Golden Hour
73/100 — Needs Improvement
Scores higher than 148 of 6,853 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 148 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78745, it scores higher than 11 of 315 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 Golden Hour Health Inspections
Golden Hour is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 7731 Menchaca Rd Ste 100, Austin, Texas (78745). Scores higher than 148 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78745, it scores higher than 11 of 315 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 373 days (median), across 4 recorded visit dates.
- 172 days since the most recent visit (February 20, 2026).
- Tracked for 2.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 18 points — 91/100 on December 13, 2024 to 73/100 on February 20, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 7731 Menchaca Rd Ste 100
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 · 9 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| May 24, 2023 | 97 |
| May 31, 2024 | 78 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | 91 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 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 | |
| 91/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 78/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 97/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Golden Hour’s 73. 3 of the 9 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Sodalis Austin0.51 mi away · inspected Feb 10, 202393/100
- Sodalis Austin0.51 mi away · inspected Feb 10, 202393/100
- Sodalis Austin0.51 mi away · inspected Sep 11, 202392/100
- Sodalis Austin0.51 mi away · inspected Feb 17, 202692/100
- Sodalis Austin0.51 mi away · inspected Sep 11, 202392/100
- Friendly Mart0.45 mi away · inspected Jun 8, 202390/100
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 Golden Hour
- What was Golden Hour's last health inspection score?
- Golden Hour scored 73 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on February 20, 2026. 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 148 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 4 scored inspections is 85/100.
- Is Golden Hour 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 20, 2026, the inspector deducted 27 points for a score of 73/100, and scores higher than 148 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Golden Hour had?
- Golden Hour has 4 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2.5 years. 2 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 2 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 373 days.
- Where is Golden Hour located?
- Golden Hour is at 7731 Menchaca Rd Ste 100, Austin, TX 78745. Located near 9 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Golden Hour?
- There are 9 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Friendly Mart (86/100), Friendly Mart (90/100), Friendly Mart (86/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Golden Hour'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 20, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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