Takeaways, restaurants, and cafes in Southampton have been handed new hygiene ratings this month.
A Chinese takeaway with ‘generally satisfactory’ hygiene and a new coffee shop with a top score are among those included in the round-up.
Every week, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) inspects businesses across the country, assessing hygiene and safety, structural compliance and confidence in management.
Across the country, every food outlet including convenience stores, restaurants, hospitals and care homes are given a hygiene rating.
Several businesses in the city were handed new ratings this month.
What each hygiene rating means:
0 - Urgent improvement necessary
1 - Major improvement necessary
2 - Some improvement necessary
3 - Hygiene standards generally satisfactory
4 - Hygiene standards good
5 - Hygiene standards very good
Scores given by the FSA this month so far
Rated three
- Hong Kong Inn at 10 Park Street, Southampton; rated on November 9
Rated four
- Indos Peri Peri, a takeaway at 132 High Street, Southampton was given the score after assessment on November 16
- The Chennai Lounge, at 13 Terminus Terrace, Southampton was given the score after assessment on November 11
- Kali Mirchi at 98 Shirley High Street, Southampton; rated on November 9
- Cricketers, at 34 Carlton Place, Southampton was handed a four-out-of-five rating after assessment on November 2.
- Maxims Pizza & Kebab, a takeaway at 159 High Street, Southampton was also given a score of four on November 2.
- Genie Dosa, at 108 - 110 Obelisk Road, Southampton was handed a four-out-of-five rating after assessment on October 26.
- And Star Fried Chicken, a takeaway at 182 Burgess Road, Southampton was also given a score of four on October 26.
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Rated five
- Mint Lounge Bar and Restaurant at 2a - 3a Bedford Place, Southampton; rated on December 12
- Life Church Southampton at 11 Cranbury Terrace, Southampton; rated on December 9
- Oishii at 176 Portswood Road, Southampton; rated on December 2
- Coffee Woolston at 6 Portsmouth Road, Southampton; rated on November 30
- Dao Restaurant at 107 Above Bar Street, Southampton; rated on November 30
- Hey Tea (Southampton) at 183 High Street, Southampton; rated on November 30
- Uni Kebab at 220 Burgess Road, Southampton; rated on November 27
- HEYBOBA Portswood at 136 Highfield Lane, Southampton; rated on December 7
- The Avenue Chinese Takeaway at 67 The Avenue, Southampton; rated on December 7
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