HEB
81/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 690 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 10% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 81 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 81 means 19 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 690 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 10% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78745, it scores higher than 46 of 316 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 HEB Health Inspections
HEB is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 8801 S Congress Ave, Austin, Texas (78745). Scores higher than 690 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 10% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78745, it scores higher than 46 of 316 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 260 days (median), across 3 recorded visit dates.
- 407 days since the most recent visit (July 29, 2025).
- Tracked for 17 months.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 8 points — 89/100 on February 11, 2025 to 81/100 on July 29, 2025.
📍Location Details
Address: 8801 S Congress Ave
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78745
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 44 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2024 | 84 |
| Feb 11, 2025 | 89 |
| Jul 29, 2025 | 81 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 17 months. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 89/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 84/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above HEB’s 81. 38 of the at least 44 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Jack in the Box #9490.15 mi away · inspected Jan 28, 2025100/100
- Tokyo Gardens Caterings LLC0.00 mi away · inspected Feb 26, 202499/100
- Tokyo Gardens Caterings LLC0.00 mi away · inspected Feb 26, 202499/100
- Wal-Mart Supercenter/Meat & Produce # 53170.15 mi away · inspected Jun 14, 202499/100
- Wal-Mart Supercenter Deli/Bakery #53170.15 mi away · inspected Jul 7, 202598/100
- Wal-Mart Supercenter Deli/Bakery #53170.15 mi away · inspected Mar 22, 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 HEB
- What was HEB's last health inspection score?
- HEB scored 81 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on July 29, 2025. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 81 means 19 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 690 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 10% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 3 scored inspections is 85/100.
- Is HEB 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 29, 2025, the inspector deducted 19 points for a score of 81/100, and scores higher than 690 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 10% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has HEB had?
- HEB has 3 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 17 months. 0 scored 90 or above, 3 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 260 days.
- Where is HEB located?
- HEB is at 8801 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78745. Located near at least 44 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near HEB?
- There are at least 44 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Tokyo Gardens Caterings LLC (99/100), Tokyo Gardens Caterings LLC (99/100), Tokyo Gardens Caterings LLC (94/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind HEB'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 29, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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