'Very unfair' - Yorkshire takeaway hits out as one-star food hygiene rating
A Yorkshire takeaway has been told to improve its level of food hygiene after being handed a one-star rating.
A spokesperson for Parmo House, on Beaumont Road, in Middlesbrough, has described the rating as “unfair” and said they were due a re-inspection and were confident of improving their score.
The inspection took place on December 11, 2025 and found the cleanliness and condition of the facilities and the building were “generally satisfactory”.
This measure takes into account the layout of the building as well as hand washing facilities and pest control.
However, the level of hygienic food handling, which looks at preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage, was deemed to require improvement.
And a rating of “major improvement necessary” was given to the takeaway’s management of food safety.
This looks at the system or checks in place to ensure that food sold is safe to eat.
This category also seeks evidence that staff know about food safety, and requires the food safety officer to have confidence that standards will be maintained in future.
The overall rating of one is taken from a scale of zero to five, whereby zero is the worst possible rating and five is the best.
A spokesperson for the Parmo House said: “We thought it was very unfair… I believe they will be coming again because we paid extra for them to come and review it again, properly this time, and I hope they can give a fair judgement.”
The marking criteria is maintained by the Food Standards Agency and a Middlesbrough Council spokesman confirmed that the environmental health team is scheduled to revisit the business.
The business’ online menu shows that along with Teesside’s most renowned delicacy, Parmo House also sells pizzas, burgers, omelettes and kebabs.