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Chengs food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · North Tyneside

Chengs holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the takeaway are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 26 November 2025, 7 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: 150/152, Whitley Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 2NA

How it compares in North Tyneside

In North Tyneside, 87% of rated places manage a 5, so Chengs sits behind roughly 1,250 nearby businesses. 8% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in North Tyneside
5 out of 5 1,250 87%
4 out of 5 118 8% ← Chengs
3 out of 5 43 3%
2 out of 5 18 1%
1 out of 5 11 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 68 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Chengs none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Chengs, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Burger Drop Whitley Bay Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 173 yards away 5 - Very good 16 December 2024
Albany Residential Care Home Caring Premises 254 yards away 5 - Very good 4 November 2025
CHAD Ltd Caring Premises 322 yards away 5 - Very good 5 September 2024
Blue Bramble At No 67 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 330 yards away 5 - Very good 3 February 2026
Barnardos Young People And Families Team Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 333 yards away 5 - Very good 28 October 2025
Baba Yaga's House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 353 yards away 5 - Very good 3 March 2026
Cafe Amsterdam Pub/bar/nightclub 393 yards away 5 - Very good 8 April 2024
Coble House Caring Premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 24 October 2025

Questions about Chengs

What is Chengs's food hygiene rating?

Chengs has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by North Tyneside Council on 26 November 2025.

Is Chengs safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this takeaway to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Chengs last inspected?

Chengs was last inspected on 26 November 2025, 7 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by North Tyneside Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Chengs?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Chengs compare to other places in North Tyneside?

87% of the 1,440 rated food businesses in North Tyneside hold the top rating of 5, while Chengs holds a 4. 118 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

North Tyneside Council inspects Chengs and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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More food hygiene ratings near here

Chengs is one of 280 rated food businesses in Whitley Bay. See every hygiene rating in Whitley Bay

North Tyneside inspects and rates 1,508 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in North Tyneside

The official record is held by the council: http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/

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