Panda Express
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 78726, it scores higher than 50 of 70 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 95/100).
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 Panda Express Health Inspections
Panda Express is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 11521 N FM 620 Rd Bldg F, Austin, Texas (78726). 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 78726, it scores higher than 50 of 70 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 95/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 223 days (median), across 6 recorded visit dates.
- 27 days since the most recent visit (August 13, 2026).
- Tracked for 3.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 4 points — 94/100 on March 26, 2026 to 98/100 on August 13, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 11521 N FM 620 Rd Bldg F
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78726
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 40 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2022 | 94 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 100 |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 94 |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 98 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 94 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 98 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 3.5 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 | |
| 94/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 98/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 94/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 100/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 94/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Panda Express’s 98. 34 of the at least 40 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Starbucks Coffee #157470.00 mi away · inspected Mar 26, 2025100/100
- Starbucks Coffee #157470.00 mi away · inspected Mar 26, 2025100/100
- Learning Experience, The0.08 mi away · inspected Nov 19, 2025100/100
- Learning Experience, The0.08 mi away · inspected Nov 19, 2025100/100
- Starbucks Coffee #157470.00 mi away · inspected Mar 26, 202699/100
- Starbucks Coffee #157470.00 mi away · inspected Mar 22, 202499/100
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 Panda Express
- What was Panda Express's last health inspection score?
- Panda Express scored 98 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on August 13, 2026. 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 6 scored inspections is 96/100.
- Is Panda Express 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 August 13, 2026, 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 Panda Express had?
- Panda Express has 6 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3.5 years. 6 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 223 days.
- Where is Panda Express located?
- Panda Express is at 11521 N FM 620 Rd Bldg F, Austin, TX 78726. Located near at least 40 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Panda Express?
- There are at least 40 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Starbucks Coffee #15747 (100/100), Starbucks Coffee #15747 (99/100), MOD Super Fast Pizza (90/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Panda Express'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 August 13, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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