12 Tri-Cities restaurants and other food businesses fail food safety inspections
The Benton Franklin Health District gave failing grades to 12 restaurants, coffee shops and other food businesses in the Tri-Cities area during food safety inspections from Aug. 7 to 11.
The worst score of the week went to a Tri-Cities restaurant that had 135 red points, which are given for the most serious violations, on a re-inspection.
Wake Up Call, a coffee chain new to the Tri-Cities, had mixed results on inspections at six locations, getting perfect scores at three, passing another and failing inspections at two.
The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 28 inspections, with 13 earning a perfect score. Among businesses with perfect scores were fast food restaurants, pizza places, and convenience stores and their delis.
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
Donitas Tacos Pasco, Event, Re-inspection Aug. 11 (30 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (42-45°F).
Double Dragon, 3107 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up Aug. 9 (90 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, improper cooling procedures, improper hot holding (<130°F), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (>45°F).
El Aguila, 939 S. 10th Ave., Pasco, Re-inspection Aug. 11 (135 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, food worker cards not 100%, bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods, improperly disposing of potentially unsafe food, improper cooling procedures, improper hot holding (<130°F), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper reheating procedures for hot holding.
El Charrito, 130 N. 10th Ave., Pasco, Routine Aug. 10 (55 Red, 10 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, improper cooling procedures, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.
El Torito MX Market (Deli), 420 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Re-inspection Aug. 11 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper cooling procedures.
Hermiston Melon Co. (Demo), Event, Routine Aug. 7 (35 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper hand washing, inadequate handwashing facilities.
La Jalpita, 202 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine Aug. 10 (55 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, food worker cards not 100%, improper hand washing, improper produce washing, raw meat improperly stored, accurate thermometer not provided or used.
Taqueria Las Marias, 1501 W. Sylvester St., Pasco, Re-inspection Aug. 11 (50 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper hand washing, improper cooling procedures.
Taquerias Sahuayo, Event, Re-inspection Aug. 11 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper cold holding (>45°F).
Tropical Sno (Mobile), Event, Routine Aug. 11 (40 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, improper hand washing, improperly disposing of potentially unsafe food/ Improper date marking.
Wake Up Call, 300 N. Ely St., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 8 ( 35 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper hand washing, inadequate handwashing facilities.
Wake Up Call, 5215 W. Okanogan Place Kennewick, Routine Aug. 8 (35 Red, 3 Blue)
Notes: Improper hand washing, inadequate handwashing facilities.
Passed inspections
Baskin Robbins, 140 Gage Blvd., Richland, Routine Aug. 9 (20 Red, 0 Blue)
Birrieria El Sazon, 3115 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up Aug. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Brick House Pizza, 3791 W. Van Giesen St., West Richland, Routine Aug. 10 (30 Red, 5 Blue)
Burger King, 2703 S. Quillan St., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Court Street Mini Mart (Grocery), 3720 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Aug. 8 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Denny’s Restaurant, 1301 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Aug. 10 (10 Red, 5 Blue)
Jack In The Box, 49 Columbia Point Drive, Richland, Routine Aug. 11 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Jimmy John’s, 3107 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 10 (30 Red, 15 Blue)
La Jalpita (Commissary), 202 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine Aug. 10 (10 Red, 2 Blue)
Lil Firehouse Coffee, 3708 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 8 (25 Red, 3 Blue)
Little Caesar’s, 234 Symons St., Richland, Routine Aug. 11 (5 Red, 5 Blue)
Maverik, 5505 N. Road 68, Pasco, Routine Aug. 8 (Deli 25 Red, 3 Blue) (Store 0 Red, 0 Blue)
Maverik, 3505 N. Road 68, Pasco, Routine and Follow-up Aug. 8 (Store 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Deli 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Deli 5 Red, 0 Blue)
McDonald’s, 7505 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Papa John’s Pizza, 2187 W. Van Giesen St., Richland, Routine Aug. 9 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Papa Murphy’s Pizza, 1332 Jadwin Ave., Richland, Routine Aug. 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Raan Coffee, 9425 Sandifur Parkway, Pasco, Routine Aug. 8 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Round Table Pizza, 1435 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Aug. 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Subway, 4033 W. Van Giesen St., West Richland, Routine Aug. 10 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Tacos El Cafetal, Event, Routine Aug. 10 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Taqueria 3 Pueblos, Event, Routine Aug. 10 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
The Spudnut Shop, 228 Williams Blvd., Richland, Routine Aug. 10 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Wake Up Call, 1215 Aaron Drive, Richland, Routine Aug. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Wake Up Call, 22 Carmichael Drive, Kennewick, Routine Aug. 10 (0 Red, 5 Blue)
Wake Up Call, 3205 Kennedy Road, Richland, Routine Aug. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Wake Up Call, 4033 W. Van Giesen St., West Richland, Routine Aug. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
