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Takeaways in Lancaster

We know of 121 takeaways across Lancaster. 84 have a food hygiene rating from the council, and 82% of those are rated 4 or 5, 51 with the top score of 5. 3 are rated 2 or below, which means the inspector found things that needed putting right. The rating is about hygiene, not how the food tastes.

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121takeawaysacross Lancaster
82%rated 4 or 5of 84 with a rating
51rated 5very good
3rated 0 to 2improvement needed

Food hygiene ratings across Lancaster

551Very good
418Good
312Generally satisfactory
22Improvement necessary
11Major improvement necessary
00Urgent improvement necessary

84 of the 121 takeaways have a rating. 9 are waiting for a first inspection, usually because they have just opened. The rest aren’t matched to the register yet.

Rated 5, most recently inspected

Rated 2 or below

Takeaways by area

Abraham Heights 4Bailrigg 5Bare 4Bolton-le-Sands 3Bowerham 6Brookhouse 2Bulk 18Carnforth 8Caton 1Ellel 2Galgate 4Great Wood 6Greaves 20Hala 2Halton 1Haverbreaks 3Hest Bank 1Heysham 12Lancaster 51Marsh 9Moorlands 35Morecambe 44Nether Kellet 1Scale Hall 4Scotforth 4Skerton 9Slyne 1Torrisholme 3Vale 7

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Takeaways by type

Restaurants and takeaways by what they serve across Lancaster.

Indian restaurants 14Chinese restaurants 32Pizza places 20Fish and chip shops 23

Questions people ask

What does a food hygiene rating of 3 mean?

A 3 means hygiene standards were found to be generally satisfactory. The scale runs from 5 (very good) down to 0 (urgent improvement necessary). The inspector looks at how food is handled and stored, the state of the kitchen and building, and how the business keeps food safe. It says nothing about how the food tastes.

Which takeaways in Lancaster have a 5 hygiene rating?

51 of the 84 rated takeaways across Lancaster scored 5 at their last inspection, including The Good Spud, Gizmo's Pizzeria and Don Luca Pizza.

How often are takeaways inspected?

The council decides from how much risk a business poses: the highest-risk places can be inspected every six months, lower-risk ones every year or two, sometimes longer. A business that has put things right can ask to be re-inspected. Each rating here shows when it was given.

Do takeaways have to display their hygiene rating?

Not in England: showing the sticker is up to the business, though most with a good score do. In Wales and Northern Ireland it’s the law. You can look any rating up on the Food Standards Agency’s website, or on each business’s page here.

Other things people look for

RestaurantsCafésPubs and barsIndian restaurantsChinese restaurantsPizza placesFish and chip shopsBakeriesSupermarketsCorner shopsButchersFloristsClothes shopsCharity and second-hand shopsBike shopsChemistsOpticiansHairdressersBarbersBeauty salonsNail salonsTattoo studiosDentistsDoctorsPhysiosChiropractors and osteopathsMassageGymsYoga and pilatesMartial arts

Food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency, checked every night. Listings from Overture Maps, the Food Standards Agency and © OpenStreetMap contributors. Missing one? Tell us.