Food hygiene ratings in Grays

Q: How many food businesses in Grays have a hygiene rating?

262 food businesses in Grays have a published food hygiene rating, inspected by Thurrock Council. 240 currently hold a score from 0 to 5.

Q: What is a typical food hygiene rating in Grays?

56% of rated businesses in Grays hold a 5, the top score. A 5 is therefore the norm rather than a distinction, which is why anything lower is worth a second look.

Q: Are there any badly rated places in Grays?

10 food businesses in Grays hold a rating of 2 or below, including 1 rated 0 and 5 rated 1. A low rating is not a closure order, the business is required to fix what the inspector found.

Q: Who inspects food businesses in Grays?

Environmental health officers at Thurrock Council carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the result.

There are 262 food businesses in Grays with a published hygiene rating, restaurants, takeaways, pubs, cafes, shops and school and care kitchens, all inspected by Thurrock Council. A further 22 are awaiting a first inspection, or are exempt because they handle too little food to score.

Hygiene standards in Grays

56% of rated businesses in Grays hold the top score of 5, and 83% hold a 4 or better. 10 businesses score 2 or below, meaning an inspector found problems they are required to fix.

Across Thurrock as a whole, 71% of rated food businesses hold a 5. Grays does worse, by 15 percentage points, so it is worth checking a specific place rather than assuming.

How the 240 rated businesses in Grays score
5 out of 5	134	56%
4 out of 5	65	27%
3 out of 5	31	13%
2 out of 5	4	2%
1 out of 5	5	2%
0 out of 5	1	<1%

Lowest-rated places in Grays

Business	Rating	Inspected
Dhillons Fish And Chips Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen	0 - Urgent improvement necessary	19 December 2025
Elif Food Centre Retailers - other	1 - Major improvement necessary	30 December 2025
NKS Supermarket Retailers - other	1 - Major improvement necessary	21 February 2026
Prep2urstep Other catering premises	1 - Major improvement necessary	11 February 2026
Ronab Retailers - other	1 - Major improvement necessary	3 January 2026
Tat's Kitchen Mobile caterer	1 - Major improvement necessary	15 May 2026
All In One Express Retailers - other	2 - Some improvement necessary	26 June 2025
Omar Halal Meat And Groceries Retailers - other	2 - Some improvement necessary	3 January 2026
Rozee Bar Group - The Wharf Pub/bar/nightclub	2 - Some improvement necessary	14 February 2026
Urbanstack Takeaway/sandwich shop	2 - Some improvement necessary	15 May 2026

A low rating is not a closure order, the business is required to fix what the inspector found. What a low rating means →

Questions about food hygiene in Grays

How many food businesses in Grays have a hygiene rating?

262 food businesses in Grays have a published food hygiene rating, inspected by Thurrock Council. 240 currently hold a score from 0 to 5.

What is a typical food hygiene rating in Grays?

56% of rated businesses in Grays hold a 5, the top score. A 5 is therefore the norm rather than a distinction, which is why anything lower is worth a second look.

Are there any badly rated places in Grays?

10 food businesses in Grays hold a rating of 2 or below, including 1 rated 0 and 5 rated 1. A low rating is not a closure order, the business is required to fix what the inspector found.

Who inspects food businesses in Grays?

Environmental health officers at Thurrock Council carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the result.

Nearby towns in Thurrock

West Thurrock 137 places
Stanford le Hope 79 places
South Ockendon 79 places
Tilbury 66 places
Corringham 52 places
Chadwell St Mary 35 places
Aveley 34 places
Purfleet-on-Thames 27 places

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Food businesses in Grays

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Data from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Towns are derived from the addresses each council publishes.