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Takeaways in Tower Hamlets

We know of 440 takeaways across Tower Hamlets. 298 have a food hygiene rating from the council, and 84% of those are rated 4 or 5, 192 with the top score of 5. 21 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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440takeawaysacross Tower Hamlets
84%rated 4 or 5of 298 with a rating
192rated 5very good
21rated 0 to 2improvement needed

Food hygiene ratings across Tower Hamlets

5192Very good
458Good
327Generally satisfactory
212Improvement necessary
18Major improvement necessary
01Urgent improvement necessary

298 of the 440 takeaways have a rating. 31 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

A few to start with

Takeaways by type

Restaurants and takeaways by what they serve across Tower Hamlets.

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 Tower Hamlets have a 5 hygiene rating?

192 of the 298 rated takeaways across Tower Hamlets scored 5 at their last inspection, including B Kitchen, The Ottoman Doner and Lithuanian Dishes and Cakes.

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

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.