Takeaway/sandwich shop 📍 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

Poons Welcome

Portadown

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Poons Welcome scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 31 July 2025 by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Poons Welcome, from March 2020 to July 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2020 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Poons Welcome.

Food hygiene rating history for Poons Welcome
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
11 March 2020	4 / 5	Good
31 July 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Poons Welcome in Portadown has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

29-31 Bridge Street,
Corcrain,
Portadown,
Armagh,
BT62 1JD

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Poons Welcome. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Poons Welcome?

Food hygiene at Poons Welcome is inspected by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Poons Welcome

What is Poons Welcome’s food hygiene rating?

Poons Welcome has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 31 July 2025.

When was Poons Welcome last inspected?

Poons Welcome was last inspected by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon on 31 July 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.