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Shish food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Redbridge

Shish 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 14 March 2025, 15 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: 23a The Broadway, IG8 0HQ

How it compares in Redbridge

In Redbridge, 66% of rated places manage a 5, so Shish sits behind roughly 1,176 nearby businesses. 15% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Redbridge
5 out of 5 1,176 66%
4 out of 5 269 15% ← Shish
3 out of 5 209 12%
2 out of 5 38 2%
1 out of 5 84 5%
0 out of 5 5 <1%

A further 371 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 Shish 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 Shish, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Aroma supermarket Retailers - other 27 yards away 5 - Very good 7 October 2024
Belgique (Woodford) Ltd Retailers - other 55 yards away 5 - Very good 23 September 2025
Bread and Marmalade Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 154 yards away 5 - Very good 16 June 2026
Avon House School School/college/university 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 12 June 2025
Bridge Supermarket Retailers - other 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 29 October 2018
Bancroft Rugby Football Club Pub/bar/nightclub 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 18 November 2023
Bright Horizons Woodlands Woodford Caring Premises 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 17 June 2026
Blackstone Foods Ltd Other catering premises 0.9 miles away 5 - Very good 11 October 2024

Questions about Shish

What is Shish's food hygiene rating?

Shish has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Redbridge Council on 14 March 2025.

Is Shish 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 Shish last inspected?

Shish was last inspected on 14 March 2025, 15 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Redbridge Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Shish?

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

How does Shish compare to other places in Redbridge?

66% of the 1,781 rated food businesses in Redbridge hold the top rating of 5, while Shish holds a 4. 269 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Redbridge Council inspects Shish 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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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

Shish is one of 163 rated food businesses in Woodford Green. See every hygiene rating in Woodford Green

Redbridge inspects and rates 2,152 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Redbridge

The official record is held by the council: http://www.redbridge.gov.uk/

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