Torchy's Tacos
91/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 2,765 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 40% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 91 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 91 means 9 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 2,765 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 40% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78745, it scores higher than 157 of 316 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 Torchy's Tacos Health Inspections
Torchy's Tacos is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 8601 S Congress Ave Unit 250, Austin, Texas (78745). Scores higher than 2,765 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 40% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78745, it scores higher than 157 of 316 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 247 days (median), across 5 recorded visit dates.
- 307 days since the most recent visit (November 6, 2025).
- Tracked for 2.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 2 points — 89/100 on April 24, 2025 to 91/100 on November 6, 2025.
📍Location Details
Address: 8601 S Congress Ave Unit 250
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78745
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 40 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2023 | 81 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 81 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 93 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | 89 |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 91 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 89/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 93/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 81/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 81/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Torchy's Tacos’s 91. 34 of the at least 40 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- P. Terry's Burger Stand #210.07 mi away · inspected Nov 25, 202496/100
- P. Terry's Burger Stand #210.07 mi away · inspected Dec 5, 202396/100
- P. Terry's Burger Stand #210.07 mi away · inspected Dec 5, 202396/100
- P. Terry's Burger Stand #210.07 mi away · inspected Nov 25, 202496/100
- Soco Market0.11 mi away · inspected Jan 20, 202395/100
- Soco Market0.11 mi away · inspected Jan 20, 202395/100
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 Torchy's Tacos
- What was Torchy's Tacos's last health inspection score?
- Torchy's Tacos scored 91 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on November 6, 2025. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 91 means 9 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 2,765 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 40% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 5 scored inspections is 87/100.
- Is Torchy's Tacos 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 6, 2025, the inspector deducted 9 points for a score of 91/100, and scores higher than 2,765 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 40% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Torchy's Tacos had?
- Torchy's Tacos has 5 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2.5 years. 2 scored 90 or above, 3 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 247 days.
- Where is Torchy's Tacos located?
- Torchy's Tacos is at 8601 S Congress Ave Unit 250, Austin, TX 78745. Located near at least 40 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Torchy's Tacos?
- There are at least 40 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Far Out, The (82/100), Far Out, The (94/100), Far Out, The (82/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Torchy's Tacos'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 6, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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