​Selecting a food place can be somewhat problematic - with price, quality and location all becoming factors for people. 

It's not always that easy to spot a food hygiene rating at the restaurant unless you're looking for it. 

But here at The Northern Echo, we have rounded up every food venue in County Durham that has received a one-star hygiene rating or lower from the Food Standards Agency.

The ratings, which are based on hygiene and safety, structural compliance and confidence in management are routinely updated.

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Across the UK, every food outlet including convenience stores, restaurants, hospitals and care homes is given a hygiene rating.

In the North East and North Yorkshire, the vast majority of takeaways and restaurants continue to receive a rating of three or above.

But there are a number that are identified as causes for concern which must either make "urgent" or "major" improvements.

What each hygiene rating means

  • 0 - Urgent Improvement Necessary
  • 1 - Major Improvement Necessary
  • 2 - Some Improvement Necessary
  • 3 - Hygiene Standards Generally Satisfactory
  • 4 - Hygiene Standards Good
  • 5 - Hygiene Standards Very Good

We’ve rounded up the most recent results from inspections carried out in 2024 so far.

All ratings are as listed by the FSA on its website at the time of creating this list on Thursday, May 2, 2024.

Here’s the list of 13 Durham businesses hit with one star hygiene or worse in 2024 so far:

One star hygiene:

  • Broom Chippy & Pizza Bar, 41 Broom Road, Ferryhill - Last inspection: 26 February, 2024
  • Crook Off Licence and Mini Market, 44 Hope Street, Crook, Last inspection: 8 March 2024
  • Fortune Star, 6 Lombard Place, Great Lumley, Chester-Le-Street, Last inspection: 22 January 2024
  • Janis Deli, 40 Marshall Terrace, Gilesgate, Durham, Last inspection: 15 March 2024
  • King Chef, 26 Front Street, Sedgefield, Last inspection: 8 February 2024
  • Lisa Buffet, 57c North Road West, Wingate, Last inspection: 14 March 2024
  • Memories of India, 3 Pelaw Bank, Chester-Le-Street, Last inspection: 13 March 2024
  • Pizzalicious, 5 Darlington Road, Ferryhill, Last inspection: 24 January 2024
  • Premier - Easington Colliery Convenience Store, 2 Seaside Lane, Easington Colliery, Last inspection: 22 March 2024
  • Riverside Chinese Restaurant, 3 Bridge End, Chester-Le-Street, Last inspection: 13 March 2024
  • Sense Chinese Restaurant, 80 Claypath, Durham City, Last inspection: 27 February 2024
  • Yu Chu, 6 Holm Hill Lane, Easington Colliery, Last inspection: 30 January 2024

Zero star hygiene:

Hello 7, 7 Priory Road, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, Last inspection: 7 March 2024