El Arroyo
73/100 — Needs Improvement
Scores higher than 160 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 73 means
Needs improvement. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 73 means 27 points of violations were recorded on that visit. Below 80 is the lowest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into — a minority of Austin inspections end here, and a result this low is the kind that tends to be followed by a re-inspection.
Scores higher than 160 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78703, it scores higher than 7 of 121 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
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 El Arroyo Health Inspections
El Arroyo is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 1624 W 5th St, Austin, Texas (78703). Scores higher than 160 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78703, it scores higher than 7 of 121 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 123 days (median), across 9 recorded visit dates.
- 168 days since the most recent visit (March 25, 2026).
- Tracked for 3 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 13 points — 86/100 on July 16, 2025 to 73/100 on March 25, 2026.
📍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 33 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2023 | 90 |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 84 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | 73 |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 90 |
| Jul 8, 2024 | 87 |
| Nov 14, 2024 | 85 |
| Mar 13, 2025 | 90 |
| Jul 16, 2025 | 86 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | 73 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 3 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 86/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 90/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 85/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 87/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 90/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 73/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 84/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 90/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above El Arroyo’s 73. 27 of the at least 33 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Austin High School0.12 mi away · inspected Mar 3, 2025100/100
- Austin High School0.12 mi away · inspected Sep 4, 202499/100
- Austin High School0.12 mi away · inspected Sep 4, 202499/100
- Austin High School - Culinary0.12 mi away · inspected Mar 3, 202597/100
- Austin High School0.12 mi away · inspected Sep 15, 202396/100
- Austin High School - Culinary0.12 mi away · inspected Mar 8, 202495/100
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 El Arroyo
- What was El Arroyo's last health inspection score?
- El Arroyo scored 73 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 73 means 27 points of violations were recorded on that visit. Below 80 is the lowest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into — a minority of Austin inspections end here, and a result this low is the kind that tends to be followed by a re-inspection. Scores higher than 160 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 9 scored inspections is 84/100.
- Is El Arroyo 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 27 points for a score of 73/100, and scores higher than 160 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 2% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has El Arroyo had?
- El Arroyo has 9 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3 years. 3 scored 90 or above, 4 scored 80 to 89, and 2 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 123 days.
- Where is El Arroyo located?
- El Arroyo is at 1624 W 5th St, Austin, TX 78703. Located near at least 33 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near El Arroyo?
- There are at least 33 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Mean Eyed Cat (93/100), Mean Eyed Cat (93/100), Mean Eyed Cat (92/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind El Arroyo'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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