Punch Bowl Social
84/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 1,083 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 16% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 84 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 84 means 16 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 1,083 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 16% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78701, it scores higher than 96 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 Punch Bowl Social Health Inspections
Punch Bowl Social is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 522 Congress Ave Ste 110, Austin, Texas (78701). Scores higher than 1,083 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 16% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78701, it scores higher than 96 of 531 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 142 days (median), across 7 recorded visit dates.
- 153 days since the most recent visit (April 9, 2026).
- Tracked for 3 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 1 point — 85/100 on May 1, 2025 to 84/100 on April 9, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 522 Congress Ave Ste 110
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 37 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2023 | 72 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 75 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 84 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | 78 |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 77 |
| May 1, 2025 | 85 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | 84 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 85/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 77/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 78/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 84/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 75/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 72/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Punch Bowl Social’s 84. 31 of the at least 37 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Ze Crepes0.01 mi away · inspected Feb 28, 2023100/100
- Ze Crepes0.01 mi away · inspected Feb 28, 2023100/100
- Aramark @ KBSIII 515 Congress0.01 mi away · inspected Aug 14, 2025100/100
- Sparks Spaces 0020.01 mi away · inspected Sep 16, 2024100/100
- Progress Coffee Cafe0.01 mi away · inspected Mar 24, 202399/100
- Progress Coffee Cafe0.01 mi away · inspected Mar 24, 202399/100
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 Punch Bowl Social
- What was Punch Bowl Social's last health inspection score?
- Punch Bowl Social scored 84 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on April 9, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 84 means 16 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 1,083 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 16% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 7 scored inspections is 79/100.
- Is Punch Bowl Social 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 9, 2026, the inspector deducted 16 points for a score of 84/100, and scores higher than 1,083 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 16% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Punch Bowl Social had?
- Punch Bowl Social has 7 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3 years. 0 scored 90 or above, 3 scored 80 to 89, and 4 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 142 days.
- Where is Punch Bowl Social located?
- Punch Bowl Social is at 522 Congress Ave Ste 110, Austin, TX 78701. Located near at least 37 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Punch Bowl Social?
- There are at least 37 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Ze Crepes (89/100), Ze Crepes (82/100), Ze Crepes (89/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Punch Bowl Social'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 9, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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