6 restaurants, truck stop 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 8-14.
The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 39 inspections, with 20 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
Asian Garden, 1320 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Follow-up March 13 (20 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (no date on imitation crab meat); improper cold holding (>45°F — salad voluntarily discarded).
Blue Bridge Bar & Restaurant, 2724 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Follow-up March 13 (15 Red, 5 Blue)
Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; inadequate handwashing facilities (no paper towels at kitchen handwash sink).
KBTC Family Fun Zone, 8425 Chapel Hill Blvd., Pasco, Routine March 8 (35 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (no date on hot dogs and heavy cream); improper hot holding (<130°F — some pizza slices in case not warm enough.).
King City Truck Stop, 2100 E. Hillsboro St., Pasco, Follow-up March 11 (30 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Raw meat improperly stored; improper hot holding (<130°F — chicken skewers and strips in hot holding case not hot enough).
Lee’s Tahitian Restaurant, 1342 Jadwin Ave., Richland, Follow-up March 12 (50 Red, 10 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control; food worker cards not 100%; raw meat improperly stored; unattended cooking and hot holding; lack of conformance with approved procedures.
TakaSushi, 602 Sixth St., Prosser, Follow-up March 14 (30 Red, 5 Blue)
Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; room temperature storage.
Passed inspections
Badger Mountain, 1106 S. Jurupa St., Kennewick, Routine March 11 (0 Red, 5 Blue)
Birrieria El Sazon, 3115 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 13 (30 Red, 0 Blue)
Blackthorne Neighborhood Pub, 201 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 14 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Burger King, 102 Merlot Drive, Prosser, Routine March 11 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Chukar Cherries, 320 Wine Country Road, Prosser, Routine March 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Connell Elementary School, 1001 W. Clark St., Connell, Routine March 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Connell High School, 1100 W. Clark St., Connell, Routine March 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Denny’s Restaurant, 1301 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine March 12 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Domanico Cellars, 236 Port Ave., Prosser, Routine March 14 (0 Red, 0 Blue) (Commissary 0 Red, 0 Blue)
Dutch Bros, 496 Keene Road, Richland, Routine March 12 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Honey Drop, 3315 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine March 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Jack In The Box, 3109 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine March 13 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Lao Kitchen, 1375 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine March 12 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Layered Cake Artistry, 117 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 14 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Maharaja Taste of India, 8110 Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Follow-up March 13 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Mama Jo’s Ice Cream & Sweet Shop, 211 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 14 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
The Medusa, 5426 N. Road 68, Pasco, Routine March 13 (0 Red, 5 Blue)
Milbrandt Vineyards, 158 Cabernet Court, Prosser, Routine March 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Monson Ranch Distillers, 1123 Dudley Ave., Prosser, Routine March 14 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Moon Palace Restaurant, 228 Symons St., Richland, Routine March 13 (10 Red, 5 Blue)
Muchas Gracias Mexican Food, 701 Vineyard Drive, Kennewick, Routine March 13 (30 Red, 5 Blue)
Nueva Esperanza Leadership Academy, 3713 E. A St., Pasco, Routine March 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Oishi Ramen, 4525 Road 68, Pasco, Follow-up March 13 (0 Red, 3 Blue)
Palouse Junction Alternative School, 110 N. Chelan Ave., Connell, Routine March 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Pasco II Child Development Center, 1010 S. Sixth Ave., Pasco, Routine March 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Pasco School District Early Learning Center, 1317 N. Seventh Ave., Pasco, Routine March 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Red Lion Airport Hotel, 2525 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Follow-up March 13 (0 Red, 5 Blue)
Robert Olds Junior High School, 1051 W. Clark St., Connell, Routine March 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Sage Brewing Co., 8425 Chapel Hill Blvd., Pasco, Routine March 8 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Sister to Sister on the Ave., 236 Port Ave., Prosser, Routine March 14 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Spudnut Shop, 8425 Chapel Hill Blvd., Pasco, Routine March 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Spudnut Shop, 3315 W. Court St., Pasco, Follow-up March 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Tacos La Chula, 2120 E. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine March 14 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Tacos Super Uno, 33 Goethals Drive, Richland, Routine March 12 (10 Red, 5 Blue)
Taqueria El Marino (Mobile), 2799 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine March 13 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Thurston Wolfe Winery, 588 Cabernet Court, Prosser, Routine March 14 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Veronica’s Fresh Produce, 3423 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine March 11 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
WIT Cellars, 505 Cabernet Court, Prosser, Routine March 14 (25 Red, 0 Blue)