California Pizza Kitchen
89/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 2,137 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 31% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 89 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 89 means 11 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 2,137 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 31% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78746, it scores higher than 38 of 166 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 94/100).
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 California Pizza Kitchen Health Inspections
California Pizza Kitchen is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 2901 S Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, Texas (78746). Scores higher than 2,137 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 31% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78746, it scores higher than 38 of 166 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 94/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 81 days (median), across 2 recorded visit dates.
- 1,072 days since the most recent visit (October 3, 2023).
- Tracked for 3 months.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 21 points — 68/100 on July 14, 2023 to 89/100 on October 3, 2023.
- 1 follow-up re-inspection on record — a facility is only revisited this way after an earlier inspection failed.
📍Location Details
Address: 2901 S Capital of Texas Hwy
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78746
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 50 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2023 | 68 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 89 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 3 months. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89/100 | Satisfactory | Follow-up re-inspection | |
| 68/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above California Pizza Kitchen’s 89. 44 of the at least 50 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Snack Plus0.00 mi away · inspected Feb 19, 2025100/100
- Chick - Fil - A Barton Creek Square Mall0.00 mi away · inspected Feb 19, 2025100/100
- Starbucks0.00 mi away · inspected Feb 19, 2025100/100
- Chick - Fil - A Barton Creek Square Mall0.00 mi away · inspected Nov 12, 202599/100
- Panda Express #19390.00 mi away · inspected Feb 19, 202599/100
- AMC Barton Creek 140.00 mi away · inspected Mar 31, 202698/100
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 California Pizza Kitchen
- What was California Pizza Kitchen's last health inspection score?
- California Pizza Kitchen scored 89 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on October 3, 2023. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 89 means 11 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 2,137 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 31% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 2 scored inspections is 79/100.
- Is California Pizza Kitchen 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 October 3, 2023, the inspector deducted 11 points for a score of 89/100, and scores higher than 2,137 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 31% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has California Pizza Kitchen had?
- California Pizza Kitchen has 2 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3 months. 0 scored 90 or above, 1 scored 80 to 89, and 1 scored below 80. 1 of them was a follow-up re-inspection. The median gap between recorded visits is 81 days.
- Where is California Pizza Kitchen located?
- California Pizza Kitchen is at 2901 S Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78746. Located near at least 50 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near California Pizza Kitchen?
- There are at least 50 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Sarku Japan (96/100), Four Brothers (92/100), Villa Pizza (Food Court) (75/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind California Pizza Kitchen'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 October 3, 2023. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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