Mala Santa
93/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 3,458 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 50% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 93 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 93 means 7 points 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 3,458 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 50% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78719, it scores higher than 28 of 67 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 94/100).
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 Mala Santa Health Inspections
Mala Santa is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 8509 Burleson Rd Bldg 2, Austin, Texas (78719). Scores higher than 3,458 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 50% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78719, it scores higher than 28 of 67 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 94/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 588 days (median), across 2 recorded visit dates.
- 749 days since the most recent visit (August 21, 2024).
- Tracked for 1.5 years.
📍Location Details
Address: 8509 Burleson Rd Bldg 2
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78719
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 · 27 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, covering 1.5 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| No score | Not published by the city | Routine Inspection | |
| 93/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Mala Santa’s 93. 21 of the 27 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Concourse Project, The0.00 mi away · inspected Mar 8, 202497/100
- Concourse Project, The0.00 mi away · inspected Mar 8, 202497/100
- Star Stop 720.25 mi away · inspected Jun 3, 202597/100
- Star Stop 720.25 mi away · inspected Jun 3, 202597/100
- QuikTrip # 41530.25 mi away · inspected May 4, 202696/100
- Concourse Project, The0.00 mi away · inspected Aug 7, 202594/100
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 Mala Santa
- What was Mala Santa's last health inspection score?
- Mala Santa scored 93 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on January 11, 2023. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 93 means 7 points 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 3,458 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 50% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- Is Mala Santa 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 11, 2023, the inspector deducted 7 points for a score of 93/100, and scores higher than 3,458 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 50% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Mala Santa had?
- Mala Santa has 2 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 1.5 years. 1 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. 1 inspection has no published score. The median gap between recorded visits is 588 days.
- Where is Mala Santa located?
- Mala Santa is at 8509 Burleson Rd Bldg 2, Austin, TX 78719. Located near 27 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Mala Santa?
- There are 27 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Concourse Project, The (94/100), Concourse Project, The (97/100), Concourse Project, The (94/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Mala Santa'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 August 21, 2024. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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