From upscale dining to convenience store, 5 failed food inspections in Tri-Cites

The Benton Franklin Health District gave five failing grades in safety inspections of restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area Sept. 6-12.

The health district’s food safety team gave passing marks on 12 inspections, with half of those earning perfect scores.

Fewer inspections than usual were done that week because staff had time off and were continuing work to enter data from the Benton Franklin Fair & Rodeo and other large 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

The Bradley, 404 Bradley Blvd., Richland, Routine Sept. 10 (45 Red, 8 Blue)

Notes: Improper handwashing (employee did not wash hands before putting on new gloves after handling raw meat); improper shell egg handling practices (Caeser dressing discarded); improper cold holding (>45°F); lacking a proper consumer advisory (new menus with consumer advisory for food served raw or undercooked must be sent to the health district for approval).

Columbia Point Cafe, 225 Columbia Point Drive, Richland, Routine Sept. 10 (50 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; improper handwashing (worker taking cash at register scooped ice without washing hands); food not in good condition (4 moldy hot dogs discarded); improper cold holding (>45°F —reach-in refrigerator near grill was not cold enough and foods at 55 degrees were discarded; refrigerator cannot be used until it is serviced).

Maverik, 3505 N. Road 68, Pasco, Follow-up Sept. 12 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control; one thermometer was not accurate.

Panda Express, 2885 Duportail St., Richland, Routine Sept. 10 (35 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improper hot holding (<130°F — teriyaki chicken in hot holding line voluntarily discarded); improper cold holding (>45°F).

Proof, 6627 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine Sept. 12 (45 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%; not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (no date marked on opened buttermilk and milk that must be used within seven days); raw meat improperly stored; room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.

Passed inspections

Ara Sushi & Grill, 430 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Sept. 10 (25 Red, 5 Blue)

Chipotle Mexican Grill, 5326 N. Road 68, Pasco, Routine Sept. 12 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

The Corndog Co., 215 N. 14th Ave., Othello, Routine Sept. 6 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Costa Vida, 6627 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine Sept. 12 (15 Red, 0 Blue) (Hazard analysis of critical control points 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Crumbl Cookies, 2665 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine Sept. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Isla Bonita, 1524 Jadwin Ave., Richland, Routine Sept. 9 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Jamba Juice, 2727 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine Sept. 10 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Kitchen & Spice Market, 1440 W. Jadwin Ave., Richland, Follow-up Sept. 9 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Lep-re-kon Harvest Foods (Food service), 610 S. Columbia Ave., Connell, Follow-up Sept. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Rad Food (Event based), 110 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Sept. 12 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Viera’s Bakery, 6411 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Follow-up Sept. 12 (0 Red, 0 Blue)