Palomino Coffee
96/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 4,571 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 66% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 96 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 96 means 4 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 4,571 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 66% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78721, it scores higher than 32 of 64 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 95/100).
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 Palomino Coffee Health Inspections
Palomino Coffee is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 4136 E 12th St, Austin, Texas (78721). Scores higher than 4,571 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 66% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78721, it scores higher than 32 of 64 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 95/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 235 days (median), across 5 recorded visit dates.
- 138 days since the most recent visit (April 24, 2026).
- Tracked for 3 years.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 7 points — 89/100 on July 25, 2025 to 96/100 on April 24, 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 41 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2023 | 94 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 95 |
| Feb 7, 2025 | 85 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 89 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | 96 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 89/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 85/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 95/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 94/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Palomino Coffee’s 96. 35 of the at least 41 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Sims Elementary Swing Campus0.10 mi away · inspected May 29, 202599/100
- Sims Elementary Swing Campus0.10 mi away · inspected May 29, 202599/100
- Sims Elementary Swing Campus0.10 mi away · inspected Nov 21, 202598/100
- Sims Elementary Swing Campus0.10 mi away · inspected Nov 21, 202598/100
- Noble Baking0.15 mi away · inspected Mar 5, 202498/100
- Noble Baking0.15 mi away · inspected Mar 5, 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 Palomino Coffee
- What was Palomino Coffee's last health inspection score?
- Palomino Coffee scored 96 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on April 24, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 96 means 4 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 4,571 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 66% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 5 scored inspections is 92/100.
- Is Palomino Coffee 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 April 24, 2026, the inspector deducted 4 points for a score of 96/100, and scores higher than 4,571 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 66% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Palomino Coffee had?
- Palomino Coffee has 5 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3 years. 3 scored 90 or above, 2 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 235 days.
- Where is Palomino Coffee located?
- Palomino Coffee is at 4136 E 12th St, Austin, TX 78721. Located near at least 41 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Palomino Coffee?
- There are at least 41 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Sims Elementary Swing Campus (98/100), Sims Elementary Swing Campus (99/100), Sims Elementary Swing Campus (98/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Palomino Coffee'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 April 24, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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