Pam's Way Kitchen
97/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 4,981 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 72% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 97 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 97 means 3 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 4,981 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 72% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78742, it scores higher than 2 of 7 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 98/100).
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 Pam's Way Kitchen Health Inspections
Pam's Way Kitchen is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 502 Thompson Ln, Austin, Texas (78742). Scores higher than 4,981 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 72% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78742, it scores higher than 2 of 7 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 98/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 167 days (median), across 2 recorded visit dates.
- 959 days since the most recent visit (January 24, 2024).
- Tracked for 5 months.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 3 points — 100/100 on August 10, 2023 to 97/100 on January 24, 2024.
📍Location Details
Address: 502 Thompson Ln
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78742
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 |
|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2023 | 100 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | 97 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 5 months. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 100/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Pam's Way Kitchen’s 97. 40 of the at least 46 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- DISTANTRELATIVES LLC0.00 mi away · inspected Mar 15, 2023100/100
- Tierra Todun0.00 mi away · inspected Apr 12, 2024100/100
- DISTANTRELATIVES LLC0.00 mi away · inspected Mar 29, 2024100/100
- Cafe Nenai0.00 mi away · inspected Dec 18, 2023100/100
- Tierra Todun0.00 mi away · inspected Dec 6, 2023100/100
- Rufari LTD Co0.00 mi away · inspected Oct 31, 2023100/100
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 Pam's Way Kitchen
- What was Pam's Way Kitchen's last health inspection score?
- Pam's Way Kitchen scored 97 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on January 24, 2024. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 97 means 3 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 4,981 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 72% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 2 scored inspections is 99/100.
- Is Pam's Way Kitchen 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 24, 2024, the inspector deducted 3 points for a score of 97/100, and scores higher than 4,981 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 72% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Pam's Way Kitchen had?
- Pam's Way Kitchen has 2 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 5 months. 2 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 167 days.
- Where is Pam's Way Kitchen located?
- Pam's Way Kitchen is at 502 Thompson Ln, Austin, TX 78742. Located near at least 46 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Pam's Way Kitchen?
- There are at least 46 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including DISTANTRELATIVES LLC (100/100), Tierra Todun (100/100), DISTANTRELATIVES LLC (100/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Pam's Way Kitchen'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 24, 2024. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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