Iron Cactus, The
82/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 817 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 12% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 82 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 82 means 18 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 817 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 12% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78701, it scores higher than 65 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 Iron Cactus, The Health Inspections
Iron Cactus, The is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 606 Trinity St, Austin, Texas (78701). Scores higher than 817 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 12% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78701, it scores higher than 65 of 531 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 221 days (median), across 6 recorded visit dates.
- 349 days since the most recent visit (September 25, 2025).
- Tracked for 3 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 14 points — 96/100 on January 15, 2025 to 82/100 on September 25, 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 38 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2022 | 83 |
| May 15, 2023 | 83 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 88 |
| May 21, 2024 | 81 |
| Jan 15, 2025 | 96 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | 82 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 96/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 81/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 88/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 83/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 83/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Iron Cactus, The’s 82. 32 of the at least 38 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Katuburto0.01 mi away · inspected Feb 20, 202693/100
- Mooseknuckle Pub0.02 mi away · inspected Nov 20, 202593/100
- Peckerheads0.01 mi away · inspected Feb 20, 202692/100
- 411 First Floor0.01 mi away · inspected Nov 20, 202592/100
- 411 First Floor0.01 mi away · inspected Nov 20, 202592/100
- Chupacabra Cantina [400 Bar]0.01 mi away · inspected Jan 12, 202390/100
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 Iron Cactus, The
- What was Iron Cactus, The's last health inspection score?
- Iron Cactus, The scored 82 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on September 25, 2025. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 82 means 18 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 817 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 12% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 6 scored inspections is 86/100.
- Is Iron Cactus, The 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 September 25, 2025, the inspector deducted 18 points for a score of 82/100, and scores higher than 817 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 12% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Iron Cactus, The had?
- Iron Cactus, The has 6 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3 years. 1 scored 90 or above, 5 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 221 days.
- Where is Iron Cactus, The located?
- Iron Cactus, The is at 606 Trinity St, Austin, TX 78701. Located near at least 38 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Iron Cactus, The?
- There are at least 38 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Chupacabra Cantina [400 Bar] (87/100), Chupacabra Cantina [400 Bar] (90/100), Chupacabra Cantina [400 Bar] (90/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Iron Cactus, The'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 September 25, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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