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 Aug. 24-30.
The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 43 inspections, with 15 of those awarded perfect scores.
Kabana King’s food service in Kennewick had a cockroach infestation and the deli was closed during the inspection. It was approved to reopen Wednesday, Sept. 4.
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 contactusfoodsafety@BFHD.WA.GOV .
Failed inspections
Cottage Market (Food Service), 1825 Wine Country Road, Prosser, Follow-up Aug. 28 (40 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, improper hot holding (<130°F), lack of conformance with approved procedures.
Kabana King (Food Service), 4311 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 30 (95 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, improper shellstock identification or parasite destruction procedures, improper cooling procedures, improper hot holding (130°F-134°F), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper reheating procedures for hot holding, lacking a proper consumer advisory, lack of conformance with approved procedures (active cockroach infestation — food prepared in deli discarded).
Los Pinos , 1504 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine Aug. 27 (80 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, improper handwashing, bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods (worker added pico de gallo to a finished plate of eggs, beans and rice with her bare hands), improper cooling procedures.
Maverik , 4306 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 27 (55 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, improper handwashing, inadequate handwashing facilities, Improper reheating procedures for hot holding.
Taqueria El Sazon , 4115 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 30 (40 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff, improper handwashing, inadequate handwashing facilities (handwashing sink obstructed).
Passed inspections
Amarilis Meat Market , 1088/1086 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Aug. 29 (30 Red, 0 Blue)
Amarilis Meat Market , 1088/1086 George Washington Way, Richland, Follow-up Aug. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Best Western Inn At Horse Heaven , 259 Merlot Drive, Prosser, Follow-up Aug. 28 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Brady’s Cantina at PC , 1350 N. Grant St., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Brookdale Meadow Springs , 770 Gage Blvd., Richland, Routine Aug. 29 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Desert Heat , 707 W. Court St., Pasco, Routine Aug. 27 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Domino’s Pizza , 4707 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 30 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Dutch Bros. , 3 W. Columbia Drive, Kennewick, Routine Aug. 29 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Flying X Coffee , 8530 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Fresh Leaf Co. , 1080 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Aug. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Graze — A Place To Eat , 8530 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 29 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Hae Ha Thai , 1407 N. Young St., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 29 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Homewood Suites , 1060 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Aug. 29 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Jefferson Elementary School , 1550 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Aug. 30 (25 Red, 5 Blue)
Juniors Tacos , 530 W. Court St., Pasco, Follow-up Aug. 30 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Kabana King , 4311 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 30 (Commissary 10 Red, 0 Blue) (Meat 10 Red, 0 Blue) (Store 0 Red, 0 Blue)
Karla’s Snacks , 524 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine Aug. 27 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
KFC/A&W , 2750 Duportail St., Richland, Routine Aug. 27 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
KFC/Taco Bell , 901 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
La Placita Mexican Restaurant , 5011 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 29 (20 Red, 0 Blue)
Las Lupitas , 720 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine Aug. 27 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Little Randy’s Diner , 104 W. Ave., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 29 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Los Pinos (Commissary), 1504 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine Aug. 30 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Meadow Springs Country Club , 700 Country Club Road, Richland, Routine Aug. 29 (10 Red, 0 Blue) (Concession 0 Red, 0 Blue)
Noodle Thyme , 8530 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 29 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Picante Mexican Taqueria , 20 S. Auburn St., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 29 (10 Red, 5 Blue)
Pik-A-Pop Conoco Gas Station , 505 Ninth St., Benton City, Follow-up Aug. 28 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Porter’s Real Barbecue , 1080 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Aug. 29 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Round Table Pizza , 1435 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Aug. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
S&S Hospitality , 9221 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up Aug. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Subway , 7504 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 29 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Subway , 2604 Tweedt Court, Kennewick, Routine Aug. 29 (0 Red, 5 Blue)
Long John Silvers , 2485 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine Aug. 27 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Tacos La Chula , 2120 E. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine Aug. 28 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Taqueria Buena Vista , 4903 Convention Center Drive, Pasco, Follow-up Aug. 30 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
The Original Pancake House , 3717 Plaza Way, Kennewick, Follow-up Aug. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
The Pacific Clinic Desk Concessions , 1350 N. Grant St., Kennewick, Routine Aug. 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Trejo’s Mexican Restaurant , 1833 W. Court St., Pasco, Follow-up Aug. 30 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Vida Cafe , 3525 E. A St., Pasco, Routine Aug. 28 (30 Red, 0 Blue)
Wendy’s , 930 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Aug. 30 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Wingstop , 121 Gage Blvd., Richland, Follow-up Aug. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
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