11 restaurants, deli and others fail food safety inspections in Tri-Cities area

The Benton Franklin Health District gave 11 failing grades in food safety inspections of restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area July 27 to Aug. 2.

The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 42 inspections, with 18 of those awarded 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 repeat red points for previous issues.

Scores of 85 or more red points result in establishments remaining on probation until they pass two follow-up inspections, the first one within 72 hours.

Red violations are those most likely to cause food-borne illnesses, such as not keeping hot food hot enough or cold food cold enough, lack of adequate 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.

Businesses may have separate inspections of business lines with different health safety risks, such as grocery sales and a deli that prepares food.

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

AD Tacos y Mas, 214610 E. Highway 397, Kennewick, Follow-up July 31 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.

Asi Es Mi Tierra, 6481 Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 31 (35 Red, 0 Blue)

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

Buriram Bites, 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 31 (35 Red, 0 Blue)

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

Churros Mia, 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 31 (35 Red, 8 Blue)

Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff, food worker cards not 100%, inadequate handwashing facilities (sink blocked), accurate thermometer not provided or used, lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Crepe Haus, 2100 N. Belfair St., Kennewick, Follow-up Aug. 1 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (no date on hotdogs).

Kona Ice of Tri-Cities, 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 31 (35 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improper handwashing (worker did not wash hands before starting food preparation), inadequate handwashing facilities (bag of ice in handwashing sink).

La Villa (Food Service), 214 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Aug. 2 (40 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improper hot holding (<130°F — chicharonnes in holding case discarded), lacking a proper consumer advisory (no consumer advisory for raw shrimp), lack of conformance with approved procedures.

S&S Hospitality, 9221 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up Aug. 2 (35 Red, 8 Blue)

Notes: Improper handwashing (worker loaded dirty dishes into dishwasher and then handled the clean dishes wearing same gloves), not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (ham past use date and pasta salad with no date marked).

Seven Eleven, 2411 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine July 31 (25 Red, 3 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, inadequate handwashing facilities (handwashing sink blocked with items to be washed), improper cold holding (>45°F— walk-in cooler not working correctly).

Wingstop, 121 Gage Blvd., Richland, Follow-up Aug. 2 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.

Yoke’s Fresh Market (Deli), 1401 Bombing Range Road, West Richland, Routine July 30 (65 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control, improper handwashing (employee did not wash hands), not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (no date on sliced deli meats and cut lettuce), improper hot holding (<130°F).

Passed inspections

Amendment XXI Bar & Grill, 2525 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Richland, Follow-up Aug. 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Azteca, 6505 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, Follow-up July 31 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Botanas Culichi, 110 S. Fourth Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up July 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Casa Blanca (Mobile), 1305 W. Fourth Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Country Mercantile, 5015 Ava Way, Richland, Follow-up Aug. 2 (5 Red, 5 Blue)

Divots Golf, 2450 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Richland, Routine Aug. 1 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

El Rancho De Las Vacas Nightclub, 218 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine July 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Fable Craft Bar Wine Saloon & Food Joint, 1705 S.E. Columbia Park Trail, Richland, Routine Aug. 1 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Frost Me Sweet Cake & Shake, 421 Wellsian Way, Richland, Routine July 31 (Bakery 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Food service 0 Red, 3 Blue)

Healthy Vibes, 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 31 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Hot Mess Burgers & Fries, 204 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up July 30 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Hummingbird Tea, product demonstrator, Richland, Routine July 30 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

KC’s Biscuits and BBQ (Mobile), 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 31 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

La Cantina, 2735 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine July 27 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

La Jalpita, 202 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine July 31 (0 Red, 0 Blue) (Commissary 0 Red, 0 Blue)

La Villa (Bakery), 214 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Aug. 2 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Mezzo Thai Catering & Event, 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 31 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Miranda Treats Sno Shack (Mobile), 6600 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine July 27 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Miss Tamale at PNNL, 3300 Stevens Drive, Richland, Routine July 30 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Out And About, 327 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine July 27 (20 Red, 0 Blue)

Pik-A-Pop, 1949 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine July 31 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Pik-A-Pop, 1502 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine July 31 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Rattlesnake Mountain Brewing Co., 2696 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Richland, Follow-up Aug. 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Ray’s Golden Lion, 1353 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine July 27 (0 Red, 10 Blue)

Sunrise Bakery, 3335 Innovation Blvd., Richland, Routine July 30 (20 Red, 0 Blue)

Swift Stop (Store), 2110 Swift Blvd., Richland, Routine July 30 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Tacos El Cafetal, 203 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Aug. 2 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Tacos El Giro, 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 31 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Tacos La Catrina, 2115 E. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine July 29 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Tacos Mi Casita (Mobile No. 0278) (Commissary Use), 1208 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine July 31 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Tacos Mi Casita (Mobile No. 0452) (Commissary Use), 1208 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine July 31 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Taqueria El Rancho, 8425 Chapel Hill Blvd., Pasco, Follow-up July 29 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Tequilas Sports Bar, 414 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine July 27 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

The Elements, 3340 Stevens Drive, Richland, Routine July 30 (15 Red, 10 Blue)

Trejo’s Taco Factory, 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 31 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Wake Up Call, 22 Carmichael Drive, Kennewick, Routine July 29 (0 Red, 5 Blue)

Whiskey River Bar & Grill, 775 Goethals Drive, Richland, Routine July 31 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Yoke’s Fresh Market, 1401 Bombing Range Road, West Richland, Routine July 30 (Bakery 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Hazard analysis of critical control points 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 0 Red, 0 Blue)