A restaurant and bakery fail food safety inspections in Tri-Cities area
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- Two food establishments in Pasco failed routine health inspections last week
- Issues included moldy food and improper use of a dedicated handwashing sink.
- Health officials prioritized fair event safety, reducing weekly inspections
The Benton Franklin Health District gave two failing grades in safety inspections of restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area Aug. 16-22.
The health district’s food safety team gave passing marks on 13 inspections, with five of those earning perfect scores.
Health district staff conducted fewer than usual routine and follow-up inspections for the week as staff focused on food safety at the Benton Franklin Fair & Rodeo and other events.
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
Blue Bridge Bar & Restaurant, 2724 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine Aug. 22 (35 Red, 5 Blue)
Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities (sink not used only for handwashing); not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (moldy soft cheeses, tomatoes and onion in back walk-in cooler were voluntarily discarded); raw meat improperly stored; lack of conformance with approved procedures.
Viera’s Bakery, 6411 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine Aug. 20 (35 Red, 7 Blue)
Notes: Room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control; lack of conformance with approved procedures.
Passed inspections
Amon Eatz, 702 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Aug. 20 (20 Red, 0 Blue)
Bruchi’s, 8903 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 20 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Crazy Moose Casino, 510 S. 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine Aug. 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
La Bella Vita Kitchen and Bar, 1515 George Washington Way, Richland, Follow-up Aug. 20 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
The Lodge At Columbia Point, 530 Columbia Point Drive, Richland, Follow-up Aug. 20 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Los 3 Hermanos, 1500 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Aug. 22 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Moonshot Brewing Pub at the Park, 94 Lee Blvd., Richland, Follow-up Aug. 20 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Opportunity Kitchen (Catering), 500 S. Auburn Richland, Routine Aug. 16 (25 Red, 5 Blue)
Porter’s Real Barbecue, 1022 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 20 (0 Red, 5 Blue)
Proof, 924 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 20 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Smooth Swings, 110 Gage Blvd., Richland, Routine Aug. 20 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Super Quesadilla Gigante, 220 N. 18th Ave., Pasco, Routine Aug. 22 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Viera’s Bakery (Commissary), 6411 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine Aug. 20 (0 Red, 0 Blue)