Smokies

Pontefract

Heads up: Smokies no longer shows up in the latest Food Standards Agency data for Wakefield. It may have closed, changed its name or moved. The rating below is the last one the FSA published for it.

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

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

The breakdown

Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 3 May 2018 by Wakefield.

What does this rating mean?

Smokies in Pontefract 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?

41 Kirkby Road,
Hemsworth,
Pontefract,
WF9 4BA

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

Who inspects Smokies?

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

Questions about Smokies

What is Smokies’s food hygiene rating?

Smokies has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 3 May 2018.

When was Smokies last inspected?

Smokies was last inspected by Wakefield on 3 May 2018.

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.

Has Smokies closed down?

Smokies no longer appears in the latest Food Standards Agency data for Wakefield, which usually means it has closed, changed name or moved. The rating shown here is the last one the FSA published for it.