Esther's Follies
85/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 1,249 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 18% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 85 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 85 means 15 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 1,249 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 18% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78701, it scores higher than 109 of 531 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 Esther's Follies Health Inspections
Esther's Follies is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 525 E 6th St, Austin, Texas (78701). Scores higher than 1,249 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 18% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78701, it scores higher than 109 of 531 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 375 days (median), across 3 recorded visit dates.
- 306 days since the most recent visit (November 7, 2025).
- Tracked for 2 years.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 7 points — 78/100 on May 23, 2024 to 85/100 on November 7, 2025.
📍Location Details
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 44 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2023 | 87 |
| May 23, 2024 | 78 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | 85 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 2 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 78/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 87/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Esther's Follies’s 85. 38 of the at least 44 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Jim-Jim's Water Ice0.03 mi away · inspected May 22, 202499/100
- Jim-Jim's Water Ice0.03 mi away · inspected May 22, 202499/100
- Chess Club (Flying House LLC)0.04 mi away · inspected Mar 14, 202498/100
- Chess Club (Flying House LLC)0.04 mi away · inspected Mar 14, 202498/100
- Jim-Jim's Water Ice0.03 mi away · inspected May 30, 202597/100
- Jim-Jim's Water Ice0.03 mi away · inspected May 30, 202597/100
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 Esther's Follies
- What was Esther's Follies's last health inspection score?
- Esther's Follies scored 85 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on November 7, 2025. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 85 means 15 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 1,249 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 18% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 3 scored inspections is 83/100.
- Is Esther's Follies 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 November 7, 2025, the inspector deducted 15 points for a score of 85/100, and scores higher than 1,249 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 18% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Esther's Follies had?
- Esther's Follies has 3 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2 years. 0 scored 90 or above, 2 scored 80 to 89, and 1 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 375 days.
- Where is Esther's Follies located?
- Esther's Follies is at 525 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701. Located near at least 44 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Esther's Follies?
- There are at least 44 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Jim-Jim's Water Ice (95/100), Jim-Jim's Water Ice (97/100), Jim-Jim's Water Ice (95/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Esther's Follies'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 November 7, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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