A restaurant in Garston slapped with a dreadful safety rating has turned things around in just three weeks.
The Spice Brasserie on St Mary’s Road was given a food hygiene rating of zero after an inspection by Liverpool Council last month. However, in a remarkable turn around, the South Liverpool venue’s fortunes have reversed.
After a follow-up inspection last week, health inspectors have now given The Spice Brasserie four out of five - the second highest mark possible. As a result, the restaurant, which describes itself as an Indian and Mexican eatery, is now deemed to be “good” rather than in need of “urgent improvement”.
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During the initial visit in March, inspectors said that preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage of food was in immediate need of upgrading at the St Mary’s Road location. A similar rating was handed down based on the management of food safety, relating to how the business has “system or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future.”
On its website, the Spice Brasserie said it is “earning the reputation of a popular Indian takeaway in Liverpool due to the quality and flavors (SIC) of the foods served here. Since the idea of opening an Indian takeaway grew up in our mind we started searching for the reliable sources that can supply the best cooking methods and ingredients regularly for our restaurant.”
When it was handed the zero rating, the Spice Brasserie became the second Liverpool venue in a matter of weeks to be slammed by health officials after Koko Burger in Anfield was ordered to shape up following an assessment in February, according to a brief report on the Food Standards Agency website.
The ECHO approached The Spice Brasserie for comment.
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