days ago. Together, that pattern points toward the business having closed, though the city's dataset has no status field to confirm it.
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 179 days (median), across 4 recorded visit dates.
- 307 days since the most recent visit (November 6, 2025).
- Tracked for 2.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 2 points — 71/100 on July 21, 2025 to 73/100 on November 6, 2025.
📍Location Details
Address: 14005 N US 183 HWY NB SVRD Unit 600
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78717
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 42 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2023 | 81 |
| Jan 23, 2025 | 72 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | 71 |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 73 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 71/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 72/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 81/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above China Cafe’s 73. 36 of the at least 42 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Wanna Play, LLC0.23 mi away · inspected Nov 5, 2024100/100
- Barnes and Nobles Booksellers0.23 mi away · inspected Nov 15, 2023100/100
- Barnes and Nobles Booksellers0.23 mi away · inspected Nov 15, 2023100/100
- Wanna Play, LLC0.23 mi away · inspected Nov 5, 2024100/100
- Potbelly Sandwich Shop0.05 mi away · inspected Feb 5, 202498/100
- Potbelly Sandwich Shop0.05 mi away · inspected Feb 5, 202498/100
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 China Cafe
- What was China Cafe's last health inspection score?
- China Cafe scored 73 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on November 6, 2025. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 73 means 27 points of violations were recorded on that visit. Below 80 is the lowest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into — a minority of Austin inspections end here, and a result this low is the kind that tends to be followed by a re-inspection. Scores higher than 160 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 4 scored inspections is 74/100.
- Is China Cafe 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 November 6, 2025, the inspector deducted 27 points for a score of 73/100, and scores higher than 160 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has China Cafe had?
- China Cafe has 4 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2.5 years. 0 scored 90 or above, 1 scored 80 to 89, and 3 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 179 days.
- Where is China Cafe located?
- China Cafe is at 14005 N US 183 HWY NB SVRD Unit 600, Austin, TX 78717. Located near at least 42 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near China Cafe?
- There are at least 42 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including First Watch Restaurant #362 (95/100), First Watch Restaurant #362 (90/100), First Watch Restaurant #362 (97/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Is China Cafe still open?
- Its name in Austin Public Health's dataset carries an "OOB" prefix — an undocumented naming convention, not a status field. Facilities marked this way have a median last-inspection date of March 4, 2024, against December 19, 2025 for everything else in the dataset, and only 4 of 239 were inspected in 2026, versus 3,192 of 6,622 (about 48%) for the rest. This facility's own most recent recorded visit was November 6, 2025 — 307 days ago. Together, that pattern points toward the business having closed, though the city's dataset has no status field to confirm it.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind China Cafe'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 November 6, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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