Cooked?Birmingham restaurant health inspection downgrades and recoveries — August 10, 2026
Birmingham restaurant inspection changes first received by Cooked during the week ending 2026-08-09: 16 downgrades, 4 recoverys. Official UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils records.
How to read this brief
16 downgrades · 4 recoverys
These are meaningful inspection records Cooked first received between 3 August 2026 and 9 August 2026. The authority may have performed an inspection earlier and published it later, so every restaurant below carries the inspection’s actual date.
An inspection is a dated official record, not a guarantee about every meal before or after it.
Ratings moved down 📉
Minstrel Pub
Minstrel Pub 38 The Minstral Boy Buckingham Rise, Coventry · Coventry CV5 9HF · Coventry (CV5)
4 → 1 (clean → cooked) · inspection dated 8 July 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Heart of BD
334 Witton Road, Aston, Birmingham · Birmingham B6 6PD · Birmingham (B6)
4 → 0 (clean → cooked) · inspection dated 2 July 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Peacocks Fish Bar
2A Peacock Road, Darlaston, Walsall, West Midlands · Walsall WS10 8PR · Walsall (WV13)
4 → 2 (clean → cooked) · inspection dated 30 June 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Prime UK Fried Chicken
283 Birchfield Road, Birmingham · Birmingham B20 3DD · Birmingham (B20)
4 → 1 (clean → cooked) · inspection dated 30 June 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
First and Best
First and Best 93-95 King William Street, Coventry · Coventry CV1 5JF · Coventry City Centre (CV1)
3 → 1 (mid → cooked) · inspection dated 7 July 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
DynoGrill
13 Oldfield Road, Birmingham · Birmingham B12 8TT · Balsall Heath / Sparkbrook (B12)
3 → 1 (mid → cooked) · inspection dated 2 July 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
UK Fired Chicken
348 Bordesley Green East, Stechford And Yardley North, Birmingham · Birmingham B33 8QB · Birmingham (B25)
4 → 3 (clean → mid) · inspection dated 2 July 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Junglebugs Indoor Play Centre
Unit 4 Cardale Street, Rowley Regis · Sandwell B65 0LY · Sandwell (B65)
5 → 3 (clean → mid) · inspection dated 2 July 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
The Ivy
67-71 Temple Row, Birmingham · Birmingham B2 5LS · Colmore Row (B3)
5 → 3 (clean → mid) · inspection dated 1 July 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
K&K
K&K 51 High Street, West Bromwich · Sandwell B70 6NZ · West Bromwich (B70)
3 → 1 (mid → cooked) · inspection dated 1 July 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Mandy's Tasty Plaice
140 Commonside, Pensnett, Brierley Hill · Dudley DY5 4AA · Dudley (DY5)
3 → 2 (mid → cooked) · inspection dated 30 June 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Chak 69 Desi Street Kitchen
228 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham · Birmingham B8 3DH · Birmingham (B8)
4 → 3 (clean → mid) · inspection dated 30 June 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Golden Fish Bar & Pizza Palace
176 Bloxwich Road, Walsall, West Midlands · Walsall WS2 7BQ · Walsall (WS2)
3 → 0 (mid → cooked) · inspection dated 30 June 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Bilash Restaurant
572 Kingstanding Road, Birmingham · Birmingham B44 9SD · Birmingham (B44)
5 → 3 (clean → mid) · inspection dated 30 June 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Royals
20-22 Cape Hill, Smethwick · Sandwell B66 4RN · Sandwell (B66)
3 → 1 (mid → cooked) · inspection dated 29 June 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Wing Wo Takeaway
40 High Street, Tyburn, Birmingham · Birmingham B35 7PR · Birmingham (B35)
3 → 2 (mid → cooked) · inspection dated 29 June 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Ratings recovered 📈
McIntyre Eat Space Cafe
2 Holland Street, Ladywood, Birmingham · Birmingham B3 1QH · City Centre / Brindleyplace (B1)
2 → 5 (cooked → clean) · inspection dated 3 August 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Pizza GoGo
205 Halesowen Road, Cradley Heath · Sandwell B64 6HE · Sandwell (B64)
2 → 4 (cooked → clean) · inspection dated 22 July 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Starlight cafe
140 Stony Lane, Smethwick · Sandwell B67 7BB · Sandwell (B67)
2 → 4 (cooked → clean) · inspection dated 2 July 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Majors Fish And Chips
Major Fish Restaurant, 51 Church Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton · Wolverhampton WV14 0AX · Wolverhampton (WV14)
1 → 4 (cooked → clean) · inspection dated 1 July 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Neighborhood and local-area movement 🗺️
These are places with at least two qualifying changes in the reporting period—not a claim that every restaurant in the area moved the same way.
Birmingham (B44)
2 changes: 1 setback and 1 improvement
0 closures · 1 downgrade · 0 reopenings · 1 recovery
Coventry City Centre (CV1)
2 changes: 1 setback and 1 improvement
0 closures · 1 downgrade · 0 reopenings · 1 recovery
West Bromwich (B70)
2 changes: 1 setback and 1 improvement
0 closures · 1 downgrade · 0 reopenings · 1 recovery
City Centre / Brindleyplace (B1)
2 changes: 0 setbacks and 2 improvements
0 closures · 0 downgrades · 0 reopenings · 2 recoveries
Affected chains and same-name locations 📍
Only name groups with at least three operating Birmingham locations and a qualifying change this period appear here. Counts describe each group’s current citywide record at publication; shared names do not always prove shared ownership.
Bake my Day
3 clean · 0 mid · 0 cooked across 3 rated locations, plus 1 not rated.
1 qualifying change this period · 4 operating locations tracked
Golden Boat
1 clean · 1 mid · 1 cooked across 3 rated locations.
1 qualifying change this period · 3 operating locations tracked
How Birmingham’s rating works
the FSA rates 0–5 (higher is better): clean = 4 or 5, mid = 3, cooked = 2 or below.
Birmingham and the wider West Midlands run the national Food Hygiene Rating Scheme: a single 0 to 5 rating where higher is better. A 5 is very good, a 3 is generally satisfactory, and a 0 means urgent improvement is necessary. The number combines hygienic food handling, the physical condition of the premises, and the inspector’s confidence in management. Each West Midlands council inspects its own patch against the same national standard, so a 4 in Solihull means what a 4 means in Birmingham. The FSA publishes the rating and its date, but never the itemized findings.
Corrections and updates
No corrections recorded. The facts above are the frozen publication snapshot; restaurant links show the current record.
Source: UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils. Cooked preserves the authority’s grade and adds clean / mid / cooked only as a comparison layer. Read the methodology → · Browse explainers and stories →