Wu Chow
80/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 573 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 8% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 80 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 80 means 20 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 573 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 8% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78701, it scores higher than 45 of 526 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
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 Wu Chow Health Inspections
Wu Chow is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 500 W 5th St Ste 168, Austin, Texas (78701). Scores higher than 573 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 8% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78701, it scores higher than 45 of 526 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 209 days (median), across 2 recorded visit dates.
- 174 days since the most recent visit (February 18, 2026).
- Tracked for 7 months.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 2 points — 82/100 on July 24, 2025 to 80/100 on February 18, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 500 W 5th St Ste 168
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78701
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 |
|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2025 | 82 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 80 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 7 months. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 82/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Wu Chow’s 80. 41 of the at least 47 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Fixe0.00 mi away · inspected Aug 16, 2023100/100
- Fixe0.00 mi away · inspected Aug 16, 2023100/100
- Fixe0.00 mi away · inspected Jun 17, 202590/100
- Fixe0.00 mi away · inspected Jun 17, 202590/100
- Bull and Bowl0.06 mi away · inspected Jun 18, 202490/100
- Bull and Bowl0.06 mi away · inspected Jun 18, 202490/100
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 Wu Chow
- What was Wu Chow's last health inspection score?
- Wu Chow scored 80 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on February 18, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 80 means 20 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 573 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 8% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 2 scored inspections is 81/100.
- Is Wu Chow 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 February 18, 2026, the inspector deducted 20 points for a score of 80/100, and scores higher than 573 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 8% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Wu Chow had?
- Wu Chow has 2 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 7 months. 0 scored 90 or above, 2 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 209 days.
- Where is Wu Chow located?
- Wu Chow is at 500 W 5th St Ste 168, Austin, TX 78701. Located near at least 47 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Wu Chow?
- There are at least 47 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Fixe (88/100), Fixe (88/100), OOB - Wu Chow (87/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Wu Chow'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 February 18, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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