11 restaurants, food trucks, markets 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 Oct. 5-11.

The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 26 inspections, with 11 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

Amarilis’s Meat Market, 1825 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Oct. 10 (75 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, improper hand washing (food work did not use soap and dried hands with rag from sanitization bucket), inadequate handwashing facilities (handwashing sink obstructed), food not in good condition (appearance questionable for frozen raw meat cubes with no date marking or label), improper hot holding (<130°F — hot hold case turned off).

Cottage Market (Food Service), 1825 Wine Country Road, Prosser, Follow-up Oct. 11 (35 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, raw meat improperly stored, improper hot holding (<130°F — corn dogs in hot holding case not hot enough).

El Laguneros (Mobile), 312 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Follow-up Oct. 5 (40 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: No certified food protection manager present, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (>45°F — not enough ice in ice chest to keep bacon-wrapped hot dogs cold).

La Villa (Food Service), 214 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Follow-up Oct. 10 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improper hot holding (<130°F — pork ribs voluntarily discarded).

Lucky Bao, 1415 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Oct. 10 (35 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improper hot holding (<130°F), lack of conformance with approved procedures.

McDonald’s, 103 Merlot Drive, Prosser, Follow-up Oct. 11 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control (cooked bacon voluntarily discarded).

Sake Express, 2576 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine Oct. 7 (75 Red, 16 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control, raw meat improperly stored, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper reheating procedures for hot holding, improper cold holding (>45°F — milk in reach-in fridge too warm), lacking a proper consumer advisory (no advisory for some raw sushi on menu), lack of conformance with approved.

Streetz Hibachi, 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 10 (50 Red, 5 Blue)

Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff, improper hand washing (water not hot enough but generator was being repaired), inadequate handwashing facilities, improper cold holding (>45°F).

Swadee Thai Cuisine, 5109 N. Road 68, Pasco, Follow-up Oct. 11 (40 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control, improper cooling procedures, lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Tacos Y Maz, 20 Merlot Drive, Prosser, Follow-up Oct. 11 (40 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Food obtained from unapproved source (eggs, which appeared not to have been served to customers), improper cooling procedures.

The Wild Taco, 72 Wellsian Way, Richland, Routine Oct. 7 (35 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, raw meat improperly stored, improper hot holding (<130°F).

Passed inspections

Delta High School, 5801 Broadmoor Blvd., Pasco, Routine Oct. 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Double Dragon, 3107 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Edison Elementary School, 201 S. Dawes St., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 8 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Fast And Curryous (Mobile), 2034 Logston Blvd., Richland, Routine Oct. 10 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade (Cart), 109 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 10 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Isaac Stevens Middle School, 1120 N. 22nd Ave., Pasco, Routine Oct. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Jimmy John’s, 5025 N. Road 68, Pasco, Routine Oct. 11 (15 Red, 2 Blue)

Kamiakin High School, 600 N. Arthur St., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 8 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

La Tia, 321 Wine Country Road, Prosser, Follow-up Oct. 11 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Lincoln Elementary School, 4901 W. 21st Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 8 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Longfellow Elementary School, 300 N. Eighth Ave., Pasco, Routine Oct. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Los Potrillos Seafood & Bar, 2500 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 8 (5 Red, 5 Blue)

Magill’s Restaurant, 3214 Road 68, Pasco, Routine Oct. 11 (15 Red, 11 Blue)

Maya Angelou Elementary School, 6001 Road 84, Pasco, Routine Oct. 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Milbrandt Vineyards, 158 Cabernet Court, Prosser, Routine Oct. 11 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Nana’s Kitchen. Kennewick, Routine Oct. 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Opa Mediterranean Kitchen, 1815 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Oct. 10 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Panda Express, 1525 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Oct. 10 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Pasco High School, 1108 N. 10th Ave., Pasco, Routine Oct. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Rollin, 212 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Salsitas Tacos Grill, 4311 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 7 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Santa Fe, 1014 S. Washington St., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 7 (10 Red, 8 Blue)

Shakey’s, 4525 Road 68, Pasco, Routine Oct. 11 (25 Red, 2 Blue)

SM Produce for Less, 135 Vista Way, Kennewick, Routine Oct. 8 (0 Red, 5 Blue)

Taqueria 3 Pueblos, 2446 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 8 (20 Red, 5 Blue)

Tirriddis Sparkling Wines, 2140-B Wine Country Road, Prosser, Routine Oct. 11 (5 Red, 2 Blue)