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Home-Made Takeaway food hygiene rating

Takeaway/sandwich shop · Westmorland and Furness

Home-Made Takeaway 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 16 October 2025, 8 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: 1 Main Street, LA11 7LA

How it compares in Westmorland and Furness

In Westmorland and Furness, 86% of rated places manage a 5, so Home-Made Takeaway sits behind roughly 2,659 nearby businesses. 3% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Westmorland and Furness
5 out of 5 2,390 86%
4 out of 5 269 10%
3 out of 5 86 3% ← Home-Made Takeaway
2 out of 5 17 1%
1 out of 5 9 <1%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 387 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 Home-Made Takeaway 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 Home-Made Takeaway, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Cockles Convenience Store Takeaway/sandwich shop 127 yards away 5 - Very good 30 January 2024
Hope and Anchor Pub/bar/nightclub 200 yards away 5 - Very good 26 April 2023
Flounders Takeaway/sandwich shop 200 yards away 3 - Generally satisfactory 10 April 2025
Flookburgh CE Primary School School/college/university 203 yards away 5 - Very good 11 February 2026
Spud Ladies Takeaway/sandwich shop 210 yards away 5 - Very good 23 March 2026
Bridge House Caring Premises 343 yards away 4 - Good 24 June 2025
Brooke Supplies - In the Garden Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 343 yards away 5 - Very good 23 March 2026
C S Drinks Ltd Distributors/Transporters 343 yards away Exempt

Questions about Home-Made Takeaway

What is Home-Made Takeaway's food hygiene rating?

Home-Made Takeaway has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Westmorland and Furness Council on 16 October 2025.

Is Home-Made Takeaway 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 Home-Made Takeaway last inspected?

Home-Made Takeaway was last inspected on 16 October 2025, 8 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Westmorland and Furness Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Home-Made Takeaway?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", 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 Home-Made Takeaway compare to other places in Westmorland and Furness?

86% of the 2,771 rated food businesses in Westmorland and Furness hold the top rating of 5, while Home-Made Takeaway holds a 3. 86 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Westmorland and Furness Council inspects Home-Made Takeaway 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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Home-Made Takeaway is one of 22 rated food businesses in Flookburgh. See every hygiene rating in Flookburgh

Westmorland and Furness inspects and rates 3,158 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Westmorland and Furness

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