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REVEALED: The 12 food outlets in Bolton given a ZERO hygiene rating by Food Standards Agency.

TWELVE food outlets in Bolton currently have a zero rating for food hygiene — meaning urgent improvement is necessary.

There are also 89 outlets that have been slapped with the second lowest rating, a level one for food hygiene — with the Food Standards Agency stating that ‘major improvement’ is required.

But there is some good news for Bolton food fans, with 865 of Bolton’s 2,249 food outlets achieving the top rating of five for food hygiene after inspectors visited their businesses – 59 more than in summer 2015.

The figures come from the ‘Scores on the Doors’ website, which was introduced nationally in 2011 and displays the results of inspections by council environmental health officials.

There are a number of outlets across the borough that are either exempt from inspection or are currently awaiting inspection — so the results could be set to change soon.

In Bolton, it is the BL1 and BL3 post codes that have the biggest number of zero-rated food businesses — with four falling within each areas.

The lists below is based on inspections that appear on the national Scores on the Doors website following council inspections.

Visits from the authority occur at different times and some businesses may be waiting on upcoming inspections.

Some may have changed management or closed in the interim.
We will update our list in the coming months.

Bolton businesses with a zero food hygiene rating (according to scoresonthedoors.org.uk):

A M Mians 60 Great Moor Street, Bolton, BL1 1SN (Recently inspected - new rating coming soon)
Ashy's Chippery 214 Crescent Road, Bolton, BL3 2JU
Bolton Super Store 38 Egerton Street, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 7LE
Camel One 205-207 Derby Street, Bolton, BL3 6JT
Chic Chic Chicken Ltd85 Queensgate, Bolton, BL1 4EA
Golden Village22 Manchester Road, Kearsley, Bolton BL4 8NZ
Just JuliesUnit 3, Sandhurst Drive, Bolton BL2 6DZ
McCauleys79-83 Bradshawgate, Bolton, BL1 1QD
Naafiah Restaraunt201-203 Derby Street, Bolton, BL3 6JT
Red 2 Black Snooker HallUnit 3, Coe Street, Bolton BL3 6BU
The New Curry House148-150 Bradshawgate, Bolton, BL2 1BA
Valentino's288 Halliwell Road, Bolton, BL1 3QB

Bolton businesses with a level one food hygiene rating (according to scoresonthedoors.org.uk):

Adam & Sons61 Lena Street, Bolton, BL1 8LU
Al Noor Superstores Ltd232-234 Halliwell Road, Bolton, BL1 3QD
American Fried Chicken 77 Market Street, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 7NS
Apna Superstore 215 Fletcher Street, Bolton, BL3 6NG
Arabian Mist The Bunker, Gilnow Lane, Bolton BL3 5EL
Arabisque – Taboosh 18-20 Bank Street, Bolton, BL1 1TS Recently inspected - new rating coming soon
A Star Chippy289 Lever Street, Bolton, BL3 6PD
Bargain Booze 363 Deane Road, Bolton, BL3 5HL
Belmont House 128 Belmont Road, Bolton, BL1 7AN
Best One 198 Springfield Road, Kearsley, Bolton BL4 8LZ
BG Food Store 16 Athlone Avenue, Bolton, BL1 6QS
Bitza Pizza 824 Bury Road, Bolton, BL2 6PA
Bizzarro 72 Church Street, Little Lever, Bolton BL3 1BL
Bolton Halwa Centre 14 Fletcher Street, Bolton, BL3 6NF
Butty Box 152 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1 3AT
Chinese Chef 331 Bury Road, Bolton, BL2 6BB Recently inspected - new rating coming soon
Costcutter 166-168 Campbell Street, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 7HW
Curry Centre 68 Egerton Street, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 7LE
Daisy Hill Football Club Daisy Hill New Sirs, St James Street, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 2EB
Delight 214 Chorley New Road, Horwich, Bolton BL6 5NP
Dragon Capital 51 Higher Market Street, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 8HQ Recently inspected - new rating coming soon
European General Food Store 131-133 Deane Road, Bolton, BL3 5AG
Family BargainsUnit 2, Trinity Street, Bolton BL3 6DH
Finest FoodsGilnow Road, Bolton, BL1 4LL
Fultons 7 Pavilion Square, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 3AJ
Gafoor Grocers 138-140 Deane Road, Bolton, BL3 5DL
Gilnow Chipps 3 Gilnow Road, Bolton, BL1 4LH Recently inspected - new rating coming soon
Goa Balti Spice 168 Chorley New Road, Horwich, Bolton BL6 5QW
Golden Dragon 112 Market Street, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 9AE
Gourmet Burger Kitchen Unit 5, The Market Place, Bolton BL1 2AL
Grill 'N' Greens 119 Deansgate, Bolton, BL1 1HA
Halal Meat and Continental Food 198 Deane Road, Bolton, BL3 5DP
Halliwell Café 465 Halliwell Road, Bolton, BL1 8DB
Happy Family 247 Halliwell Road, Bolton, BL1 3NT Recently inspected - new rating coming soon
Happy House 659 Bury Road, Bolton, BL2 6HR
Happy Kitchen 1 Bridgeman Street, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 7PR
Hardy Hall 51-53 Church Street, Little Lever, Bolton BL3 1BL
Junes Homebake 326 St Helens Road, Bolton, BL3 3RP
K2 Chippy Ltd 166 Halliwell Road, Bolton, BL1 3QN Recently inspected - new rating coming soon
Kabana Bolton Market, Stall F2, Ashburner Street, Bolton BL1 1TQ
Kani Restaurant 148 Derby Street, Bolton, BL3 6JR
Kearsley Cricket Club Springfield Road, Kearsley, Bolton BL4 8LA
Kebabish Chippy 141 Eskrick Street, Bolton, BL1 3JB
L & B Restaurant 162 Derby Street, Bolton, BL3 6JR
Little India 582 Blackburn Road, Bolton, BL1 7AL
Little Italy 526 Blackburn Road, Bolton, BL1 8NW
Lucky Star 262 Deane Road, Bolton, BL3 5HP
Madina Halal Meat Superstore 198 Crescent Road, Bolton, BL3 2JU
Main Room 335 Chorley New Road, Horwich, Bolton BL6 5PP
Makka Halal Meat & Fish Store 108 St Helens Road, Bolton, BL3 3PJ
Manchester Superstore (Bolton) Limited Cannon Street, Bolton, BL3 5BP
Mashs Peri-Peri Chicken 204 Deane Road, Bolton, BL3 5DP
M Kidd at The Grapes 47 Market Street, Stoneclough Radcliffe, Bolton M26 1HF
Mohammed Halal Meat Shop Stall A4, A5 Ashburner Street Market, Ashburner Street, Bolton BL1 1TQ
Mr Fred Brandwood Shop 8, Ashburner Street Market, Ashburner Street, Bolton BL1 1TQ
Mumbai Indian Restaurant 137-141 Chorley New Road, Horwich, Bolton BL6 5QF
Nabzy's 166-168 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1 3BA
ONL Chinese Takeaway 251 Lee Lane, Horwich, Bolton BL6 7JL
Prego 310 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1 4JU Recently inspected - new rating coming soon
Premier Store 125-127 St James Street, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 9SL
Prices 96 Church Street, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 3RZ
Roma Chippy 547a Chorley New Road, Horwich, Bolton BL6 6JZ
Russells Bistro 10 Corporation Street, Bolton, BL1 2AN
Sanghani Stores 71 Halshaw Lane, Kearsley, Bolton BL4 8DD
Sea Breeze 852 Bury Road, Bolton, BL2 6NY
Shahids Bangladesh Rest 310 Manchester Road, Bolton, BL3 2QS
Shimla Indian Restaurant 510 Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton BL7 9DX
Shree News 148 Winchester Way, Bolton, BL2 5AG
Sorento 179 Albert Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 9HZ Recently inspected - new rating coming soon
Speedy Gonzales 2 Tonge Old Road, Bolton, BL2 6BH
SSQ Chippy & Fast Food 38 Higher Swan Lane, Bolton, BL3 3AJ
Syd's Chippy & Grill 192 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1 3BG
Taj Mahal 39 Derby Street, Bolton, BL3 6HE
Tex Mex 270 Deane Road, Bolton, BL3 5HP
Thailand Café 66 Bridge Street, Bolton, BL1 2EF
The Alexandra Catering Company 619-621 Hindley Road, Westhoughton, Bolton WN2 4EX
The Fat Pig 646 Manchester Road, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 3JD
The Old Vicarage Ivy Bank Road, Bolton, BL1 7EQ
The Royal Cafe15 Knowsley Street, Bolton, BL1 2AS
The Steak Out Bus Bolton BL3 5DL
Tornado Food House 844 Bury Road, Bolton, BL2 6PA
Town Café 9 Deansgate, Bolton, BL1 1HH
Trinity Cafe & African Restaurant 126 Newport Street, Bolton, BL3 6AB
Trojan 14 Higher Market Street, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 9AJ
Tung Sing 24 Glynne Street, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 7DY
Viro Halal Meat and Grocer 254 Rishton Lane, Bolton, BL3 2EH
Volcano 27 Lowndes Street, Bolton, BL1 4PZ
Weavers Arms 8 Brunel Street, Bolton, BL1 8AS
Ye Olde Bakers Shoppe Ashburner Street Market, Ashburner Street, Bolton BL1 1TQ

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Jeez, Sluffy. I never considered Bolton and district to be denizens of haute cusine but that list scares the bejesus out of me. Seems a lot of zero and one gradings. Have to look at UK wide to see if it's a bigger problem. Environmental health seem to have lost the will to act.

I read that the new Gourmet burger place in the vaults got a 1 because they allowed burgers to be cooked rare and they didn't like that. I personally wouldn't have a rare burger but if the customer requests it then that's up to them isn't it? They've stopped doing it now so i presume the rating would go up now

There's also a few in my old stomping ground of Chorley Old Road which isn't a surprise

Bloody hell! 

If I still lived in Bolton I'd be eating in.

boltonbonce wrote:Bloody hell! 

If I still lived in Bolton I'd be eating in.

Me too! My fave eaterie in Bolton was Angelo's Italian restaurant but since he got nicked for interfering with his waitresses I have given it the swerve.

There used to be a Chinese over the Armadale centre that got done for alsation in the freezer.
In the early seventies, when I was but a lad, Tams on Chorley Old Road got done for cock roaches in the shop.
Not long after when visiting on a Saturday night in an underage inebriated state, one of my mates asked the Chinese guy in the shop to put some batter on a moth that was loitering on the wall! He wasn't too amused but we were.

Soul Kitchen wrote:There used to be a Chinese over the Armadale centre that got done for alsation in the freezer.

I remember this but some years later was told it was an urban myth.  I'd heard that someone in the know found a bone in the chicken soup and recognised it as not being chicken. Seemed real at the time though.

Was there any lard in the fridge?

Anyone remember Cambrian soft drinks?

boltonbonce wrote:Anyone remember Cambrian soft drinks?

Sort of.

I remember 'pop' lorries.  



I think you could even buy bottles from them - although we didn't.

I remember Cambrian Soft Drinks mostly because they took over the Magee Marshall brewery just off Derby Street.



My dad loved his pint of Magee's and said it was never the same since they merged with Marshall's - before my time that must have been.

According to my dad Magee's was Bolton's only brewery and it was lost because of the keg beer revolution (Watney's red barrel being one advert I can remember about that time) and Greenhall Whittley (shite) and Tetley (just about acceptable) both being brewed at massive brewery's in Warrington - became the norm - until the more recent micro-breweries started to pop up.

I don't feel I've answered your question though.

Sorry.

No problem Sluffy. I seem to remember Cambrian sponsored us in a small way in the 70's,but I've been struggling to remember drinking any of the stuff.
Corona certainly strike a chord. They used to come round every Saturday,until they were usurped by a firm called Alpine,who sold cheaper pop,and had a wider range of flavours.
Alpine ginger beer in a big stone jug was a particular luxury for us kids.
Magee's is another memory jogger.

i remember the Alpine lorry coming to our house every week in the late 70's/early 80's and drinking dandelion and burdock and other exotic flavours 

I do remember Greenall Whitley beer, they were still around (just)when i started going to pubs, it was shite apart from one called Festival i think?

I've had this song stuck in my head for 30 years.

Halliwell Lodge used to be a Greenalls pub didn't it Breaders? I lived about 200 yards from it on the road next to the bowling green.

Yeah, I think it was.

Had some good nights in there. And the Lion.

And the Legion on Chorley New Rd for some bizarre reason, despite never having served in the military......

My mates dad used tomanage the Gibraltar Rock (?) on Deane road, and then moved to the pub that is on the junctionof the Chorley Old and New road, (buggered if I can remember the name).

Bloody hell ! I've just looked at (what was) the pub, and its closed up, and now under, or was under, the name of Smudge's restaurant. It used to be a really nice place.

when i was going there Glos it was the Crofters but it's been closed for years now. We used to go in the Vic on Chorley Old Road and do a mini tour of the Kings, Sally Up Steps and then down to the Crofters and back up again 

boltonbonce wrote:...another memory jogger.

That used to be the bus station before Moor Lane was developed.

It was roughly where the Octagon and the car park is now.

I remember catching the 82 bus from there many times to go up Daubhill to visit my aunt who lived up there.

The building at the back with the Magee sign had something to do with the civil service and my grandma worked there.

Long time ago now though.

As I remember it the Crofters wasn't on the actual junction (i.e. top of St George's) but off to the right as you leave town somewhere between Vernon St and what is now Topp Way.