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Mahmoods food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Bradford

Mahmoods holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the restaurant 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 12 May 2025, 14 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: 83 Low Street, Keighley, BD21 3QP

How it compares in Bradford

In Bradford, 72% of rated places manage a 5, so Mahmoods sits behind roughly 2,942 nearby businesses. 17% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Bradford
5 out of 5 2,942 72%
4 out of 5 682 17% ← Mahmoods
3 out of 5 306 8%
2 out of 5 103 3%
1 out of 5 41 1%
0 out of 5 5 <1%

A further 554 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 Mahmoods 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 Mahmoods, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Dollie Daydreams Retailers - other 37 yards away 5 - Very good 23 January 2025
Farmfoods Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 49 yards away 5 - Very good 13 January 2025
Coco Keighley Takeaway/sandwich shop 80 yards away 5 - Very good 22 December 2025
Aldi Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 99 yards away 5 - Very good 8 March 2025
Boltmakers Arms (wet sales only) Pub/bar/nightclub 118 yards away 5 - Very good 22 March 2023
Cafe Incontro Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 126 yards away 5 - Very good 23 February 2026
Cricketers Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 134 yards away 5 - Very good 11 August 2021
B&M Retailers - other 154 yards away 5 - Very good 29 November 2016

Questions about Mahmoods

What is Mahmoods's food hygiene rating?

Mahmoods has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Bradford Council on 12 May 2025.

Is Mahmoods 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 restaurant to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Mahmoods last inspected?

Mahmoods was last inspected on 12 May 2025, 14 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Bradford Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Mahmoods?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "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 Mahmoods compare to other places in Bradford?

72% of the 4,079 rated food businesses in Bradford hold the top rating of 5, while Mahmoods holds a 4. 682 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Bradford Council inspects Mahmoods 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

Mahmoods is one of 507 rated food businesses in Keighley. See every hygiene rating in Keighley

Bradford inspects and rates 4,633 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Bradford

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

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