3 failed food inspections of Tri-Cities restaurants, other eateries
The Benton Franklin Health District gave three failing grades for safety inspections at restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area Dec. 27 to Jan. 2.
The health district’s food safety team gave passing marks on 25 inspections, with seven 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
Shogun Teriyaki & Sushi, 760 Dalton St., Richland, Routine Dec. 30 (50 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Not disposing of unsafe food; improper storage of raw meat to prevent contamination of ready-to-eat food; toxic substances not properly identified, stored or used; bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods.
Aki Sushi & Ramen, 1567 Bombing Range Road, West Richland, Routine Dec. 29 (40 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Lack of conformance with approved procedures; food worker cards not 100%; inadequate handwashing facilities; improper reheating procedures for hot holding.
Yummie Pho, 7520 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Dec. 29 (80 Red, 13 Blue)
Notes: Lack of proper consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods; lack of active managerial control; improper cold holding temperatures (>45°F); room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control; lack of conformance with approved procedures; inadequate handwashing facilities; food contact surfaces not cleaned and sanitized or other cross-contamination risk.
Passed inspections
Andy’s Coffee Break, 1200 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Dec. 29 (25 Red, 10 Blue)
Baskin Robbins, 890 Stevens Drive, Richland, Routine Dec. 31 (20 Red, 0 Blue)
Bombshellz, 96 Wellsian Way, Richland, Routine Jan. 2 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Circle K (Store), 3109 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Dec. 29 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Dollar Tree (Store), 7411 Canal Drive, Kennewick, Routine Jan. 2 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Dollar Tree (Store), 87 Columbia Point Drive, Richland, Routine Dec. 31 (0 Red, 2 Blue)
Jack in the Box, 701 Wine Country Road, Prosser, Routine Dec. 30 (5 Red, 5 Blue)
King City Truck Stop, 2100 E. Hillsboro St., Pasco, Follow-up Dec. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Lep-re-kon Harvest Foods, 471 Wine Country Road, Prosser, Routine Dec. 30 (Meat 15 Red, 0 Blue) (Produce 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Restaurant 20 Red, 0 Blue) (Bakery 0 Red, 0 Blue), (Store 0 Red, 0 Blue)
McDonald’s, 103 Merlot Drive, Prosser, Routine Dec. 30 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
North Korners, 52 E. Vineyard Drive, Pasco, Routine Dec. 29 (10 Red, 3 Blue)
Pho Le Vietnamese Cuisine, 320 N. Kellogg St., Kennewick, Routine Dec. 29 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Popeyes, 5814 N. Road 68, Pasco, Routine Dec. 31 (30 Red, 0 Blue)
Roscoe Coffee, 2003 Logston Blvd., Richland, Routine Jan. 2 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Starbucks, 1745 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Jan. 2 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Starbucks, 59 Columbia Point Drive, Richland, Routine Dec. 31 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Taco Bell, 1825 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Dec. 30 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Target (Store), 1106 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 2 (0 Red, 2 Blue)
Tri-Teriyaki, 5431 W. Van Giesen St., West Richland, Routine Dec. 29 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Wake Up Call (Columbia Center), 2000 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 2 (25 Red, 2 Blue)