9 failed inspections at Tri-Cities restaurants, stores and assisted living center

The Benton Franklin Health District gave nine failing grades for food safety inspections at restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area from Feb. 7-13.

The health district’s food safety team gave passing marks on 56 inspections, with 27 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

Bella Italia, 7000 W. Okanogan Place, Kennewick, Routine Feb. 7 (40 Red, 5 Blue) Notes: No certified food protection manager; cold holding temperatures >45°F (noodles cooked a day earlier as warm as 54° and were discarded); bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods (worker removed prosciutto from meat slicer with bare hand).

Carniceria La Cabana (Food service), 4330 Van Giesen St., Richland, Routine Feb. 13 (40 Red, 5 Blue) Notes: Improper cooling procedures (beans discarded); raw meats not properly stored to prevent cross contamination; lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Carniceria La Cabana (Meat department), 4330 Van Giesen St., Richland, Routine Feb. 13 (35 Red, 10 Blue) Notes: No proper consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods (raw fish with vegetables); inadequate handwashing facilities (handwashing sink blocked with bowl); lack of conformance with approved procedures; cold holding temperatures >45°F (ceviche, aquachiles, guacamole and salsa sauce as warm as 52° and discarded).

Curry In A Hurry And Pizza, 1915 N. Steptoe St., Kennewick, Routine Feb. 10 (35 Red, 0 Blue) Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities (one handwashing sink had no hot water — repair required within seven days); raw eggs not properly stored to prevent cross contamination with ready-to-eat food; no hazard analysis of critical control points plan for specialized process (making yogurt); no proper disposition for potentially unsafe food (cooked goat, chicken and dahl too old and other foods, such as vegan meats and chopped tomato, with no date of preparation).

Ding Tea, 5802 N. Road 68, Pasco, Follow-up Feb. 9 (25 Red, 0 Blue) Notes: Improper cooling procedures (cooked noodles).

Don Rubio, 1515 N. 4th Ave., Pasco, Routine Feb. 13 (45 Red, 0 Blue) Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff; raw eggs not stored away from ready-to-eat food; hands not washed as required (no soap so employee said they started by washing dishes – inspector noted that food was heating and that proper handwashing was not done); inadequate handwashing facilities (no soap at sink in bathroom or food prep area).

La Posada Mexican Grill LLC, 3150 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Feb. 9 (60 Red, 0 Blue) Notes: Lack of active managerial control; food not obtained from approved source (choco flan had no labels and workers did not know if local person who made them had permits); raw eggs not stored to prevent contamination of ready-to-eat food; cold holding temperatures >45°F (choco flan as warm as 50° and was discarded); improper room temperature storage (fridge temporarily turned off because it was starting to freeze food and some foods were as warm as 65°).

Royal Columbian Retirement, 5615 W. Umatilla Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up Feb. 10 (20 Red, 3 Blue) Notes: Cold holding temperatures >45°F (2 gallons of milk on service tray at 52°F); inadequate handwashing facilities (no paper towels at kitchen handwashing sink).

Safeway (Produce), 690 Gage Blvd., Richland, Routine Feb. 9 (50 Red, 0 Blue) Notes: Hands not washed as required (worker did not wash contaminated hands before putting on gloves); bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat foods (worker handled ready-to-eat strawberries with bare hands to dip them in chocolate).

Passed inspections

3 Pueblos Meat Market), 1212 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Feb. 12 (Commissary 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Food service, Meat, Store 15 Red, 0 Blue)

Aki Sushi & Ramen, 1567 Bombing Range Road, West Richland, Follow-up Feb. 13 (0 Red, 3 Blue)

Arby’s, 3506 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Feb. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Burger King, 2501 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine Feb. 12 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

The Camelias Tacos, 1415 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Feb. 11 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Canyon View Elementary School, 1229 W. 22nd Ave., Kennewick, Routine Feb. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Carniceria La Cabana, 4330 Van Giesen St., Richland, Routine Feb. 13 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Daily Donuts, 1131 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Feb. 13 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Doggie Style Gourmet (Mobile), 1415 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Feb. 11 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Donitas Restaurant, 1107 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Follow-up Feb. 10 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Dutch Bros., 496 Keene Road, Richland, Routine Feb. 9 (25 Red, 3 Blue)

El Pollo Sabroso, 1623 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Follow-up Feb. 10 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Eli’s Bakery, 1113 W. Court St., Pasco, Follow-up Feb. 13 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

The Endive, 4001 Kennedy Road, West Richland, Routine Feb. 12 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Finley Elementary School, 213504 E. Cougar Road, Kennewick, Routine Feb. 12 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Finley Middle School, 37208 S. Finley Road, Kennewick, Routine Feb. 12 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Fiesta Foods (Fiesta Fruits), 115 S. 10th Ave., Pasco, Follow-up Feb. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Fiesta Mexican Restaurant, 8524 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Feb. 7 (Caterer 20 Red, 5 Blue) (Commissary kitchen 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Fresh Picks WA, 8378 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Feb. 12 (10 Red, 3 Blue)

Great Harvest Bread Co., 8378 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Feb. 12 (25 Red, 8 Blue)

Hills Restaurant & Lounge, 24 Vista Way, Kennewick, Routine Feb. 13 (0 Red, 5 Blue)

Horse Heaven Middle School, 3500 S. Vancouver St., Kennewick, Routine Feb. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Housel Middle School, 12001 Highland Drive, Prosser, Routine Feb. 13 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Java Lava Joe’s, 1045 W. Columbia Drive, Kennewick, Routine Feb. 13 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Lara’s Tacos (Mobile), 620 N. 28th Ave., Pasco, Routine Feb. 13 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Leona Libby Middle School, 3259 Belmont Blvd., West Richland, Routine Feb. 12 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Limber’s Snacks & Botanas, 1825 Leslie Road, Richland, Routine Feb. 12 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Mariscos Las Islitas Estilo Nayarit, 1315 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Feb. 12 (20 Red, 0 Blue)

McDonald’s, 2700 S. Quillan St., Kennewick, Routine Feb. 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Moonshot Brewing, 8804 W. Victoria Ave., Kennewick, Routine Feb. 7 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Papa Murphy’s Take And Bake Pizza, 612 Gage Blvd., Richland, Routine Feb. 11 (15 Red, 5 Blue)

Paradise Food Mart (Grocery), 1400 Bombing Range Road, West Richland, Routine Feb. 12 (10 Red, 5 Blue)

Riverview High School, 36509 S. Lemon Drive, Kennewick, Routine Feb. 12 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Round Table Pizza, 1769 Leslie Road, Richland, Routine Feb. 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Safeway, 690 Gage Blvd., Richland, Routine Feb. 9 (Bakery 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Food service 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Store 5 Red, 0 Blue)

Southgate Cinemas, 2823 S. Quillan St., Kennewick, Routine Feb. 13 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Southgate Elementary School, 3121 W. 19th Ave., Kennewick, Routine Feb. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Sterling’s, 2500 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine Feb. 12 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Swampy’s BBQ, 215 E. Columbia Drive, Kennewick, Routine Feb. 13 (0 Red, 0 Blue) (Caterer 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Tacos La Esperanza (Mobile), 1315 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Feb. 12 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Vista Mart, 2610 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Feb. 9 (10 Red, 5 Blue)

Wake Up Call, 590 Gage Blvd., Richland, Routine Feb. 11 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Washington Elementary School, 105 W. 21st Ave., Kennewick, Routine Feb. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Whitstran Elementary School, 102101 W. Foisy Road, Prosser, Routine Feb. 13 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

William Wiley Elementary School, 2820 S. Highland Blvd., West Richland, Routine Feb. 12 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Wendy’s, 7003 Canal Drive, Kennewick, Routine Feb. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)