Food hygiene ratings this year in Watford

Local Authority Inspectors have been constantly rating establishments across the local area to make sure that food hygiene is up to code and holds good food safety standards.

And in this year, just seven places were found needing some or urgent improvements.

Ratings on a scale are then issued to rank the hygiene standards at the time of inspection.

Five is top of the scale, meaning the hygiene standards are very good and fully comply with the law and zero is at the bottom of the scale, meaning urgent improvement is necessary.

Below is a breakdown on which places required some form of improvement this year:

Harris Grocery Limited

66 Market Street

The store was found needing necessary improvement after its inspection on October 9 this year, with a rating of ‘two’.

Its hygienic food handling – which includes factors like preparation, cooking and re-heating, cooling and storage – was considered ‘generally satisfactory’.

Likewise, its management of food safety was also ‘generally satisfactory’.

However the inspection found that the cleanliness of the facilities did require improvement.

Garston Café

The café at The Gossamers required necessary improvement due to its hygienic food handling after the inspection on September 23.

The café was rated ‘two’, but the cleanliness of the facility was considered as ‘good’ and the management of food safety was ‘generally satisfactory’.

Faborje Bar and Grill

The restaurant, located at the Parade, was found to need urgent improvement following an inspection on February 2020 and was rated zero.

The food hygiene report shows specific concern to the management of food safety, which normally factors in the system or checks to make sure food is safe to eat, evidence that staff are trained in food safety, and confidence in the food standards.

Cleanliness and condition of the facilities as well as the hygienic food handling found that some improvement was necessary.

Brazuca Bar

The bar on Whippendell Road needed ‘major improvement’ after an inspection on January 23 this year with a rating of one.

This concern was again mainly for the management of food safety at the premises.

However hygienic food handling including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage was found to be generally satisfactory.

But the report did show that the general cleanliness and condition of the facilities did require necessary improvement.

Bar Bodega

The popular night venue was found needing necessary major improvement after an inspection on February 4 with a rating of one.

While its hygienic food handling was found as ‘good’ and the cleanliness of the facility was declared ‘generally satisfactory’, it was the management of food safety that fumbled the rating.

Corner Shop

The Corner shop at 74 Market Street was ranked with a ‘two’ meaning improvement was necessary following the inspection on February 3.

Management of food safety and the cleanliness of the place was considered ‘generally satisfactory’, but the hygienic food handling including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage needed improvement.

Hayris Kebab House, Clarendon Road

Overall, the kebab house required ‘major improvement’ following its ranking of ‘one’ during its inspection on February 26.

Its hygienic food handling and cleanliness of the areas was considered ‘generally satisfactory’, but concerns were issued with its management of food safety.

Other recent inspections

Below is a list of other Food Hygiene inspections that took place in recent months between July and November this year.

All of these venues were either found with hygiene standards that are generally satisfactory (rank three) or above.

A rating of four means hygiene standards are ‘good’ and a rating of five means hygiene standards are ‘very good’.

Riddhi’s, St Albans Road

Rating 3, inspection on July 20

Viet Dee ‘Light

Rating 4, inspection on July 30.

Woodburner Curry and Pizza Takeaway

Rating 4, inspection on August 4.

Home Pizza

Rating 4, inspection on August 11

Ray’s Eats

Rating 5, inspection on August 12

Authentic Indian Spice

Rating 4, inspection on August 17

Ambikaa

Rating 4, inspection on August 25

Claudia’s Cakes and Canapes

Rating 4, inspection on August 25

Little Morocco

Rating 5, inspection on August 26

Kuchina Wszystich Smakow

Rating 5, inspection on September 4

Yes Chef Catering at Cassiobury Junior School

Rating 5, inspection on September 8.

Free Dough Ltd

Rating 5, inspection on September 10

Little Tribe

Rating 4, inspection on September 28

Busy Beans

Rating 5, inspection on September 30

Figs and Sprigs Grazing

Rating 4, Inspection on September 30.

Bel’s Sweet Treats

Rating 4, inspection on October 2

Bena Bakes

Rating 4, inspection on October 2

Tasty Bean, Oxhey Park

Rating 5, inspection on October 5.

Home Pizza Original

Rating 5, inspection on October 10

Sugar Lab

Rating 5, inspection on October 10

Amanartis, Baking Bread, Vicarage Road

Rating 5, inspection on October 15

Churros Mexicano, intu

Rating 5, inspection on October 15

Woody’s Express, the Parade

Rating 4, inspection on October 20

Micky’s Fish and Chips Kebab

Rating 3, inspection on October 27

Max Peri Peri

Rating 3, inspection on October 28

Gregory’s Kitchen

Rating 5, inspection on November 2

Watford Cycle Hub Café

Rating 5, inspection on November 3

BloomsYard, intu

Rating 4, inspection on November 4

Asda, St Albans Road

Rating 5, inspection on November 12.

N W Fresh Fish Market, St Albans Road

Rating 3, inspection on November 19