It's one of the nation's favourite takeaways - but do you know if your regular fish and chip shop is up to scratch in the hygiene department?
According to the latest food hygiene ratings, these places in the North East have been given low scores.
We have listed the chippies in Newcastle, County Durham, Northumberland, South and North Tyneside that scored either one or two out of five.
One star means "major improvement necessary" and two means "improvement necessary" while a five is given to sites where hygiene standards are "very good".
The ratings below were taken from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website as they appeared on March 24, 2021.
The venues listed may be awaiting re-inspection and some of them may not have remained open during the pandemic.
There were no fish and chip shops rated two or below in Gateshead or Sunderland when checked by ChronicleLive.
And no venues had a zero rating - a zero means "urgent improvement is required".
The rating scheme, run in partnership with councils, helps people to make more informed choices about where to buy and eat food.
All ratings were correct as of March 24, 2021.
Newcastle
Jack Smiths Fish And Chips
883 Welbeck Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 4JQ
Food hygiene rating: 1
Date of last inspection: 28 February 2020
Fresh Fry
1 Mill Lane
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 6TD
Food hygiene rating: 1
Date of last inspection: 18 March 2019
Lilys Fusion
147 Scrogg Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 2PR
Food hygiene rating: 2
Date of last inspection: 12 December 2019
Great North Chippy
81 Great North Road
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 2DQ
Food hygiene rating: 2
Date of last inspection: 14 October 2020
Northumberland
Queen's Plaice
78a Queen Street
Amble
Northumberland
NE65 0DD
Food hygiene rating: 2
Date of last inspection: 11 April 2019
County Durham
Sunnys Fish Inn
46 High Street
Spennymoor
DL16 6DD
Food hygiene rating: 1
Date of last inspection: 04 January 2020
TJ's Fish Shop
67 Station Road
Seaham
SR7 0AQ
Food hygiene rating: 2
Date of last inspection: 27 February 2020
The Foundry Fish Shop
Foundry House
Wingate Road
Trimdon Colliery
Trimdon Station
TS29 6AR
Food hygiene rating: 2
Date of last inspection: 21 July 2020
North Tyneside
Rosehill Fish And Chips
83 Northumberland Terrace
Wallsend
NE28 7BL
Food hygiene rating: 1
Date of last inspection: 22 January 2020
South Tyneside
Frankies
8-8A Stoddart Street
South Shields
NE34 0JT
Food hygiene rating: 2
Date of last inspection: 22 November 2018
*In a previous version of this article we included Wretham Plaice in Newcastle which we reported had a two star hygiene rating. This information was correct on the Food Hygiene Standards website at the time of research. We are happy to clarify that Wretham Plaice has since been inspected again and has now received a five star rating.
