Austin Restaurant Inspection Scores and Violations

Three years of food establishment inspection scores performed by Austin Public Health Environmental Health Officers. Inspections are conducted according to Texas Food Establishment Rules and City of Austin codes. The dataset includes scores, violation descriptions, and location details for restaurants.

Use Cases

• Predict inspection Score based on historical Process Description and Zip Code using regression models.
• Analyze geographic patterns of violations by clustering restaurants by Zip Code and Score.
• Identify recurring Process Description violations for specific Restaurant Name to target interventions.
• Forecast future Inspection Date outcomes for a Facility ID based on its past Score history.

Strengths

• Data covers the last 3 years, providing recent inspection history.
• Includes 7 specific columns such as Score, Process Description, and Zip Code for detailed analysis.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Potential geographic bias as data is limited to Austin, Texas.

Provenance

Source

Austin Public Health Environmental Health Services Division via datahub.austintexas.gov.

Collection Method

Inspections conducted by Environmental Health Officers according to Texas Food Establishment Rules.

Time Range

Last 3 years.

Freshness

Last updated April 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

Austin, Texas, USA.