Five Guys

71 Upper Street

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 17 November 2025 by Islington.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Five Guys, from September 2019 to November 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Five Guys
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
12 September 2019	5 / 5	Very good
17 November 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Five Guys in 71 Upper Street 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?

Five Guys,
Ground Floor,
71 Upper Street,
London,
N1 0NY

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

Who inspects Five Guys?

Food hygiene at Five Guys is inspected by Islington, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.islington.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Five Guys

What is Five Guys’s food hygiene rating?

Five Guys has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 17 November 2025.

When was Five Guys last inspected?

Five Guys was last inspected by Islington on 17 November 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.