6 failed food safety inspections at Tri-Cities area restaurants, other businesses
The Benton Franklin Health District gave failing grades to six restaurants and other businesses that sell food and drinks in food safety inspections April 10-14.
They included a child care center and restaurants in Richland, Kennewick and Prosser, plus a Pasco bakery.
The district’s food safety team gave passing grades on nine inspections, four of them with perfect scores. Those acing the inspection included a restaurant having a followup inspection after an earlier failed inspection.
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.
Call 509-460-4205 with questions or concerns.
Failed inspections
Pasco I Child Development Center, 315 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine April 13 (35 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper hand washing, inadequate handwashing facilities.
Ruby Thai Kitchen, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine April 11 (90 Red, 13 Blue)
Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, improper cooling procedures, improper hot holding (<130°F), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (>45°F).
Sakura Restaurant, 130 Keene Road, Richland, Follow-up April 10 (45 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper raw meat handling procedures, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (42-45°F).
Shiki Sushi, 1408 N Louisiana St., Kennewick, Follow-up April 10 (60 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper cooling procedures, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (>45°F).
Viera’s Bakery & Espresso (Bakery), 430 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine April 14 (55 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (>45°F), accurate thermometer not provided or used, improper chemical use.
Whitstran Steaks & Spirits, 1427 Wine Country Road, Prosser, Routine April 12 (45 Red, 5 Blue)
Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities, improperly disposing of potentially unsafe food, improper hot holding (<130°F).
Passed inspections
McLoughlin Middle School, 2803 Road 88, Pasco, Routine April 14 (20 Red, 5 Blue)
Kabab N Grill House, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine April 11 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Kingspoint Christian School, 7900 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine April 13 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
La Palma Crepes N’ Rolls, 6605 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine April 14 (20 Red, 0 Blue)
Pasco II Child Development Center, 1010 S. 6th Ave., Pasco, Routine April 13 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Pizza Hut, 7605 W. Deschutes Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up April 14 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Rowena Chess Elementary School, 715 N. 24th Ave., Pasco, Routine April 14 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Starbucks Coffee, 1659 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine April 11 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
The Jalapeno Grill, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Follow-up April 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
