MORE than a dozen restaurants, cafes, and takeaways across the Bradford district have recently been awarded the top food hygiene rating. 

Hundreds of new inspections by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) take place across the country each day.

Inspectors go anywhere from restaurants, pubs, and cafes to takeaways, food vans, canteens and stalls.

Other locations for food hygiene inspections include hotels, supermarkets and other food shops, schools, hospitals, and care homes.

Here is a list of all the recently inspected food spots in Bradford.

Restaurants, cafes and canteens

• Rated 5: Nusret Shawarma at 64-66 Manningham Lane, Bradford; rated on September 25

• Rated 5: Subway at 3 Tong Street, Bradford; rated on September 25

• Rated 5: Sopranos Cafe Bistro at 352-354 Leeds Road, Bradford; rated on September 15

• Rated 5: Spoons Tea Room at Cullingworth Mills, Greenside Lane, Cullingworth, Bingley; rated on September 9

• Rated 4: Shake House Bradford at 70 Carlisle Road, Bradford; rated on August 22

• Rated 3: Spuddy's at 860-862 Leeds Road, Bradford; rated on August 29

Pubs, bars and nightclubs

• Rated 5: Ilkley Cricket Club at Middleton Avenue, Ilkley; rated on September 23

• Rated 5: The Boars Head (Bar Only) at 74 Highgate Road, Bradford; rated on September 15

• Rated 5: The Ring O' Bells at 212 Hill Top Road, Thornton, Bradford; rated on September 9

Takeaways

• Rated 5: Frangoz Express at Jowett Works, Jowett Street, Bradford; rated on September 26

• Rated 5: Starbake Patisseries at 118-120 Listerhills Road, Bradford; rated on September 21

• Rated 5: Crispy Chicken at 49 Stony Lane, Bradford; rated on September 17

• Rated 5: Golden Gate Chinese Takeaway at 2 Ruswarp Crescent, Bradford; rated on September 15

• Rated 5: Christoph's Sandwich Shop at 21c Pelham Road, Bradford; rated on September 9

• Rated 5: Junction Lodge at Headley Hall Farm, Headley Lane, Thornton, Bradford; rated on September 9

• Rated 4: Rajas Pizza Bar at 258 Great Horton Road, Bradford; rated on August 29

What do different food hygiene ratings mean?
There are six different ratings that a venue can be awarded from 0 to 5. Here's what the ratings mean:

5 - Hygiene standards are very good.

4 – Hygiene standards are good.

3 – Hygiene standards are generally satisfactory.

2 – Some improvement is necessary.

1 – Major improvement is necessary.

0 – Urgent improvement is required.

What do FSA inspectors assess?

Inspectors look at a few different key elements when assessing the hygiene of a restaurant including: 

- How hygienically the food is handled- such as how its prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled, and stored.

- The condition of the structure of the buildings – the cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation, and other facilities.

- How the business manages what it does to make sure food is safe so the officer can be confident standards will be maintained in the future.

Do businesses have to show their food hygiene ratings in-store?

In England and Scotland, it is voluntary for businesses to display their FSA food hygiene rating sticker.

However, businesses in Wales and Northern Ireland are legally required to display their food hygiene ratings in a prominent place, such as the front door, entrance, or window of the premises.