The Food Standards Agency scores food serving businesses from zero to five based on how hygienically food is handled, the condition of the facilities/buildings, and how the business manages/records what it does to make sure food is safe.
Across Blackpool, Wyre, Chorley, Leyland, Penwortham and elsewhere, a string of pubs, bakeries, restaurants and takeaways received four and five star ratings.
In Blackpool and the Fylde coast, there were new ratings for the recently-opened Tramway Bakery on Topping Street, Shickers Tavern on Birley Street, the Brew Room on Church Street, as well as the New Penny in Poulton and Farina & Co in Lytham.
Tuk Tuk on Station Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Ziggi's Fusion Food at Dunkirk Lane, Moss Side, Leyland and Chorley’s Great Wall at Great Wall Chinese Takeaway, on Cunliffe Street, are also included. Take a look at how the establishments fared below:
5. Rated 5: Emma's Sweet Treats at 113 Red Bank Road, Blackpool;
Rated 5: Emma's Sweet Treats at 113 Red Bank Road, Blackpool | Third party Photo: Third party
6. Four stars: The New Penny Grill at Tithebarn Street, Poulton-Le-Fylde,
Four stars: The New Penny Grill at Tithebarn Street, Poulton-Le-Fylde, | National World Photo: Blackpool Gazette
7. Four-out-of-five food hygiene rating: Farina & Co, at 62a Clifton Street, Lytham.
Four-out-of-five food hygiene rating: Farina & Co, at 62a Clifton Street, Lytham. It means that of Fylde's 161 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 143 (89%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating. | Third party Photo: Third party
8. Rated 5: Ristorante Salvatore's at 61 - 63 Liverpool Road, Penwortham,
Rated 5: Ristorante Salvatore's at 61 - 63 Liverpool Road, Penwortham, | Third party Photo: Third party