New hygiene ratings given out to Black Country food businesses with one rated zero

The Food Standards Agency has handed out a host of new ratings to food businesses across the Black country, with one establishment forced to close due to scoring a zero out of five.

Ratings reveal marks given out in recent visits to the food places, where they are judged on their standards of 'hygienic food handling', 'cleanliness and condition of facilities and building' and 'management of food safety'.

Lazeeza Hayat sweet centre, a takeaway at 136 Caldmore Road, Walsall was given the lowest rating possible of zero, and was forced to close in February by council environmental health officers after it was found to be infested with rats and mice.

The ratings provide customers with a snapshot of hygiene standards. Five is considered ‘very good, four ‘good’, three ‘generally satisfactory’, two ‘some improvement necessary’, one ‘major improvement necessary’ and zero ‘urgent improvement required’

In the latest batch of ratings, the takeaways handed a rating of one out of five are:

• Pepes Piri Piri, a takeaway at 3 Broad Street, City Centre, Wolverhampton

• Great Wall, a takeaway at 3 Castle Street, Coseley

Two establishments scored two out of five:

• El Sabor De La Bobita, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 95 Wolverhampton Street, Dudley

• Happy Town, a takeaway at 35 High Street, Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill

Just one three out of five rating was handed out in the latest scoring:

• Salao de Cafe Limited, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 3 Hagley Street, Halesowen

Five food places received the second best score of four out of five:

• Curry Lounge, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 476 Stafford Road, Wolverhampton

• Green Lanes Tasty Bites, at 15a Green Lanes, Wolverhampton

• The Swan, a pub, bar or nightclub at 184 Coltham Road, Willenhall

• The Fat Cat, a takeaway at 46 Market Street, Kingswinford

• Sprinkle Gelato, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 11 New Square, West Bromwich

And finally, eight establishments were handed five out of five, the best rating possible:

• Al Sorriso at 18a Upper Green, Wolverhampton

• Costa Coffee Drive Thru at Forty Four Club, Spring Road, Wolverhampton

• The Swan Hotel at 17 Lower Street, Wolverhampton

• Kravingz at 332 Glentworth Gardens, Wolverhampton

• The Egg Free Cake Box at 50 - 51 Newhampton Road West, Wolverhampton

• Fireaway Wolves Ltd, at Inside Right, 69 Darlington Street, Wolverhampton

• The Queens, at 1 Norton Road, Pelsall, Walsall

• Swan Inn, at 16 Victoria Road, Darlaston, Walsall