Fat Dragon
76/100 — Needs Improvement
Scores higher than 325 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 5% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 76 means
Needs improvement. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 76 means 24 points of violations were recorded on that visit. Below 80 is the lowest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into — a minority of Austin inspections end here, and a result this low is the kind that tends to be followed by a re-inspection.
Scores higher than 325 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 5% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78759, it scores higher than 18 of 237 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
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 Fat Dragon Health Inspections
Fat Dragon is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 8650 Spicewood Springs Rd Ste 109, Austin, Texas (78759). Scores higher than 325 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 5% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78759, it scores higher than 18 of 237 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 253 days (median), across 5 recorded visit dates.
- 239 days since the most recent visit (January 13, 2026).
- Tracked for 2.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 1 point — 75/100 on June 25, 2025 to 76/100 on January 13, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 8650 Spicewood Springs Rd Ste 109
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78759
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 42 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2023 | 77 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 79 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | 78 |
| Jun 25, 2025 | 75 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | 76 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 2.5 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 75/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 78/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 79/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 77/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Fat Dragon’s 76. 36 of the at least 42 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Gandhi Bazar Spicewood0.00 mi away · inspected Oct 2, 202494/100
- Michi Ramen - Asia Market0.00 mi away · inspected Dec 3, 202494/100
- Michi Ramen - Asia Market0.00 mi away · inspected Dec 3, 202494/100
- Gandhi Bazar Spicewood0.00 mi away · inspected Oct 2, 202494/100
- Cupprimo Cupcakery LLC0.00 mi away · inspected Jun 25, 202591/100
- Cupprimo Cupcakery LLC0.00 mi away · inspected Jun 25, 202591/100
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 Fat Dragon
- What was Fat Dragon's last health inspection score?
- Fat Dragon scored 76 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on January 13, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 76 means 24 points of violations were recorded on that visit. Below 80 is the lowest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into — a minority of Austin inspections end here, and a result this low is the kind that tends to be followed by a re-inspection. Scores higher than 325 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 5% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 5 scored inspections is 77/100.
- Is Fat Dragon 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 January 13, 2026, the inspector deducted 24 points for a score of 76/100, and scores higher than 325 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 5% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Fat Dragon had?
- Fat Dragon has 5 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2.5 years. 0 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 5 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 253 days.
- Where is Fat Dragon located?
- Fat Dragon is at 8650 Spicewood Springs Rd Ste 109, Austin, TX 78759. Located near at least 42 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Fat Dragon?
- There are at least 42 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Aha Indian Restaurant LLC (70/100), Famous Meats (71/100), Gandhi Bazar Spicewood (94/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Fat Dragon'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 January 13, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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