27 worst Tri-Cities food inspections in March. Best ones too

The Benton Franklin Health District inspected dozens of restaurants and food sellers across the Tri-Cities area in March.

Across five rounds of inspections, 27 kitchens failed for violations ranging from potentially unsafe food temperatures to inadequate handwashing.

Here are key takeaways:

• Feb. 28-March 6: 5 food servers failed safety inspections out of 37 total inspections. A Mexican restaurant received 110 red points.

• March 7-13: 2 food servers failed safety inspections out of 18 total inspections.

• March 14-20: 8 food servers failed safety inspections out of 59 total inspections conducted.

• March 21-27: 8 food servers failed out of 48 total inspections. A Pasco mobile coffee stand was ordered closed for lacking warm handwashing water.

• March 28-April 3: 4 food servers failed out of 44 total inspections.

Questions or complaints can be sent to contactusfoodsafety@BFHD.WA.GOV.

Stories reported by Annette Cary.

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by Cory McCoy. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.