South Tyneside restaurant handed new food hygiene rating

A South Tyneside restaurant has been handed a new three-out-of-five food hygiene rating.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

A South Tyneside restaurant has been handed a new three-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Life of Riley South Shields, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 7 Mile End Road, South Shields, Tyne & Wear was given the score after assessment on April 21, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of South Tyneside's 194 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 123 (63%) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.