1 Tri-Cities restaurant fails food safety inspection the week of Aug. 14-18
The Benton Franklin Health District gave one failing grade during food safety inspections for Aug. 14-18 in the Tri-Cities area.
Its food safety team gave passing grades on four inspections, with two earning a perfect score. Both were mobile businesses serving food at events.
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 inspection
Great Wall Super Buffet, 2400 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Richland, Routine Aug. 23 (60 Red, 13 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, food worker cards not 100%, inadequate handwashing facilities, raw meat improperly stored, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (>45°F).
Passed inspections
McDonald’s, 1922 N. Steptoe St., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 25 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Miranda Treats Sno Shack (Mobile), Event, Routine Aug. 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Starmoney’z Taco City (Mobile), Event, Routine Aug. 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Tumbleweeds Food Truck, Event, Routine Aug. 19 (5 Red, 5 Blue)
This story was originally published September 1, 2023 at 5:00 AM.