Auckland's filthiest restaurants and food outlets have been revealed in a shocking list of dirt and infestations.
Two restaurants received E grades and 24 received D grades from Auckland Council between September 1 and November 23 for failing to have their outlets up-to-scratch.
Western Noodle in Mt Albert received an E rating during its September 10 inspection for poor cleaning, a rodent infestation, cross-contamination risks, poor food storage, and inadequate maintenance and food labelling.
During a follow-up inspection the next day, it still failed but was upgraded to a D rating. It is now, however, an A-grade outlet.
Dumpling Ace in Northcote was the second restaurant to receive the dreaded E grade. Its "dirty and unhygienic" premises, a cockroach infestation, cross-contamination risks, poor food storage, and inadequate maintenance were the reasons it was graded E on September 22.
Two days later, it was reinspected and graded D, however, it is also now an A-grade restaurant.
Photos supplied to Newshub show one food outlet with a filthy floor with layers of food splatters that have gone mouldy and another with what appears to be rodent droppings scattered across the ground. There is also a heavily-used cutting board that has been left uncleaned.
A spokesperson for Auckland Council told Newshub last year E grades are issued to businesses with critical food safety risks.
"When a critical risk to food safety is found, the business will immediately close and will reopen when the critical food safety risk has been addressed.
"For example, if a food business is found to have an extensive cockroach infestation, it will not be permitted to reopen, unless the cockroach infestation has been satisfactorily mitigated."
D grades are given when a business needs to improve but it isn't a critical risk.
"A D grade means that faults that are not a critical risk to food safety were found on the premises and intervention by a food safety officer was required."
E-grade Eateries
- Western Noodle, Mount Albert - current grade A
- Dumpling Ace, Northcote - current grade A
D-grade Eateries
- Sun Tasty BBQ & Takeaways, Mangere - current grade A
- Columbia Bakery Mangere - current grade A
- Pita House Pakuranga - current grade A
- Peninsula Bakehouse, Te Atatu Peninsula - current grade A
- Vege Oasis Mangere - current grade A
- Nando's Manukau - current grade A
- Crispy Chicken Otahuhu - current grade C
- AK's Bakery, Mt Wellington - current grade pending
- Rong Xia Wholesale Meats Manurewa - current grade A
- Coronation Restaurant & Café, Mangere Bridge - current grade A
- Seafood Express Manurewa - current grade A
- Food4less Otahuhu - under a new operator
- Classic Bake House Manukau - current grade A
- Leabank Wholesale Meats, Manurewa - current grade A
- Pepe Lavinia Veiongo Takeaway, Otahuhu - current grade C
- Savan's Bakery, Warkworth - current grade A
- 932 Mt Albert BBQ Noodle House - current grade A
- Bikanervala Mt Roskill - current grade A
- Taiping Mt Roskill Asian Supermarket - current grade A
- Red Beach Takeaway - current grade D
- Mt Roskill Fresh Supermarket - current grade A
- New Save Supermarket Newmarket - current grade D
- Stone BBQ, Browns Bay - current grade D
- Café Hibiscus, Stanmore Bay - current grade A