12 failed food safety inspections at Tri-Cities area restaurants, other businesses
The Benton Franklin Health District gave failing grades in 12 food safety inspections from Oct. 21-27 of restaurants, a food truck and a convenience store selling ready-to-eat food in the Tri-Cities area.
The worst score was 155 of the more serious red points, with that restaurant one of two that also failed follow-up inspections three days later.
The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 53 inspections, including awarding 19 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 followup inspections, they must have fewer than 25 red points and fewer than 10 red points for previous issues.
Red violations are those most likely to cause food-borne illnesses, such as improper temperature control of food, lack of handwashing or bare-hand contact with foods.
Blue violations are low risk factors related to the cleanliness and physical condition of an establishment.
No notice is given before the inspections.
Inspection results are posted online so residents can look up the status and the details of any violations of individual restaurants or check other businesses.
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.
Failed inspections
Ara Sushi & Grill, 430 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Oct. 23 (85 Red, 5 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, food worker cards not 100%, inadequate hand washing facilities, raw meat improperly stored, improper cooling procedures, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, lack of conformance with approved procedures.
Ara Sushi & Grill, 430 George Washington Way, Richland, Follow-up Oct. 26 (35 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (>45°F)
Bento Teriyaki, 61 Columbia Point Drive, Richland, Routine Oct. 23 (45 Red, 10 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, food worker cards not 100%, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, lack of conformance with approved procedures.
Cafe Magnolia, 4309 W. 27th Place, Kennewick, Routine Oct. 26 (40 Red, 7 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, food worker cards not 100%, inadequate handwashing facilities, not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food, improper cold holding (>45°F).
Chapala Express Restaurant, 1028 Lee Blvd., Richland, Routine Oct. 27 (40 Red, 10 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, food worker cards not 100%, food not in good condition (mold or rotting on selected food items and gnats), improper cold holding (>45°F), lack of conformance with approved procedures.
Great Harvest Bread Co., 8378 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick, Follow-up Oct. 25 (20 Red, 5 Blue)
Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities, improper cold holding (>45°F).
La Cocina, 720 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Follow-up Oct. 24 (30 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper hot holding (<130°F), improper cold holding (42-45°F).
North Korners (Food service), 52 E. Vineyard Drive, Pasco, Routine Oct. 26 (50 Red, 5 Blue)
Notes: Improper hand washing, improper hot holding (<130°F).
Pizza Hut, 818 Vineyard Drive, Kennewick, Routine Oct. 23 (35 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper hand washing, inadequate handwashing facilities.
Sake Express, 2576 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine Oct. 23 (155 Red, 8 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, improper hand washing, bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods, inadequate handwashing facilities, food not in good condition (mold), improper cooling procedures, improper hot holding, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (42-45°F).
Sake Express, 2576 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Follow-up Oct. 26 (65 Red, 8 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, raw meat improperly stored, improper hot holding (<130°F), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (42-45°F).
The Wild Taco, Event, Follow-up Oct. 26 (50 Red, 5 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (meat left at room temperature overnight), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, lack of conformance with approved procedures.
Passed inspections
3 Pueblos Meat Market, 1212 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Oct. 24 (Commissary 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Deli 25 Red, 2 Blue) (Meat 5 Red, 0 Blue) (Store 0 Red, 0 Blue)
Aliona’s Euro-Bake, 4525 Road 68, Pasco, Routine Oct. 27 (0 Red, 3 Blue)
Amarilis’s Meat Market, 1825 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Oct. 24 (Deli 25 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Store 0 Red, 0 Blue)
Amor Ala Mexicana, 1308 Lee Blvd., Richland, Routine Oct. 24 (30 Red, 0 Blue)
Apollo Greek Restaurant, 620 Cullum Ave., Richland, Routine Oct. 24 (15 Red, 5 Blue)
Applebee’s, 43 Columbia Point Drive, Richland, Routine Oct. 23 (20 Red, 0 Blue)
Basin City Child Development Center, 281 1st Ave., Mesa, Routine Oct. 24 (30 Red, 2 Blue)
Basin City Elementary School, 303 Bailie Blvd., Mesa, Routine Oct. 24 (20 Red, 0 Blue)
Benton County Corrections, 7122 W. Okanogan Place, Kennewick, Routine Oct. 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Burger King, 102 Merlot Drive, Prosser, Routine Oct. 24 (0 Red, 2 Blue)
Cedars at Pier One, 355 Clover Island Drive, Kennewick, Routine Oct. 27 (15 Red, 2 Blue)
Circle K (Store), 3109 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Oct. 23 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Cottonwood Elementary School, 16734 Cottonwood Creek Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 27 (0 Red, 2 Blue)
Crumbl Cookies, 2665 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine Oct. 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Desert Hills Middle School, 1701 S. Clodfelter Rd Kennewick, Routine Oct. 27 (10 Red, 5 Blue)
Domino’s Pizza, 3802 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Oct. 23 (10 Red, 5 Blue)
Eli’s Bakery, 1113 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Oct. 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Fuerza Elementary School, 6011 W. 10th Place, Kennewick, Routine Oct. 27 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Headstart, 1300 Meade Ave., Prosser, Routine Oct. 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Hot Beans Espresso, 2517 W. Sylvester St., Pasco, Routine Oct. 27 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Hubby’s Pizza, 346 W. Columbia Drive, Kennewick, Follow-up Oct. 26 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Keene-Riverview Elementary School, 832 Park Ave., Prosser, Routine Oct. 24 (0 Red, 3 Blue)
Ki-Be Elementary & Middle School, 913 Horne Drive, Benton City, Follow-up Oct. 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
La Cocina (Kiosk), 720 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine Oct. 24 (0 Red, 5 Blue)
La Quinta Inn & Suites, 2600 S. Quillan Place, Kennewick, Routine Oct. 26 (0 Red, 7 Blue)
Lampson Stadium Concession-1, 505 S. Garfield St., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 27 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Lampson Stadium Concession-2, 505 S. Garfield St., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Layered Cake Artistry, 117 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up Oct. 26 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Legacy High School, 4624 W. 10th Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 27 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Little Caesar’s, 2632 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up Oct. 23 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Mandarin House, 1035 Lee Blvd., Richland, Routine Oct. 27 (15 Red, 20 Blue)
Mesa Elementary School, 200 E. Pepiot Road, Mesa, Routine Oct. 24 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Mocha Express Tri-Cities, 1400 W. 27th Ave Kennewick, Routine Oct. 23 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
North Korners (Store), 52 E. Vineyard Drive, Pasco, Routine Oct. 26 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Outback Steakhouse, 6819 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, Routine Oct. 26 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Pacific Pasta & Grill, 603 Goethals Drive, Richland, Routine Oct. 24 (15 Red, 5 Blue)
Panda Express, 2885 Duportail St., Richland, Routine Oct. 27 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Picante Mexican Taqueria, 20 S. Auburn St., Kennewick, Follow-up Oct. 26 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Prosser Heights Elementary School, 2001 Highland Drive, Prosser, Routine Oct. 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Red Lobster, 1120 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Follow-up Oct. 26 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Rite Aid (Store), 1308 N. 20th Ave Pasco, Routine Oct. 26 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Seven Eleven (Deli), 4313 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Oct. 23 (30 Red, 3 Blue)
Stacks Taqueria, Event, Routine Oct. 23 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Subway, 2588 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine Oct. 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
The Habit Burger Grill, 2831 Duportail St., Richland, Routine Oct. 27 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
The Underground Taphouse, 4525 Road 68, Pasco, Routine Oct. 27 (10 Red, 5 Blue)
Three Rivers Elementary, 3901 Road 84, Pasco, Routine Oct. 25 (0 Red, 5 Blue)
Walgreens (Store), 2005 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Oct. 26 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
