A High Wycombe chicken restaurant has been told it needs to make major improvements by food hygiene inspectors - again.

Dixee Chicken in Desborough Road - which used to be one of two High Wycombe takeaways to get zero stars for hygiene back in 2019 - has been rated as a one, meaning "major improvement necessary".

Food safety and hygiene officers visited the takeaway for their most recent inspection on January 10 this year.

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They were told improvement was "necessary" in the areas of hygienic food handling (including preparation, cooking, reheating, cooling and storage) and in the cleanliness and condition of the facilities and the building.

Their management of food safety - the checks in place to ensure the food they are serving is safe to eat and evidence that staff know about food safety - was rated as needing major improvement.

Overall, inspectors gave it a one rating out of five.

Bucks Free Press:

Dixee Chicken sells fried chicken, wraps, burgers and sides. A family bucket will set you back £16.95, while a piri piri chicken wrap meal is £5.95, according to their online menu.

It has largely good reviews on Google, with an overall score of 4.3 out of five. One person, reviewing the food six months ago, said it was the "best friend chicken shop in High Wycombe", while someone else said it was "not great" and wouldn't be returning in a review posted a year ago.

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As it does with all restaurants that receive a low hygiene rating, the Bucks Free Press has submitted a Freedom of Information request to Buckinghamshire Council to access the full report - but this could take weeks to come through.

According to data from the Food Standards Agency, of Buckinghamshire's 716 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 474 (66 per cent) have ratings of five and none have zero ratings.

A reminder of what the numbers mean:

  • 0 means that urgent improvement is necessary
  • 1 means that major improvements are necessary
  • 2 means that improvements are necessary
  • 3 means that the business was found to be generally satisfactory
  • 4 means that the business was rated as good on assessment
  • 5 means that the business was seen as very good