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Dough What food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Leicester City

Dough What holds a 5, the highest food hygiene rating there is. At its last inspection the restaurant met every standard the inspector checked, with nothing needing attention.

The rating: 5 - Very good

The rating dates from 26 March 2024, more than 2 years ago. A lot can change in a kitchen in that time, and a rating this old says more about the business then than now. Councils prioritise re-inspecting higher-risk premises, so a long gap often means the business is considered low-risk.

Address: 4 King Street, Leicester, LE1 6RJ

How it compares in Leicester City

That puts Dough What among the 2,262 places in Leicester City holding top marks, 73% of everywhere the council rates. A 5 is the norm here rather than the exception, so it is the rating to expect, not to be impressed by.

Every rated food business in Leicester City
5 out of 5 2,262 73% ← Dough What
4 out of 5 427 14%
3 out of 5 294 9%
2 out of 5 76 2%
1 out of 5 42 1%
0 out of 5 5 <1%

A further 247 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 Dough What 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 Dough What, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
200 Degrees Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 194 yards away 5 - Very good 29 February 2024
99 Pizza&Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 308 yards away 5 - Very good 28 October 2025
And Kith Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 339 yards away 5 - Very good 14 August 2024
Andrew Sykes Butchers Retailers - other 355 yards away 5 - Very good 31 May 2024
45 West Pub/bar/nightclub 395 yards away 5 - Very good 7 August 2024
Afrikana Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 435 yards away 5 - Very good 6 February 2024
33 Cank Street Pub/bar/nightclub 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 18 October 2023
Al Feena Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 10 November 2023

Questions about Dough What

What is Dough What's food hygiene rating?

Dough What has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good), given by Leicester City Council on 26 March 2024.

Is Dough What safe to eat at?

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

When was Dough What last inspected?

Dough What was last inspected on 26 March 2024, more than 2 years ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Leicester City Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Dough What?

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

How does Dough What compare to other places in Leicester City?

73% of the 3,106 rated food businesses in Leicester City hold the top rating of 5, and Dough What is one of them.

Who decides the rating?

Leicester City Council inspects Dough What 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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