Roots Chicken Shak
92/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 3,093 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 45% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 92 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 92 means 8 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 3,093 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 45% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78723, it scores higher than 79 of 189 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
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 Roots Chicken Shak Health Inspections
Roots Chicken Shak is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 1801 E 51st St, Austin, Texas (78723). Scores higher than 3,093 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 45% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78723, it scores higher than 79 of 189 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 168 days (median), across 7 recorded visit dates.
- 147 days since the most recent visit (April 15, 2026).
- Tracked for 3 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 5 points — 97/100 on December 3, 2025 to 92/100 on April 15, 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 43 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2023 | 99 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | 84 |
| May 28, 2024 | 88 |
| Feb 5, 2025 | 93 |
| Jun 3, 2025 | 100 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | 97 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 92 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 97/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 100/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 93/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 88/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 84/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 99/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Roots Chicken Shak’s 92. 37 of the at least 43 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Tokyo Gardens Catering0.00 mi away · inspected Apr 27, 2023100/100
- Torchy's Tacos0.00 mi away · inspected Apr 16, 2025100/100
- Tokyo Gardens Catering0.00 mi away · inspected Feb 5, 2025100/100
- Tokyo Gardens Catering0.00 mi away · inspected Jan 13, 202699/100
- Tokyo Gardens Catering0.00 mi away · inspected Jan 29, 202499/100
- HEB Grocery -Retail & Meat/Seafood Market0.00 mi away · inspected May 27, 202698/100
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 Roots Chicken Shak
- What was Roots Chicken Shak's last health inspection score?
- Roots Chicken Shak scored 92 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on April 15, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 92 means 8 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 3,093 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 45% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 7 scored inspections is 93/100.
- Is Roots Chicken Shak 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 15, 2026, the inspector deducted 8 points for a score of 92/100, and scores higher than 3,093 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 45% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Roots Chicken Shak had?
- Roots Chicken Shak has 7 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3 years. 5 scored 90 or above, 2 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 168 days.
- Where is Roots Chicken Shak located?
- Roots Chicken Shak is at 1801 E 51st St, Austin, TX 78723. Located near at least 43 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Roots Chicken Shak?
- There are at least 43 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Torchy's Tacos (94/100), Tokyo Gardens Catering (99/100), HEB Food Store #639 - Deli, Bakery, Produce, Cafe (86/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Roots Chicken Shak'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 15, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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