2 failed food safety inspections at Tri-Cities area restaurants, other food businesses

The Benton Franklin Health District gave failing grades to two businesses, a tavern and a taqueria, in food safety inspections April 22-28.

The district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 21 inspections, eight of them with perfect scores.

Those acing the inspection on the first try included a grocery store, a coffee stand, a deli and organizations serving some of the Tri-Cities oldest and youngest residents.

In the district’s routine inspections, businesses or organizations that receive 35 points for the more serious red violations are required to have additional inspections and must meet a tougher standard on those.

For followup inspections, they must have fewer than 25 red points and a limited number of repeat problems to pass.

Red violations are those most likely to cause food-borne illnesses, such as improper temperature control of food, lack of handwashing or bare-hand contact with foods.

Blue violations are low risk factors related to the cleanliness and physical condition of an establishment.

No notice is given before the inspections.

Inspection results are posted online so residents can look up the status and the details of any violations of individual restaurants.

Go to bit.ly/BFHDinspections. Click on the business name and then on the date of the inspection on the right half of the next page. Look for the “Violations” tab.

Call 509-460-4205 with questions or concerns.

Failed inspections

Bern’s Tavern, 618 Sixth St., Prosser, Routine April 27 (35 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improper hand washing, inadequate handwashing facilities.

Taqueria Oaxaca 1, Event, Routine April 27 ( 35 Red, 0 Blue.)

Notes: Improper cooling procedures, lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Passed inspections

Greek Islands Cuisine, 600 Gage Blvd., Richland, Routine April 24 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Hacienda Del Sol Mexican Restaurant, 5024 N. Road 68, Pasco, Follow-up April 25 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Inca Mexican Restaurant II, 1813 Leslie Road, Richland, Routine April 24 (10 Red, 8 Blue)

Jersey Mike’s Subs, 5326 Road 68, Pasco, Routine April 25 (10 Red, 5 Blue)

Jesse’s Smokken Hot Meatz, 1219 Meade Ave., Prosser, Routine April 27 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Knutzen’s Specialty Steaks, 6404 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine April 25 (Deli 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 15 Red, 0 Blue)

Meals On Wheels/Parkside, 253 Margaret St., Pasco, Routine April 25 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Meals On Wheels, 505 N. First Ave., Pasco, Routine April 25 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Papa Murphy’s Take And Bake Pizza, 612 Gage Blvd., Richland, Routine April 24 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Pasco School District Early Learning Center, 1317 N. 7th Ave., Pasco, Routine April 25 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Shy’s Pizza Connection, 1306 Meade Ave., Prosser, Routine April 27 (5 Red, 5 Blue)

The Chicken Shack, 90 Sandifur Parkway, Pasco, Routine April 25 (5 Red, 5 Blue)

The Human Bean, 4305 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick WA 99336, Routine April 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Tropical Express, 342 W. Columbia Drive, Kennewick WA 99336, Routine April 27 (5 Red, 5 Blue)

Wautoma Springs, 236 Port Ave., Prosser, Routine April 27 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Winco Foods, 101 Columbia Point Drive, Richland, Routine April 25 (Bakery 0 Red, 5 Blue) (Deli 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 5 Red, 0 Blue) (Pizza 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Store 0 Red, 0 Blue)