Cooked?Birmingham restaurant health inspection downgrades and recoveries — August 17, 2026
Birmingham restaurant inspection changes first received by Cooked during the week ending 2026-08-16: 17 downgrades, 3 recoverys. Official UK Food Standards Agency + West Midlands councils records.
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17 downgrades · 3 recoverys
These are meaningful inspection records Cooked first received between 10 August 2026 and 16 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 📉
Hawam Tawa and Grill
1159 Warwick Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham · Birmingham B27 6RG · Birmingham (B27)
5 → 2 (clean → cooked) · inspection dated 10 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.
Royal Shinwari
883 Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham · Birmingham B8 2NA · Birmingham (B8)
5 → 2 (clean → cooked) · inspection dated 9 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.
Seagull Fish Bar
3 Chestnut Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands · Walsall WS3 1BB · Walsall (WS3)
4 → 1 (clean → cooked) · inspection dated 9 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.
BeeThaiFood
10 Pershore Street, Birmingham · Birmingham B5 4RX · Digbeth (B5)
4 → 2 (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.
Wing Wah
153 Highfields Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands · Wolverhampton WV14 0LH · Wolverhampton (WV14)
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.
Cody's Italian Shop Ltd
530 Bearwood Road, Smethwick · Sandwell B66 4BX · Sandwell (B67)
4 → 2 (clean → 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.
TG's Diner
56-57 Blowers Green Road, Dudley · Dudley DY2 8UP · Dudley (DY2)
5 → 2 (clean → 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.
Jo's Baguette Bar
Queensway Mall, 7 The Halesowen Cornbow, Halesowen · Dudley B63 4AZ · Dudley (B63)
4 → 3 (clean → mid) · inspection dated 9 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.
New Kung Fu Kitchen
66 Oldbury Road, Rowley Regis · Sandwell B65 0JS · Sandwell (B65)
4 → 3 (clean → mid) · 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.
UK Fried Chicken
204 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham · Birmingham B8 3DH · Birmingham (B8)
3 → 0 (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.
The Soak Bar And Grill
The Soak, 563-569 Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham · Birmingham B29 6AF · Selly Oak (B29)
5 → 3 (clean → mid) · 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.
Cafe 1 Malaysia
2A Theatre Approach, Birmingham · Birmingham B5 4EJ · Digbeth (B5)
3 → 2 (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.
Bengal 30Five
4 Tangmere Square, Birmingham · Birmingham B35 6DL · Birmingham (B35)
5 → 3 (clean → mid) · 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.
Munch Inn Cafe
The Munch Inn Cafe, 5 Long Knowle Lane, Wolverhampton, West Midlands · Wolverhampton WV11 1HZ · Wolverhampton (WV11)
3 → 2 (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.
Cafe by the Quay
Edward House, 92-93 Edward Street, Birmingham · Birmingham B1 2RE · City Centre / Brindleyplace (B1)
3 → 2 (mid → cooked) · inspection dated 6 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.
Oricha
10 Corporation Street, Ladywood, Birmingham · Birmingham B2 4RN · Colmore Row (B3)
4 → 3 (clean → mid) · inspection dated 6 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.
Incredible Surplus
Kings Heath Community Centre, 8 Heathfield Road, Moseley And Kings Heath, Birmingham · Birmingham B14 7DB · Moseley (B13)
4 → 3 (clean → mid) · inspection dated 6 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.
Ratings recovered 📈
Central Cafe
31 High Street, Cradley Heath · Sandwell B64 5HL · Sandwell (B64)
2 → 4 (cooked → clean) · inspection dated 7 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.
Golden Cue Snooker Club
Units 5 And 6, Barton Industrial Estate, Etruria Way, Wolverhampton · Wolverhampton WV14 7LH · Wolverhampton (WV14)
1 → 5 (cooked → clean) · inspection dated 5 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.
The Yew Tree
The Yew Tree Albion Road, Greets Green, West Bromwich · Sandwell B70 8QX · West Bromwich (B70)
0 → 4 (cooked → clean) · inspection dated 30 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 (B8)
2 changes: 2 setbacks and 0 improvements
0 closures · 2 downgrades · 0 reopenings · 0 recoveries
Digbeth (B5)
2 changes: 2 setbacks and 0 improvements
0 closures · 2 downgrades · 0 reopenings · 0 recoveries
Wolverhampton (WV14)
2 changes: 1 setback and 1 improvement
0 closures · 1 downgrade · 0 reopenings · 1 recovery
Walsall (WS1)
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.
Uk Fried Chicken
4 clean · 3 mid · 1 cooked across 8 rated locations, plus 2 not rated.
1 qualifying change this period · 10 operating locations tracked
Seagull Fish Bar
2 clean · 0 mid · 1 cooked across 3 rated locations.
1 qualifying change this period · 3 operating locations tracked
Caspian Pizza
15 clean · 7 mid · 2 cooked across 24 rated locations.
2 qualifying changes this period · 24 operating locations tracked
Caffe Nero
12 clean · 0 mid · 1 cooked across 13 rated locations.
1 qualifying change this period · 13 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 →