5 failed restaurant, food truck food safety inspections in Tri-Cities area

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 July 13-19.

The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 26 inspections, with nine 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.

Failed inspections

Fiesta On Queensgate , 2731 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine July 15 (45 Red, 3 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, inadequate handwashing facilities (paper towels touching garbage can), improper hot holding (<130°F), accurate thermometer not provided or used.

McDonald’s , 1922 N. Steptoe St., Kennewick, Routine July 16 (40 Red, 2 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat foods (employee not wearing gloves to fill french fry serving containers inadvertently touched fries — training required), inadequate handwashing facilities (no soap at two sinks).

Mis Raices Cafe , 2521 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 18 (40 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities (one sink blocked), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (42-45°F — milk too warm).

Taqueria Oaxaca (Mobile), 3869 Kennedy Road, Richland, Follow-up July 17 (45 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities (thawing raw meat blocking handwashing sink), improper hot holding (<130°F), lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Wine O’ Clock , 548 Cabernet Court, Prosser, Routine July 18 (55 Red, 5 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control, food worker cards not 100%, raw meat improperly stored, improper shell egg handling practices, improper hot holding (<130°F), lack of conformance with approved procedures.

Passed inspections

Andy’s Coffee Break , 1200 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine July 19 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Burger King , 1001 S. Washington St., Kennewick, Routine July 18 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Burger King , 2703 S. Quillan St., Kennewick, Routine July 18 (25 Red, 3 Blue)

Circle K , 4410 W. 10th Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 17 (25 Red, 2 Blue)

Court Street Mini Mart (Grocery), 3720 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine July 15 (0 Red, 5 Blue)

Graze “A Drive Thru” , 131 N. Ely St., Kennewick, Routine July 16 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Homestead Steaks , 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine July 15 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Jack In The Box , 2722 W. 10th Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 17 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Jersey Mike’s Subs , 2729 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine July 15 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Neighbor’s BBQ , 1115 Grant Ave., Prosser, Routine July 13 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Office Bar & Grill , 2625 W. Albany Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 16 (10 Red, 3 Blue)

Papa John’s Pizza , 125 Gage Blvd., Richland, Routine July 16 (30 Red, 5 Blue)

Papa Murphy’s Pizza , 2624 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine July 16 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Richland Dugout Bar & Grill , 99 Lee Blvd., Richland, Follow-up July 17 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Ron’s Food Mart , 1821 S. Washington St., Kennewick, Follow-up July 18 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Sylvester Food Mart , 1504 W. Sylvester St., Pasco, Follow-up July 16 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Taqueria Tacatrina , 528 Ely St., Kennewick, Follow-up July 15 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Tease-N-Tan & Espresso , 316 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Follow-up July 16 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

The B Spot , 1523B Bombing Range Road, West Richland, Routine July 17 (5 Red, 13 Blue)

The Habit Burger Grill , 2831 Duportail St., Richland, Routine July 15 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Tumbleweeds Food Truck , 4390 W. Van Giesen St., Richland, Routine July 13 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Underhill Cheese , 1121 Meade Ave., Prosser, Routine July 18 (0 Red, 10 Blue)

Wake Up Call , 2525 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine July 15 (5 Red, 23 Blue)

Wake Up Call , 7204 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine July 16 (5 Red, 2 Blue)

Wake Up Call , 300 N. Ely St., Kennewick, Routine July 18 (0 Red, 8 Blue)