Taco Shack
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 78759, it scores higher than 35 of 237 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 Taco Shack Health Inspections
Taco Shack is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 3901 Spicewood Springs Rd, Austin, Texas (78759). 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 78759, it scores higher than 35 of 237 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- 1,241 days since the most recent visit (April 17, 2023).
- Not enough history yet to describe a cadence or trend.
📍Location Details
Address: 3901 Spicewood Springs Rd
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78759
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 48 found
📈Score Trend
Only one scored inspection on record — not enough to chart a trend yet.
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first. 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 |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Taco Shack’s 82. 42 of the at least 48 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Children's Courtyard0.40 mi away · inspected May 22, 202599/100
- Children's Courtyard0.40 mi away · inspected May 22, 202599/100
- Edis Chocolates0.15 mi away · inspected Jul 2, 202498/100
- Edis Chocolates0.15 mi away · inspected Feb 22, 202398/100
- Edis Chocolates0.15 mi away · inspected Feb 22, 202398/100
- Edis Chocolates0.15 mi away · inspected Jul 2, 202498/100
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 Taco Shack
- What was Taco Shack's last health inspection score?
- Taco Shack scored 82 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on April 17, 2023. 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.
- Is Taco Shack 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 April 17, 2023, 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 Taco Shack had?
- Taco Shack has 1 health inspection on record from Austin Public Health. 0 scored 90 or above, 1 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80.
- Where is Taco Shack located?
- Taco Shack is at 3901 Spicewood Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78759. Located near at least 48 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Taco Shack?
- There are at least 48 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Seven Spice (74/100), Seven Spice (81/100), Kesos Tacos (83/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Taco Shack'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 April 17, 2023. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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