Tower Hamlets restaurant handed new food hygiene rating

By Joseph Hook, data reporter
Published 12th Apr 2022, 08:34 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 three-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

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

Basilico, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at Rear Of, 653 Commercial Road, London was given the score after assessment on March 21, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Tower Hamlets's 992 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 678 (68%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.