ZuZu Handmade Mexican
89/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 2,137 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 31% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 89 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 89 means 11 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 2,137 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 31% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78731, it scores higher than 27 of 96 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
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 ZuZu Handmade Mexican Health Inspections
ZuZu Handmade Mexican is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 5770 N MOPAC SB EXPY Unit 500, Austin, Texas (78731). Scores higher than 2,137 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 31% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78731, it scores higher than 27 of 96 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 231 days (median), across 3 recorded visit dates.
- 236 days since the most recent visit (January 16, 2026).
- Tracked for 15 months.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 1 point — 90/100 on June 9, 2025 to 89/100 on January 16, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 5770 N MOPAC SB EXPY Unit 500
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78731
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 45 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2024 | 89 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | 90 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 89 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 15 months. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 90/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 89/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above ZuZu Handmade Mexican’s 89. 39 of the at least 45 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Fajita Pete's0.24 mi away · inspected Feb 1, 202499/100
- Fajita Pete's0.24 mi away · inspected Feb 1, 202499/100
- McDonald's # 124300.06 mi away · inspected Jul 9, 202498/100
- McDonald's # 124300.06 mi away · inspected Jul 9, 202498/100
- Starbuck's Coffee #63410.18 mi away · inspected Feb 6, 202598/100
- Starbuck's Coffee #63410.18 mi away · inspected Feb 6, 202598/100
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 ZuZu Handmade Mexican
- What was ZuZu Handmade Mexican's last health inspection score?
- ZuZu Handmade Mexican scored 89 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on January 16, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 89 means 11 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 2,137 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 31% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 3 scored inspections is 89/100.
- Is ZuZu Handmade Mexican 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 January 16, 2026, the inspector deducted 11 points for a score of 89/100, and scores higher than 2,137 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 31% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has ZuZu Handmade Mexican had?
- ZuZu Handmade Mexican has 3 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 15 months. 1 scored 90 or above, 2 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 231 days.
- Where is ZuZu Handmade Mexican located?
- ZuZu Handmade Mexican is at 5770 N MOPAC SB EXPY Unit 500, Austin, TX 78731. Located near at least 45 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near ZuZu Handmade Mexican?
- There are at least 45 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including McDonald's # 12430 (94/100), McDonald's # 12430 (92/100), McDonald's # 12430 (98/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind ZuZu Handmade Mexican'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 January 16, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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