Bolton: New five star rating for Little Italy Cuisine

Earlier this month, The Bolton News reported that Little Italy Cuisine in Blackburn Road, Astley Bridge, had been one handed down a critical one star hygiene review by the Food Standards Agency.

But now owner Nadeem Abbas says he has taken action and has been rewarded with a new five star rating in a follow up inspection.

Mr Abbas compared the action he's taken to an episode of Kitchen Nightmares, where Gordon Ramsay turns restaurants fortunes around.

He said: “It’s unfortunate, we let our guard down but I’ve gone in there I’ve looked at it and it was like Gordon Ramsay, the way we’ve gone in there.

“We’ve turned it round and now I like to think we’re one of the cleanest places in Bolton.”

The pizzeria was awarded a new five star rating (Image: Food Hygiene)

He added: “Even to begin with it wasn’t about hygiene it was more about documents.

“It wasn’t about scrubbing floors or anything like that it was more just making sure that we had the forms in properly on time.

“But like I say we’ve taken it on board, we’ve learned from it and I think we’ve really come back better and stronger for it now.”

The pizzeria has managed to score a new improved hygiene rating (Image: Nadeem Abbas)

The Food Standards Agency carries out inspections on all kinds of venues that serve or sell food and drinks all over the country.

These can range from large companies to small independent businesses, which are then awarded a certain number of stars out of five.

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Businesses deemed to score the best are awarded five stars, and can often be seen proudly displaying their ratings on doors and windows, while those judged to be failing can be given one or even zero star ratings.

Ratings are then made available publicly on the Food Standards Agency’s website, allowing would-be customers to look at hygiene standards for themselves.

In Little Italy Cuisine’s case, the initial inspection report had been compiled on May 2 this year before featuring in a Bolton News article on June 9.

Mr Abbas says that it was this that prompted him to take action and ensure that a follow up inspection, which was carried out just last week on Wednesday June 21, would lead to a better result.