Velvet Taco
95/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 4,171 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 60% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 95 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 95 means 5 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 4,171 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 60% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78701, it scores higher than 384 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 Velvet Taco Health Inspections
Velvet Taco is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 522 Congress Ave Ste 100, Austin, Texas (78701). Scores higher than 4,171 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 60% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78701, it scores higher than 384 of 531 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 285 days (median), across 6 recorded visit dates.
- 64 days since the most recent visit (July 7, 2026).
- Tracked for 3.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 9 points — 86/100 on September 25, 2025 to 95/100 on July 7, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 522 Congress Ave Ste 100
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.
🍴Nearby Restaurants
Within 0.5 miles · at least 39 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2023 | 81 |
| Aug 14, 2023 | 77 |
| Nov 16, 2023 | 84 |
| Nov 14, 2024 | 89 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | 86 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 95 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 86/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 89/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 84/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 77/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 81/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
2 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Velvet Taco’s 95. 37 of the at least 39 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Chick-fil-A 6th & Congress In-Line0.02 mi away · inspected Aug 5, 202596/100
- Chick-fil-A 6th & Congress In-Line0.02 mi away · inspected Aug 5, 202596/100
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 Velvet Taco
- What was Velvet Taco's last health inspection score?
- Velvet Taco scored 95 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on July 7, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 95 means 5 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 4,171 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 60% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 6 scored inspections is 85/100.
- Is Velvet Taco 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 7, 2026, the inspector deducted 5 points for a score of 95/100, and scores higher than 4,171 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 60% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Velvet Taco had?
- Velvet Taco has 6 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3.5 years. 1 scored 90 or above, 4 scored 80 to 89, and 1 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 285 days.
- Where is Velvet Taco located?
- Velvet Taco is at 522 Congress Ave Ste 100, Austin, TX 78701. Located near at least 39 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Velvet Taco?
- There are at least 39 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Ruth's Chris Steak House #7351 (83/100), Ruth's Chris Steak House #7351 (86/100), Ruth's Chris Steak House #7351 (87/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Velvet Taco'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 7, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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