Dicksons Pork Shops

Washington Town Centre

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Dicksons Pork Shops scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 8 September 2025 by Sunderland.

What does this rating mean?

Dicksons Pork Shops in Washington Town Centre 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?

Dicksons Pork Shop,
39 - 40 The Galleries,
Washington Town Centre,
Washington,
NE38 7SB

Dicksons Pork Shops Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects Dicksons Pork Shops?

Food hygiene at Dicksons Pork Shops is inspected by Sunderland, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.sunderland.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Dicksons Pork Shops

What is Dicksons Pork Shops’s food hygiene rating?

Dicksons Pork Shops has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 8 September 2025.

When was Dicksons Pork Shops last inspected?

Dicksons Pork Shops was last inspected by Sunderland on 8 September 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.