All of these Southend restaurants and eateries hold perfect food hygiene scores.
Restaurants and takeaways are regularly and randomly inspected by the Food Standards Agency to ensure the correct protocol is being followed in relation to food handling and safety, cleanliness and the general upkeep of the business.
The firms listed below were all so impressive the inspectors gave them the top score of five out of five.
The food hygiene scoring system goes from zero to five.
A score of zero means “urgent improvement necessary” while a score of five means “very good”.
During the inspection, the officer will check the following three elements:
• how hygienically the food is handled – how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored
• the physical condition of the business –including cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation, pest control and other facilities
• how the business manages ways of keeping food safe, looking at processes, training and systems to ensure good hygiene is maintained.
The officer can then assess the level of confidence in standards being maintained in the future.
As the council inspects every business that serves food in a large enough capacity, schools, churches and nursing homes often make the list too.
The firms listed below all received a score of five out of five in the past month.
Ivy Downs Guest House – hotel, bed and breakfast, guest house.
Address: 50-52 Hartington Road, Southend-On-Sea, Essex,SS1 2HS
Inspection date: January 3
Henry Higgins -takeaway, sandwich shop
Address: 66 London Road, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, SS1 1PG
Inspection date: January 2
Pete's Café- Restaurant, Café, Canteen
Address: 34 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, SS1 2ND
Inspection date: December 30, 2019
Hannah's- Retailers and other
Address: 681 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, SS1 2PW
Inspection date: December 30, 2019
Maranatha Rest Home – Hospitals, Childcare, Caring Premises
Address: 211 York Road, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, SS1 2RU
Inspection date: December 27, 2019
Cookies & Cones Express – Restaurant, Café, Canteen
Address: 69 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, SS1 2NL
Inspection date: December 24, 2019.
Yoga Dharma – Restaurant, Café, Canteen
Address: 129 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, SS1 2NW
Inspection date: December 20, 2019.
Roosters Piri Piri – Restaurant, Café, Canteen
Address: 42B London Road, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, SS1 1NT
Inspection date: December 20, 2019
Hush- Pub, bar, nightclub
Address: 19 - 21 Clarence Road, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, SS1 1AN
Inspection date: December 18, 2019
Subway- Takeaway, sandwich shop
Address: 85 Prince Avenue, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, SS2 6RL
Inspection date: December 16, 2019
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