Dear Diary Coffeehouse
90/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 2,395 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 35% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 90 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 90 means 10 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 2,395 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 35% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78702, it scores higher than 135 of 311 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 90/100).
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 Dear Diary Coffeehouse Health Inspections
Dear Diary Coffeehouse is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 1212 Chicon St Unit 103, Austin, Texas (78702). Scores higher than 2,395 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 35% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78702, it scores higher than 135 of 311 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 90/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 347 days (median), across 4 recorded visit dates.
- 75 days since the most recent visit (June 26, 2026).
- Tracked for 3 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 1 point — 91/100 on May 5, 2025 to 90/100 on June 26, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 1212 Chicon St Unit 103
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78702
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 43 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2023 | 96 |
| May 23, 2024 | 92 |
| May 5, 2025 | 91 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 90 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 3 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 91/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 92/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 96/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Dear Diary Coffeehouse’s 90. 37 of the at least 43 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Gonzalo Garza Independence H S0.20 mi away · inspected Apr 3, 2025100/100
- Gonzalo Garza Independence H S0.20 mi away · inspected May 20, 2026100/100
- Gonzalo Garza Independence H S0.20 mi away · inspected Oct 24, 2023100/100
- Gonzalo Garza Independence H S0.20 mi away · inspected Oct 24, 2023100/100
- Gonzalo Garza Independence H S0.20 mi away · inspected Apr 3, 2025100/100
- Gonzalo Garza Independence H S0.20 mi away · inspected May 6, 202499/100
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 Dear Diary Coffeehouse
- What was Dear Diary Coffeehouse's last health inspection score?
- Dear Diary Coffeehouse scored 90 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on June 26, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 90 means 10 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 2,395 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 35% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 4 scored inspections is 92/100.
- Is Dear Diary Coffeehouse 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 26, 2026, the inspector deducted 10 points for a score of 90/100, and scores higher than 2,395 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 35% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Dear Diary Coffeehouse had?
- Dear Diary Coffeehouse has 4 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3 years. 4 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 347 days.
- Where is Dear Diary Coffeehouse located?
- Dear Diary Coffeehouse is at 1212 Chicon St Unit 103, Austin, TX 78702. Located near at least 43 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Dear Diary Coffeehouse?
- There are at least 43 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Rocheli Patisserie (91/100), Rocheli Patisserie (96/100), Rocheli Patisserie (91/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Dear Diary Coffeehouse'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 26, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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