6 restaurants and fast food eateries fail 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 22-28.

The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 56 inspections, with 34 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

La Placita Mexican Restaurant, 5011 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 27 (35 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; raw meat improperly stored; room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control (box of chicken left to defrost overnight in the sink voluntarily discarded).

Los Pinos, 1504 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Follow-up March 25 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; improper cooling procedures.

Love Curry Indian Cuisine, 5025 N. Road 68, Pasco, Routine March 24 (45 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities (paper towel dispenser at kitchen handwashing sink broken); improper cooling procedures; improper cold holding (>45°F fridge not cold enough and raw chicken, cooked cauliflower and cooked potato balls voluntarily discarded).

Napolis, 3280 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine March 28 (40 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; improper cooling procedures; lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Subway, 1824 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine March 28 (35 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; food worker cards not 100%; improper handwashing (employee took payment and then was about to start preparing a sandwich without putting on clean gloves).

Twigs Bistro And Martini Bar, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine March 28 (60 Red, 11 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control; food worker cards not 100% (5 workers lacked valid cards); inadequate handwashing facilities (handwashing sink in walk-in cooler has no hot water); improper cooling procedures; improper cold holding (>45°F pizza station fridge not cold enough and ); lacking a proper consumer advisory (undercooked egg not noted on menu).

Passed inspections

Alexandria Nicole Winery, 158422 Sonova Road, Paterson, Routine March 24 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs (Commissary), 1412 N. 14th Ave., Pasco, Routine March 26 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Bangkok Restaurant, 8318 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Routine March 28 (20 Red, 11 Blue)

Blue Bridge Bar & Restaurant, 2724 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Follow-up March 25 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Boba Bear, 321 N Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine March 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Boiada Brazilian Grill, 8418 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Follow-up March 28 (5 Red, 3 Blue)

Casa Rosita (Commissary Use), 104 S. Tacoma St., Kennewick, Follow-up March 25 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Chiawana High School, 8125 W. Argent Road, Pasco, Routine March 25 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Costa Vida, 4309 W. 27th Place, Kennewick, Routine March 27 (20 Red, 0 Blue) (Hazard analysis of critical control points 10 Red, 0 Blue)

Country Mercantile, 232 Crestloch Road, Pasco, Routine March 25 (Restaurant 10 Red, 0 Blue) (Store 0 Red, 5 Blue) (Tamale 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Divots Golf, 2450 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Richland, Routine March 27 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

El Fat Cat Grill, 539 N. Edison St., Kennewick, Routine March 24 (10 Red, 0 Blue) (0 Red, 5 Blue)

El Torito MX Market, 420 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine March 26 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Enterprise Middle School, 5200 Paradise Way, West Richland, Routine March 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Ethos Aux., 702 The Parkway, Richland, Routine March 24 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade, 110 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine March 23 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Graze, 650 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine March 24 (5 Red, 5 Blue)

Hampton Inn, 486 Bradley Blvd., Richland, Routine March 28 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Headstart, 1300 Meade Ave., Prosser, Routine March 25 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Headstart, 6215 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine March 25 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Housel Middle School, 12001 Highland Drive, Prosser, Routine March 25 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Hummingbird Tea, product demonstrator, Richland, Routine March 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Jack In The Box, 49 Columbia Point Drive, Richland, Routine March 28 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Jimmy John’s, 5025 N. Road 68, Pasco, Routine March 24 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Keene-Riverview Elementary School, 832 Park Ave., Prosser, Routine March 25 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

KFC/Taco Bell, 901 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine March 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Kindred Spirits, 430 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine March 28 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Kkorn Marketing, demonstrator, Kennewick, Routine March 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Las Lupitas, 720 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Follow-up March 25 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Leyte Oriental Store, 1412 Jadwin Ave., Richland, Routine March 28 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Luna’s Market, 1345 Lee Blvd., Richland, Routine March 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Mexi-King Taqueria, 306 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Follow-up March 25 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Miss Tamale, 701 The Parkway, Richland, Routine March 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Nana’s Kitchen, Kennewick, Routine March 23 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Nouveau Day Spa, 8136 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick, Routine March 27 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Papa John’s Pizza, 6303 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine March 25 (0 Red, 2 Blue)

Pizza Hut, 5109 N. Road 68, Pasco, Routine March 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Pizza Speedway, 525 N. Edison St., Kennewick, Routine March 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Rocco’s Pizza, 6415 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine March 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Safeway Store, 1803 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine March 28 (Bakery 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Produce 25 Red, 0 Blue)

Some Bagels, 1317 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine March 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Southgate Elementary School, 3121 W. 19th Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Subway, 7504 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Taco Bell, 1825 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine March 28 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Tapteal Elementary School, 2100 Sunshine Ave., West Richland, Routine March 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

The Underground Taphouse, 4525 Road 68, Pasco, Routine March 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Vieyra’s Mac & More, 608 Williams Blvd., Richland, Routine March 23 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

William Wiley Elementary School, 2820 S Highland Blvd., West Richland, Routine March 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Winco Foods, 101 Columbia Point Drive, Richland, Routine March 27 (Deli 5 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 0 Red, 0 Blue)