Penny Blacks

Birmingham

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Penny Blacks scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 21 January 2020 by Birmingham.

What does this rating mean?

Penny Blacks in Birmingham 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?

Penny Blacks,
132-134 Wharfside Street,
Birmingham,
B1 1RQ

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

Who inspects Penny Blacks?

Food hygiene at Penny Blacks is inspected by Birmingham, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/environmental-health or [email protected].

Questions about Penny Blacks

What is Penny Blacks’s food hygiene rating?

Penny Blacks has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 21 January 2020.

When was Penny Blacks last inspected?

Penny Blacks was last inspected by Birmingham on 21 January 2020.

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.