South Tyneside takeaway handed new food hygiene rating

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

Viking Tandoori Takeaway, a takeaway at 2 Grange Road West, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear was given the score after assessment on July 26, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of South Tyneside's 148 takeaways with ratings, 67 (45%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.