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Desserts To Home / Loaded Burgers & Kebab / Shakes N Cookies food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Harlow

Desserts To Home / Loaded Burgers & Kebab / Shakes N Cookies holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The takeaway 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 13 August 2025, 11 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: Units 6, Advance House Business Mews, Central Road, CM20 2ST

How it compares in Harlow

In Harlow, 81% of rated places manage a 5, so Desserts To Home / Loaded Burgers & Kebab / Shakes N Cookies sits behind roughly 575 nearby businesses. 4% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Harlow
5 out of 5 497 81%
4 out of 5 78 13%
3 out of 5 25 4% ← Desserts To Home / Loaded Burgers & Kebab / Shakes N Cookies
2 out of 5 4 1%
1 out of 5 5 1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 76 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 Desserts To Home / Loaded Burgers & Kebab / Shakes N Cookies 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 Desserts To Home / Loaded Burgers & Kebab / Shakes N Cookies, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Cornish Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 282 yards away 5 - Very good 12 December 2025
Barserve Co Ltd Mobile caterer 336 yards away 5 - Very good 3 July 2019
Dee Dees Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 348 yards away 5 - Very good 30 May 2025
Costa At Tesco Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 7 March 2017
Card Factory Retailers - other 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 21 October 2025
Carlucie Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 18 December 2024
Cineworld Cinemas Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 30 January 2026
Costa Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 25 August 2021

Questions about Desserts To Home / Loaded Burgers & Kebab / Shakes N Cookies

What is Desserts To Home / Loaded Burgers & Kebab / Shakes N Cookies's food hygiene rating?

Desserts To Home / Loaded Burgers & Kebab / Shakes N Cookies has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Harlow Council on 13 August 2025.

Is Desserts To Home / Loaded Burgers & Kebab / Shakes N Cookies safe to eat at?

A 3 means the takeaway 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 Desserts To Home / Loaded Burgers & Kebab / Shakes N Cookies last inspected?

Desserts To Home / Loaded Burgers & Kebab / Shakes N Cookies was last inspected on 13 August 2025, 11 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Harlow Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Desserts To Home / Loaded Burgers & Kebab / Shakes N Cookies?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", 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 Desserts To Home / Loaded Burgers & Kebab / Shakes N Cookies compare to other places in Harlow?

81% of the 611 rated food businesses in Harlow hold the top rating of 5, while Desserts To Home / Loaded Burgers & Kebab / Shakes N Cookies holds a 3. 25 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Harlow Council inspects Desserts To Home / Loaded Burgers & Kebab / Shakes N Cookies 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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