Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Texas Capitol
98/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 5,429 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 78% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 98 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 98 means 2 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 5,429 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 78% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78701, it scores higher than 463 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 Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Texas Capitol Health Inspections
Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Texas Capitol is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 316 W 12th St Ste 100, Austin, Texas (78701). Scores higher than 5,429 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 78% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78701, it scores higher than 463 of 531 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 370 days (median), across 2 recorded visit dates.
- 680 days since the most recent visit (October 29, 2024).
- Tracked for 12 months.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 1 point — 97/100 on October 25, 2023 to 98/100 on October 29, 2024.
📍Location Details
Address: 316 W 12th St 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 46 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2023 | 97 |
| Oct 29, 2024 | 98 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 12 months. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 97/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Texas Capitol’s 98. 40 of the at least 46 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Canteen @ We Work Westview0.00 mi away · inspected Apr 16, 2024100/100
- Canteen @ We Work Westview0.00 mi away · inspected Apr 16, 2024100/100
- Mobile Loaves & Fishes-Dwntwn Alliance/Churches0.02 mi away · inspected Apr 4, 2023100/100
- Mobile Loaves & Fishes-Dwntwn Alliance/Churches0.02 mi away · inspected Apr 7, 2025100/100
- Mobile Loaves & Fishes-Dwntwn Alliance/Churches0.02 mi away · inspected Apr 4, 2023100/100
- Mobile Loaves & Fishes-Dwntwn Alliance/Churches0.02 mi away · inspected Apr 7, 2025100/100
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 Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Texas Capitol
- What was Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Texas Capitol's last health inspection score?
- Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Texas Capitol scored 98 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on October 29, 2024. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 98 means 2 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 5,429 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 78% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 2 scored inspections is 98/100.
- Is Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Texas Capitol 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 October 29, 2024, the inspector deducted 2 points for a score of 98/100, and scores higher than 5,429 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 78% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Texas Capitol had?
- Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Texas Capitol has 2 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 12 months. 2 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 370 days.
- Where is Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Texas Capitol located?
- Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Texas Capitol is at 316 W 12th St Ste 100, Austin, TX 78701. Located near at least 46 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Texas Capitol?
- There are at least 46 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Canteen @ We Work Westview (87/100), Sweetwaters Coffee and Tea Texas Capitol (95/100), Canteen @ We Work Westview (100/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Texas Capitol'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 October 29, 2024. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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