Auckland Council is apologising for issuing several A-grade restaurants with D food grade ratings.
The council last month said 25 Auckland eateries have been given D or E ratings, with those on the worst ratings being made to close down until they fix the problem.
Reasons for the ratings include poor pest control, cleaning, cooking processes and food storage.
![Two restaurants, and possibly another, were mistakenly given poor ratings due to a system error.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TQMFBTABLAQK7BCOH7PTFNQZVE.jpg?auth=b5454f0cd6dff31a237985052987ec3690f3bfc8b173fbb1ef02ed204c796a21&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
However, the council has accepted that it had this month wrongly graded at least two restaurants, and the Herald understands there may be a third.