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Food Stop/City Pizza & Grill food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Lincoln City

Food Stop/City Pizza & Grill 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 3 December 2025, 7 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: 17 Clasketgate, Lincoln, LN2 1JJ

How it compares in Lincoln City

In Lincoln City, 94% of rated places manage a 5, so Food Stop/City Pizza & Grill sits behind roughly 949 nearby businesses. 4% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Lincoln City
5 out of 5 949 94%
4 out of 5 40 4% ← Food Stop/City Pizza & Grill
3 out of 5 13 1%
2 out of 5 2 <1%
1 out of 5 6 1%
0 out of 5 4 <1%

A further 96 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 Food Stop/City Pizza & Grill 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 Food Stop/City Pizza & Grill, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Beyond Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 57 yards away 5 - Very good 11 September 2025
Bubble Avenue Takeaway/sandwich shop 72 yards away 5 - Very good 1 December 2025
24/7 Express Retailers - other 78 yards away 5 - Very good 10 October 2025
24/7 Top Stop Ltd Retailers - other 91 yards away 5 - Very good 4 September 2024
Body Lipo Retailers - other 108 yards away 5 - Very good 3 May 2018
Admiral Retailers - other 111 yards away 5 - Very good 21 November 2023
Akedo Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 134 yards away 5 - Very good 25 April 2024
Be at One Lincoln Pub/bar/nightclub 139 yards away 5 - Very good 2 December 2025

Questions about Food Stop/City Pizza & Grill

What is Food Stop/City Pizza & Grill's food hygiene rating?

Food Stop/City Pizza & Grill has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Lincoln City Council on 3 December 2025.

Is Food Stop/City Pizza & Grill 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 Food Stop/City Pizza & Grill last inspected?

Food Stop/City Pizza & Grill was last inspected on 3 December 2025, 7 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Lincoln City Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Food Stop/City Pizza & Grill?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very 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 Food Stop/City Pizza & Grill compare to other places in Lincoln City?

94% of the 1,014 rated food businesses in Lincoln City hold the top rating of 5, while Food Stop/City Pizza & Grill holds a 4. 40 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Lincoln City Council inspects Food Stop/City Pizza & Grill 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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