7 restaurants, food trucks, others fail food safety inspections in Tri-Cities
The Benton Franklin Health District gave seven failing grades in food safety inspections of restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area Sept. 14-20.
The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 26 inspections, with 15 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.
For questions or complaints about food safety in Benton or Franklin counties, email contactusfoodsafety@BFHD.WA.GOV.
To participate in the health district’s food safety topics survey, go to bit.ly/BFHDfoodsafetysurvey.
Failed inspections
Carniceria El Sol, 623 Ninth St., Benton City, Follow-up Sept. 18 (10 Red, 3 Blue)
Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities (no paper towels at one handwashing sink).
El Padrino Bakery, 615 W. Columbia Drive, Kennewick, Routine Sept. 19 (80 Red, 5 Blue)
Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff, inadequate handwashing facilities (handwashing sink blocked), food obtained from unapproved source (no labels on jars of honey for sale and staff did not know where they came from), food not in good condition (mold on strawberries and canned peaches), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, accurate thermometer not provided or used, lack of conformance with approved procedures.
La Posada Mexican Grill, 3150 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 17 (45 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities (sinks need repair to improve drainage), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (>45°F).
La Villa (Food service), 214 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Follow-up Sept. 17 (35 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper hot holding (<130°F — some food in hot hold display discarded), improper cold holding (>45°F — cold hold display case will be replaced and foods were discarded).
Mexi-King Taqueria, 306 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Follow-up Sept. 18 (45 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper cooling procedures (some meat voluntarily discarded), improper cold holding (>45°F — cold hold unit was not working), lack of conformance with approved procedures.
Muchas Gracias Mexican Food, 701 Vineyard Drive, Kennewick, Routine Sept. 19 (60 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, food worker cards not 100%, improper cooling procedures, improper hot holding (<130°F).
Taqueria 3 Pueblos, 1212 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Follow-up Sept. 17 (40 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper hot holding (<130°F), improper reheating procedures for hot holding.
Passed inspections
509 Coffee Co., 1040 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine Sept. 14 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Birrieria El Sazon, 3115 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 17 (25 Red, 8 Blue)
Carmichael Middle School, 620 Thayer Drive, Richland, Routine Sept. 19 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Chapala Express Restaurant, 1028 Lee Blvd., Richland, Follow-up Sept. 17 (0 Red, 10 Blue)
Chicken & Bowl, 570 Swift Blvd., Richland, Follow-up Sept. 17 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Desert Heat (Caterer), 707 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Sept. 17 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Helados La Michoacana, 402 N. Ely St., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 20 (0 Red, 8 Blue)
Hubby’s Pizza, 346 W. Columbia Drive, Kennewick, Routine Sept. 19 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
IDK Restaurant, 335 W. Columbia Drive, Kennewick, Routine Sept. 19 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
KFC/A&W, 2631 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 17 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
King Of Hot Dogs, 104 S. Tacoma St., Pasco, Routine Sept. 14 (15 Red, 5 Blue)
Love Curry Indian Cuisine, 5025 N. Road 68, Pasco, Routine Sept. 20 (15 Red, 5 Blue)
Marie Curie STEM Elementary School, 715 N. California Ave., Pasco, Routine Sept. 20 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Miss Tamale, 701 The Parkway, Richland, Routine Sept. 17 (30 Red, 0 Blue)
Mongolian & Pho, 2607 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 17 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Nuevo Amanecer, 1411 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Sept. 17 (0 Red, 2 Blue)
Richland High School, 930 Long Ave., Richland, Routine Sept. 19 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Some Bagels, 1317 George Washington Way, Richland, Follow-up Sept. 17 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Sports Page Bar & Grill, 6 S. Cascade St., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 19 (30 Red, 5 Blue)
Sterling’s, 3200 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 17 (25 Red, 5 Blue)
Sterling’s, 890 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Sept. 20 (20 Red, 8 Blue)
Super Taco (Mobile), 1010 N. Oregon St., Pasco, Routine Sept. 20 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Taco Bell, 2718 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 17 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Taqueria El Amigazo De Tecoman, 1719 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine Sept. 18 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Vida Saludable Activa, 2508 W. Sylvester St., Pasco, Routine Sept. 19 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Walmart (Deli), 4820 N. Road 68, Pasco, Routine Sept. 20 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Whittier Elementary School, 616 N. Wehe Ave., Pasco, Routine Sept. 20 (0 Red, 0 Blue)