Brent restaurant awarded new five-star food hygiene rating

By Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Published 19th Dec 2023, 09:32 BST
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Brent restaurant has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

A Brent restaurant has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Balkh, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 89-91 Kenton Road, Harrow was given the maximum score after assessment on December 18, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Brent's 535 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 376 (70%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.