Smoothie King
78/100 — Needs Improvement
Scores higher than 433 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 6% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 78 means
Needs improvement. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 78 means 22 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 433 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 6% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78748, it scores higher than 15 of 200 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 Smoothie King Health Inspections
Smoothie King is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 9500 S Interstate 35, Austin, Texas (78748). Scores higher than 433 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 6% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78748, it scores higher than 15 of 200 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 200 days (median), across 5 recorded visit dates.
- 503 days since the most recent visit (April 24, 2025).
- Tracked for 2.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 10 points — 88/100 on September 26, 2024 to 78/100 on April 24, 2025.
📍Location Details
Address: 9500 S Interstate 35
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78748
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 40 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2023 | 92 |
| Jul 25, 2023 | 93 |
| Jan 30, 2024 | 93 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | 88 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | 78 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 88/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 93/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 93/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 92/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Smoothie King’s 78. 34 of the at least 40 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Dollar Tree #063720.04 mi away · inspected Dec 22, 202296/100
- Dollar Tree #063720.04 mi away · inspected Dec 11, 202396/100
- Double Dave's Pizzaworks0.00 mi away · inspected Dec 5, 202494/100
- Double Dave's Pizzaworks0.00 mi away · inspected Jun 5, 202494/100
- Brooklyn Pie Co.0.00 mi away · inspected May 5, 202594/100
- Double Dave's Pizzaworks0.00 mi away · inspected Jun 5, 202494/100
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 Smoothie King
- What was Smoothie King's last health inspection score?
- Smoothie King scored 78 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on April 24, 2025. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 78 means 22 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 433 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 6% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 5 scored inspections is 89/100.
- Is Smoothie King 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 24, 2025, the inspector deducted 22 points for a score of 78/100, and scores higher than 433 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 6% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Smoothie King had?
- Smoothie King has 5 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2.5 years. 3 scored 90 or above, 1 scored 80 to 89, and 1 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 200 days.
- Where is Smoothie King located?
- Smoothie King is at 9500 S Interstate 35, Austin, TX 78748. Located near at least 40 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Smoothie King?
- There are at least 40 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Double Dave's Pizzaworks (94/100), Double Dave's Pizzaworks (89/100), Brooklyn Pie Co. (77/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Smoothie King'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 24, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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