Middlesbrough pizza takeaway gets 1 star food hygiene rating

The Middlesbrough business, 4thewkend/Infused 2 Go – who work in the same building in an industrial kitchen – were handed the rating, meaning major improvement is necessary, as part of an inspection on March 2, 2026. 

The two eateries offer pizzas, pastas, burgers, kebabs, parmos and much more. 

A spokesperson said that there had been an “issue with the bins” on the day that the food hygiene inspectors came, in that they hadn’t been emptied, along with a problem with the “extraction system”.

It confirmed that the necessary repairs had been undertaken – it was now just a waiting game for a re-inspection. 

The spokesperson said: “The things [the inspectors] asked us to improve we did – we did the next day.

“Literally, we closed that day when they noticed the fault, I was away on holiday, I got a call from my manager who was on duty, I closed the store for the evening, and we basically made the changes that needed to be made.

“They came back and said it was okay for us to re-open – not that they closed us anyway.”

A formal, paid for, re-visit is still required to get a higher rating, but businesses sometimes have to wait for up to three months for these to occur.

The spokesperson said the situation was “frustrating” as the business has always had five stars up until this point. 

He added: “I’d say to any customer, come down and look – we have an open kitchen where people can walk in and see where we are making the food.

“We keep our standards high – it was a lapse.”

While the spokesperson didn’t want the “bad name” that comes with a low food hygiene rating, he also described the experience as a “learning curve” for staff on site.