MLK Express
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 78721, it scores higher than 14 of 64 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 MLK Express Health Inspections
MLK Express is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 4509 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, Texas (78721). 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 78721, it scores higher than 14 of 64 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 95/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- 1,321 days since the most recent visit (January 27, 2023).
- Not enough history yet to describe a cadence or trend.
📍Location Details
Address: 4509 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78721
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 48 found
📈Score Trend
Only one scored inspection on record — not enough to chart a trend yet.
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first. 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 |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above MLK Express’s 85. 42 of the at least 48 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Family Dollar Store #68460.18 mi away · inspected Mar 5, 202699/100
- Sims Elementary Swing Campus0.47 mi away · inspected May 29, 202599/100
- Sims Elementary Swing Campus0.47 mi away · inspected May 29, 202599/100
- Willie's BBQ0.00 mi away · inspected May 12, 202598/100
- Willie's BBQ0.00 mi away · inspected May 12, 202598/100
- Sims Elementary Swing Campus0.47 mi away · inspected Nov 21, 202598/100
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 MLK Express
- What was MLK Express's last health inspection score?
- MLK Express scored 85 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on January 27, 2023. 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.
- Is MLK Express 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 January 27, 2023, 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 MLK Express had?
- MLK Express has 1 health inspection on record from Austin Public Health. 0 scored 90 or above, 1 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80.
- Where is MLK Express located?
- MLK Express is at 4509 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78721. Located near at least 48 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near MLK Express?
- There are at least 48 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Buddies Market at MLK (77/100), Mica's Burritos and Coffee LLC (90/100), Mica's Burritos and Coffee LLC (82/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind MLK Express'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 January 27, 2023. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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