Favored Chicken

Houghton-le-Spring

Food hygiene rating 0 / 5 · Urgent improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Favored Chicken scored just 0 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Major improvement necessary Cleanliness & condition Major improvement necessary Confidence in management Major improvement necessary

Last inspected on 1 July 2026 by Sunderland.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Favored Chicken, from March 2025 to July 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 4 in 2025 to 0 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Favored Chicken
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
19 March 2025	4 / 5	Good
1 July 2026	0 / 5	Urgent improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Favored Chicken in Houghton-le-Spring has a food hygiene rating of 0 out of 5 (urgent improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 0 out of 5 means urgent improvement was necessary - the lowest rating the Food Standards Agency gives.

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?

133 High Street,
Easington Lane,
Houghton-le-Spring,
DH5 0JS

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

Who inspects Favored Chicken?

Food hygiene at Favored Chicken 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 Favored Chicken

What is Favored Chicken’s food hygiene rating?

Favored Chicken has a food hygiene rating of 0 out of 5 (Urgent improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 1 July 2026.

When was Favored Chicken last inspected?

Favored Chicken was last inspected by Sunderland on 1 July 2026.

Is a 0 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 0 out of 5 means urgent improvement was necessary - the lowest rating the Food Standards Agency gives.

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.