Counter Cafe
86/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 1,438 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 21% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 86 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 86 means 14 points of violations were recorded on that visit. 80 to 89 is the middle band: real violations were found and written up, but the visit did not fall into the lowest group. It is a pass, not a clean sheet.
Scores higher than 1,438 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 21% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78705, it scores higher than 43 of 199 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 Counter Cafe Health Inspections
Counter Cafe is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 603 W 29th St, Austin, Texas (78705). Scores higher than 1,438 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 21% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78705, it scores higher than 43 of 199 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 182 days (median), across 6 recorded visit dates.
- 76 days since the most recent visit (June 25, 2026).
- Tracked for 2.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 5 points — 81/100 on December 12, 2025 to 86/100 on June 25, 2026.
📍Location Details
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 |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2023 | 87 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 85 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | 81 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 89 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | 81 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 86 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 81/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 89/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 81/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 85/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 87/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Counter Cafe’s 86. 34 of the at least 40 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Rio Market0.01 mi away · inspected Sep 27, 202499/100
- Rio Market0.01 mi away · inspected Sep 27, 202499/100
- Little Patagonia Empanadas & Cafe0.02 mi away · inspected Dec 30, 202499/100
- Little Patagonia Empanadas & Cafe0.02 mi away · inspected Dec 30, 202499/100
- Juiceland Guadalupe0.03 mi away · inspected Feb 24, 202599/100
- Juiceland Guadalupe0.03 mi away · inspected Aug 15, 202498/100
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 Counter Cafe
- What was Counter Cafe's last health inspection score?
- Counter Cafe scored 86 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on June 25, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 86 means 14 points of violations were recorded on that visit. 80 to 89 is the middle band: real violations were found and written up, but the visit did not fall into the lowest group. It is a pass, not a clean sheet. Scores higher than 1,438 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 21% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 6 scored inspections is 85/100.
- Is Counter Cafe 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 June 25, 2026, the inspector deducted 14 points for a score of 86/100, and scores higher than 1,438 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 21% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Counter Cafe had?
- Counter Cafe has 6 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2.5 years. 0 scored 90 or above, 6 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 182 days.
- Where is Counter Cafe located?
- Counter Cafe is at 603 W 29th St, Austin, TX 78705. Located near at least 40 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Counter Cafe?
- There are at least 40 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Rio Market (91/100), Rio Market (99/100), Rio Market (91/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Counter Cafe'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 June 25, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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