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Pina Loca food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Wirral

Pina Loca 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 21 March 2025, 15 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: 24 Allport Lane, Bromborough, CH62 7HP

How it compares in Wirral

In Wirral, 72% of rated places manage a 5, so Pina Loca sits behind roughly 1,596 nearby businesses. 17% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Wirral
5 out of 5 1,596 72%
4 out of 5 366 17% ← Pina Loca
3 out of 5 177 8%
2 out of 5 36 2%
1 out of 5 27 1%
0 out of 5 5 <1%

A further 113 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 Pina Loca 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 Pina Loca, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 17 yards away 5 - Very good 6 June 2018
Bromborough Wine Retailers - other 28 yards away 5 - Very good 24 March 2022
Coffee King Express Takeaway/sandwich shop 41 yards away 5 - Very good 23 July 2024
Bello Dessert Takeaway/sandwich shop 117 yards away 5 - Very good 16 June 2025
Bello Neapolitan Takeaway/sandwich shop 117 yards away 5 - Very good 16 June 2025
Burnt Toast and Wellies Retailers - other 122 yards away 5 - Very good 23 June 2021
Bromborough Paints&Building Supplies Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 132 yards away 5 - Very good 11 April 2019
Bromborough Post Office Retailers - other 137 yards away 5 - Very good 8 August 2018

Questions about Pina Loca

What is Pina Loca's food hygiene rating?

Pina Loca has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Wirral Council on 21 March 2025.

Is Pina Loca 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 Pina Loca last inspected?

Pina Loca was last inspected on 21 March 2025, 15 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Wirral Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Pina Loca?

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 Pina Loca compare to other places in Wirral?

72% of the 2,207 rated food businesses in Wirral hold the top rating of 5, while Pina Loca holds a 4. 366 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Wirral Council inspects Pina Loca 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

Pina Loca is one of 137 rated food businesses in Bromborough. See every hygiene rating in Bromborough

Wirral inspects and rates 2,320 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Wirral

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

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