Cathode 3F Cafe
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 78725, it scores higher than 6 of 22 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 99/100).
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 Cathode 3F Cafe Health Inspections
Cathode 3F Cafe is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 1 Tesla Rd, Austin, Texas (78725). 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 78725, it scores higher than 6 of 22 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 99/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 264 days (median), across 2 recorded visit dates.
- 268 days since the most recent visit (December 15, 2025).
- Tracked for 9 months.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 2 points — 100/100 on March 26, 2025 to 98/100 on December 15, 2025.
📍Location Details
Address: 1 Tesla Rd
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78725
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 |
|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2025 | 100 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | 98 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 9 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 | |
| 100/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Cathode 3F Cafe’s 98. 41 of the at least 47 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Canteen @ Tesla Y25 (3rd Floor)0.00 mi away · inspected Mar 26, 2025100/100
- Canteen @ Tesla 1 FK220.00 mi away · inspected Mar 26, 2025100/100
- Canteen @ Tesla Trailer 6 (1st Floor)0.00 mi away · inspected Mar 26, 2025100/100
- Canteen @ Tesla Stamping0.00 mi away · inspected Mar 26, 2025100/100
- Canteen @ Tesla N44 (2nd Floor)0.00 mi away · inspected Mar 26, 2025100/100
- Tesla Cafe 2M Battery0.00 mi away · inspected Mar 26, 2025100/100
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 Cathode 3F Cafe
- What was Cathode 3F Cafe's last health inspection score?
- Cathode 3F Cafe scored 98 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on December 15, 2025. 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 99/100.
- Is Cathode 3F Cafe 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 December 15, 2025, 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 Cathode 3F Cafe had?
- Cathode 3F Cafe has 2 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 9 months. 2 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 264 days.
- Where is Cathode 3F Cafe located?
- Cathode 3F Cafe is at 1 Tesla Rd, Austin, TX 78725. Located near at least 47 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Cathode 3F Cafe?
- There are at least 47 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Canteen @ Tesla Y25 (3rd Floor) (100/100), Canteen @ Tesla 1 FK22 (100/100), Tesla Cafe Paint & Plastics (98/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Cathode 3F Cafe'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 December 15, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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