The team at South Tyneside Council regularly give businesses, shops and premises food hygiene ratings following assessments.
These are the new ratings for South Tyneside businesses which were awarded new star ratings across January 2025, with all sites getting a perfect score.
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Ratings range from zero to five stars, with zero meaning urgent improvement is required, one-star meaning major improvement is necessary, two-stars indicating some improvement is necessary, three meaning hygiene standards are generally satisfactory while four means hygiene standards are good and five means standards are very good.
All information is correct at the time of writing according to the Food Standards Agency.
13. Sweet Caroline's Cakes
Sweet Caroline's Cakes, which is registered to an address on Scarborough Parade in Hebburn, was awarded a five star rating to start 2025. | Google
14. Story Book
The East Boldon pub was also given top marks in January. | Google Street View Photo: Google Street View