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The Fat Olive Restaurant food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Wigan

The Fat Olive Restaurant holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The restaurant 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 12 December 2024, 19 months ago. That is getting on for the longest gap councils usually leave, so the score may not reflect how the business is run today.

Address: 13 Upper Dicconson Street, Wigan, WN1 2AD

How it compares in Wigan

In Wigan, 54% of rated places manage a 5, so The Fat Olive Restaurant sits behind roughly 1,782 nearby businesses. 16% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Wigan
5 out of 5 1,256 54%
4 out of 5 526 23%
3 out of 5 370 16% ← The Fat Olive Restaurant
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 Fat Olive Restaurant 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 Fat Olive Restaurant, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Bread Basket Retailers - other 240 yards away 5 - Very good 8 April 2026
Cafe Santos Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 254 yards away 5 - Very good 25 March 2026
Avid Sweets Retailers - other 330 yards away 5 - Very good 20 October 2022
Buzz Bingo Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 350 yards away 5 - Very good 3 March 2025
Caffe Nero Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 388 yards away 5 - Very good 3 March 2025
Cuppa Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 407 yards away 5 - Very good 10 June 2026
Cafe@Adrenaline Escape Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 27 June 2025
Boots Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 27 April 2023

Questions about The Fat Olive Restaurant

What is The Fat Olive Restaurant's food hygiene rating?

The Fat Olive Restaurant has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Wigan Council on 12 December 2024.

Is The Fat Olive Restaurant safe to eat at?

A 3 means the restaurant 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 The Fat Olive Restaurant last inspected?

The Fat Olive Restaurant was last inspected on 12 December 2024, 19 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 Fat Olive Restaurant?

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 The Fat Olive Restaurant compare to other places in Wigan?

54% of the 2,329 rated food businesses in Wigan hold the top rating of 5, while The Fat Olive Restaurant holds a 3. 370 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Wigan Council inspects The Fat Olive Restaurant 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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