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The Kitchen food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Wigan

The Kitchen holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the takeaway 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 6 May 2026, 2 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: 395 Ormskirk Road, Wigan, WN5 9DH

How it compares in Wigan

In Wigan, 54% of rated places manage a 5, so The Kitchen sits behind roughly 1,256 nearby businesses. 23% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Wigan
5 out of 5 1,256 54%
4 out of 5 527 23% ← The Kitchen
3 out of 5 369 16%
2 out of 5 108 5%
1 out of 5 64 3%
0 out of 5 5 <1%

A further 232 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 The Kitchen 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 The Kitchen, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Berkeley House Caring Premises 149 yards away 5 - Very good 23 March 2026
Asda Express Pemberton PFS Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 26 March 2024
Alexandra Grange And Berkely Park Caring Premises 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 19 January 2026
Cult Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 26 February 2026
Asda Express Warrington Road PFS Retailers - other 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 25 November 2024
England & Sons Retailers - other 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 14 January 2025
Corleone pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 4 September 2025
Aldi Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 24 April 2023

Questions about The Kitchen

What is The Kitchen's food hygiene rating?

The Kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Wigan Council on 6 May 2026.

Is The Kitchen 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 takeaway to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was The Kitchen last inspected?

The Kitchen was last inspected on 6 May 2026, 2 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Wigan Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Kitchen?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", 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 The Kitchen compare to other places in Wigan?

54% of the 2,329 rated food businesses in Wigan hold the top rating of 5, while The Kitchen holds a 4. 527 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Wigan Council inspects The Kitchen 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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