12 failed food inspections, including newly opened Chick-fil-A in Tri-Cities

The Benton Franklin Health District gave 12 failing grades in safety inspections of restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area July 12-18.

The health district’s food safety team gave passing marks on 38 inspections, with 15 of those earning perfect scores.

Chick-fil-A did not pass its first food safety inspection since opening its first restaurant in the Tri-Cities, after having no violations in its pre-opening inspection.

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

Ahava Coffee Co., 3012 Road 68, Pasco, Routine July 17 (70 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control; food worker cards not 100%; improper handwashing (worker who had been cleaning and using cellphone did not wash hands before making a customer’s drink); inadequate handwashing facilities (sanitation bucket in handwashing sink); improper cold holding (>45°F); accurate thermometer not provided; lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Bajwa C Store, 1504 W. Sylvester St., Pasco, Routine July 18 (45 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%; inadequate handwashing facilities (no soap at one handwashing sink); improper hot holding (<130°F — corn dogs, burritos, cheese curds, chicken strips and crispitos in hot holding case not hot enough); accurate thermometer not provided.

Chick-fil-A, 7009 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, Routine July 16 (40 Red, 6 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100% (four workers given one week to get Washington state food worker cards); inadequate handwashing facilities (handwashing sink next to the raw chicken preparation area did not have hot water and had a “no washing” sign posted — must be fixed within a week — and another handwashing station was blocked by a trash can); improper use of time as a control (grilled chicken voluntarily discarded).

Devin Oil Co. Inc./ Mobil 1, 2601 W. Court St., Pasco, Follow-up July 16 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improper hot holding (<130°F — some corn dogs in hot holding case were not hot enough).

Golden Horse Restaurant, 108 Merlot Drive, Prosser, Routine July 18 (40 Red, 10 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%; food not in good condition (moldy sliced limes and oranges voluntarily discarded); improper hot holding (<130°F — fried rice in hot holding not hot enough).

Healthy Vibes 2, 808 Dalton St., Richland, Routine July 17 (35 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (large quantity of sliced roast beef should have been thrown away on July 15); improper chemical use (dish soap in unlabeled sauce container); lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Javi’s Chicken and Churros, 1520 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine July 16 (50 Red, 5 Blue)

Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; food worker cards not 100%; inadequate handwashing facilities (no paper towels at one handwashing station and a kitchen knife stored in another); raw meat improperly stored; room temperature storage (drink mix contains tomato juice that requires refrigeration).

McDonald’s, 7505 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 15 (45 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities (no paper towels accessible at either handwashing sink in the main kitchen area); room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control (cut tomato and lettuce discarded).; improper cold holding (>45°F — two bags of milk for coffee machine were too warm and were discarded.)

Nikko Japanese Restaurant, 5025 Road 68, Pasco, Routine July 17 (80 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control; food worker cards not 100%; inadequate handwashing facilities (handwashing station being used to rinse dishes and no paper towels); improper shellstock parasite destruction procedures (letter needed from sushi fish supplier to verify parasite destruction); improper raw meat handling procedures (cutting boards and utensils used to cut raw meats not sanitized); room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control; improper cold holding (>45°F —fridge in sushi bar not keeping salmon, tuna and lettuce cold enough); lacking a proper consumer advisory (lunch and specials menu lack consumer advisory statements).

Poutine, EH?, 3902 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 17 (35 Red, 5 Blue)

Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; improper cooling procedures; improper hot holding (130°F-134°F — small containers of brisket and chicken in hot holding not hot enough).

Red Lobster, 1120 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine July 16 (40 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%; food not in good condition (box of moldy brussel sprouts discarded); raw meat improperly stored; improper cold holding (>45°F —tartar sauce and sour cream only partially submerged in ice were too warm); lack of conformance with approved procedures.

The Lodge At Columbia Point, 530 Columbia Point Drive, Richland, Routine July 18 (65 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (container of sliced ham was one day past use date and was discarded); raw meat improperly stored; improper cooling procedures; room temperature storage (sprouts).

Passed inspections

“A” Street Station, 2800 E. A St., Pasco, Routine July 16 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Barnard Griffin Winery, 878 Tulip Lane, Richland, Routine July 17 (10 Red, 5 Blue)

Bombshellz, 8425 Chapel Hills Blvd., Pasco, Routine July 17 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Botanas Locas El Solesito, 102 N. 10th Ave., Pasco, Routine July 16 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Cardamom Indian Grill & Bar, 1312 Lee Blvd., Richland, Routine July 18 (25 Red, 5 Blue)

Casa Blanca (Mobile), 1305 W. Fourth Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 17 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Chief Joseph Middle School, 504 Wilson St., Richland, Routine July 15 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Circle K, 4410 W. 10th Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 15 (20 Red, 0 Blue)

D&A Servicios Latinos, 810 S. 10th Ave., Pasco, Routine July 18 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Excalibur Pizza, 708 10th Ave., Pasco, Routine July 16 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Grand Central Coffee Station, 2205 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine July 16 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Horn Rapids Cafe, 2101 Horn Rapids Road, Richland, Routine July 17 (0 Red, 8 Blue)

Imbibe, 104 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine July 16 (0 Red, 5 Blue)

J. Bookwalter Winery, 1695 Malibu Private Road, Richland, Routine July 17 (5 Red, 5 Blue)

Juanitos Prime Meats, 4812 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 15 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Julissa’s Meat Market (Food service), 1120 W. Sylvester St., Pasco, Follow-up July 15 (10 Red, 8 Blue)

Los Pinos, 1504 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Follow-up July 15 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Mariscos Las Islitas Estilo Nayarit, 605 N. 27th Ave., Pasco, Routine July 16 (20 Red, 5 Blue)

Metro Mart, 1015 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine July 16 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Mocha Express, 5203 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, Routine July 15 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

MV West Star, 458 Columbia Point Drive, Richland, Follow-up July 18 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Pik-A-Pop, 1949 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine July 16 (20 Red, 0 Blue)

Pik-A-Pop Conoco Gas Station, 505 Ninth St., Benton City, Routine July 17 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Pizza Hut, 7605 W. Deschutes Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 15 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Pizza Hut, 1902 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine July 15 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Prosser Heights Elementary School, 2001 Highland Drive, Prosser, Routine July 17 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Round Table Pizza, 1435 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine July 15 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Sports Page Bar & Grill, 6 S. Cascade St., Kennewick, Routine July 17 (5 Red, 3 Blue)

Tacos El Jefe (Mobile), 1424 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Follow-up July 15 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Tacos La Esperanza (Mobile), 1315 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Follow-up July 16 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Tease-N-Tan & Espresso, 316 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine July 16 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Tri-Cities Food Bank, 424 W. Deschutes Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 17 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Tucannon Cellars, 40504 Demoss Road, Benton City, Routine July 17 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Urban Grounds, 217 Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 17 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Viera’s Bakery & Espresso, 430 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Follow-up July 18 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Winco Foods, 4602 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 17 (Deli 0 Red, 10 Blue) (Meat 10 Red, 0 Blue)

Xpress Mart of Pasco, 1724 W. Clark St., Pasco, Follow-up July 16 (5 Red, 0 Blue)