Revealed: Find out which Walsall food firms have the lowest hygiene ratings

Walsall Council visited nearly 1,000 premises last year and dished out six zero ratings demanding ‘urgent’ improvement and more than 70 level one ratings requiring ‘major’ improvement, according to the Food Standards Agency.

Dozens more, including a school club, were given a two rating falling below ‘satisfactory’ standards.

The findings come as an Environmental Health report for the last 12 months was published by the council.

It reveals that nine people fell ill from salmonella after eating kebab meat and salad from a takeaway. Legal action is pending.

Seven businesses were served with Hygiene Emergency Prohibition Notices ordering them to close due to serious rat, or mice infestations, the report reveals.

They were Willenhall Supermarket on Walsall Road, Bangla Store on Milton Street, Shake & Grill on Stafford Street, High Street Cafe in Walsall Wood, F B Supermarket on Milton Street, Chicken.com on Stafford Street and Pizza Cottage on Caldmore Road.

All but Willenhall Supermarket, which has now closed down, have reopened.

The council took four businesses to court over hygiene failings – East End Tandoori in Hawes Close, was fined £2,400 and hit with £1,600 costs and a £40 victim surcharge, while Beijing House on Bloxwich Road was fined £400 and told to pay £1,500 costs and a £40 surcharge.

Bucaresti in Caldmore Green, faced a £1,800 fine, £2,497.50 costs and a £180 surcharge, and Pool Street Chippy was given a £480 fine, £1,837 costs and a £48 surcharge.

Blakenall One Call Peri Peri Chicken on Blakenall Lane, New Oriental Garden on Beeches Road, Aunt Sally’s on Bridge Street, Surti News, Broadway West, The Taste of Home on Moat Road, and Willenhall Supermarket all received zero ratings.

• Scroll down to see the full list of outlets rated below satisfactory

In total, including businesses rated before 2017, 86 per cent were rated satisfactory or better – three to five.

Councillor Ian Shire, communities and leisure chief for Walsall Council, said that the authority was very active on cracking down on hygiene.

He said: "We take the safety of our residents very seriously and are a comparatively tough, as well as diligent, authority when it comes to enforcement and numbers of premises inspected.

"We have rated 89 per cent of premises - 10 per cent more than the regional average of 79 per cent.

"I’m pleased to report that less than half a percent of businesses inspected were awarded a zero rating, whilst some 45 per cent received the maximum rating of 5.

"In the last 12 months we have been more proactive in publishing stuff, getting the outlets to be proud of what they do, if they are doing good they should be shouting about it.

"It is not about trying to catch people out it is about raising standards."

Ravi Nir, from Surti News, said: “They [the council] come here and checked it. After that inspection they checked again and everything was fine.”

Troy Brown, co-partner at The Taste of Home, said: “It was to do with an additional part of the building, an extension we put on that was the cause of it.”

All businesses given a zero rating were contacted.

The full list of food outlets rated below satisfactory in 2017:

(The list includes the venue and the date of inspection)

Businesses given a zero rating (urgent improvement necessary)

Aunt Sally's - 7 March

Blakenall One Call Peri Peri Chicken, Bloxwich - 26 July

New Oriental Garden, Bloxwich - 25 October

Surti News - 24 March

The Taste of Home - 18 October

Willenhall Supermarket – 27 November

Businesses given a level one rating (major improvement necessary)

A&S Supermarket - 14 February

Ahsam Kebab House - 2 October

Alisha Supermarket - 20 April

Ashirw Aad Sweets Centre - 12 September

Black Country Fryer - 23 February

Kwang Wah - 9 February

Woodhouse Chinese Takeaway - 22 June

Jade Garden - 31 May

Lifestyle Express, Willenhall – 30 May

Lighthouse Restaurant – 1 November

Lucknow Chippy – 6 March

Premier Stores, Willenhall – 31 January

Royal Oak Indian – 3 April

Rushall Balti (Post office) – 1 September

Zahraa’s Indian, Willenhall – 15 February

A S Supermarket, Bentley - 24 January

Balti Nights – 6 February

Barns Lane Estate News and Post Office, Rushall – 25 August

Bentley Food and Wines - 6 June

Bentley Mini Market - 13 November

Cafe X, Darlaston – 9 January

Chung’s Cantonese Restaurant, Willenhall – 1 March

Dalmaestro’s Ltd, Darlaston – 12 September

Dhillons Convenience, Willenhall – 3 January

DHL Daily Stores, Bloxwich - 22 May

Fullbrook Bar and Grill - 28 March

George’s Fish Bar, Bloxwich - 15 March

Glyn Fish Bar, Moxley - 22 March

Hardwok Streetly Cantonese, Aldridge - 8 February

Heath Service Station - 9 May

Jewel Restaurant, Willlenhall - 16 August

Lifestyle Express, Aldridge - 3 November

Lucky House, Rushall - 17 January

Mario’s Pizza House, Willenhall - 17 May

Market Place Fish and Chips, Willenhall - 1 August

MFA Bowl, Bloxwich - 3 March

Nanzza, Brownhills - 9 January

One Call Peri Peri Chicken, Bloxwich - 13 March

Pizza Cab, Rushall - 15 November

Pizza Power, Willenhall - 15 June

Premier Convenience Store, Bloxwich - 20 January

R & B Foodstore, (Nisa) Willenhall – 22 June

Shell Bar Fish Shop, Willenhall - 14 February

Shireens, Aldridge - 15 August

Spend & Save - 11 May

St. Anne’s Road Fish Bar, Willenhall -16 February

Taks Newsagents, Willenhall - 19 July

The Dilksuh Tandoori and Balti, Streetly -18 September

The Orange Chippy, Aldridge - 9 January

The Workers Rest, Willenhall - 13 November

Valley Wines, Bloxwich - 16 October

Ba Ba Reeba - 11 April

Chilli Hut - 20 Sept

Chunky Chicken - 19 July

Costcutter, Dartmouth Avenue - 24 April

Dixy Chicken, Bradford Street - 6 January

His Grace Store - 29 August

Kashmir Halal Meat - 21 February

Kings Fish Bar - 11 October

Nessa’s Cuisine - 3 July

New Alisha Polski Sklep - 14 March

Pizza 2000 - 28 March

Pizza Cottage - 16 October

Pod Orlem Polski Sklep - 23 August

Shimla Peppers - 28 March

Star Groceries and Convenience - 27 March

Sultan Fruit and Veg - 23 March

Tasty Grill - 6 November

The Steven Stars pub - 29 March

The Wheatsheaf - 12 May

UK Zabka Supermarket - 13 June

Wolverhampton Road Post Office and Newsagent - 18 October

Watan Foods - 7 March

Zeeshan Kebab House - 27 April

Businesses given a level two rating (improvement necessary)

Barons Court Hotel - 19 September

Banana Moon Day Nursery - 31 March

High Street Cafe Walsall Wood - 26 October

Popadoms Walsall Wood - 15 February

Before / After School Club - Sandbank Nursery School, Bloxwich - 24 May

Bloxwich Filling Station Cafe - 10 January

Bloxwich Baguette Bar – 23 October

Central Cafe – 13 November

Chunky Grill – 6 February

Cinnamon Court – 3 July

Daisy’s Place – 28 March

Dave’s Cafe – 27 July

Jamal Fish Bar, Pleck – 22 May

Lazy Hill Post Office, Aldridge - 26 June

Lotus Blossom – 9 January

Mediterranean Fish Bar – 27 February

Nisa Local, Harden Road, Bloxwich – 16 March

Nisa Local, Elmore Green Road, Bloxwich – 11 August

Ocean Fish Bar, Darlaston – 3 February

Oceanic Fish Bar – 18 May

Ogley Hay Working Men's Club – 12 October

Portobello, Aldridge – 22 May

Radhuni Contemporary Indian Cuisine – 31 July

Regards Restaurant, Aldridge - 28 April

Royal Chef – 21 February

Rushall House – 21 February

Tasty Bites – 1 February

The Oak, Bloxwich – 8 February

The Old Irish Harp, Aldridge – 25 October

Tubbsy's Store, Moxley - 17 January

Uncle Sam Massala, Darlaston – 16 August

Albader Cash and Carry - 26 May

Alumwell Food and Wines - 16 February

Beer Bellies - 20 April

Birchill’s Food and Wine - 22 May

Bob's Fast Food - 12 September

Booze Land - 2 February

Caldmore Green Club - 23 March

Chuckery News - 10 November

Food Hut - 2 August

Iman Wali - 11 July

Lee Garden Chinese - 13 September

Manor Wines - 3 October

New Kebab Ranch - 10 March

Pizza House - 7 June

Pool Street Chippy -16 February

Rooster Hut - 25 September

Rowley Street Off Licence - 25 April

The Bakehouse - 10 January

Walsall Grocery - 11 July

White Lion - 27 October