Listed: These are the NI restaurants inspected in 2018 with five-star food hygiene ratings

A five-star rating is top of the scale, and means the hygiene standards are very good and fully comply with the law

From chip shops to Indian restaurants, cafes to hotels, every business serving food must be inspected by council officials – with each given a rating out of five for food hygiene.

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

Eateries are judged on three criteria:

- How hygienically the food is handled – how it is 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 and records what it does to make sure food is safe.

The scheme is run by local authorities in Northern Ireland, England and Wales in partnership with the Food Standards Agency.

The information published below is from the Food Standards Agency website as of August 2, 2018.

For more information visit the Food Standards Agency website.

Scroll down to read the full list of five-star rated businesses, or press control and F (ctrl+F) and enter the name of an eatery to check if it’s in the list.

The full list of five-star ratings handed out in 2018 (hygiene standards are very good):