Tower Hamlets restaurant awarded new five-star food hygiene rating

By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 4th Dec 2023, 09:43 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 Tower Hamlets restaurant has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

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

Pearly Queen, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 40 Commercial Street, London was given the maximum score after assessment on November 30, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Tower Hamlets's 1,044 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 725 (69%) have ratings of five and just eight have zero ratings.