Tri-Cities restaurant closed for cockroaches. 5 others fail food safety inspections

The Benton Franklin Health District gave six failing grades in food safety inspections of restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area Jan. 25-31.

The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 25 inspections, with 15 of those earning perfect scores.

Cockroaches were spotted again at Asia Gardens and it was closed, but was cleared to reopen by Friday. It had just reopened Jan. 9 after an infestation found in November.

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, inadequate 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

Andy’s Coffee Break, 1200 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Follow-up Jan. 27 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities (one handwashing sink used for other purposes).

Asian Garden, 1320 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Follow-up Jan. 27 (135 Red, 10 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control; food worker cards not 100%; inadequate handwashing facilities (no paper towels at one sink); food not in good condition (moldy food); not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food; improper raw meat handling procedures.; raw meat improperly stored; improper cooling procedures; room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control; improper cold holding (>45°F); accurate thermometer not provided; lack of conformance with approved procedures (cockroach infestation).

Boiada Brazilian Grill, 8418 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 28 (40 Red, 5 Blue)

Notes: Not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (no date mark on some foods); room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control; improper cold holding (42-45°F, walk in cooler needs servicing).

Casa Rosita (Mobile), 104 S Tacoma Pasco, Routine Jan. 28 (50 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; food worker cards not 100%; raw meat improperly stored; improper hot holding (<130°F — rice and carnitas voluntarily discarded); lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Crepe Haus, 2100 N. Belfair St., Kennewick, Follow-up Jan. 29 (20 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities (handwashing sinks blocked or contained utensils, rags or food debris); not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (multiple items without date mark and or old date mark — ham and salmon discarded).

Spudnuts Shop, 3315 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Jan. 29 (35 Red, 8 Blue)

Notes: Improper hand washing (worker did not wash hands before putting on gloves); inadequate handwashing facilities (no soap at restroom sink).

Passed inspections

Anthology Events (doing business as Castle Catering), 706 Williams Blvd., Richland, Routine Jan. 28 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Azteca, 6505 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, Routine Jan. 27 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Bookwalter Winery, 894 Tulip Lane, Richland, Follow-up Jan. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Circle K, 1900 N. Steptoe St., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 27 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Costco Wholesale, 8505 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 29 (Bakery 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Deli 10 Red, 2 Blue) (Meat 15 Red, 0 Blue) (Restaurant 10 Red, 0 Blue) (Store 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Hops N Drops, 4898 W. Hildebrand Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 27 (0 Red, 5 Blue)

McDonald’s, 1275 George Washington Way, Richland, Follow-up Jan. 30 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Moonshot Brewing, 8804 W. Victoria Ave., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Opportunity Kitchen, 500 S. Auburn St. Richland, Routine Jan. 30 (Catering 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Food service 10 Red, 0 Blue)

The Original Pancake House, 424 Keene Road, Richland, Follow-up Jan. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Pie Sharks (Product Demonstrators), 110 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Jan. 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Public House 255, 255 Williams Blvd., Richland, Follow-up Jan. 30 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Ruby Thai Kitchen, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 29 (10 Red, 5 Blue)

Sbarro, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Follow-up Jan. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Sub Zero Ice Cream, 321 Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Taco Time, 2222 Keene Road, Richland, Routine Jan. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Tacos El Paisano, 2735 W. Court St., Pasco, Follow-up Jan. 27 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Taverna Tagaris, 844 Tulip Lane, Richland, Routine Jan. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Vieyra’s Mac & More, 608 Williams Blvd., Richland, Follow-up Jan. 28 (0 Red, 0 Blue) (Commissary use 0 Red, 0 Blue)