An under-fire Leeds takeaway owner has hit back and defended his establishment after a damning inspection found a rat infestation there with droppings discovered inside a utensil box and on work surfaces.
Food hygiene inspectors slammed Chicken Hut, aka Chicken Hot, in Dewsbury Road, Beeston, and gave it the lowest possible rating before shutting it down. A zero star rating means ‘urgent improvements are necessary’.
The owner Hamzeh Mohammed, 44, has hit back at the report which he says is “unfair”, with the inspector also finding rat droppings in the basement and cigarette butts dashed into the handwash basin. He claims he took over the takeaway four days before the inspection and “could not afford” to close while making improvements with the visit happening on July 5, 2022.
