2 failed food safety inspections at Tri-Cities area restaurants, other food services
The Benton Franklin Health District gave failing grades to two food businesses, a restaurant and a coffee shop, in food safety inspections May 22-26.
The district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 16 inspections, 10 of them with perfect scores.
Those acing their inspections included schools, McDonald’s and events.
In the district’s routine inspections, businesses or organizations that receive 35 points for the more serious red violations are required to have additional inspections and must meet a tougher standard on those.
For followup inspections, they must have fewer than 25 red points and a limited number of repeat problems to pass.
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.
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
Noodle Zone/Thai-Go-Pho, 6605 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine May 30 (80 Red, 5 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, improper raw meat handling procedures, raw meat improperly stored, improper cooking temperatures or unattended cooking and hot holding, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (42-45°F).
Pearl Coffee, 2221 E Lewis St., Pasco, Routine June 2 (40 Red, 5 Blue)
Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, inadequate handwashing facilities, improper cooling procedures.
Passed inspections
Bethlehem Lutheran School, 2505 W. 27th Ave., Kennewick, Routine May 31 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Christ The King School, 1122 Long Ave., Richland, Routine June 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Headstart/Knights Of Columbus, 2500 Chester Road, Richland, Routine June 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Helados La Michoacana, 402 N. Ely St., Kennewick, Routine June 2 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Hot Tamales, Event, Routine June 2 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Hummingbird Tea, Event, Routine June 2 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Kennewick High School Kitchen Fruitland Building, 200 S Fruitland St., Kennewick, Routine June 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Kennewick Child Development Center, 16 N. Huntington St., Kennewick, Routine June 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Liberty Christian School, 2200 Williams Blvd., Richland, Routine June 1 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
McDonald’s, 1275 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine May 31 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Miss Tamale, Routine 6/2/2023 (First event 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Second event 0 Red, 0 Blue)
Tri-Tech Catering/Restaurant Management, 5929 W. Metaline Ave., Kennewick, Routine June 1 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Tri-Tech Skills Center, 5929 W. Metaline Ave., Kennewick, Routine June 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Westgate Elementary School, 2514 W. Fourth Ave., Kennewick, Routine June 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
