4 failed food inspections in Tri-Cities area restaurants, food trucks
The Benton Franklin Health District gave four failing grades in safety inspections of restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area July 19-25.
The health district’s food safety team gave passing marks on 50 inspections, with 26 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
Ahava Coffee Co., 9425 Sandifur Parkway, Pasco, Routine July 24 (35 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Food worker cards not 100%; inadequate handwashing facilities (one handwashing sink blocked); not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (one tub of diced ham with no date mark voluntarily discarded); raw meat improperly stored; improper shell egg handling practices.
Casa Rosita (Mobile), 311 S. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Follow-up July 22 (35 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper hot holding (<130°F — refried beans and carnitas voluntarily discarded); lack of conformance with approved procedures.
Ciel Senior Living of Tri-Cities, 7255 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick, Routine July 24 (35 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper hot holding (<130°F — sausage patties on steam table not kept hot enough); improper cold holding (>45°F — one container of liquid eggs held in ice too warm).
Sawadee Thai Cuisine, 5109 N. Road 68, Pasco, Routine July 21 (45 Red, 8 Blue)
Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; inadequate handwashing facilities (two handwashing sinks blocked); raw meat improperly stored; improper cooling procedures (inadequate cooling procedures and pots of curry voluntarily discarded — workers must document the times and temperatures of food to demonstrate they are cooling fast enough).
Passed inspections
13 Bones Urban BBQ (Mobile), 706 Williams Blvd., Richland, Routine July 25 (20 Red, 0 Blue)
Botanas & Snacks El Pinguino, 1127 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine July 21 (15 Red, 8 Blue)
Brady’s Cantina at PC, 1350 N. Grant St., Kennewick, Routine July 24 (20 Red, 0 Blue)
Bruchi’s, 4803 Clemente Lane, Pasco, Routine July 21 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Burger King, 4501 Road 68 Pasco, Routine July 23 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Columbia River Elementary School, 9011 Burns Road, Pasco, Routine July 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Costa Vida, 3015 Duportail St., Richland, Routine July 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue) (Hazard analysis of critical control points 0 Red, 0 Blue)
Country Mercantile (Bakery), 5015 Ava Way, Richland, Routine July 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Crepe Zone, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine July 22 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Daisy Ranch Saloon, 1319 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine July 22 (0 Red, 5 Blue)
Eli’s Bakery, 1113 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine July 21 (20 Red, 5 Blue)
The Endive, 4001 Kennedy Road, West Richland, Routine July 24 (20 Red, 0 Blue)
Fraternal Order/Eagles, 115 N. Fruitland St., Kennewick, Routine July 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Gregorys Coffee, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine July 22 (25 Red, 5 Blue)
Ground Support Coffee, 6600 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine July 24 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Helados La Michoacana (Restaurant), 712 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine July 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Hop N Drops, 4898 W. Hildebrand Blvd., Kennewick, Routine July 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Ice Harbor Brewing Co., 10 E. Bruneau Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 24 (25 Red, 5 Blue)
Jack In The Box, 7214 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine July 24 (30 Red, 0 Blue)
Kamiakin High School, 600 N. Arthur St., Kennewick, Routine July 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
KFC/A&W, 2631 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 25 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
KR Ranches, 143301 W. North River Road, Prosser, Routine July 19 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Lifeline Coffee, 3210 Road 44, Pasco, Routine July 24 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Los 3 Amigo, 5222 W. Okanogan Place Kennewick, Routine July 25 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Lucky Bao, 1415 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine July 25 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
McDonald’s, 1922 N. Steptoe St., Kennewick, Routine July 23 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
MyFroYo, 4803 Clemente Lane, Pasco, Routine July 21 (0 Red, 3 Blue)
Noodle Zone/Thai-Go-Pho, 6605 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine July 25 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Papa Murphy’s, 1589 Bombing Range Plaza, West Richland, Routine July 24 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Parkade Bar & Grill, 207 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 24 (15 Red, 8 Blue)
Pearl Tea, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine July 22 (15 Red, 5 Blue)
Rocco’s Pizza, 7911 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick, Routine July 23 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
S&S Hospitality, 9221 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 22 (20 Red, 0 Blue) (Caterer 0 Red, 0 Blue)
Sleep Inn, 9930 Bedford St., Pasco, Routine July 23 (30 Red, 0 Blue)
Subway, 2045 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine July 23 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Subway, 2215 W. Hillsboro St., Pasco, Routine July 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Sushi Mori, 1350 N. Louisiana St., Kennewick, Follow-up July 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Taco Bell, 3623 Plaza Way, Kennewick, Routine July 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Tacos Mi llucion, 2200 E. Hillsboro St., Pasco, Routine July 22 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Tapteal Elementary School, 2100 Sunshine Ave., West Richland, Routine July 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Taqueria El Rancho, 8425 Chapel Hill Blvd., Pasco, Routine July 25 (20 Red, 5 Blue)
Town Square, 825 N. Edison St., Kennewick, Routine July 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Toyota of Tri-Cities, 6321 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, Routine July 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Wake Up Call, 3205 Kennedy Road, Richland, Routine July 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Wake Up Call, 5215 W. Okanogan Place, Kennewick, Routine July 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Walmart (Deli), 2720 S. Quillan St., Kennewick, Follow-up July 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Wok King, 7011 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, Follow-up July 23 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Yogurt Beach, 910 S. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine July 22 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Zip’s, 1756 Fowler St., Richland, Routine July 23 (20 Red, 0 Blue)