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Pinchito food hygiene rating

Other catering premises · East Cambridgeshire

Pinchito holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the business 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 15 August 2024, 22 months ago. That is getting on for the longest gap councils usually leave, so the score may not reflect how the business is run today.

How it compares in East Cambridgeshire

In East Cambridgeshire, 83% of rated places manage a 5, so Pinchito sits behind roughly 579 nearby businesses. 9% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in East Cambridgeshire
5 out of 5 579 83%
4 out of 5 65 9% ← Pinchito
3 out of 5 34 5%
2 out of 5 14 2%
1 out of 5 5 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 91 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 Pinchito 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.

Questions about Pinchito

What is Pinchito's food hygiene rating?

Pinchito has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by East Cambridgeshire Council on 15 August 2024.

Is Pinchito 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 business to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Pinchito last inspected?

Pinchito was last inspected on 15 August 2024, 22 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by East Cambridgeshire Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Pinchito?

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 "very good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Pinchito compare to other places in East Cambridgeshire?

83% of the 697 rated food businesses in East Cambridgeshire hold the top rating of 5, while Pinchito holds a 4. 65 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

East Cambridgeshire Council inspects Pinchito 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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East Cambridgeshire inspects and rates 788 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in East Cambridgeshire

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