Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Watford

YO!

Watford

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

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

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 13 August 2025 by Watford.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for YO!, from January 2019 to August 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 YO!.

Food hygiene rating history for YO!
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
29 January 2019	5 / 5	Very good
13 August 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

YO! in Watford 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?

Intu Watford,
306 The Harlequin,
Watford,
WD17 2AU

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

Who inspects YO!?

Food hygiene at YO! is inspected by Watford, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.watford.gov.uk/foodhygieneratings or [email protected].

Questions about YO!

What is YO!’s food hygiene rating?

YO! has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 13 August 2025.

When was YO! last inspected?

YO! was last inspected by Watford on 13 August 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.