8 failed inspections at Tri-Cities area restaurants, shops and high school
The Benton Franklin Health District gave eight failing grades in safety inspections of restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area Nov. 1-7.
The health district’s food safety team gave passing marks on 31 inspections, with 16 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 follow-up 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, bare-hand contact with foods or refrigerating meat in a way that could contaminate other food.
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
El Imperial Prime Meats, 430 W. Columbia St., Pasco, Routine Nov. 7 (45 Red, 3 Blue)
Notes: Food worker cards not 100%; lack of conformance with approved procedures; food obtained from unapproved source; improper cleaning of food contact surfaces or cross contamination.
Helados La Michoacana, 402 N. Ely St., Kennewick, Follow-up Nov. 3 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper hot holding temperatures (<135°F).
Layla’s Sweet, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Nov. 7 (45 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat foods; inadequate handwashing facilities; lack of conformance with approved procedures.
Miss Tamale, 701 The Parkway, Richland, Routine Nov. 7 (50 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper handwashing; room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.
Muchas Gracias Mexican Food, 894 Stevens Drive, Richland, Follow-up Nov. 7 (70 Red, 5 Blue)
Notes: Improper cold holding temperatures; inadequate handwashing facilities; lack of active managerial control; room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control; improper cooling procedures.
OhSushi, 735 The Parkway, Richland, Routine Nov. 7 (35 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities; improper handwashing.
Ron’s Food Mart, 1821 S. Washington St., Kennewick, Follow-up Nov. 3 (25 Red, 3 Blue)
Notes: Room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.
Richland High School, 930 Long Ave., Richland, Routine Nov. 6 (35 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities; room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.
Passed inspections
Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Nov. 7 (25 Red, 10 Blue)
Baby J’s, 2243 Stevens Drive, Richland, Follow-up Nov. 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Badger Canyon Dugout, 12125 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Nov. 5 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Barracuda Coffee Co., 2171 Van Giesen St., Richland, Follow-up Nov. 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
The Bradley, 404 Bradley Blvd., Richland, Follow-up Nov. 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Cafe Querido, 4727 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Nov. 7 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Carmichael Middle School, 620 Thayer Drive, Richland, Routine Nov. 6 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Caterpillar Cafe, 227 Symons St., Richland, Routine Nov. 7 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Casita de Cafe, 420 W. Columbia Ave., Connell, Routine Nov. 4 (5 Red, 2 Blue)
Columbia Point Cafe, 225 Columbia Point Drive, Richland, Follow-up Nov. 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Connell Food & Gas Mart, 457 S. Columbia Ave., Connell, Routine Nov. 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Connell Elementary School, 1001 W. Clark St., Connell, Routine Nov. 4 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Connell High School, 1100 W. Clark St., Connell, Routine Nov. 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
DQ Meadow Ridge Grill & Chill, 91 Gage Blvd., Richland, Routine Nov. 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Ethos Aux., 702 The Parkway, Richland, Follow-up Nov. 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Friends Corner (Food service), 111 N. Steptoe St., Kennewick, Routine Nov. 5 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Hickory Farms (Demo), 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Nov. 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Knutzen’s Specialty Steaks, 6404 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Nov. 4 (Meat 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Deli 0 Red, 0 Blue)
Lewis & Clark Elementary School, 415 Jadwin Ave., Richland, Routine Nov. 6 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Lifeline Coffee, 111 N. Steptoe St., Kennewick, Routine Nov. 5 (5 Red, 3 Blue)
Marcus Whitman Elementary School, 1704 Gray St., Richland, Routine Nov. 6 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Papa Ray’s, 245 N. Columbia Ave., Connell, Routine Nov. 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Richland Dugout Bar & Grill, 99 Lee Blvd., Richland, Routine Nov. 7 (10 Red, 2 Blue)
Robert Olds Junior High School, 1051 W. Clark St., Connell, Routine Nov. 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Shang Hai Restaurant, 3013 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Nov. 3 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Starbuck’s Coffee, 698 Gage Blvd., Richland, Routine Nov. 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Sterling’s, 890 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Nov. 4 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Still Sneakers, 1318 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Nov. 5 (30 Red, 5 Blue)
Stone Soup, 703 The Parkway, Richland, Routine Nov. 7 (25 Red, 3 Blue)
Swadee Thai Cuisine, 5109 N. Road 68, Pasco, Follow-up Nov. 4 (0 Red, 3 Blue)
