7 failed food inspections of Tri-Cities restaurants, food truck and more

The Benton Franklin Health District gave seven failing grades for food safety inspections at restaurants and other establishments selling or serving food in the Tri-Cities area from Jan. 17-23.

The health district’s food safety team gave passing marks on 42 inspections, with 18 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 also responds to complaints of unlicensed pop-up food vendors in Benton and Franklin counties.

To see more inspection results, go to inspections.myhealthdepartment.com/bfhd.

For questions or complaints about food safety in Benton or Franklin counties, email contactusfoodsafety@BFHD.WA.GOV.

Failed inspections

Benton County Corrections, 7122 W. Okanogan Place, Kennewick, Routine Jan. 20 (35 Red, 10 Blue) Notes: Hands not washed as required (worker did not wash hands before putting on gloves); improper washing of fruits or vegetables (stickers not removed from apples).

Bhullar Kennewick Store, 6006 Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up Jan. 20 (45 Red, 0 Blue) Notes: High risk foods not dated (no date on open pack of hotdogs); improper hot holding temperatures (burritos and personal-size pizzas in deli case not hot enough); inadequate handwashing facilities (no soap at one handwashing sink in the kitchen).

Lazeez Mediterranean, 1257 Guyer Ave., Richland, Routine Jan. 23 (45 Red, 5 Blue) Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; improper storage of raw meat to prevent spread of contamination; lack of conformance with approved procedures; hands not washed as required (a worker did not wash hands after handling raw chicken and a worker entered the kitchen and put on gloves to handle food without washing hands).

Spudnut Shop, 5216 W. Okanogan Place Kennewick, Follow-up Jan. 20 (35 Red, 0 Blue) Notes: Hands not washed as required (worker put on gloves without washing hands); inadequate handwashing facilities (one handwashing sink held rags and had no paper towels).

Tacos La Chula, 2120 E. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine Jan. 21 (40 Red, 0 Blue) Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; improper hot holding temperatures (refried beans not kept hot enough); lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Wake Up Call, 9025 N. Steptoe St., Richland, Routine Jan. 21 (45 Red, 0 Blue) Notes: Improper cold holding temperatures (half-and-half under counter too warm); hands not washed as required (worker did not wash hands before putting on gloves); toxic substances not properly identified (dish soap in unmarked squeeze container).

Zip’s, 1756 Fowler St., Richland, Routine Jan. 20 (50 Red, 0 Blue) Notes: Improper hot holding temperatures (french fries under heat light not hot enough); unattended cooking.

Passed inspections

2K Bakery, 335 Wine Country Road, Prosser, Routine Jan. 21 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Badger Canyon Coffee Co., 12125 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 23 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Bebot Filipino Flavor, 5303 W. Metaline Ave., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 21 (20 Red, 0 Blue)

Burger Ranch, 808 Vineyard Drive, Kennewick, Routine Jan. 23 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

The Busy Bee Diner, 1505 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 21 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Casa Blanca (Mobile), 1305 W. Fourth Ave., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 23 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Chuck E. Cheese, 6340 W. Rio Grande Ave., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 21 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Costa Vida, 4309 W. 27th Place, Kennewick, Routine Jan. 22 (10 Red, 0 Blue) (Caterer 10 Red, 0 Blue) (Hazard analysis of critical control points 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Crumbl Cookies, 1102 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 23 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Daniel’s Bakery, 2120 E. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine Jan. 21 (25 Red, 5 Blue)

Delicakes by Angelica, 151 N. Ely St., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 23 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Denny’s Restaurant, 2801 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 21 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Domino’s Pizza, 364 Chardonnay Ave., Prosser, Routine Jan. 21 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Family Food (Store), 5608 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 20 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Foodies, 701 The Parkway, Richland, Follow-up Jan. 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Garfield Mart, 30 S. Garfield St., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 22 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Grocery Outlet (Store), 1325 W. Fourth Ave., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Ground Support Coffee, 320 N. Kellogg St., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Ice Harbor @ The Marina, 350 Clover Island Drive, Kennewick, Routine Jan. 22 (20 Red, 0 Blue)

Ice Harbor Brewing Co., 10 E. Bruneau Ave., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 22 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Koala Cafe, 5216 W. Okanogan Place, Kennewick, Routine Jan. 22 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

La Palma Market, 2120 E. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine Jan. 21 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

McDonald’s, 1922 N. Steptoe St., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 21 (5 Red, 5 Blue)

Maverik, 4306 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 20 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Max Mart, 1400 W. Fourth Ave., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Miss Tamale, 701 The Parkway, Richland, Follow-up Jan. 23 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Oh Sushi, 735 The Parkway, Richland, Follow-up Jan. 23 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Riverwalk Estates, 4704 W. Hildebrand Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 21 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

S&S Hospitality, 9221 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 23 (5 Red, 0 Blue) (Caterer 5 Red, 0 Blue)

Southridge High School, 3520 Southridge Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Stacks Mobile Bistro, 815 Columbia Drive, Kennewick, Routine Jan. 20 (Mobile 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Catering 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Subway, 4820 N. Road 68, Pasco, Routine Jan. 21 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Taco Bell, 5105 N. Road 68, Pasco, Routine Jan. 21 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Tacos Caseros, 2400 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 23 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Taqueria El Sazon II, 4115 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Jan. 22 (10 Red, 5 Blue)

Taqueria Stacks, 813 W. Columbia Drive, Kennewick, Routine Jan. 20 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Total Stop, 813 W. Columbia Drive, Kennewick, Routine Jan. 22 (15 Red, 5 Blue)

Tri-City Orthodontics, 3200 Duportail St., Richland, Routine Jan. 22 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Zip’s, 400 E. Columbia Drive, Kennewick, Routine Jan. 22 (10 Red, 0 Blue)