7 Tri-Cities restaurants and coffee shops fail food safety inspections

The Benton Franklin Health District gave failing grades to seven restaurants and coffee shops in the Tri-Cities area during food safety inspections from July 31 to Aug. 4.

A coffee shop chain new to the Tri-Cities failed their inspections at two locations but passed at another site.

The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 12 inspections, with one business earning a perfect score.

The health district also has revised the score given to Brother’s Cheese Steaks in Kennewick after a June 26 inspection.

The restaurant passed the inspection, the Benton Franklin Health District said after reviewing information from the inspection after Brother’s Cheese Steaks said the initial report was incorrect.

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

Bruchi’s, 8903 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Routine July 31 (55 Red, 10 Blue)

Notes: Improper cooling procedures, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (42-45°F).

Don Rubio, 1515 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Aug. 2 (55 Red, 5 Blue)

Notes: Improper cooling procedures, improper hot holding (130°F-134°F), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.

El Aguila, 939 S. 10th Ave., Pasco, Re-inspection Aug. 2 (50 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control, Food worker cards not 100%, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper reheating procedures for hot holding.

El Antojito Mexicano Restaurant, 1915 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Aug. 4 (40 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, improper hot holding (<130°F), improper cold holding (>45°F).

Subway, 1323 Lee Blvd., Richland, Routine Aug. 4 (40 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, improper hand washing, improper cold holding (>45°F).

Wake Up Call, 2525 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine Aug. 4 (50 Red, 8 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, inadequate handwashing facilities, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper chemical use.

Wake Up Call, 7204 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine Aug. 4 (35 Red, 8 Blue)

Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities, improperly disposing of potentially unsafe food or improper date marking, improper cold holding (42-45°F), improper chemical use.

Passed inspections

Anthony’s Restaurant, 550 Columbia Point Drive, Richland, Routine Aug. 4 (15 Red, 7 Blue)

Bamboo Mongolian Grill, 2230 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Aug. 1 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Burger King, 1001 S. Washington St., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 3 (20 Red, 5 Blue)

Coffee Town Espresso, 4298 Van Giesen St., West Richland, Routine Aug. 3 (10 Red, 8 Blue)

Domino’s Pizza, 101 S. Washington St., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 3 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Juliana’s Meat Market (Deli), 5413 W. Van Giesen St., West Richland, Follow-up Aug. 2 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

KFC/A&W, 2210 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Aug. 4 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Miss Tamale, 500 Amon Park Drive, Richland, Routine Aug. 3 (15 Red, 10 Blue)

Novel Coffee, 710 George Washington Way, Richland, Follow-up Aug. 4 (0 Red, 5 Blue)

Taqueria El Sazon, 2226 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Aug. 1 (30 Red, 13 Blue)

Uncle Sam’s Saloon, 8378 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Routine July 31 (30 Red, 8 Blue)

Wake Up Call, 496 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Aug. 4 (10 Red, 15 Blue)