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The Street Easy food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Islington

The Street Easy holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The restaurant met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 28 January 2025, 17 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: The Street Easy, Ground Floor, 55 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QL

How it compares in Islington

In Islington, 64% of rated places manage a 5, so The Street Easy sits behind roughly 2,006 nearby businesses. 11% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Islington
5 out of 5 1,536 64%
4 out of 5 470 20%
3 out of 5 265 11% ← The Street Easy
2 out of 5 88 4%
1 out of 5 48 2%
0 out of 5 1 <1%

A further 179 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 The Street Easy 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 The Street Easy, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
1a Children's Centre Caring Premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 8 November 2024
3rd Generation Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 4 February 2022
1 Rebel Gym Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 4 June 2025
4YouExpress Retailers - other 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 23 April 2026
1930 Coffee Company Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 30 June 2026
45 White Lion Street Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 4 August 2022
2Northdown Pub/bar/nightclub 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 2 August 2018
24 Hour Food and Wine Retailers - other 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 28 April 2015

Questions about The Street Easy

What is The Street Easy's food hygiene rating?

The Street Easy has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Islington Council on 28 January 2025.

Is The Street Easy safe to eat at?

A 3 means the restaurant met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was The Street Easy last inspected?

The Street Easy was last inspected on 28 January 2025, 17 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Islington Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Street Easy?

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 "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does The Street Easy compare to other places in Islington?

64% of the 2,408 rated food businesses in Islington hold the top rating of 5, while The Street Easy holds a 3. 265 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Islington Council inspects The Street Easy 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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The Street Easy is one of 264 rated food businesses in Ground Floor. See every hygiene rating in Ground Floor

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