A Chinese restaurant has received a one-star food hygiene rating following an inspection.
Lucky House, at 226 High Street, Uckfield, was assessed on September 18, 2025.
The one-star rating is the second lowest of the six possible ratings, indicating that "major improvement is required."
The ratings are based on performance in three categories: hygienic handling of food, cleanliness and condition of facilities, and management of food safety.
This involves assessing the preparation, cooking, reheating, cooling, and storage of food, the cleanliness and condition of premises, including layout, ventilation, and pest control, and the management systems or checks in place to ensure food is safe to eat.
The food safety officer found that improvement was necessary in all three categories.
The Chinese restaurant was rated as "improvement necessary" in terms of hygienic food handling, which includes the preparation, cooking, reheating, cooling, and storage of food.
The cleanliness and condition of the facilities and building, including layout, ventilation, hand-washing facilities, and pest control, was also rated as "improvement necessary".
The most serious concerns were found in the management of food safety, with the restaurant being rated "major improvement necessary" in this area.
This relates to whether systems or checks are in place to ensure food is safe to eat, whether staff are knowledgeable about food safety, and whether the food safety officer can be confident that standards will be maintained in the future.
According to the restaurant's website, Lucky House is a "family-owned Chinese takeaway that's been serving delicious, authentic Chinese food to the community for over 40 years".
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A spokesperson for the Food Standards Agency said: "Businesses which are given low ratings must make urgent or major improvements to hygiene standards.
"The local authority food safety officer has several enforcement options available as well as giving advice and guidance to make sure these improvements are made.
"If the officer finds that a business's hygiene standards are very poor and there is an imminent risk to public health, when food may be unsafe to eat, the officer must act to ensure consumers are protected.
"This could result in stopping part of the business or closing it down completely until it is safe to recommence."
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