Buddies Market at Gaston
98/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 5,429 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 78% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 98 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 98 means 2 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 5,429 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 78% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78723, it scores higher than 143 of 189 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 Buddies Market at Gaston Health Inspections
Buddies Market at Gaston is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 2157 Gaston Place Dr, Austin, Texas (78723). Scores higher than 5,429 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 78% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78723, it scores higher than 143 of 189 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 432 days (median), across 2 recorded visit dates.
- 168 days since the most recent visit (March 25, 2026).
- Tracked for 14 months.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 11 points — 87/100 on January 17, 2025 to 98/100 on March 25, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 2157 Gaston Place Dr
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78723
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 47 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2025 | 87 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | 98 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 14 months. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 87/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Buddies Market at Gaston’s 98. 41 of the at least 47 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Rosie's Daycare 30.13 mi away · inspected May 28, 2026100/100
- Trinity Child Development Center0.26 mi away · inspected Jan 29, 2026100/100
- Trinity Child Development Center0.26 mi away · inspected Jun 4, 2025100/100
- Trinity Child Development Center0.26 mi away · inspected Jun 4, 2025100/100
- Little Deli & Pizzeria0.29 mi away · inspected Jun 4, 2025100/100
- Little Deli & Pizzeria0.29 mi away · inspected May 21, 2024100/100
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 Buddies Market at Gaston
- What was Buddies Market at Gaston's last health inspection score?
- Buddies Market at Gaston scored 98 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on March 25, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 98 means 2 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 5,429 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 78% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 2 scored inspections is 93/100.
- Is Buddies Market at Gaston 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 March 25, 2026, the inspector deducted 2 points for a score of 98/100, and scores higher than 5,429 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 78% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Buddies Market at Gaston had?
- Buddies Market at Gaston has 2 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 14 months. 1 scored 90 or above, 1 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 432 days.
- Where is Buddies Market at Gaston located?
- Buddies Market at Gaston is at 2157 Gaston Place Dr, Austin, TX 78723. Located near at least 47 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Buddies Market at Gaston?
- There are at least 47 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including OOB - Gaston Food Mart (78/100), OOB - Gaston Food Mart (78/100), OOB - Rosie's Day Care #3 (98/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Buddies Market at Gaston'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 March 25, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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