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

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How food hygiene ratings work

We 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