Simar Seafood Cocina
73/100 — Needs Improvement
Scores higher than 160 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 73 means
Needs improvement. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 73 means 27 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 160 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78759, it scores higher than 9 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 Simar Seafood Cocina Health Inspections
Simar Seafood Cocina is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 9503 RESEARCH NB BLVD Bunit 400, Austin, Texas (78759). Scores higher than 160 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78759, it scores higher than 9 of 237 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 449 days (median), across 3 recorded visit dates.
- 309 days since the most recent visit (November 4, 2025).
- Tracked for 2.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 1 point — 74/100 on June 20, 2025 to 73/100 on November 4, 2025.
📍Location Details
Address: 9503 RESEARCH NB BLVD Bunit 400
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 48 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| May 22, 2023 | 75 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | 74 |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 73 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 74/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 75/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Simar Seafood Cocina’s 73. 42 of the at least 48 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Snap Kitchen0.00 mi away · inspected Jan 8, 2025100/100
- Total Wine & More0.00 mi away · inspected Jan 29, 2025100/100
- Barnes & Noble Book & Cafe0.00 mi away · inspected Jul 14, 2026100/100
- McDonald's #118280.00 mi away · inspected May 9, 202599/100
- Starbuck's0.00 mi away · inspected Apr 30, 202699/100
- McDonald's #118280.00 mi away · inspected Jul 30, 202699/100
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 Simar Seafood Cocina
- What was Simar Seafood Cocina's last health inspection score?
- Simar Seafood Cocina scored 73 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on November 4, 2025. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 73 means 27 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 160 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 3 scored inspections is 74/100.
- Is Simar Seafood Cocina 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 November 4, 2025, the inspector deducted 27 points for a score of 73/100, and scores higher than 160 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Simar Seafood Cocina had?
- Simar Seafood Cocina has 3 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2.5 years. 0 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 3 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 449 days.
- Where is Simar Seafood Cocina located?
- Simar Seafood Cocina is at 9503 RESEARCH NB BLVD Bunit 400, Austin, TX 78759. Located near at least 48 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Simar Seafood Cocina?
- There are at least 48 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Barnes & Noble Book & Cafe (91/100), Tiff's Treats (96/100), Nothing Bundt Cakes (92/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Simar Seafood Cocina'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 November 4, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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