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Hit Coffee food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Leeds

Hit Coffee 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 18 February 2026, 4 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: 1A Station Road, Cross Gates, Leeds, LS15 8BZ

How it compares in Leeds

In Leeds, 75% of rated places manage a 5, so Hit Coffee sits behind roughly 4,253 nearby businesses. 19% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Leeds
5 out of 5 4,253 75%
4 out of 5 1,107 19% ← Hit Coffee
3 out of 5 229 4%
2 out of 5 54 1%
1 out of 5 39 1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 1,710 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 Hit Coffee 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 Hit Coffee, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Cafe Flowers Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 295 yards away 5 - Very good 14 May 2024
Charles Henry Roe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 398 yards away 5 - Very good 20 June 2025
Bengal Lounge Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 4 June 2025
China Gate Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 3 December 2025
Altalia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 12 August 2025
Brown Cow Pub/bar/nightclub 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 3 July 2025
A1 News And Mini Market Retailers - other 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 27 September 2023
Bar Tat Sports Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 18 February 2022

Questions about Hit Coffee

What is Hit Coffee's food hygiene rating?

Hit Coffee has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Leeds Council on 18 February 2026.

Is Hit Coffee 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 Hit Coffee last inspected?

Hit Coffee was last inspected on 18 February 2026, 4 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Leeds Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Hit Coffee?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", 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 Hit Coffee compare to other places in Leeds?

75% of the 5,682 rated food businesses in Leeds hold the top rating of 5, while Hit Coffee holds a 4. 1,107 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Leeds Council inspects Hit Coffee 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

Hit Coffee is one of 74 rated food businesses in Cross Gates. See every hygiene rating in Cross Gates

Leeds inspects and rates 7,392 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Leeds

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

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