The 12 Tyneside restaurants needing ‘MAJOR hygiene improvement’
These are the Tyneside restaurants scoring a lowly one on the Food Standards Agency ratings
A total of 12 restaurants and cafes across Tyneside need ‘major improvement’ when it comes to hygiene standards.
The Food Standards Agency regularly inspects premises selling food across the UK and awards them a rating in relation to their food handling process.
The scale is out of five with five stars meaning that “hygiene standards are very good”.
At the other end of the scale, a rating of zero meant urgent improvement is needed and one star equates to major improvement.
During the inspection, a food safety officer looks at how hygienically the food is handled, the physical condition of the business and how the business manages ways of keeping food safe.
NewcastleWorld delved into The Food Standards Agency history to look at which Tyneside restaurants recorded a one-star rating or below in their last inspection.
The area covered includes Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside with all restaurants, cafes and canteens taken into account.
That doesn’t include bars and takeaways.
Do any of your local restaurants make the list for least hygienic?
1. Wing Kee
Address: 43 Stowell Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4YB Last inspection: 04 June 2019(Image: Google Streetview)
2. Bakery And Cafe House
Address - 19 Elswick Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 6ER Last inspection - 17 January 2020 (Image: Google Streetview)
3. GUJO
Address - Atlantis House, 41 Bath Lane, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 5SP Last inspection - 04 November 2021 (Image: Google Streetview)
4. Noodle Box & Chinese Burgers
Address - 8 - 9 Grainger Arcade, Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5QF Last inspection - 29 May 2021 (Image: Wikimedia Commons)