Health inspection briefly closes 1 Tri-Cities restaurant. 14 other eateries failed
The Benton Franklin Health District gave 15 failing grades in food safety inspections of restaurants and other businesses selling food in the Tri-Cities area from March 2-8.
They included three restaurants with scores of 100 or more of the most serious red points. One of those, a sushi restaurant, was temporarily closed by the health district. It has reopened.
The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 62 inspections, with 26 of those awarded perfect scores.
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 repeat red points for previous issues.
Scores of 85 or more red points result in establishments remaining on probation until they pass two follow-up inspections, the first one within 72 hours.
Red violations are those most likely to cause food-borne illnesses, such as improper temperature control of food, lack of adequate 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.
Businesses may have separate inspections of business lines with different health safety risks, such as grocery sales and a deli that prepares food.
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
Ahava Coffee Co., 9425 Sandifur Parkway, Pasco, Follow-up March 7 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper cold holding (>45°F).
Amarilis Meat Market, 1088/1086 George Washington Way, Richland, Follow-up March 8 (15 Red, 5 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control (no certified food protection manager on staff), lack of conformance with approved procedures.
Anthony’s Restaurant, 550 Columbia Point Drive, Richland, Routine March 4 (35 Red, 10 Blue)
Notes: Improper cooking temperatures or unattended cooking and hot holding (undercooked chicken patties), improper cold holding (>45°F).(10
Birrieria Colima Y Michoacan, 404 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine March 7 (105 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control (too many red points), improper hand washing (worker did not use soap), improper cooling procedures, improper hot holding (<130°F), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.
Birrieria Colima Y Michoacan, 404 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Follow-up March 8 (50 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper cooling procedures, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.
Boiada Brazilian Grill, 8418 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Routine March 8 (135 Red, 8 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, food worker cards not 100%, inadequate handwashing facilities (primary sink for bar area did not have adequate hot water; no soap in employee restroom), not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (opened ham without date marking; 79-degree steaks on meat cutting table were discarded during inspection), raw meat improperly stored, improper cooling procedures, improper hot holding (<30°F), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (>45°F) (some items in buffet line were not cold enough), lacking a proper consumer advisory (for some steak that may be served not fully cooked), lack of conformance with approved procedures.
Coba Fam, 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 7 (50 Red, 3 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control (no certified food protection manager on staff), inadequate handwashing facilities (no soap at handwashing sink), improper cooling procedures, lack of conformance with approved procedures.
Donitas Tacos, 316 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Follow-up March 8 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper handwashing (worker taking orders on touch pad and handling a debit card did not wash hands before preparing food).
El Punto Del Sabor, 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 4 (75 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control (too many red points), inadequate handwashing facilities (employee used warewashing sink), improper cooling procedures, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, lack of conformance with approved procedures.
Fiesta Mexican Restaurant, 8524 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Routine March 6 (45 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities, improper hot holding (<130°F), improper cold holding (>45°F).
La Cantina, 2735 W. Court St., Pasco, Follow-up March 8 (35 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities (trash can blocked kitchen sink, and no towels in busser area), improper cooling procedures.
La Casita, 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 4 (40 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control (no certified food protection manager on staff), improper cooling procedures, lack of conformance with approved procedures.
The Lodge At Columbia Point, 530 Columbia Point Drive, Richland, Routine March 6 (45 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (>45°F), lack of conformance with approved procedures.
Sushi House, 6627 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine March 7 (100 Red, 20 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control (lack of employee knowledge cited), inadequate handwashing facilities (one handwashing sink blocked with a strainer holding food), food obtained from unapproved source (no information on site for source of some fish; parasite destruction records provided only from Pacific Seafood Co.), not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food, improper raw meat handling procedures, raw meat improperly stored, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, accurate thermometer not provided or used, lack of conformance with approved procedures. Establishment was closed until invoices verifying source of fish products was available. It has reopened.
Taqueria 3 Pueblos, 1212 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Follow-up March 7 (35 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, raw meat improperly stored, improper hot holding (<130°F).
Wendy’s, 930 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine March 8 (35 Red, 7 Blue)
Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities (water not hot enough in one handwashing sink), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.
Passed inspections
AFC Sushi at Fred Meyer, 101 Wellsian Way, Richland, Routine March 7 (25 Red, 0 Blue) (Hazard analysis of critical control points 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Additional hazard analysis of critical control points 10 Red, 0 Blue)
Badger Mountain Elementary School, 1515 Elementary St., Richland, Routine March 5 (0 Red, 10 Blue)
Becky’s Coffee Corner, 1120 Meade Ave., Prosser, Routine March 8 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Bobablastic, 6481 Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 4 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Boys & Girls Club, 823 Park Ave., Prosser, Routine March 8 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Brady’s Brats & Burgers, 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 7 (0 Red, 5 Blue)
Brother’s Cheese Steaks, 8524 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Routine March 6 (20 Red, 0 Blue)
Buriram Bites, 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Busy Bee Diner, 1505 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 5 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Carmichael Middle School, 620 Thayer Drive, Richland, Routine March 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Chipotle, 3631 Plaza Way, Kennewick, Routine March 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Chipotle Mexican Grill, 2673 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine March 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Chukar Cherries, 320 Wine Country Road, Prosser, Routine March 8 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Circle K with Subway (Food service), 12231 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Coffee Bean, 840 Stevens Drive, Richland, Follow-up March 8 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Cooper Wine Co., 35306 N. Sunset Road, Benton City, Routine March 7 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Delicious Crepes & Waffles (Mobile), 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Pasco, Routine March 7 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Domanico Cellars, 236 Port Ave., Prosser, Routine March 8 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
El Charrito, 130 N. 10th Ave., Pasco, Follow-up March 8 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Emerald Of Siam (Caterer), 1314 Jadwin Ave., Richland, Routine March 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
The Endive, 4001 Kennedy Rd West Richland, Routine March 5 (10 Red, 5 Blue)
Fidelitas Wines, 51810 N. Sunset Road, Benton City, Routine March 7 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Five Guys Burgers & Fries, 2671 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine March 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Fujiyama Japanese Steak House, 2522 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Follow-up March 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Hamilton Cellars, 55410 N. Sunset Road, Benton City, Routine March 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Headstart, 313 Third St., Benton City, Routine March 7 (0 Red, 5 Blue)
Hightower Cellars, 19418 E. Private Road 583 N.E., Benton City, Routine March 7 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Hills Restaurant & Lounge, 24 Vista Way, Kennewick, Routine March 5 (30 Red, 0 Blue)
Hong’s Mongolian, 1218 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine March 6 (20 Red, 3 Blue)
KC’s Biscuits and BBQ (Mobile), 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 7 (0 Red, 3 Blue)
Ki-Be High School Kitchen, 1205 Horne Drive, Benton City, Routine March 7 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
La Cocina, 720 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Follow-up March 8 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Layered Cake Artistry, 117 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Lewis & Clark Elementary School, 415 Jadwin Ave., Richland, Routine March 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Lil Firehouse Coffee, 895 Stevens Drive, Richland, Routine March 8 (15 Red, 3 Blue)
Little Randy’s Diner, 104 W. First Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 7 (10 Red, 5 Blue)
Mi Lindo Nayarit, 1315 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Follow-up March 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Mis Raices Cafe, 2521 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up March 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Orchard Elementary School, 1600 Gala Way, Richland, Routine March 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Picante Mexican Taqueria, 20 S. Auburn St., Kennewick, Routine March 7 (30 Red, 0 Blue)
Porter’s Real Barbecue, 1080 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine March 8 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Richland Food Mart, 500 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine March 5 (20 Red, 13 Blue)
Rivers Edge High School, 975 Gillespie St., Richland, Routine March 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Richland School District Early Learning Center, 1525 Hunt Ave., Richland, Routine March 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
S&S Hospitality, 9221 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 7 (25 Red, 10 Blue)
Safeway Store, 1803 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine March 7 (Bakery 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Deli 25 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 0 Red, 0 Blue)
Shaka Cafe, 1230 Meade Ave., Prosser, Routine March 8 (25 Red, 5 Blue)
Some Bagels Too, 810 S. Washington St., Kennewick, Routine March 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Southern Belles Espresso, 412 Riverstone Drive, Richland, Follow-up March 8 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Sterling’s, 890 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine March 6 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Subway, 1824 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine March 6 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Tri-Cities Food Bank, 712 10th St., Benton City, Routine March 7 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Taco Bell, 1825 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine March 6 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Trejo’s Mexican Restaurant, 1833 W. Court St., Pasco, Follow-up March 7 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Trejo’s Taco Factory, 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Routine March 4 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Wake Up Call, 4898 W. Hildebrand Blvd., Kennewick, Routine March 7 (0 Red, 3 Blue)
Zip’s, 1123 Lee Blvd., Richland, Routine March 8 (20 Red, 7 Blue)
