11 failed food inspections of Tri-Cities restaurants, markets and food truck

The Benton Franklin Health District gave 11 failing grades for food safety inspections at restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area from Jan. 24-30.

The health district’s food safety team gave passing marks on 58 inspections, with 28 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

Arby’s, 1051 George Washington Way, Richland, Jan. 26, Routine (35 Red, 0 Blue) Notes: Cold holding temperatures >45° (deli chicken and ham in prep fridge too warm); bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat foods (worker put cooked fries in to-go bag with bare hands).

Burger King, 1033 George Washington Way, Richland, Jan. 26, Routine (50 Red, 0 Blue) Notes: Room temperature storage (tomatoes and shredded lettuce stored longer than four hours); bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat foods (worker touched cooked fries with bare hands).

Cardamom Indian Grill & Bar, 1312 Lee Blvd., Richland, Jan. 29, Follow-up (55 Red, 3 Blue) Notes: Improper cooling procedures; lack of active managerial control; room temperature storage (heavy whipped cream too warm).

Carniceria El Sol, 623 Ninth St., Benton City, Jan 29, Routine (40 Red, 5 Blue) Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; food worker cards not 100%; not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (pico de gallo and salsa in containers appeared spoiled and were discarded); cold holding temperatures >45° (melted ice cream in fridge that had been disconnected); food not in good condition (milk past expiration date).

Fred Meyer (Deli), 101 Wellsian Way, Richland, Jan. 29, Routine (35 Red, 0 Blue) Notes: Hands not washed as required (worker did not wash hands and put on new gloves when switching from touch screen label maker to handling deli meats); inadequate handwashing facilities (handwashing station was blocked by a prep table).

Kim’s Market, 1909 W. Court St., Pasco, Jan. 29, Follow-up (60 Red, 0 Blue) Notes: Lack of active managerial control (person in charge could not answer food safety questions correctly); not properly disposing of unsafe food (several containers of half and half and sour cream were expired, with some more than 30 days past expiration date); improper storage of raw meat to prevent contamination of ready-to-eat food; hot food not held at >135° (some food in hot holding case at 108° to 118°, and all food was discarded); cold food not <45° (dairy products found at 47° to 52°); no food thermometer.

Pik-A-Pop, 110 S. Elm Ave., Pasco, Jan. 29, Routine (40 Red, 0 Blue) Notes: Hands not washed as required (worker did not wash hands before putting on gloves to handle ready-to-eat food); improper storage of raw meat to prevent contamination of ready-to-eat food; toxic substances not properly identified (dish soap and cleaner in unmarked containers).

Quick Trip Gas & Food, 221 S. 10th Ave., Pasco, Jan. 29 Routine (40 Red, 3 Blue) Notes: Improper storage of raw eggs to prevent contamination of ready-to-eat food; hot food not held at >135° (jojos, jalapeno poppers, cheese sticks and cheese round potatoes in hot holding case not hot enough and were discarded); cold holding temperatures >45° (corn dogs not kept cold enough).

The Social, 702 The Parkway, Richland, Jan. 28, Routine (45 Red, 2 Blue) Notes: No proper consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods; potentially unsafe food not discarded; room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control; food worker cards not 100%.

Taqueria El Sazon, 2226 W. Court St., Pasco, Jan. 29, Routine (45 Red, 5 Blue) Notes: Lacking adequate consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods; improper storage of raw meat; improper washing of fruits or vegetables (raw onion not washed before cut); room temperature storage or improper use of time or temperature control (cooked chicken and sliced fajita meat too warm).

The Wild Taco, 72 Wellsian Way, Richland, Jan. 29, Routine (45 Red, 0 Blue) Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities and hands not washed as required (hot water at handwashing sink not working and repair was required within one day); toxic substances not identified (bottles of cleaning containers not labeled).

Passed inspections

Atwood’s Tin Hat, 425 E. Bruneau Ave., Kennewick, Routine (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Avennia Estate Tasting Room, 19410 E. Private Road 583 N.E., Benton City, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Best Western Kennewick, 602 N. Young St., Kennewick, Routine (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Carniceria Madrigal Tri-Cities, 4033 W. Van Giesen St., West Richland, Routine (Grocery 5 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 15 Red, 0 Blue)

Casa Mia, 2541 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue) (Caterer 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Circle K, 3957 Van Giesen St., West Richland, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Circle K, 2305 W. Argent Rd., Pasco, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Circle K, 1501 Bombing Range Road, West Richland, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Eatz Pizzeria, 6916 W. Argent Road, Pasco, Routine (10 Red, 0 Blue) (Commissary 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Elhag Africa Halal Food, 126 Vista Way, Kennewick, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

El Jazmin, 704 S. Columbia Ave., Connell, Routine (20 Red, 5 Blue)

Excalibur Pizza, 420 S. Vancouver St., Kennewick, Routine (0 Red, 3 Blue)

Fred Meyer (Bakery), 101 Wellsian Way, Richland, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Frichette Winery, 39412 N. Sunset Road, Benton City, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Healthy Vibes, 808 Dalton St., Richland, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Hilton Home Suites Hotel, 2861 Lincoln Landing, Richland, Routine (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Jack in the Box, 3109 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Jacksons, 6255 Keene Road, West Richland, Routine (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Kiona Vineyards Winery, 44612 N. Sunset Road, Benton City, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

La Frontera Bakery, 3431 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Lee’s Market (Store), 5730 W. Van Giesen St., West Richland, Routine (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Lep-re-kon Harvest Foods, 610 S. Columbia Ave., Connell, Routine (Food service 5 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Produce 0 Red, 0 Blue)

McDonald’s, 1275 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Mid Columbia Fuel Inc. (Store), 6409 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Nikko Japanese Restaurant, 5025 Road 68, Pasco, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Non-Fiction, 2713 N. 20th Ave., Suite 122, Pasco, Routine (20 Red, 0 Blue)

Panda Express, 924 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Papa John’s Pizza, 2187 W. Van Giesen St., Richland, Routine (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Parkade Bar & Grill, 207 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Pik-A-Pop 1949 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Pik-A-Pop Conoco Gas Station (Store), 505 Ninth St., Benton City, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Players Sports Bar & Grill, 118 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine (10 Red, 5 Blue)

QuikTrip Gas & Food, 33 Goethals Drive, Richland, Routine (30 Red, 0 Blue)

7-Eleven, 2411 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Sifithu Pizza & Bar, 1400 Bombing Range Rd., West Richland, Routine (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Sip & Co, 2588 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Sky Market, 1935 W. Sylvester St., Pasco, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Subway, 641 S. Columbia Ave., Connell, Routine (20 Red, 5 Blue)

Sunset Theatre, 102 N. Columbia Ave., Connell, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Swagg Coffee Bar, 1472 Bombing Range Road, West Richland, Routine (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Target, 2941 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Toyota Center/Stand D/Dog Haus Biergarten, 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

V-5 Market, 1009 Dale Ave., Benton City, Routine (5 Red, 0 Blue) (Commissary 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Veronica’s Fresh Produce, 3423 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Walgreens (Store), 5506 Road 68, Pasco, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Wendy’s, 930 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine (0 Red, 0 Blue)

The Wild Tacos, 4820 N. Road 68, Pasco, Routine (15 Red, 0 Blue)

WinCo Foods, 4602 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine (Bakery 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Deli 10 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 10 Red, 0 Blue) (Pizza 0 Red, 5 Blue) (Store 5 Red, 0 Blue)