Fridge, cooler not working. 3 failed Tri-Cities restaurant inspections
The Benton Franklin Health District gave three failing grades for food safety inspections at restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area from July 4-10.
The health district’s food safety team gave passing marks on 29 inspections, with 13 of those earning perfect scores.
In the district’s routine inspections, businesses or organizations that receive at least 35 points for the more serious red violations are required to have additional inspections and must meet a tougher standard on those.
To pass follow-up inspections, they must have fewer than 25 red points and fewer than 10 repeat red points for previous issues.
Scores of 85 or more red points result in establishments remaining on probation until they pass two follow-up inspections, the first one within 72 hours.
Red violations are those most likely to cause food-borne illnesses, such as not keeping hot food hot enough or cold food cold enough, inadequate handwashing, bare-hand contact with foods or refrigerating meat in a way that could contaminate other food.
Blue violations are low risk factors related to the cleanliness and physical condition of an establishment.
No notice is given before the inspections.
Businesses may have separate inspections of business lines with different health safety risks, such as grocery sales and a deli that prepares food, with one business line passing and another failing.
Information about passed and failed inspections includes only licensed establishments. The health district also responds to complaints of unlicensed pop-up food vendors in Benton and Franklin counties.
To see more inspection results or details of the past week’s inspections, go to inspections.myhealthdepartment.com/bfhd.
For questions or complaints about food safety in Benton or Franklin counties, email contactusfoodsafety@BFHD.WA.GOV.
Food customers may take a survey at bit.ly/FoodSafetyConsumerSurvey, and owners and employees of food establishments may take a survey at bit.ly/FoodSafetyIndustrySurvey.
Failed inspections
Muchas Gracias Mexican Food, 701 Vineyard Drive, Kennewick Follow-up July 8 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Raw meats not stored away from ready-to-eat food (uncovered trays of raw shrimp and fish filets stored above cooked chicken tenders — no signs of cross contamination); cold holding temperatures too warm (chorizo as warm as 53°F and carnitas as warm as 47°F, but both should be 41°For colder — voluntarily discarded).
Taqueria El Sazon, 4115 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick Routine July 7 (35 Red, 13 Blue)
Notes: Improper room temperature storage (hash browns left out by grill as cool as 89°F and should be 135°F — voluntarily discarded); walk-in cooler with produce, sauces and aquas frescas not working and cold-holding drawers under stove top unplugged — some food discarded.
Viera’s Bakery Espresso, 430 W. Lewis St., Pasco Routine July 10 (35 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper room temperature storage (milk on counter too warm and will no longer be offered); improper cold holding food in open case fridge too warm and fridge must be repaired — some food discarded.
Passed inspections
Badger Canyon Dugout, 12125 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 10 (0 Red, 5 Blue)
Bruchi’s, 1840 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine July 8 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Burger Ranch, 808 Vineyard Drive, Kennewick, Routine July 8 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Carniceria 3 Pueblos, 2446 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up July 6 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Delicias Raspados, 3600 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 7 (10 Red, 5 Blue)
El Torito MX Market, 420 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine July 10 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Ice Harbor Brewing Co., 10 E. Bruneau Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Jack In The Box, 49 Columbia Point Drive, Richland, Routine July 6 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Largoo’s Tacos, 3315 W. Court St., Pasco, Follow-up July 8 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Little Caesar’s, 234 Symons St., Richland, Routine July 6 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Panda Express, 1525 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine July 8 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Pinches Botanas, 490 Wellsian Way, Richland, Routine July 7 (30 Red, 5 Blue)
Pizza Hut, 1921 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine July 8 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
S & S Petroleum, 1811 Leslie Road, Richland, Routine July 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
S&S Hospitality, 9221 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 10 (10 Red, 5 Blue) (Caterer 5 Red, 0 Blue)
Salsitas Tacos Grill, 525 1/2 W. Columbia Drive, Kennewick, Routine July 8 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Taqueria El Marino, 605 N. Gum St., Kennewick, Routine July 6 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Thai Garden, 101 N. Union St., Kennewick, Follow-up July 6 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Tomi Sushi & Ramen, 122 S. Ely St., Kennewick, Follow-up July 6 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Wheathead on the Water, 313 E. Columbia Gardens Way, Kennewick, Routine July 8 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Yoke’s Fresh Market, 4905 Road 68, Pasco, Routine July 9 (Bakery 0 Red, 3 Blue) (Coffee 20 Red, 0 Blue) (Deli 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Kiosk 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 15 Red, 0 Blue) (Store 0 Red 0 Blue)
Zip’s, 400 E. Columbia Drive, Kennewick, Routine July 8 (0 Red, 0 Blue)