The Benton Franklin Health District gave 12 failing grades in food safety inspections of restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area Sept. 7-13.
The health district’s food safety team gave passing grades on 29 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 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
Ann’s Best Creole & Soul Food , 1901 Terminal Drive, Richland, Follow-up Sept. 10 (30 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff, improper hand washing (hands not washed before putting on gloves). (25 points)
Christ The King School , 1122 Long Ave., Richland, Routine Sept. 12 (55 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, improper cooling procedures, room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control.
Crazy Moose Casino , 510 S. 20th Ave., Pasco, Follow-up Sept. 12 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, improper cold holding (>45°F).
El Laguneros (Mobile), 312 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Follow-up Sept. 7 (30 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: No certified food protection manager present, improper hand washing (worker eating lunch restarted work without washing hands).
Guadalajara Style Mexican Food (Catering), 110 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Sept. 13 (35 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (beans more than seven days old), improper cooling procedures.
Kabana King (Food service), 4311 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up Sept. 12 (35 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper cooling procedures., improper hot holding (130°F-134°F), lacking a proper consumer advisory (inadequate consumer advisory for aquachiles with raw shrimp).
Los Toreros , 618 Ninth St., Benton City, Follow-up Sept. 10 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper hot holding (<130°F).
Maharaja Taste of India , 8110 Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Follow-up Sept. 9 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: Improper cold holding (>45°F).
Mexi-King Taqueria , 306 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine Sept. 10 (75 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, improper cold holding (>45°F), lack of conformance with approved procedures.
Nikko Japanese Restaurant , 5025 Road 68, Pasco, Follow-up Sept. 9 (30 Red, 15 Blue)
Notes: Raw meat improperly stored, improper cooling procedures, food improperly labeled.
Sushi House , 6627 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Follow-up Sept. 9 (45 Red, 5 Blue)
Notes: Improper hand washing (hands not washed before putting on gloves), improper raw meat handling procedures, accurate thermometer not provided or used.
Vieyra’s Mac & More , 455 Ninth St., Richland, Routine Sept. 10 (40 Red, 0 Blue)
Notes: No certified food protection manager on staff, food worker cards not 100%, improper hot holding (<130°F), improper cold holding (42-45°F).
Passed inspections
509 Taco’s , 110 S. Elm Ave., Pasco, Routine Sept. 11 (20 Red, 0 Blue)
Asi es mi tierra , 6481 Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up Sept. 12 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Bruchi’s , 8903 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 9 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Burger Ranch , 108 S. Oregon Ave., Pasco, Follow-up Sept. 11 (0 Red, 2 Blue)
Buriram Bites , 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up Sept. 12 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Cafe Areva , 2101 Horn Rapids Road, Richland, Follow-up Sept. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Casa Mia , 607 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Sept. 12 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Chills Froyo , 2909 S. Quillan St., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 9 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
El Paraiso , 913 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine Sept. 13 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Fiesta Foods (Mobile), 110 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Sept. 13 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Fiesta Foods , 115 S. 10th Ave., Pasco, Routine Sept. 13 (Caterer 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Fiesta Fruits 10 Red, 0 Blue)
Forever Bee , 1212 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine Sept. 11 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Gangnam Style Korean BBQ , 7903 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick, Follow-up Sept. 10 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Hanford High School , 450 Hanford St., Richland, Routine Sept. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Ki-Be Elementary & Middle School , 913 Horne Drive, Benton City, Routine Sept. 10 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Marilu’s Kitchen , 404 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine Sept. 11 (15 Red, 0 Blue)
Mariscos El Kora (Mobile), 1202 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Follow-up Sept. 12 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Porter’s Real Barbecue Production (Caterer), 1851 Terminal Drive, Richland, Routine Sept. 13 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Shogun Teriyaki & Sushi , 760 Dalton St., Richland, Follow-up Sept. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Super Quesadilla Gigante , 220 N. 18th Ave., Pasco, Routine Sept. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Sweet Snack Attack , 212 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Routine Sept. 7 (10 Red, 0 Blue)
Tacos Mi Casita , 1208 20th Ave., Pasco, Routine Sept. 11 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
The Social , 702 The Parkway, Richland, Routine Sept. 12 (30 Red, 0 Blue)
The Wild Taco , 72 Wellsian Way, Richland, Follow-up Sept. 9 (5 Red, 0 Blue)
Uncle Brother’s Folks , 110 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Sept. 7 (25 Red, 0 Blue)
Uptown Bar & Grill , 1373 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Sept. 10 (25 Red, 5 Blue)
Wine & More , 3600 Zintel Way, Kennewick, Routine Sept. 13 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
Woo’s Teriyaki Grill , 1379 George Washington Way, Richland, Follow-up Sept. 10 (0 Red, 0 Blue)
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