7 failed food safety inspections at Tri-Cities area restaurants, other businesses
The Benton Franklin Health District gave failing grades to seven restaurants and other businesses that sell food and drinks in food safety inspections from March 25 to 31.
One had a pigeon trapped inside when it was inspected, although that was not among its critical issues.
The district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 21 inspections and two-thirds of those were perfect scores awarded to restaurants, schools, coffee stands and markets.
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
Double Dragon, 3107 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up March 30 (45 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities, improper cooling procedures, improper cold holding (>45°F).
El Caporal, 624 Sixth St., Prosser, Follow-up March 27 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper hot holding (<130°F).
Garcias Market (Food service), 804 Sixth St., Prosser, Routine March 27 (40 Red, 5 Blue)
Notes: Improper hot holding (<130°F), improper reheating procedures for hot holding.
Helados La Michoacana, 402 N. Ely St., Kennewick, Follow-up March 27 (45 Red, 20 Blue)
Notes: Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods, inadequate handwashing facilities, raw meat improperly stored, improper cold holding (42-45°F). the restaurant also had a blue finding because of a pigeon inside, which workers had not been able to catch since the day before. A pest control service was called and in the meantime all food was covered.
La Posada Mexican Grill, 3150 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up March 29 (35 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper hot holding (<130°F), improper cold holding (>45°F).
The Pub, 7001 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 27 (50 Red, 13 Blue)
Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, improper hand washing, inadequate handwashing facilities, improper chemical use.
Yoke’s Fresh Market (Deli), 454 Keene Road, Richland, Follow-up March 28 (10 Red, 3 Blue)
Notes: Improper cold holding (>45°F).
Passed inspections
1219 Thayer Building, 1219 Thayer Drive, Richland, Routine March 30 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Arby’s, 1310 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine March 30 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Basin City Child Development Center, 281 1st Ave., Mesa, Routine March 28 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Basin City Elementary School, 303 Bailie Blvd., Mesa, Routine March 28 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Bombshellz, 96 Wellsian Way, Richland, Follow-up March 30 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Bougie Brunch, 3320 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick , Follow-up March 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Carmichael Middle School, 620 Thayer Drive, Richland, Routine March 30 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Edwin Markham Elementary School, 4031 Elm Road, Pasco, Routine March 28 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Family Fresh Sushi, 1410 W. 27th Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up March 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Garcias Market, 804 6th St., Prosser, Routine March 28 (Grocery 0 Red, 5 Blue) (Meat 0 Red, 0 Blue)
Hot Tamales, 2521 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up March 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Lil Firehouse Coffee, 895 Stevens Drive, Richland, Follow-up March 30 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Lucky Food Mart (Food service), 22 Goethals Drive, Richland, Follow-up March 30 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Mesa Elementary School, 200 E. Pepiot Road, Mesa, Routine March 28 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Metro Mart (Food service), 1 Eagle Crest Drive, Connell, Follow-up March 28 (0 Red, 3 Blue)
Rattlesnake Mountain Brewing Co., 2696 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Richland, Follow-up March 30 (0 Red, 5 Blue)
Richland High School, 930 Long Ave., Richland, Routine March 30 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Shaka Cafe, 1230 Meade Ave., Prosser, Routine March 27 (15 Red, 5 Blue)
Taqueria El Sazon, 4115 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up March 30 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Thai Elephant, 6030 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick , Follow-up March 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
