Big Blue Food Bus Coffee And Cake food hygiene rating
Mobile caterer · Thurrock
Big Blue Food Bus Coffee And Cake holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The mobile caterer 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
This is a fresh result: Big Blue Food Bus Coffee And Cake was inspected on 24 July 2026, so the rating reflects what the inspector found very recently.
This sits in the middle for Thurrock, where 2% of rated places score below 3 and 91% score 4 or 5. See all Thurrock ratings →
Address: Street Record, Eastern Avenue, West Thurrock
How this rating has changed
Big Blue Food Bus Coffee And Cake has gone backwards: it held a 5 before its inspection on 24 July 2026, and now holds a 3.
| Inspected | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2026 | 5 3 | Worse |
The FSA publishes only a business's current rating. This history is our own record of what it has scored since we began watching.
How it compares in Thurrock
In Thurrock, 72% of rated places manage a 5, so Big Blue Food Bus Coffee And Cake sits behind roughly 1,055 nearby businesses. 7% of the borough shares its 3.
| 5 out of 5 | 837 | 72% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 out of 5 | 218 | 19% | ||
| 3 out of 5 | 85 | 7% | ← Big Blue Food Bus Coffee And Cake | |
| 2 out of 5 | 11 | 1% | ||
| 1 out of 5 | 14 | 1% | ||
| 0 out of 5 | 0 | 0% |
A further 166 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.
What the inspector found
- Hygienic food handling Generally satisfactory
- Cleanliness & condition of the building Generally satisfactory
- How well they manage food safety Generally satisfactory
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 Big Blue Food Bus Coffee And Cake 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.
Questions about Big Blue Food Bus Coffee And Cake
What is Big Blue Food Bus Coffee And Cake's food hygiene rating?
Big Blue Food Bus Coffee And Cake has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Thurrock Council on 24 July 2026.
Is Big Blue Food Bus Coffee And Cake safe to eat at?
A 3 means the mobile caterer 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 Big Blue Food Bus Coffee And Cake last inspected?
Big Blue Food Bus Coffee And Cake was last inspected on 24 July 2026, a month ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Thurrock Council rather than by the business.
What did the inspector find at Big Blue Food Bus Coffee And Cake?
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 Big Blue Food Bus Coffee And Cake compare to other places in Thurrock?
72% of the 1,165 rated food businesses in Thurrock hold the top rating of 5, while Big Blue Food Bus Coffee And Cake holds a 3. 85 places in the area share that rating.
Who decides the rating?
Thurrock Council inspects Big Blue Food Bus Coffee And Cake 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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