4 restaurants, food truck fail food safety inspections in Tri-Cities

The Benton Franklin Health District gave four failing grades in food safety inspections of restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area Aug. 31 to Sept. 6.

The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 27 inspections, with 14 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 contactusfoodsafety@BFHD.WA.GOV .

To participate in the health district’s food safety topics survey, go to bit.ly/BFHDfoodsafetysurvey.

Failed inspections

Columbia Point Cafe , 225 Columbia Point Drive, Richland, Routine Sept. 5 (70 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff, food worker cards not 100%, improper hand washing (hands not washed before putting on gloves), improper cooking temperatures or unattended cooking and hot holding (burgers undercooked), improper cold holding (>45°F).

El Tacorriendo (Mobile), 311 Van Giesen Richland, Routine Sept. 3 (45 Red, 5 Blue)

Notes: Not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (no date on cream cheese), room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (>45°F).

Maharaja Taste of India , 8110 Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Follow-up Sept. 5 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improper raw meat handling procedures (knives not sanitized), improper cold holding (>45°F).

Sterling’s , 2500 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine Sept. 5 (35 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improper cooling procedures, improper cold holding (>45°F).

Passed inspections

Baskin Robbins , 2617 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 3 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Bob’s Burgers & Brew , 2775 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine Sept. 5 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Bruchi’s , 2615 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 3 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Casa Rosita (Mobile), 104 S. Tacoma St., Pasco, Follow-up Sept. 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Chipotle Mexican Grill , 2673 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine Sept. 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

DQ Grill & Chill , 2815 W. Second Ave., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 3 (0 Red, 5 Blue)

Dust Devils Stadium — BBQ Patio , 6200 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Follow-up Sept. 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Dust Devils Stadium — Fry Shack , 6200 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine Sept. 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Dust Devils — Grill Cart (Mobile), 6200 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Follow-up Sept. 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Fiesta On Queensgate , 2731 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Follow-up Sept. 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Five Guys Burgers & Fries , 2671 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine Sept. 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Fujiyama Japanese Steak House , 2522 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine Sept. 5 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Hop N Drops , 2675 Queensgate Drive, Richland, Routine Sept. 5 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Layered Cake Artistry , 117 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Lewis & Clark Elementary School , 415 Jadwin Ave., Richland, Routine Sept. 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Marcus Whitman Elementary School , 1704 Gray St., Richland, Routine Sept. 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

One Stop Mart , 2201 Stevens Drive, Richland, Routine Sept. 3 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Perch Cantina , 580 Columbia Point Drive, Richland, Follow-up Sept. 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Taqueria El Sazon , 4115 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up Sept. 6 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Taqueria Oaxaca (Mobile), 3869 Kennedy Road, Richland, Follow-up Sept. 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Teen Challenge Hotdog Cart , 110 S. 4th Ave., Pasco, Routine Aug. 31 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Thai Co. The Iron Wok (Mobile), 7425 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up Sept. 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Toyota Center/Main Kitchen/Buffet/Bar , 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 6 (25 Red, 5 Blue)

Toyota Center/Mac Daddy , 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 6 (30 Red, 2 Blue)

Toyota Center/Great Grabs , 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 6 (0 Red, 3 Blue)

Toyota Center/Funky Chicken , 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 6 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Zintel Creek Golf Club — The Edge , 314 N. Underwood St., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 4 (10 Red, 5 Blue)