7 failed food inspections of Tri-Cities restaurants, schools & eateries
The Benton Franklin Health District gave seven failing grades for safety inspections at restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area Dec. 6-12.
The health district’s food safety team gave passing marks on 38 inspections, with 21 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.
Information about passed and failed inspections includes only licensed establishments. The health district is also responding to complaints of unlicensed pop-up food vendors throughout Benton and Franklin counties.
To see more inspection results, 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
Bhullar Kennewick Store, 6006 Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Dec. 9 (60 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control; not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food; improper hot holding temperatures (<135°F); food worker cards not 100%; accurate thermometer not provided or used; inadequate handwashing facilities.
Christ The King School, 1122 Long Ave., Richland, Routine Dec. 11 (55 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper storage of raw meat to prevent contamination of ready-to-eat food; room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control; hands not washed as required.
Divots Golf, 2450 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Richland, Follow-up Dec. 9 (10 Red, 5 Blue)
Notes: Accurate thermometer not provided or used; improper cold holding temperatures.
Kamiakin High School, 600 N. Arthur St., Kennewick, Routine Dec. 9 (50 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control; hands not washed as required.
Richland High School, 930 Long Ave., Richland, Follow-up Dec. 11 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.
Spudnut Shop, 5216 W. Okanogan Place, Kennewick, Routine Dec. 9 (40 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food; improper storage of raw meat to prevent contamination of ready-to-eat food; hands not washed as required.
Viera’s Bakery & Espresso, 430 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Follow-up Dec. 9 (50 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper cooling procedures; room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.
Passed inspections
Burger King, 2703 S. Quillan St., Kennewick, Routine Dec. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Cafe Montagne Bleue, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Dec. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Delicias Raspados, 2019 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Dec. 9 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Delicias Raspados, 3600 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up Dec. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Dagupan Grill, 3911 W. 27th Ave., Kennewick, Routine Dec. 9 (5 Red, 5 Blue) (Caterer 0 Red, 0 Blue)
El Sabor De Mexico, 516 Ninth St., Benton City, Routine Dec. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Ethos Bakery, 2290 Keene Road, Richland, Routine Dec. 11 (20 Red, 5 Blue)
Hanford High School, 450 Hanford St., Richland, Routine Dec. 11 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Helados La Michoacana, 402 N. Ely St., Kennewick, Follow-up Dec. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Jack In The Box, 2722 W. 10th Ave., Kennewick, Routine Dec. 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Jack In The Box, 4800 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Dec. 8 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Jacksons, 1025 E. Jacobs Road N.E., Benton City, Routine Dec. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Jet Mart Conoco, 1001 N. Volland St., Kennewick, Follow-up Dec. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Just A Minit Mart, 712 Ninth St., Benton City, Routine Dec. 11 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Kabana-King, 1305 Jadwin Ave., Richland, Routine Dec. 12 (25 Red, 5 Blue)
Kamiakin High School Store, 600 N. Arthur St., Kennewick, Routine Dec. 9 (5 Red, 3 Blue)
Layla’s Sweet, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Follow-up Dec. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Lil Firehouse Coffee, 3708 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Dec. 8 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
McDonald’s, 2721 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Dec. 11 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Natural Grocers, 751 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Dec. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
The Original Pancake House, 424 Keene Road, Richland, Routine Dec. 11 (0 Red, 5 Blue)
Panda Express, 1525 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Dec. 11 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Papa Murphy’s Pizza, 2624 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Dec. 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Papa Murphy’s Pizza, 1332 Jadwin Ave., Richland, Routine Dec. 12 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Popeyes, 240 N. Ely St., Kennewick, Routine Dec. 11 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Red Lion Hotel Columbia Center, 1101 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Follow-up Dec. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Rooster Crow, 517 W. Marie St., Pasco, Routine Dec. 12 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Round Table Pizza, 1435 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Dec. 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Sacajawea Elementary School, 535 Fuller St., Richland, Routine Dec. 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Subway, 2720 S. Quillan St., Kennewick, Routine Dec. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Thai Garden, 101 N. Union St., Kennewick, Follow-up Dec. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Veronica’s Fresh Produce - Demo, 110 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Dec. 9 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
VFW Post, 1369 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Dec. 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Waffle Stix Bar, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Dec. 9 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Walmart, 2720 S. Quillan St., Kennewick, Routine Dec. 9 (Bakery 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Deli 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Store 0 Red, 0 Blue)