We'll all be the first to admit that a takeaway treat never does us any harm.
And it's probably been a way of keeping some normality during lockdown.
You may have already sussed out your favourites where you live but if you want to try somewhere new, reviews can often be the go to option when it comes to deciding.
But the food hygiene ratings of the establishments may also be a good thing to check out too.
Below you can use the interactive widget to look at the best and worst FSA hygiene rating for takeaways and restaurants in Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Longdendale, Mossley and Stalybridge by entering your postcode.
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.
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.
