7 Tri-Cities area restaurants, businesses fail food safety inspections

The Benton Franklin Health District gave failing grades to seven restaurants and other businesses in the Tri-Cities and nearby towns during food safety inspections from July 17 to 21.

Two had 100 or more red points, which are given for the more serious violations.

The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 23 inspections, 10 of them with 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 followup inspections, they must have fewer than 25 red points and fewer than 10 red points for previous issues.

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 or check other businesses.

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.

Failed inspections

Carniceria La Cabana (Food service), 5426 N. Road 68, Pasco, Routine, July 20 (110 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control, food not in good condition (spoiled and moldy spinach), improper cooling procedures, improper hot holding (<130°F), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (>45°F), lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Comedor Mari, 6850 Road 170, Mesa, Routine, July 18 (100 Red, 3 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control, food worker cards not 100%, inadequate handwashing facilities, raw meat improperly stored, improper cooling procedures, improper hot holding (<130°F), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.

Comedor Mari, 6850 Road 170, Mesa, Follow-up, July 21 (15 Red, 12 Blue)

Notes: Improper cold holding (>45°F), lacking a proper consumer advisory. (5 points)

Donitas Tacos Pasco, Event, Routine, July 17 (55 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improper handwashing, improper hot holding (<130°F), improper cold holding (42-45°F),

Las Lupitas, 720 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine, July 20 ( 65 Red, 15 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, improper hand washing, improper cooling procedures, improper chemical use.

Monarca Ice Cream, 1830 W Court St., Pasco, Re-inspection, July 21 (65 Red, 8 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control, improper hand washing, bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods, lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Mr. Qwik’s Country (Food service), 13101 N. Glade Road, Eltopia, Follow-up, July 18 (35 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities, improper hot holding (<130°F)

Novel Coffee, 710 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine, July 21 (70 Red, 20 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control, food worker cards not 100%, improper hot holding (<130°F), improper cold holding (>45°F), accurate thermometer not provided or used, improper chemical use, lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Passed inspections

AFC Sushi at Safeway, 690 Gage Blvd., Richland, Routine, July 18 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Bookwalter Winery, 894 Tulip Lane, Richland, Routine, July 18 (25 Red, 7 Blue)

Carniceria La Cabana, 5426 N. Road 68, Pasco, Routine, July 20 (Meat 10 Red, 0 Blue) (Store 10 Red, 0 Blue)

El Asadero Restaurant II, 2318 W. Court St., Pasco, Re-inspection, July 21 (0 Red, 8 Blue)

El Pollo Sabroso, 1623 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine, July 20 (30 Red, 13 Blue)

Explosion de Sabor, 251 N. Columbia Ave., Connell, Follow-up, July 18 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Family Dollar, 920 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine, July 17 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Kaffrin’s Coffee, 257 N. Columbia Ave., Connell, Routine, July 18 (25 Red, 7 Blue)

Las Lupitas (Commissary), 720 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine, July 20 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Mr. Qwik’s Country (Store), 13101 N. Glade Road, Eltopia, Routine, July 18 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Rudy’s Pepperblends (Demo), Event, Routine, July 21 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Safeway, 690 Gage Blvd., Richland, Routine, July 18 (Bakery 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Coffee 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Deli 10 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 5 Red, 0 Blue) (Store 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Starbuck’s Coffee, 6615 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, Routine, July 20 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Sylvester Food Mart, 1504 W. Sylvester St., Pasco, Routine, July 17 (Food service 25 Red, 0 Blue) (Store 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Tease-N-Tan & Espresso, 316 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine, July 17 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Wake Up Call (Columbia Center), 2000 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine, July 19 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Wake Up Call, 9025 N. Steptoe St., Richland, Routine, July 19 (20 Red, 0 Blue)