According to the Food Standards Agency, seven locations across Reading have the lowest hygiene score. 

All of these food stops have been flagged by the watchdog as needing 'major improvements' to their facilities. 

One of these is Peri Per Chicken Hut where an extensive amount of cockroach activity was found on the premises. 

A large number of cockroaches were found in the salad bar, drink storage, under a hand wash basin, and behind the fridges.

Due to their various life stages, evidence suggests cockroaches may have been present at the property for more than three months.

The business is believed to have changed hands in 2019 but had failed to update its registration with the Council.

Another business on the list is Momo House in Caversham. 

Officers found the usual mains gas supply to the premises had been replaced by five Liquefied Petroleum gas (LPG) bottles. 

Kitchen appliances connected to the mains gas had been removed and replaced with equipment purchased on Facebook marketplace, allowing the highly combustible LPG gas bottles to be connected with a shortened hose, without the need for a gas engineer.

Officers immediately worked with the business to close temporarily while the premises were ventilated, and arrangements could be put in place for the gas canisters to be safely removed.

The full list of food places in Reading that have a zero hygiene rating is as follows:

Kites Kitchen at Sonning Common Primary School

Momo House

Amazing Grace Superstore

Biryani Boyzz

Freddie's Afro Caribbean

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Peri Peri Chicken Hut