Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Canterbury City

Jo Jos

Food hygiene rating 3 / 5 · Generally satisfactory

Middle of the road

A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory - perfectly fine, but with a bit of room to improve.

The breakdown

Hygiene Generally satisfactory Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 24 January 2025 by Canterbury City.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Jo Jos, from February 2020 to January 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2020 to 3 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Jo Jos
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
13 February 2020	5 / 5	Very good
24 January 2025	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory

What does this rating mean?

Jo Jos has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory. Standards were acceptable, but the inspector noted some room for improvement.

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?

2 Herne Bay Road,
Whitstable,
CT5 2LQ

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

Who inspects Jo Jos?

Food hygiene at Jo Jos is inspected by Canterbury City, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.canterbury.gov.uk.

Questions about Jo Jos

What is Jo Jos’s food hygiene rating?

Jo Jos has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (Generally satisfactory), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 24 January 2025.

When was Jo Jos last inspected?

Jo Jos was last inspected by Canterbury City on 24 January 2025.

Is a 3 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 3 out of 5 is generally satisfactory. Standards were acceptable, but the inspector noted some room for improvement.

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.

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