El Caribe Mexican Restaurant
98/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 5,429 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 78% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 98 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 98 means 2 points of violations were recorded on that visit. 90 and above is the strongest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into, and it is where most inspected Austin restaurants land.
Scores higher than 5,429 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 78% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78751, it scores higher than 155 of 178 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 Caribe Mexican Restaurant Health Inspections
El Caribe Mexican Restaurant is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 5610 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, Texas (78751). Scores higher than 5,429 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 78% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78751, it scores higher than 155 of 178 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 552 days (median), across 2 recorded visit dates.
- 722 days since the most recent visit (September 17, 2024).
- Tracked for 1.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 6 points — 92/100 on March 15, 2023 to 98/100 on September 17, 2024.
📍Location Details
Address: 5610 N Lamar Blvd
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78751
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.
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2023 | 92 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 98 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 1.5 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 92/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Common questions about El Caribe Mexican Restaurant
- What was El Caribe Mexican Restaurant's last health inspection score?
- El Caribe Mexican Restaurant scored 98 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on September 17, 2024. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 98 means 2 points of violations were recorded on that visit. 90 and above is the strongest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into, and it is where most inspected Austin restaurants land. Scores higher than 5,429 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 78% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 2 scored inspections is 95/100.
- Is El Caribe Mexican Restaurant 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 17, 2024, the inspector deducted 2 points for a score of 98/100, and scores higher than 5,429 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 78% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has El Caribe Mexican Restaurant had?
- El Caribe Mexican Restaurant has 2 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 1.5 years. 2 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 552 days.
- Where is El Caribe Mexican Restaurant located?
- El Caribe Mexican Restaurant is at 5610 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78751.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind El Caribe Mexican Restaurant'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 17, 2024. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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