Tri-Cities coffee shop, truck stop fail food safety 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 Sept. 27 to Oct. 3.

The health district’s food safety team gave passing marks on 34 inspections, with 22 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

Barracuda Coffee Co., 2171 Van Giesen St., Richland, Routine Sept. 29 (35 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (no date marked on soft serve container); improper hot holding (<130°F — ham and cheese croissants in hot case not hot enough).

King City Truck Stop, 2100 E. Hillsboro St., Pasco, Routine Oct. 3 (50 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (molding chicken juice in bucket that formerly held chicken before menu item was discontinued); raw meat improperly stored; improper hot holding (<130°F — several items in hot holding case not hot enough, which is a repeat violation that could require a change in food allowed to be served or new equipment if issue continues); improper cold holding (>45°F — some milk in reach-in cooler too warm and discarded).

Passed inspections

AFC Sushi @ Fred Meyer, 101 Wellsian Way, Richland, Routine Sept. 30 (0 Red, 0 Blue) (Hazard analysis of critical control points 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Bob’s Burgers & Brew, 3609 Plaza Way, Kennewick, Routine Sept. 30 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Bruchi’s, 1402 Jadwin Ave., Richland, Routine Sept. 29 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Burger King, 2205 E. Hillsboro St., Pasco, Routine Oct. 3 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Casa Rosita (Mobile), 311 S. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Follow-up Sept. 30 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Circle K with Subway (Food service), 12231 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 30 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Columbia River Elementary School, 9011 Burns Road, Pasco, Routine Oct. 3 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Del Taco, 155 Wellsian Way, Richland, Routine Sept. 30 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Delta High School, 5801 Broadmoor Blvd., Pasco, Routine Oct. 3 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Firehouse Subs, 10799 Ridgeline Drive, Kennewick, Routine Sept. 30 (0 Red, 5 Blue)

Foodies, 2701 Paul Parish Drive, Richland, Follow-up Sept. 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Fred Meyer, 101 Wellsian Way, Richland, Routine Sept. 30 (Coffee 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Store 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Horse Heaven Middle School, 3500 S. Vancouver St., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Neighbor’s Conoco, 780 Stevens Drive, Richland, Routine Sept. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

One Stop Mart, 1903 Jadwin Ave., Richland, Routine Sept. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Pik-A-Pop, 526 W. Columbia Drive, Kennewick, Routine Sept. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Pinches Botanas, 490 Wellsian Way, Richland, Routine Sept. 30 (20 Red, 3 Blue)

Pizza Hut, 1921 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Sept. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Porter’s Real Barbecue, 1080 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Sept. 30 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Prosser High School, 1500 Patterson Road, Prosser, Routine Oct. 3 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Ray Reynolds Middle School, 9507 Burns Road, Pasco, Routine Oct. 3 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary School, 6010 Road 52 Pasco, Routine Oct. 3 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Snowfruit, 101 Wellsian Way, Richland, Routine Sept. 30 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Southgate Elementary School, 3121 W. 19th Ave., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Subway, 104 S. Washington St., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 29 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Sweet Snack Attack, 804 Sixth St., Prosser, Routine Sept. 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Taco Bell, 2404 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Sept. 29 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Tokyo Sushi & Teriyaki, 3617 Plaza Way, Kennewick, Routine Sept. 30 (25 Red, 5 Blue)

Tortilleria Y Carniceria Monarca, 1108 W. Sylvester St., Pasco, Follow-up Sept. 29 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Two Bits & A Bite, 1424 Jadwin Ave., Richland, Routine Sept. 29 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Washington Elementary School, 105 W. 21st Ave., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Whitstran Steaks & Spirits, 1427 Wine Country Road, Prosser, Routine Oct. 3 (15 Red, 0 Blue)