5 failed food safety inspections at Tri-Cities area restaurants, schools and more
The Benton Franklin Health District gave failing grades to five establishments, including restaurants and a school, in food safety inspections May 22-26.
The district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 22 inspections, nine of them with perfect scores.
Those acing their inspections included a restaurant, a tavern, a coffee shop and several schools.
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
Ameristar (Deli), 101 Merlot Drive, Prosser, Routine May 23 (65 Red, 8 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, improperly disposing of potentially unsafe food, improper cooling procedures, improper hot holding.
Burger King, 2407 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine May 25 (35 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improperly disposing of potentially unsafe food, improper cooling procedures.
Cottage Market (Food service), 1825 Wine Country Road, Prosser, Routine May 23 (45 Red, 5 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, food worker cards not 100%, inadequate handwashing facilities, improper reheating procedures for hot holding, improper cold holding (>45°F).
El Asadero Restaurant, 2318 W Court St., Pasco, Routine May 26 (50 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper hand washing, improper cooling procedures.
Rivers Edge High School, 975 Gillespie St., Richland, Routine May 26 (50 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper hand washing, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.
Passed inspections
Badger Mountain Elementary School, 1515 Elementary St., Richland, Routine May 23 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Bern’s Tavern, 618 Sixth St., Prosser, Follow-up May 23 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Dog Haus, 7425 Sandifur Parkway, Pasco, Follow-up May 24 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Headstart Marcus Whitman, 1704 Gray St., Richland, Routine May 26 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Hinzerling Winery, 1520 Sheridan Ave., Prosser, Routine May 23 (0 Red, 5 Blue)
Housel Middle School, 12001 Highland Drive, Prosser, Routine May 23 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Juvenile Detention Center, 5606 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, Routine May 23 (5 Red, 7 Blue)
Keene-Riverview Elementary School, 832 Park Ave., Prosser, Routine May 23 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Lewis & Clark Elementary School, 415 Jadwin Ave., Richland, Routine May 26 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Marcus Whitman Elementary School, 1704 Gray St., Richland, Routine May 26 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Olive Garden, 1420 N. Louisiana St., Kennewick, Routine May 24 (15 Red, 10 Blue)
Orchard Elementary School, 1600 Gala Way, Richland, Routine May 23 (0 Red, 2 Blue)
Pizza Hut, 818 Vineyard Drive, Kennewick, Routine May 25 (5 Red, 5 Blue)
Prosser Heights Elementary School, 2001 Highland Drive, Prosser, Routine May 23 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Ruben’s Pupuseria Restaurante, 3330 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine May 22 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Summer’s Hub of Kennewick (Commissary kitchen), 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Routine May 23 (20 Red, 0 Blue)
Taco John’s, 701 Vineyard Drive, Kennewick, Routine May 25 (5 Red, 7 Blue)
Tacos El Jefe (Mobile), Event, Routine May 26 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Tapteal Elementary School, 2100 Sunshine Ave., West Richland, Routine May 26 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Three Rivers Home Link, 1710 Van Giesen St., Richland, Routine May 26 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Wake Up Call, 496 George Washington Way Richland, Routine May 26 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
White Bluffs Elementary School, 1250 Kensington Way, Richland, Routine May 26 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
