County Durham food hygiene ratings: The takeaways and chippies with the lowest scores
These are the County Durham establishments who have been given a score by inspectors they probably don't want on their door
by Katie DickinsonWe all love the occasional treat takeaway, but do you know the food hygiene rating of your favourites?
These are the County Durham establishments who have been given a score by inspectors they probably don't want on their door.
We've listed the food venues in the Durham authority area which have either a one or a zero food hygiene rating.
The ratings below were taken from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website as they appeared on November 28, 2019. The establishments in question may be awaiting re-inspection.
There are 564 takeaways, sandwich shops and chippies serving food in County Durham, the majority of which have good scores.
However, a total of 16 businesses were given a 'one' and one takeaway scored a 'zero' (urgent improvement required)'.
The rating scheme, run in partnership with councils, helps people to make more informed choices about where to buy and eat food.
How are the ratings decided?
Each business is given their hygiene rating when it is inspected by a food safety officer from the business’s local authority. The food safety officer inspecting the business checks how well the business is meeting the law by looking at:
How hygienically the food is handled – how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored. The condition of the structure of the buildings – the cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation and other facilities. And how the business manages and records what it does to make sure food is safe.
At the end of the inspection, the business is given one of the six ratings from zero to five. The top rating of five means that the business was found to have “very good” food hygiene standards.
Venues that were rated 'zero'
Bahader's Chippy
1 Kyo Road
Catchgate
Stanley, DH9 8SW
Date of inspection: September 27 2019
Venues that were rated 'one'
De-Niros Pizzeria
50 Parkside Crescent
Seaham, SR7 7UQ
Date of inspection: 30 April 2019
Dhillons Goldon Fry
45 Gibside
Chester-Le-Street, DH2 2TT
Date of inspection: 11 July 2019
Massala King
3 Holly Hill Gardens
South Stanley
Stanley, DH9 6PF
Date of inspection: 10 October 2019
Miami Pizza
33 Church Street
Shildon
DL4 1DS
Date of inspection: 30 May 2019
Mister Spice
1a Avondale Terrace
Chester-Le-Street
DH3 3ED
Date of inspection: 20 June 2019
Pizza Napoli
34 Front Street
West Auckland
Bishop Auckland, DL14 9HW
Date of inspection: 15 January 2019
Pizza Time
12 Cheveley Park Shopping Centre
Belmont
Durham, DH1 2AA
Date of inspection: 13 March 2019
Pizza Time
1 Darlington Road
Ferryhill
DL17 8JP
Date of inspection: 4 October 2019
Popino's
65 Station Road
Seaham, SR7 0AQ
Date of inspection: 16 April 2019
Roma Pizza
1 Edward Terrace
New Brancepeth
Durham, DH7 7EN
Date of inspection: 6 February 2019
Shildon Tandoori
31 Church Street
Shildon, DL4 1DS
Date of inspection: 22 August 2019
Sorento Takeaway
55 Manor Road
St Helen Auckland
Bishop Auckland, DL14 9ER
Date of inspection: 25 July 2018
Subway
Byron Place Shopping Centre
South Crescent
Seaham, SR7 7DR
Date of inspection: 22 November 2018
The Cod Fry
20 Hope Street
Crook, DL15 9HS
Date of inspection: 21 October 2019
Viceroy Tandoori Takeaway
10 Station Road
Consett, DH8 5RL
Date of inspection: 4 February 2019
Wok Express
9 North Bondgate
Bishop Auckland, DL14 7PG
Date of inspection: 11 June 2018