Takeaway/sandwich shop 📍 Great Yarmouth

Mr Chips

Gorleston

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Mr Chips scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 14 January 2026 by Great Yarmouth.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Mr Chips, from February 2019 to January 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2019 to 2 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Mr Chips
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
28 February 2019	5 / 5	Very good
14 January 2026	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Mr Chips in Gorleston has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary 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?

65 High Street,
Gorleston,
Great Yarmouth,
NR31 6RQ

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

Who inspects Mr Chips?

Food hygiene at Mr Chips is inspected by Great Yarmouth, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.great-yarmouth.gov.uk/live/index.htm or [email protected].

Questions about Mr Chips

What is Mr Chips’s food hygiene rating?

Mr Chips has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 14 January 2026.

When was Mr Chips last inspected?

Mr Chips was last inspected by Great Yarmouth on 14 January 2026.

Is a 2 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 2 out of 5 means some improvement was necessary 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.