Well-known Birmingham fast food shop handed zero rating by hygiene inspectors
Mr Egg, a well-known fast food shop in Birmingham, has been awarded a zero food hygiene rating.
New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to eight of Birmingham’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website shows.
Five of the eight received poor ratings with two 0 ratings - including Mr Egg and another restaurants, another was handed a 1 rating and two establishments were handed a 2-rating. See the latest inspection results below.
The food hygiene scheme gives businesses a rating from 5 to 0 which is displayed at premises and online so customers can make more informed choices about where to buy and eat food.
A 5-star rating means hygiene standards are very good, while 0 means urgent improvement is required. A one star rating means major improvements are needed.
Iconic Birmingham takeaway given poor rating
One legendary business has received a new rating is Mr Egg, this establishment is located on Hurst Street in the Chinese Quarter in Birmingham City Centre.
Mr Egg has received a zero-star rating, which may alarm many of its loyal customers.
A zero food hygiene rating means urgent improvement is necessary, indicating serious breaches in food handling, physical condition, or food safety management, posing a potential risk to public health.
The rating requires immediate action from the business to fix these critical problems.
Plenty of Brummies will be familiar with this establishment, especially if you were a regular customer during the café’s heyday between 1980s and early 2000s, at the time it was known for its promise to customers that they could ‘eat like a king for £1’.
The original site had closed in 2013, before rebranding and opening in 2017, and primarily serves Chinese street food.
It is described as an “iconic, budget-friendly, late-night takeaway, famous for its legendary cheap & cheerful fast food like chicken burgers, chips, and kebabs, plus popular Taiwanese bubble tea and Chinese street food (wraps, noodles).”
Despite the poor rating, this Brummie café is still a favourite for many on Google reviews, the café has a 4.2 rating out of 157 reviews.
One Google reviewer named Emma praised Mr Egg for its large portion size, she wrote ‘The Taiwanese fried chicken and Chinese pancake were delicious. And the portion was huge!’.
BirminghamWorld has contacted Mr Egg and is awaiting comment about the zero-star rating.
Here are the eight latest Birmingham establishments given new ratings by the Food Standards Agency released on December 31.
Takeaways
And three ratings have been handed to takeaways:
• Rated 4: 400 Pizza at 1320a Stratford Road, Hall Green, Birmingham; rated on November 25
• Rated 4: Pavlos Fish Bar at 844 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham; rated on November 25
• Rated 0: Mr Egg at 22 Hurst Street, Birmingham; rated on November 25
Restaurants, cafes and canteens
The following ratings have been given to five restaurants, cafes or canteens:
• Rated 4: Chilli Kitchen at Unit 4, Southside, Bromgrove Street, Birmingham; rated on November 25
• Rated 2: Barrel Sister at 143 Bromsgrove Street, Birmingham; rated on November 25
• Rated 2: Love Chicken at 55-56 High Street, Ladywood, Birmingham; rated on November 25
• Rated 1: Hono restaurant and Bar at 41-42 Summer Hill Road, Birmingham; rated on November 25
• Rated 0: Shahi Masala at 8 Burney Lane, Birmingham; rated on November 25