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Tops Pizza Express Tops Peri Peri Chicken food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Nottingham City

Tops Pizza Express Tops Peri Peri Chicken 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 5 March 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: 195 Alfreton Road, NG7 3NW

How it compares in Nottingham City

In Nottingham City, 90% of rated places manage a 5, so Tops Pizza Express Tops Peri Peri Chicken sits behind roughly 2,572 nearby businesses. 2% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Nottingham City
5 out of 5 2,404 90%
4 out of 5 168 6%
3 out of 5 58 2% ← Tops Pizza Express Tops Peri Peri Chicken
2 out of 5 12 <1%
1 out of 5 30 1%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 346 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 Tops Pizza Express Tops Peri Peri Chicken 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 Tops Pizza Express Tops Peri Peri Chicken, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
A Star Supermarket Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets at this address 5 - Very good 7 January 2026
Anatolian Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 19 October 2021
Ali's Fruit And Veg Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 14 February 2024
Alchemilla Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 1 May 2025
Angolan Women Voice Association UK CIC Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 28 January 2026
0115 Patty Co Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 10 September 2025
Afghan Restaurant Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 11 December 2025
Aldi Stores Ltd Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 9 February 2026

Questions about Tops Pizza Express Tops Peri Peri Chicken

What is Tops Pizza Express Tops Peri Peri Chicken's food hygiene rating?

Tops Pizza Express Tops Peri Peri Chicken has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Nottingham City Council on 5 March 2026.

Is Tops Pizza Express Tops Peri Peri Chicken 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 Tops Pizza Express Tops Peri Peri Chicken last inspected?

Tops Pizza Express Tops Peri Peri Chicken was last inspected on 5 March 2026, 4 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Nottingham City Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Tops Pizza Express Tops Peri Peri Chicken?

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 "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Tops Pizza Express Tops Peri Peri Chicken compare to other places in Nottingham City?

90% of the 2,674 rated food businesses in Nottingham City hold the top rating of 5, while Tops Pizza Express Tops Peri Peri Chicken holds a 3. 58 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Nottingham City Council inspects Tops Pizza Express Tops Peri Peri Chicken 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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