Tropicana Cuban Resturant
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 78753, it scores higher than 127 of 351 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 Tropicana Cuban Resturant Health Inspections
Tropicana Cuban Resturant is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 9616 N Lamar Blvd Ste 141, Austin, Texas (78753). 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 78753, it scores higher than 127 of 351 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 130 days (median), across 8 recorded visit dates.
- 350 days since the most recent visit (September 24, 2025).
- Tracked for 2.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 6 points — 95/100 on May 29, 2025 to 89/100 on September 24, 2025.
📍Location Details
Address: 9616 N Lamar Blvd Ste 141
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78753
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 34 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2023 | 90 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 86 |
| Dec 16, 2023 | 97 |
| Apr 24, 2024 | 87 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | 98 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 93 |
| May 29, 2025 | 95 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | 89 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 95/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 93/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 98/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 87/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 97/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 86/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 90/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Tropicana Cuban Resturant’s 89. 28 of the at least 34 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- El Pollo Rico0.07 mi away · inspected Jan 15, 202597/100
- El Pollo Rico0.07 mi away · inspected Jan 15, 202597/100
- El Pollo Rico0.07 mi away · inspected Jul 1, 202595/100
- Afghan Cuisine0.07 mi away · inspected Dec 19, 202494/100
- Afghan Cuisine0.07 mi away · inspected Dec 19, 202494/100
- El Pollo Rico0.07 mi away · inspected Oct 31, 202392/100
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 Tropicana Cuban Resturant
- What was Tropicana Cuban Resturant's last health inspection score?
- Tropicana Cuban Resturant scored 89 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on September 24, 2025. 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 8 scored inspections is 92/100.
- Is Tropicana Cuban Resturant 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 September 24, 2025, 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 Tropicana Cuban Resturant had?
- Tropicana Cuban Resturant has 8 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2.5 years. 5 scored 90 or above, 3 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 130 days.
- Where is Tropicana Cuban Resturant located?
- Tropicana Cuban Resturant is at 9616 N Lamar Blvd Ste 141, Austin, TX 78753. Located near at least 34 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Tropicana Cuban Resturant?
- There are at least 34 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including La Ultima y Nos Vamos (72/100), La Ultima y Nos Vamos (73/100), La Ultima y Nos Vamos (84/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Tropicana Cuban Resturant'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 September 24, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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