A MARKET Kitchen restaurant has been handed a one-star food hygiene rating.

Pou Poutine was given the score following an assessment on December 18.

The assessment said that major improvement was necessary in the management of food safety and that improvement was needed in hygienic food handling. The cleanliness and condition of facilities and building were rated good.

While Taste of Hong Kong, on Pontefract Road in Lundwood, was given a score of four on the same day.

Takeaway New Yangs, based on Ballfield Lane in Kexborough was given a three-star rating following an assessment on December 17.