You can't go far around Bolton nowadays without spotting a takeaway or two.
But many of us are often left unsure as to which one we should actually go in to unless it is tried and tested.
While we often head online to find reviews to help us make our decision, looking at the food hygiene ratings of the establishments your are considering using could actually be another good way of informing your decision.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is required by law to give a hygiene rating of up to five to all places where food is supplied, sold or consumed.
The ratings, where five is the best and zero in indicates that urgent improvement is required, looks at everything from how food is stored and the handling of food to the cleanliness of the facilities but is not a guide to food quality.
Below you can use the interactive widget to look at the best and worst FSA hygiene rating for takeaways and restaurants where you live by entering your postcode.
The food hygiene rating scheme also doesn't provide information on customer service, culinary skill, presentation and comfort which is where you'll find reviews elsewhere come in handy.
The food hygiene rating or inspection result given to a business reflects the standards of food hygiene found on the date of inspection or visit by the local authority.
But what do the inspectors look for?
When they attend a business, they'll check how hygienically the food is handles, the physical condition of the business and how it manages ways of keeping food safe.
