5 failed food safety inspections at restaurants, food truck, bar in Tri-Cities

The Benton Franklin Health District gave five failing grades in food safety inspections of restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area May 17-23.

The health district’s food safety team gave passing marks on 48 inspections, with 22 of those earning perfect scores.

The worst score of the week was 80 of the more serious red points at a Kennewick buffet-style restaurant.

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

Hibachi Explosion (Food truck), 7425 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine May 22 (45 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improper cooling procedures (cooked rice voluntarily discarded); improper cold holding (>45°F — small fridge not working properly); lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Socorro’s Catering (Mobile), 1206 Horne Road, Benton City, Routine May 20 (40 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improper raw meat handling procedures (stronger sanitizer needed for surfaces that had raw meat); improper hot holding (<130°F).

Taqueria El Sazon II, 4115 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine May 20 (50 Red, 5 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%; not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (no date on some meats and beans); improper hot holding (<130°F — cooked potatoes and bell peppers voluntarily discarded); improper cold holding (>45°F — walk in cooler not working properly and some food voluntarily discarded).

Wok King, 7011 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, Routine May 23 (80 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control; improper hand washing (workers to be given more training); inadequate handwashing facilities; improper raw meat handling procedures; room temperature storage (crab meat trays left out of cooler for too long).

Woody’s Bullpen Bar & Grill, 4128 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine May 20 (35 Red, 3 Blue)

Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; food worker cards not 100%; raw meat improperly stored; improper cold holding (42-45°F); lacking a proper consumer advisory (menu needs advisory for prime rib); lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Passed inspections

AFC Sushi at Fred Meyer, 2811 W. 10th Ave., Kennewick, Routine May 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue) (Hazard analysis of critical control points 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Angel’s Cafe, 2532 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine May 19 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Badger Canyon Dugout, 12125 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine May 21 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Brewminatti (Commissary), 713 Sixth St., Prosser, Routine May 20 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Chipotle, 3631 Plaza Way, Kennewick, Routine May 21 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Columbia Bar and Grill, 3601 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Follow-up May 19 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Coyote Canyon Winery, 357 Port Ave., Prosser, Routine May 23 (5 Red, 5 Blue)

Cozumel Mexican Cuisine (Food service), 3801 S. Zintel Way, Kennewick, Routine May 20 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Cuba Libre Authentic Cuban Food, 7425 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine May 22 (0 Red, 0

Blue)

Dagupan Grill, 3911 W. 27th Ave., Kennewick, Routine May 21 (20 Red, 0 Blue) (Caterer 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Dax’s Bar & Grill, 1004 Lee Blvd., Richland, Follow-up May 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Double Dragon, 3107 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine May 21 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

DQ Meadow Ridge Grill & Chill, 91 Gage Blvd., Richland, Routine May 21 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Fiesta Foods, 115 S. 10th Ave., Pasco, Routine May 22 (Bakery 25 Red, 0 Blue) (Caterer 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Fiesta fruits 10 Red, 5 Blue) (Kiosk 10 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Fred Meyer, 2811 W. 10th Ave., Kennewick, Routine May 22 (Bakery 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Deli 10 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 0 Red, 2 Blue)

Fuego Mexican Grill, 3911 W. 27th Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up May 20 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Hampton Inn & Suites, 6826 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine May 23 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Hinzerling Winery, 1520 Sheridan Ave., Prosser, Routine May 20 (5 Red, 5 Blue)

Holiday Inn Express, 680 Wine Country Road, Prosser, Routine May 20 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

La Cocina (Kiosk), 720 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine May 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Lucky Food Mart, 22 Goethals Drive, Richland, Routine May 22 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Moonshot Brewing Pub at the Park, 94 Lee Blvd., Richland, Follow-up May 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Oh Sushi, 735 The Parkway, Richland, Routine May 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

One Stop Mart, 2201 Stevens Drive, Richland, Routine May 23 (10 Red, 3 Blue)

Pineapple Pastries, 407 Wine Country Road, Prosser, Routine May 20 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Ricas Pupusas El Salvador, 7425 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine May 22 (25 Red, 8 Blue)

Riverwalk Estates, 4704 W. Hildebrand Blvd., Kennewick, Routine May 21 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Round Table Pizza, 3201 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine May 19 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Shang Hai Restaurant, 3013 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine May 21 (10 Red, 5 Blue)

Sister To Sister, 10 Merlot Drive, Prosser, Routine May 20 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Snowfruit, 2811 W. 10th Ave., Kennewick, Routine May 22 (0 Red, 2 Blue)

SOI 705, 705 The Parkway, Richland, Follow-up May 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Southridge Dugout, 4800 Hildebrand Road, Kennewick, Routine May 20 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Stack’s Bar & Grill, 3419 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine May 19 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Sterling’s, 890 George Washington Way, Richland, Follow-up May 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Subway, 515 Ninth St., Benton City, Routine May 20 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Super Mex El Pueblo Market, 720 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine May 22 (Bakery 30 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 25 Red, 0 Blue)

The Crazy Crab Pot, 131 Vista Way, Kennewick, Routine May 21 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Tony’s Tacos (Mobile), 3809 W. Clearwater Ave Kennewick, Routine May 20 (20 Red, 0 Blue)

This story was originally published May 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM.