Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 📍 Birmingham

Sense

Birmingham

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 28 January 2025 by Birmingham.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Sense, from May 2019 to January 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Sense
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
22 May 2019	4 / 5	Good
28 January 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Sense 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?

88 Church Lane,
Handsworth Wood,
Birmingham,
B20 2ES

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

Who inspects Sense?

Food hygiene at Sense 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 Sense

What is Sense’s food hygiene rating?

Sense has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 28 January 2025.

When was Sense last inspected?

Sense was last inspected by Birmingham on 28 January 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.