A number of restaurants in the Portsmouth area have had their food hygiene ratings released in July.
From takeaways and pubs, to cafes and restaurants, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) inspects food hygiene levels to ensure the establishments are up to standard.
Inspectors rate establishments in the below areas with the FSA definitions included:
Hygienic food handling – Hygienic handling of food including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage
Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building – Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building (including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control) to enable good food hygiene
Management of food safety – System or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future
Each area is given a rating from zero to five which then factors towards the overall rating of the eatery. Restaurants have the opportunity to appeal the rating and can request a re-inspections.
Any restaurants that have appealed or that have requested a new inspection and are awaiting a new score according to the FSA website have not been included in this article.
Further details on the individual food hygiene reports can be found on the Food Standards Agency website.
Here are the eateries which have scored 0, 1 or 2 hygiene ratings in July:
5. The Akash
The Akash Restaurant at 99 - 101 Albert Road, Southsea; was two rated on June 16. Its hygienic food handling and management of food safety was rated as generally satisfactory. Its cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was rated as improvement necessary. | Google
6. That Coffee Place
That Coffee Place at Unit 9A, Skill Centre, Limberline Spur received a rating of two on June 15. Its hygienic food handling was rated as good and its management of food safety generally satisfactory. Its cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was rated as improvement necessary.
7. Sultan Shawarma
Sultan Shawarma at 107 Fratton Road, Portsmouth; was given a rating of two on June 2. Its management of food safety was rated as generally satisfactory while its hygienic food handling and cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was rated as improvement necessary. | Google
8. The Rolling Scones Cafe
The Rolling Scones at 19 Rowner Road, Gosport was given the score of -out-of-five after assessment on January 28, the Food Standards Agency's website shows. Its hygienic food handling was rated as improvement necessary while its management of food safety and cleanliness and condition of facilities and building was rated as major improvement necessary.