Hackney restaurant awarded new five-star food hygiene rating

By Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Published 15th Jun 2023, 09:45 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 Hackney restaurant has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

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

Viva Falafel, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at Unit 36 Boxpark Retail Mall 2-10 Bethnal Green Road, Hackney, London was given the maximum score after assessment on June 13, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Hackney's 1,070 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 603 (56%) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.