8 restaurants, others fail food safety checks in Tri-Cities WA area

The Benton Franklin Health District gave eight failing grades in food safety inspections of restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area June 15-21.

The worst score of the week was 95 points on a routine inspection.

The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 39 inspections, with 15 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

Bonefish Grill, 133 Gage Blvd., Richland, Follow-up June 17 (35 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improper handwashing (not washing long enough), improper cold holding (>45°F — vegetables that were too warm were discarded).

Chapala Express Restaurant, 1028 Lee Blvd., Richland, Routine June 17 (65 Red, 10 Blue)

Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff, food worker cards not 100%, food not in good condition (moldy limes), improper hot holding (<130°F — some meat discarded), improper cold holding (>45°F), lack of conformance with approved procedures.

China Cafe Express, 201 N. Edison St., Kennewick, Routine June 17 (40 Red, 16 Blue)

Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff, improper hot holding (<130°F — fried chicken pieces discarded), lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Fraternal Order/Eagles, 2829 W. Sylvester St., Pasco, Routine June 16 (55 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control (too many red points), improper handwashing (worker serving food coughed into her hands), improper hot holding (<130°F).

Ready And Out Restaurant, 1827 Wine Country Road, Prosser, Routine June 15 (55 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control (too many red points), improper cooling procedures, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.

Sawadee Thai Cuisine, 5109 N. Road 68, Pasco, Routine June 20 (45 Red, 12 Blue)

Notes: Person in charge was not aware of high risk factors, raw meat improperly stored, improper cooling procedures, lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Starbuck’s Coffee, 6615 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, Routine June 20 (40 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, improper handwashing, inadequate handwashing facilities (water not hot).

Wok King, 7011 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, Routine June 20 (95 Red, 20 Blue)

Notes: Person in charge does not have control of high risk factors, improper handwashing, inadequate handwashing facilities (water not hot), not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (no date mark on potato and macaroni salad), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (>45°F — ceviche and potato and macaroni salads discarded), lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Passed inspections

Applebee’s, 5305 Road 68, Pasco, Routine June 20 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Atomic Ale Brewpub & Eatery, 1015 Lee Blvd., Richland, Routine June 17 (10 Red, 2 Blue)

Bella Italia, 7000 W. Okanogan Place Kennewick, Routine June 20 (15 Red, 13 Blue)

Brookdale Canyon Lakes, 2802 W. 35th Ave., Kennewick, Routine June 21 (0 Red, 5 Blue)

Burger King, 1033 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine June 18 (10 Red, 3 Blue)

The Candy Stash, 10 E. Bruneau Ave., Kennewick, Routine June 21 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Canyon Lakes Golf Course, 3700 W. Canyon Lakes Drive, Kennewick, Routine June 21 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Cascade Mountain Farm, 158 Satus Loop, Goldendale, Routine June 21 (20 Red, 5 Blue)

Col Solare Winery, 50207 Antinori Road, Benton City, Routine June 21 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Columbia Basin BMX Snack Shack, 2002 Snyder St., Richland, Follow-up June 15 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Dallas Gasoline, 5151 Trowbridge Blvd., Richland, Follow-up June 20 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Del Taco, 155 Wellsian Way, Richland, Routine June 20 (10 Red, 3 Blue)

El Agave 4, 1301 Aaron Drive, Richland, Routine June 20 (5 Red, 5 Blue)

Family Fresh Sushi, 1410 W. 27th Ave., Kennewick, Routine June 21 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Fiesta Foods, 115 S. 10th Ave., Pasco, Routine June 16 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Fred Meyer, 101 Wellsian Way, Richland, Routine June 20 (Bakery 15 Red, 0 Blue) (Deli 5 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 0 Red, 0 Blue)

Hawthorne Court Retirement, 524 N. Ely St., Kennewick, Routine June 20 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Hedges Family Estate, 53511 N. Sunset Road, Benton City, Follow-up June 21 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Inca Mexican Restaurant, 201 N. Edison St., Kennewick, Routine June 17 (30 Red, 10 Blue)

Isla Bonita, 1524 Jadwin Ave., Richland, Routine June 18 (0 Red, 5 Blue)

Jimmy John’s, 534 Swift Blvd., Richland, Routine June 21 (10 Red, 5 Blue)

Maverik, 3520 Keene Road, Richland, Routine June 20 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

The Prosser House by John Gray, 1232 Wine Country Road, Prosser, Follow-up June 15 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Rise & Shine Bake Shop, 308 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine June 20 (0 Red, 5 Blue)

ROMA House, 617 The Parkway, Richland, Routine June 18 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Rudy’s Pepperblends (Demo), Demonstrator, Kennewick, Routine June 21 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Shakey Shug, 1205 Thayer Drive, Richland, Routine June 21 (0 Red, 3 Blue)

Smoovies Columbia Playfield, 1500 Mansfield St., Richland, Routine June 21 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Tacos Mi Casita, 1208 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine June 16 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Three Margaritas, 627 Jadwin Ave., Richland, Routine June 18 (25 Red, 7 Blue)

The Village Bistro, 5215 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine June 17 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Winco Foods, 4602 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine June 20 (Deli 5 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 10 Red, 2 Blue)

Yoke’s Fresh Market, 1410 W. 27th Ave., Kennewick, Routine June 21 (Bakery 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Deli 0 Red, 5 Blue) (Hazard analysis of critical control points 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 5 Red, 0 Blue)

Yoke’s Fresh Market, 4905 Road 68, Pasco, Routine June 20 (Bakery 10 Red, 0 Blue) (Deli 25 Red, 10 Blue) (Hazard analysis of critical control points 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 0 Red, 0 Blue)