Mei Mei Liverpool: Popular restaurant hit with zero star food hygiene rating - ‘urgent improvement’ needed

Located on Berry Street, Mei Mei is a Chinese restaurant and takeaway serving classic Cantonese dishes.

The large venue is well-rated by customers with a 4.0 out of five star Google Review rating - from more than 1,100 reviews - however, it failed to impress hygiene inspectors during a visit on September 19. It received the lowest possible rating of zero stars, meaning ‘urgent improvement’ is necessary.

The eatery was rated as ‘urgent improvement necessary’ in all three key areas, which are: hygienic food handling; cleanliness and condition of facilities; management of food safety.

According to the Food Standards Agency, these categories look at the following:

• Hygienic food handling: Including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage.
• Cleanliness and condition of facilities: Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building (including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control) to enable good food hygiene.
• Management of food safety: 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

The full inspectors’ report has not yet been revealed but Mei Mei can now appeal against the rating given or request a reinspection. Mei Mei has been contacted for a comment.

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