The Benton Franklin Health District gave five failing grades in food safety inspections of restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area Sept. 28 to Oct. 4.
The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 31 inspections, with 16 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 not keeping hot food hot enough or cold food cold enough, 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.
For questions or complaints about food safety in Benton or Franklin counties, email [email protected].
To participate in the health district’s food safety topics survey, go to bit.ly/BFHDfoodsafetysurvey.
Failed inspections
3 Pueblos Meat Market (Food service, meat, store), 1212 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Oct. 1 (65 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper raw meat handling procedures (some utensils not sanitized), improper cooling procedures, improper hot holding (
Burger King, 7407 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, Routine Oct. 3 (40 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, inadequate handwashing facilities (no soap at one handwashing sink), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control (bacon voluntarily discarded).
Pearl Tea, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 1 (70 Red, 5 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control (too many red points), food worker cards not 100%, improper hand washing (worker did not wash hands before putting on gloves), inadequate handwashing facilities (only handwashing sink had items stored in it), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.
Pinches Botanas, 490 Wellsian Way, Richland, Routine Oct. 1 (40 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper hand washing (worker touched ready to eat shredded lettuce with contaminated gloves), raw meat improperly stored, improper cold holding (>45°F).
Zip’s, 1123 Lee Blvd., Richland, Routine Oct. 4 (45 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff, food worker cards not 100%, improper hand washing (problem with handling raw meat and then ready-to-eat foods), lack of conformance with approved procedures.
Passed inspections
3 Pueblos Meat Market (Commissary), 1212 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Oct. 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Albertson’s, 1330 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine Oct. 4 (Bakery 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Deli 25 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 0 Red, 0 Blue)
Barnes & Noble Cafe, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 1 (20 Red, 0 Blue)
Boys & Girls Club, 801 N. 18th Ave., Pasco, Routine Oct. 2 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Brandis Bakes, 7425 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 4 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Breakplace, 5304 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, Routine Oct. 1 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Brother’s Cheese Steaks, 8524 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 3 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Chief Joseph Middle School, 504 Wilson St., Richland, Routine Oct. 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Cinnabon, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 1 (5 Red, 10 Blue)
Denny’s Restaurant, 2801 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 1 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Hawthorne Elementary School, 3520 W. John Day Ave., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 3 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Imbibe, 104 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Oct. 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Jersey Mikes Subs, 1659 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 3 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Jet Mart Conoco, 1001 N. Volland St., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 1 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Pizza Hut, 818 Vineyard Drive, Kennewick, Routine Oct. 1 (0 Red, 5 Blue)
Planted (Demo), 591 Stevens Drive, Richland, Routine Sept. 29 (20 Red, 0 Blue)
Popular Donuts, 101 N. Union St., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 30 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Prosser High School Football Concession, 1530 Paterson Road, Prosser, Routine Oct. 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Safeway/Albertsons (Store), 1330 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine Oct. 4 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Starbucks at Safeway/Albertsons, 1330 N. 40th Ave., Pasco, Routine Oct. 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Subway, 2624 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 30 (30 Red, 0 Blue)
Subway, 2045 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Oct. 4 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Tacos La Esperanza (Mobile), 1315 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Oct. 2 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
TakaSushi, 602 Sixth St., Prosser, Follow-up Oct. 2 (5 Red, 5 Blue)
Veronica’s Fresh Produce — Demo, 110 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Sept. 28 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Virgie Robinson Elementary School, 125 S. Wehe Ave., Pasco, Routine Oct. 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Vista Elementary School, 1701 N. Young St., Kennewick, Routine Oct. 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Wendy’s, 7003 Canal Drive, Kennewick, Routine Sept. 30 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Yummy’s Tacos, 25001 S. Haney Road, Kennewick, Routine Oct. 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
