7 Tri-Cities restaurants and 1 other food business fail food safety inspections
The Benton Franklin Health District gave failing grades to seven Tri-Cities restaurants and one other business serving food at an event during food safety inspections from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1.
The worst score of 90 red points went to a Kennewick restaurant where a worker touched food with a bare hand and meat was kept for more than week.
The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 23 inspections, with 14 earning a perfect score. Most of the inspections with perfect scores were at restaurants or other businesses specializing in Mexican food.
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
Casa Mia, 607 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Aug. 31 (40 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improperly disposing of potentially unsafe food, improper hot holding (130°F-134°F), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.
Donitas Tacos, Pasco, Event, Re-inspection Sept. 1 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper reheating procedures for hot holding, improper cold holding (>45°F).
El Charrito, 130 N. 10th Ave., Pasco, Follow-up Aug. 28 (80 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.
Five Guys Burgers & Fries, 2671 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine Sept. 1 (55 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, improper hot holding (<130°F), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.
Masala Indian Cuisine, 3321 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 29 (35 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper cooling procedures, improper cold holding (>45°F).
Some Bagels Too, 810 S. Washington St., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 1 (90 Red, 3 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, improper hand washing, bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods, improper produce washing, improperly disposing of potentially unsafe food, improper cold holding (>45°F), accurate thermometer not provided or used. The business is required to send the health district its policy for keeping cream cheese and meat for more than seven days and any studies showing that is safe.
Tacos Super Uno, 2417 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 29 (40 Red, 5 Blue)
Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, improper cooling procedures, improper cold holding (>45°F).
Taqueria Las Marias, 1501 W. Sylvester St., Pasco, Follow-up Aug. 28 ( 25 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper cooling procedures.
Passed inspections
Bougie Brunch, 3320 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 29 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Carniceria 3 Pueblos (Commissary), 2446 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 29 (Routine, Commissary 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Follow-up, Restaurant 0 Red, 0 Blue)
Casa Blanca (Mobile), Event, Routine Aug. 28 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Desert Heat, 707 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Aug. 29 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Don Rubio, 1515 N. 4th Ave., Pasco, Follow-up Aug. 28 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
El Antojito Mexicano Restaurant, 1915 W. Court St., Pasco, Follow-up Sept. 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Kennewick Bottle and Food (Deli), 325 S. Union St., Kennewick, Follow-up Aug. 29 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
La Palma Market, 2120 E. Lewis Pasco, Routine Sept. 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue) (Coffee 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Store 0 Red, 0 Blue)
Lampson Stadium Concession 2, 505 S. Garfield St., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Monarca Ice Cream, 1830 W. Court St., Pasco, Follow-up Aug. 28 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Papa John’s Pizza, 125 Gage Blvd., Richland, Routine Sept. 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Pizza Hut, 1902 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Aug. 31 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
ROMA House, 617 The Parkway, Richland, Routine Aug. 31 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Round Table Pizza, 1769 Leslie Road, Richland, Routine Sept. 1 (30 Red, 5 Blue)
Seven Eleven, 2411 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Aug. 31 (Deli 15 Red, 0 Blue) (Store 0 Red, 0 Blue)
T/C Kart Club Concessions, 3329 Twin Bridges Road, Richland, Routine Aug. 31 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Taquerias Sahuayo, Event, Re-inspection Sept. 1 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Three Margaritas, 627 Jadwin Ave., Richland, Routine Aug. 31 (20 Red, 5 Blue)
