Famous Meats
71/100 — Needs Improvement
Scores higher than 73 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 1% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 71 means
Needs improvement. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 71 means 29 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 73 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 1% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78759, it scores higher than 3 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 Famous Meats Health Inspections
Famous Meats is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 8650 Spicewood Springs Rd Ste 116, Austin, Texas (78759). Scores higher than 73 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 1% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78759, it scores higher than 3 of 237 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 527 days (median), across 2 recorded visit dates.
- 425 days since the most recent visit (July 11, 2025).
- Tracked for 17 months.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 7 points — 78/100 on January 31, 2024 to 71/100 on July 11, 2025.
📍Location Details
Address: 8650 Spicewood Springs Rd Ste 116
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 46 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2024 | 78 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | 71 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 17 months. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 78/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Famous Meats’s 71. 40 of the at least 46 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 Famous Meats
- What was Famous Meats's last health inspection score?
- Famous Meats scored 71 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on July 11, 2025. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 71 means 29 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 73 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 1% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 2 scored inspections is 75/100.
- Is Famous Meats 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 July 11, 2025, the inspector deducted 29 points for a score of 71/100, and scores higher than 73 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 1% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Famous Meats had?
- Famous Meats has 2 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 17 months. 0 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 2 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 527 days.
- Where is Famous Meats located?
- Famous Meats is at 8650 Spicewood Springs Rd Ste 116, Austin, TX 78759. Located near at least 46 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Famous Meats?
- There are at least 46 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Fat Dragon (78/100), Aha Indian Restaurant LLC (70/100), Gandhi Bazar Spicewood (94/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Famous Meats'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 July 11, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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