Handel's Homemade Ice Cream
94/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 3,806 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 55% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 94 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 94 means 6 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 3,806 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 55% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78726, it scores higher than 27 of 70 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 95/100).
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 Handel's Homemade Ice Cream Health Inspections
Handel's Homemade Ice Cream is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 11521 N FM 620 Rd, Austin, Texas (78726). Scores higher than 3,806 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 55% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78726, it scores higher than 27 of 70 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 95/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 419 days (median), across 3 recorded visit dates.
- 64 days since the most recent visit (July 7, 2026).
- Tracked for 2.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 3 points — 97/100 on January 9, 2026 to 94/100 on July 7, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 11521 N FM 620 Rd
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78726
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 |
|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2024 | 96 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 97 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 94 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 97/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 96/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Handel's Homemade Ice Cream’s 94. 40 of the at least 46 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- HEB #27- Anderson Mill0.00 mi away · inspected Jul 24, 2026100/100
- Tokyo Gardens0.00 mi away · inspected Dec 29, 2022100/100
- Tokyo Gardens0.00 mi away · inspected Dec 29, 2022100/100
- HEB #0240.06 mi away · inspected Jul 24, 2026100/100
- HEB #27- Anderson Mill0.00 mi away · inspected Mar 22, 202499/100
- HEB #27- Anderson Mill0.00 mi away · inspected Mar 22, 202499/100
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 Handel's Homemade Ice Cream
- What was Handel's Homemade Ice Cream's last health inspection score?
- Handel's Homemade Ice Cream scored 94 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on July 7, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 94 means 6 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 3,806 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 55% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 3 scored inspections is 96/100.
- Is Handel's Homemade Ice Cream 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 7, 2026, the inspector deducted 6 points for a score of 94/100, and scores higher than 3,806 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 55% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Handel's Homemade Ice Cream had?
- Handel's Homemade Ice Cream has 3 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2.5 years. 3 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 419 days.
- Where is Handel's Homemade Ice Cream located?
- Handel's Homemade Ice Cream is at 11521 N FM 620 Rd, Austin, TX 78726. Located near at least 46 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Handel's Homemade Ice Cream?
- There are at least 46 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including HEB #27- Anderson Mill (94/100), Torchy's Tacos (92/100), Tokyo Gardens (98/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Handel's Homemade Ice Cream'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 7, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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