Whole Foods Market - Retail Foods
96/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 4,545 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 66% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 96 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 96 means 4 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 4,545 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 66% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78703, it scores higher than 82 of 121 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
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 Whole Foods Market - Retail Foods Health Inspections
Whole Foods Market - Retail Foods is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 525 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, Texas (78703). Scores higher than 4,545 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 66% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78703, it scores higher than 82 of 121 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 369 days (median), across 4 recorded visit dates.
- 166 days since the most recent visit (March 2, 2026).
- Tracked for 3 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 4 points — 100/100 on April 1, 2025 to 96/100 on March 2, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 525 N Lamar Blvd
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78703
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 45 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2023 | 100 |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 97 |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 100 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 96 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 100/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 97/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 100/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Whole Foods Market - Retail Foods’s 96. 39 of the at least 45 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Whole Foods - Seafood0.00 mi away · inspected Jul 3, 2025100/100
- JuiceLand LMR0.00 mi away · inspected Aug 9, 2023100/100
- Whole Foods - Seafood0.00 mi away · inspected Aug 9, 2023100/100
- Advantage Food Sampling0.00 mi away · inspected Nov 13, 2023100/100
- Advantage Food Sampling0.00 mi away · inspected Dec 3, 2024100/100
- Whole Foods - Seafood0.00 mi away · inspected Jul 2, 2024100/100
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 Whole Foods Market - Retail Foods
- What was Whole Foods Market - Retail Foods's last health inspection score?
- Whole Foods Market - Retail Foods scored 96 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on March 2, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 96 means 4 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 4,545 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 66% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 4 scored inspections is 98/100.
- Is Whole Foods Market - Retail Foods 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 March 2, 2026, the inspector deducted 4 points for a score of 96/100, and scores higher than 4,545 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 66% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Whole Foods Market - Retail Foods had?
- Whole Foods Market - Retail Foods has 4 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3 years. 4 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 369 days.
- Where is Whole Foods Market - Retail Foods located?
- Whole Foods Market - Retail Foods is at 525 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78703. Located near at least 45 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Whole Foods Market - Retail Foods?
- There are at least 45 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including JuiceLand LMR (93/100), Whole Foods - Kikka (99/100), Next Level Veggie Grill (96/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Whole Foods Market - Retail Foods'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 March 2, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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