Vargas Food Store
83/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 955 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 14% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 83 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 83 means 17 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 955 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 14% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78741, it scores higher than 30 of 195 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 Vargas Food Store Health Inspections
Vargas Food Store is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 809 Vargas Rd, Austin, Texas (78741). Scores higher than 955 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 14% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78741, it scores higher than 30 of 195 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 365 days (median), across 4 recorded visit dates.
- 86 days since the most recent visit (June 15, 2026).
- Tracked for 3 years.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 1 point — 82/100 on March 5, 2025 to 83/100 on June 15, 2026.
📍Location Details
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 43 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2023 | 83 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 85 |
| Mar 5, 2025 | 82 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 83 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 82/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 85/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 83/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Vargas Food Store’s 83. 37 of the at least 43 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Allison Elementary0.17 mi away · inspected Sep 25, 2025100/100
- Allison Elementary0.17 mi away · inspected Apr 22, 2026100/100
- Allison Elementary0.17 mi away · inspected Sep 25, 2025100/100
- Dolores Catholic Church0.32 mi away · inspected Mar 12, 2024100/100
- Dolores Catholic Church0.32 mi away · inspected Mar 12, 2024100/100
- Allison Elementary0.17 mi away · inspected Aug 23, 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 Vargas Food Store
- What was Vargas Food Store's last health inspection score?
- Vargas Food Store scored 83 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on June 15, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 83 means 17 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 955 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 14% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 4 scored inspections is 83/100.
- Is Vargas Food Store 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 June 15, 2026, the inspector deducted 17 points for a score of 83/100, and scores higher than 955 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 14% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Vargas Food Store had?
- Vargas Food Store has 4 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3 years. 0 scored 90 or above, 4 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 365 days.
- Where is Vargas Food Store located?
- Vargas Food Store is at 809 Vargas Rd, Austin, TX 78741. Located near at least 43 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Vargas Food Store?
- There are at least 43 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including G & M Catering (92/100), G & M Catering (92/100), G & M Catering (87/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Vargas Food Store'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 June 15, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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