Joy East Chinese Buffet
61/100 — Needs Improvement
Scores higher than 6 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — under 1% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 61 means
Needs improvement. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 61 means 39 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 6 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — under 1% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78741, it scores higher than 0 of 195 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
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 Joy East Chinese Buffet Health Inspections
Joy East Chinese Buffet is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 2410 E Riverside Dr # Bunit # 200, Austin, Texas (78741). Scores higher than 6 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — under 1% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78741, it scores higher than 0 of 195 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 309 days (median), across 6 recorded visit dates.
- 58 days since the most recent visit (July 13, 2026).
- Tracked for 3.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 17 points — 78/100 on August 25, 2025 to 61/100 on July 13, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 2410 E Riverside Dr # Bunit # 200
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78741
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 39 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2023 | 81 |
| May 23, 2023 | 74 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 77 |
| Apr 22, 2025 | 71 |
| Aug 25, 2025 | 78 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 61 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 3.5 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 78/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 71/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 77/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 74/100 | 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 Joy East Chinese Buffet’s 61. 33 of the at least 39 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- McDonald's 109190.00 mi away · inspected Feb 13, 2024100/100
- McDonald's 109190.00 mi away · inspected Feb 13, 2024100/100
- McDonald's 109190.00 mi away · inspected Jul 19, 202399/100
- McDonald's 109190.00 mi away · inspected Feb 24, 202699/100
- McDonald's 109190.00 mi away · inspected Jul 19, 202399/100
- McDonald's #109190.00 mi away · inspected Jan 13, 202398/100
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 Joy East Chinese Buffet
- What was Joy East Chinese Buffet's last health inspection score?
- Joy East Chinese Buffet scored 61 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on July 13, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 61 means 39 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 6 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — under 1% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 6 scored inspections is 74/100.
- Is Joy East Chinese Buffet 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 13, 2026, the inspector deducted 39 points for a score of 61/100, and scores higher than 6 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — under 1% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Joy East Chinese Buffet had?
- Joy East Chinese Buffet has 6 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3.5 years. 0 scored 90 or above, 1 scored 80 to 89, and 5 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 309 days.
- Where is Joy East Chinese Buffet located?
- Joy East Chinese Buffet is at 2410 E Riverside Dr # Bunit # 200, Austin, TX 78741. Located near at least 39 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Joy East Chinese Buffet?
- There are at least 39 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Pueblo Viejo Mexican Food (84/100), Kokos Mexican Snacks #2 (81/100), Pueblo Viejo Mexican Food (83/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Joy East Chinese Buffet'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 13, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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