Cooked?Manchester restaurant health inspection downgrades and recoveries — October 19, 2026
Manchester restaurant inspection changes first received by Cooked during the week ending 2026-10-18: 12 downgrades, 8 recoverys. Official UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils records.
How to read this brief
12 downgrades · 8 recoverys
These are meaningful inspection records Cooked first received between 12 October 2026 and 18 October 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 📉
Sizzling Palate
20-22 Bradshawgate, Bolton · Bolton BL1 1DG · Bolton (BL3)
4 → 2 (clean → cooked) · inspection dated 10 September 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Thai Kitchen
115 Lea Gate, Bolton · Bolton BL2 4BQ · Bolton (BL2)
5 → 2 (clean → cooked) · inspection dated 9 September 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Al's Express
147 Yorkshire Street, Oldham · Oldham OL1 3TH · Oldham (OL1)
4 → 1 (clean → cooked) · inspection dated 9 September 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Grace Taste Takeaway & Catering / Byte Sandwich
48 Osborne Street, Bredbury, Stockport · Stockport SK6 2BT · Stockport (SK1)
3 → 1 (mid → cooked) · inspection dated 11 September 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Freddy's Chicken & Pizza
60 Great Moor Street, Bolton · Bolton BL1 1SN · Bolton (BL3)
3 → 1 (mid → cooked) · inspection dated 10 September 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
The Village Chippy
205 Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton · Bolton BL7 9BS · Bolton (BL7)
3 → 2 (mid → cooked) · inspection dated 8 September 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Raajas
Raajas, 152 Market Street, Droylsden, Tameside · Tameside M43 7AA · Tameside (M43)
5 → 3 (clean → mid) · inspection dated 8 September 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
New Sagor Tandoori
381 Buxton Road, Great Moor, Stockport · Stockport SK2 7EY · Stockport (SK2)
4 → 3 (clean → mid) · inspection dated 8 September 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Pizza Gogo
165 Huddersfield Road, Oldham · Oldham OL1 3PA · Oldham (OL1)
5 → 3 (clean → mid) · inspection dated 8 September 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Globe
273a Blackburn Road, Egerton, Bolton · Bolton BL7 9SN · Bolton (BL7)
4 → 3 (clean → mid) · inspection dated 8 September 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Sunrise
441 Gidlow Lane, Wigan · Wigan WN6 7PN · Wigan (WN1)
3 → 1 (mid → cooked) · inspection dated 7 September 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Gidlow Plaice
427 Gidlow Lane, Wigan · Wigan WN6 7PN · Wigan (WN1)
3 → 1 (mid → cooked) · inspection dated 7 September 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Ratings recovered 📈
New Wok
552 Bolton Road, Pendlebury · Salford M27 4DL · Salford (M27)
1 → 4 (cooked → clean) · inspection dated 15 October 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Dixy Chicken
216 Liverpool Road, Eccles · Salford M30 0PF · Salford (M30)
1 → 4 (cooked → clean) · inspection dated 13 October 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Marcos Italian Takeaway Ltd
305 Bolton Road, Radcliffe, Manchester · Bury M26 3QP · Bury (M26)
1 → 4 (cooked → clean) · inspection dated 12 October 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
The Acai Hut
107-111b Market Street, Atherton, Manchester · Wigan M46 0DA · Wigan (M46)
1 → 5 (cooked → clean) · inspection dated 9 October 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Grillo
27 Heady Hill Road, Heywood · Rochdale OL10 3JH · Rochdale (OL10)
1 → 5 (cooked → clean) · inspection dated 8 October 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Frankies chicken and pizza
680 Chester Road, Stretford, Manchester · Trafford M32 0SF · Salford Quays / MediaCity (M50)
1 → 4 (cooked → clean) · inspection dated 1 October 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Curiosity Liquor Emporium
86 Market Street, Atherton, Manchester · Wigan M46 0DP · Wigan (M46)
2 → 4 (cooked → clean) · inspection dated 17 September 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils does not publish itemized violations for this feed.
Blaze Bite Grill & Pizza
302 Blackburn Road, Bolton · Bolton BL1 8DU · Bolton (BL1)
1 → 4 (cooked → clean) · inspection dated 8 September 2026
Status when this brief was published: not listed as closed.
UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester 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.
Oldham (OL1)
3 changes: 2 setbacks and 1 improvement
0 closures · 2 downgrades · 0 reopenings · 1 recovery
Bolton (BL3)
2 changes: 2 setbacks and 0 improvements
0 closures · 2 downgrades · 0 reopenings · 0 recoveries
Bolton (BL7)
2 changes: 2 setbacks and 0 improvements
0 closures · 2 downgrades · 0 reopenings · 0 recoveries
Wigan (WN1)
2 changes: 2 setbacks and 0 improvements
0 closures · 2 downgrades · 0 reopenings · 0 recoveries
Salford Quays / MediaCity (M50)
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 Manchester 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.
Pizza Gogo
2 clean · 1 mid · 0 cooked across 3 rated locations.
1 qualifying change this period · 3 operating locations tracked
Thai Kitchen
2 clean · 0 mid · 1 cooked across 3 rated locations.
1 qualifying change this period · 3 operating locations tracked
The Village Chippy
2 clean · 0 mid · 1 cooked across 3 rated locations.
1 qualifying change this period · 3 operating locations tracked
Kfc
43 clean · 0 mid · 0 cooked across 43 rated locations, plus 1 not rated.
1 qualifying change this period · 44 operating locations tracked
How Manchester’s rating works
the FSA rates 0–5 (higher is better): clean = 4 or 5, mid = 3, cooked = 2 or below.
Greater Manchester runs the national Food Hygiene Rating Scheme: one number from 0 to 5, where higher is better. A 5 is very good, a 3 is generally satisfactory, and a 0 means urgent improvement is necessary. The rating blends three things the inspector judges on the day — hygienic food handling, the state of the building and equipment, and confidence in how the place is managed. The ten Greater Manchester councils each run their own inspection teams against the same national scale. The FSA publishes the rating and the date it was given, but not the specific problems found.
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 + Greater Manchester councils. Cooked preserves the authority’s grade and adds clean / mid / cooked only as a comparison layer. Read the methodology → · Browse explainers and stories →