14 Tri-Cities restaurant and other businesses fail food safety inspections

The Benton Franklin Health District gave failing grades to 14 restaurants and other businesses selling food in the Tri-Cities area during food safety inspections from Sept. 4 to 8.

The week’s inspections included a focus on concessions and food stands at the Dust Devils GESA Stadium, with two failed inspections and six passed inspections there on the first check.

The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 24 inspections total, with seven earning a perfect score.

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

Basin City Hot Spot (Food service) 7380 Road 170, Mesa, Follow-up Sept. 7 (25 Red, 5 Blue)

Notes: Improper hot holding (<130°F), inadequate equipment for temperature control.

Brady’s Brats & Burgers, 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up Sept. 7 (20 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improperly disposing of potentially unsafe food, improper cold holding (>45°F).

Buriram Bites, Event, Follow-up Sept. 8 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

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

Connell Food & Gas Mart (Food service), 457 S. Columbia Ave., Connell, Follow-up Sept. 7 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improper hot holding (<130°F).

Dust Devils Stadium — 1st Base, 6200 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine Sept. 6 (60 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control, improper hand washing, improper produce washing, improper chemical use, lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Dust Devils — Grill Cart (Mobile), Event, Routine Sept. 6 (60 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control, improper hand washing, inadequate handwashing facilities, improper produce washing, lack of conformance with approved procedures.

El Mirador, 1315 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Follow-up Sept. 7 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improper hot holding (<130°F).

Picante Mexican Taqueria, 20 S. Auburn St., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 5 (60 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improper hot holding (<130°F), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (>45°F).

Some Bagels Too, 810 S. Washington St., Kennewick, Follow-up Sept. 7 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improperly disposing of potentially unsafe food, improper cold holding (42-45°F).

Sweet Snack Attack, Event, Routine Sept. 8 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Lack of conformance with approved procedures. (Required to temporarily close because handwashing sink was not working.)

Taqueria Buena Vista, Event, Routine Sept. 7 (35 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improper hot holding, improper cold holding (>45°F).

Texas Roadhouse, 835 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 8 (40 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (>45°F).

Trejo’s Taco Factory, Event, Routine Sept. 8 (35 Red, 5 Blue)

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

Tropical Sno (Mobile), Event, Follow-up Sept. 5 (35 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improper hand washing (employee handled cash and and then ice with same gloves on), lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Passed inspections

509 Coffee Company (Mobile), Event, Routine Sept. 7 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Birrieria Colima Y Michoacan, 404 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Follow-up Sept. 5 (0 Red, 5 Blue)

Burger Ranch, 108 S. Oregon Ave., Pasco, Routine Sept. 5 (0 Red, 5 Blue)

Desserts By Kelly, 1312 Jadwin Ave., Richland, Routine Sept. 7 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Dust Devils Stadium — 1st Base, 6200 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Follow-up Sept. 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Dust Devils Stadium — 3rd Base, 6200 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine Sept. 6 (20 Red, 0 Blue)

Dust Devils Stadium — BBQ Patio, 6200 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine Sept. 6 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Dust Devils Stadium — Fry Shack, 6200 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine Sept. 6 (0 Red, 10 Blue)

Dust Devils Stadium — Hot Corner, 6200 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine Sept. 6 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Dust Devils Stadium — Pizza Hut, 6200 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine Sept. 6 ( 15 Red, 0 Blue)

Dust Devils — Dippin Dots (Mobile), Event, Routine Sept. 6 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Dust Devils — Grill Cart (Mobile), Event, Follow-up Sept. 7 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

El Torito MX Market (Deli), 420 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Follow-up Sept. 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Francisco’s Bakery, 5300 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 8 (5 Red, 3 Blue)

Kagen Coffee & Crepes, 270 Williams Blvd., Richland, Routine Sept. 7 (20 Red, 5 Blue)

Karla’s Snacks, 524 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine Sept. 5 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

La Casita, Event, Follow-up Sept. 8 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Lewis & Clark Elementary School, 415 Jadwin Ave., Richland, Routine Sept. 8 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Little Randy’s Diner, 104 W. 1st Ave., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 5 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Maverik, 4306 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 8 (Deli 15 Red, 0 Blue) (Store 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Some Bagels, 1317 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Sept. 7 (10 Red, 0 Blue)