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Hotel Zaza

400 Lavaca St, Austin, TX 78701

This facility may no longer be open. The city’s record for it is flagged OOB, and its last recorded inspection was August 6, 2024 — 764 days ago. The scores below are historical.

91/100 Excellent

Scores higher than 2,765 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 40% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.

91
Current Score
85
Average Score
3
Inspections
2,765/6,939
Score Higher Than

What a score of 91 means

Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 91 means 9 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 2,765 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 40% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78701, it scores higher than 254 of 531 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).

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 Hotel Zaza Health Inspections

Austin Public Health’s records carry Hotel Zaza under an “OOB” naming prefix, at 400 Lavaca St, Austin, Texas (78701). Scores higher than 2,765 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 40% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78701, it scores higher than 254 of 531 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).

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 August 6, 2024 — 764 days ago. Together, that pattern points toward the business having closed, though the city's dataset has no status field to confirm it.

1 excellent (90-100)1 satisfactory (80-89)1 needs improvement (<80)

⏱️Inspection Cadence

  • Visited roughly every 202 days (median), across 3 recorded visit dates.
  • 764 days since the most recent visit (August 6, 2024).
  • Tracked for 13 months.
  • Most recent scored visit improved by 5 points86/100 on January 25, 2024 to 91/100 on August 6, 2024.

📍Location Details

Address: 400 Lavaca St

City: Austin, TX

ZIP Code: 78701

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.

📍Location & Views

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📈Score Trend

050100city median 93Jun 29, 2023Aug 6, 2024
Score history, oldest to newest
DateScore
Jun 29, 202378
Jan 25, 202486
Aug 6, 202491

Complete inspection history

Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 13 months. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.

Health inspection scores for Hotel Zaza, newest inspection first
DateScoreRatingVisit type
91/100ExcellentRoutine Inspection
86/100SatisfactoryRoutine Inspection
78/100Needs ImprovementRoutine Inspection

Within half a mile and scoring higher

6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Hotel Zaza’s 91. 38 of the at least 44 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.

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 Hotel Zaza

What was Hotel Zaza's last health inspection score?
Hotel Zaza scored 91 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on August 6, 2024. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 91 means 9 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 2,765 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 40% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 3 scored inspections is 85/100.
Is Hotel Zaza 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 August 6, 2024, the inspector deducted 9 points for a score of 91/100, and scores higher than 2,765 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 40% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
How many health inspections has Hotel Zaza had?
Hotel Zaza has 3 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 13 months. 1 scored 90 or above, 1 scored 80 to 89, and 1 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 202 days.
Where is Hotel Zaza located?
Hotel Zaza is at 400 Lavaca St, Austin, TX 78701. Located near at least 44 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
What other inspected restaurants are near Hotel Zaza?
There are at least 44 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Hotel ZaZa Austin (79/100), Turf & Surf Po'boy (88/100), Turf & Surf Po'boy (91/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
Is Hotel Zaza 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 August 6, 2024 — 764 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 Hotel Zaza'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 6, 2024. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.

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Hotel Zaza - 85/100 Health Score

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