Red River Cafe
87/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 1,603 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 23% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 87 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 87 means 13 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 1,603 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 23% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78705, it scores higher than 46 of 197 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 Red River Cafe Health Inspections
Red River Cafe is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 2912 Medical Arts St, Austin, Texas (78705). Scores higher than 1,603 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 23% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78705, it scores higher than 46 of 197 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 141 days (median), across 7 recorded visit dates.
- 182 days since the most recent visit (February 10, 2026).
- Tracked for 2.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit held steady — 87/100 on July 29, 2025 to 87/100 on February 10, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 2912 Medical Arts St
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78705
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 |
|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2023 | 73 |
| Feb 21, 2024 | 95 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 94 |
| Nov 19, 2024 | 92 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 88 |
| Jul 29, 2025 | 87 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 87 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 87/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 88/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 92/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 94/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 95/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 73/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Red River Cafe’s 87. 31 of the at least 37 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Violette Bakehouse0.07 mi away · inspected Apr 8, 2025100/100
- Violette Bakehouse0.07 mi away · inspected Aug 6, 2025100/100
- Violette Bakehouse0.07 mi away · inspected Apr 8, 2025100/100
- Violette Bakehouse0.07 mi away · inspected Aug 6, 2025100/100
- Atrium Gift Shop0.14 mi away · inspected Sep 18, 202499/100
- Snarf's Sandwiches0.07 mi away · inspected Aug 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 Red River Cafe
- What was Red River Cafe's last health inspection score?
- Red River Cafe scored 87 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on February 10, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 87 means 13 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 1,603 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 23% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 7 scored inspections is 88/100.
- Is Red River Cafe 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 February 10, 2026, the inspector deducted 13 points for a score of 87/100, and scores higher than 1,603 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 23% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Red River Cafe had?
- Red River Cafe has 7 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2.5 years. 3 scored 90 or above, 3 scored 80 to 89, and 1 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 141 days.
- Where is Red River Cafe located?
- Red River Cafe is at 2912 Medical Arts St, Austin, TX 78705. Located near at least 37 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Red River Cafe?
- There are at least 37 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including goPuff (96/100), goPuff (94/100), goPuff (95/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Red River Cafe'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 February 10, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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