6 restaurants, markets, deli fail food safety inspections in Tri-Cities area
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 March 1-7.
The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 48 inspections, with 30 of those earning 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, 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
Antojos 509, 10 E. Bruneau Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 7 (45 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (no date marked on multiple containers of food); room temperature storage; improper cold holding (42-45°F).
Basin City Market, 6930 Road 170, Mesa, Routine March 6 (35 Red, 10 Blue)
Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; food obtained from unapproved source (no label on octopus, crab, cow head and fish to show source — staff were able to find proof of source for cow head but cannot use other items until proof provided); not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (no date mark on some deli meat, hot dogs and cut tomatoes and lettuce); accurate thermometer not provided or used.
Carniceria El Sol, 623 Ninth St., Benton City, Follow-up March 7 (30 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; improper cooling procedures (nacho cheese and birria discarded).
Kabana King (Food Service), 4311 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 6 (55 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control; food worker cards not 100%; inadequate handwashing facilities (hot water valve turned off due to minor leak); not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (cut vegetables in malfunctioning cold hold prep unit discarded); improper hot holding (<130°F — some chicharones voluntarily discarded).
Metro Mart, 1 Eagle Crest Drive, Connell, Follow-up March 6 (15 Red, 5 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control; lack of conformance with approved procedures (new prep sink had no plumbing and no produce washing is allowed until it is working).
The Peacock, 910 S. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine March 6 (35 Red, 7 Blue)
Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; inadequate handwashing facilities (one restroom lacked hot water); not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (chicken Caeser salad discarded); improper chemical use (multiuse bottle for chemicals and cooking had no label).
Passed inspections
AFC Sushi Safeway, 1330 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine March 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue) (Hazard analysis of critical control points 0 Red, 0 Blue)
Albertson’s, 1330 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine March 4 (Bakery 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Deli 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 0 Red, 0 Blue)
Alexandria Nicole Cellars, 2880 Lee Road, Prosser, Routine March 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Barbara McClintock STEM Elementary School, 5706 N. Road 60, Pasco, Routine March 6 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Bob’s Burgers & Brew, 3609 Plaza Way, Kennewick, Follow-up March 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Bruchi’s, 8903 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Routine March 6 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Caffeine Bar, 460 Williams Blvd., Richland, Routine March 4 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Chandler Reach Winery, 9506 W. Chandler Road, Benton City, Routine March 7 (0 Red, 5 Blue)
Chapala Express, 7704 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 6 (5 Red, 5 Blue)
Circle K, 5301 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, Routine March 3 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Columbia River Elementary School, 9011 Burns Road, Pasco, Routine March 6 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Comedor Mari, 6850 Road 170, Mesa, Routine March 6 (30 Red, 0 Blue)
Edwin Markham Elementary School, 4031 Elm Road, Pasco, Routine March 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Emerson Elementary School, 1616 W. Octave St., Pasco, Routine March 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Extreme Blendz/Kia Ora, 2008 N. Pittsburgh St., Kennewick, Routine March 5 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Finley Shopper, 222608 E. Game Farm Road, Kennewick, Routine March 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Forever Bee, 1212 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine March 4 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Fujiyama Japanese Steak House, 2522 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine March 7 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Hawthorne Elementary School, 3520 W. John Day Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 3 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Helados La Michoacana, 402 N. Ely St., Kennewick, Routine March 4 (0 Red, 5 Blue)
James McGee Elementary School, 4601 N. Horizon Drive, Pasco, Routine March 6 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
John McLoughlin Middle School, 2803 Road 88, Pasco, Routine March 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Kabana King (Meat), 4311 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 6 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Kamiakin High School, 600 N. Arthur St., Kennewick, Routine March 3 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Macho Bros Tamales, 10 E. Bruneau Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Mark Twain Elementary School, 1801 Road 40, Pasco, Routine March 6 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
McDonald’s, 101 Wellsian Way, Richland, Routine March 4 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Popular Donuts, 101 N. Union St., Kennewick, Routine March 3 (15 Red, 12 Blue)
Quiktrip Gas & Food, 33 Goethals Drive, Richland, Routine March 4 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Ramirez Shellfish (Store), 1202 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine March 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Ray Reynolds Middle School, 9507 Burns Road, Pasco, Routine March 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Richland Food Mart, 500 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine March 4 (30 Red, 5 Blue)
Rite Aid (Store), 1901 N. Steptoe St., Kennewick, Routine March 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Rockin Old School Treats, 10 E. Bruneau Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary School, 6010 Road 52, Pasco, Routine March 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Round Table Pizza, 1769 Leslie Road, Richland, Routine March 4 (30 Red, 0 Blue)
Ruth Livingston Elementary School, 2515 Road 84, Pasco, Routine March 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Starbucks Coffee, 1659 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine March 5 (5 Red, 5 Blue)
Tacos Mi Casita, 1208 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine March 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Three Rivers Elementary, 3901 Road 84, Pasco, Routine March 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Tomi Sushi & Ramen, 122 S. Ely St., Kennewick, Routine March 4 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Tri-Cities Food Bank, 321 Wellsian Way, Richland, Routine March 4 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Vista Mart, 2610 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up March 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Wine & More, 3600 Zintel Way, Kennewick, Routine March 4 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Wright’s Desert Gold (Store), 611 Columbia Park Trail, Richland, Routine March 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)