House of Books & Friends

• ratingRated 5 out of 5
• last inspected24 July 2023 →
• addressGround Floor, 81 King Street, Manchester, Manchester M2 4AH
• cuisineOther catering premises

Is House of Books & Friends clean?

House of Books & Friends is currently Rated 5 out of 5 from UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils, from an inspection on 24 July 2023. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at House of Books & Friends?

An empty list here means the data does not exist, not that the kitchen was spotless.

When was House of Books & Friends last inspected?

House of Books & Friends has 1 inspection on record going back to 24 July 2023.

House of Books & Friends vs City Centre / St Peter’s Square (M2)

City Centre / St Peter’s Square (M2) runs 92% clean across 463 tracked restaurants — 376 clean, 22 mid, 9 cooked.

Against the 463 spots Cooked tracks in City Centre / St Peter’s Square (M2), this one comes out cleaner than 77% of them.

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How Manchester grades restaurants

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.

Read the Manchester ratings guide →

The FSA feed provides the current food hygiene rating and its date, not itemized violations or a complete inspection history. It does not report health closures. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: UK Food Standards Agency + Greater Manchester councils via Food Hygiene Rating Scheme. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated 24 July 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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