9 failed food safety inspections at Tri-Cities area restaurants, other food businesses

May 12—The Benton Franklin Health District gave failing grades to nine businesses, most of them restaurants, in food safety inspections May 1-5.

Most of those had troubles keeping food at safe temperatures and several had employees not properly washing their hands or hand handwashing facilities deemed inadequate.

The district's food safety team gave passing grades on 17 inspections, nine. of them with perfect scores.

Those acing the inspection on the first try included six schools in Pasco and a drug store. A restaurant and deli got perfect scores on followup inspections.

In the district's routine inspections, businesses or organizations that receive 35 points for the more serious red violations are required to have additional inspections and must meet a tougher standard on those.

For followup inspections, they must have fewer than 25 red points and a limited number of repeat problems to pass.

Red violations are those most likely to cause food-borne illnesses, such as improper temperature control of food, lack of 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.

Inspection results are posted online so residents can look up the status and the details of any violations of individual restaurants.

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.

Call 509-460-4205 with questions or concerns.

Failed inspections

Arby's, 5115 Road 68, Pasco, Routine May 4 (35 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Improper hot holding (45°F).

Burlesque Brew, 5303 W. Metaline Ave., Kennewick, Routine May 3 (50 Red, 3 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, improper hand washing, inadequate handwashing facilities, improper chemical use.

Helados La Michoacana, 402 N. Ely St., Kennewick, Follow-up May 3 (10 Red, 5 Blue)

Notes: Improper cold holding (>45°F).

IHop, 5015 Road 68, Pasco, Routine May 4 (40 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities, improper hot holding (45°F).

Ruby Thai Kitchen, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Follow-up May 2 (65 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, improper cooling procedures, improper hot holding (45°F).

Passed inspections

2K Bakery, 335 Wine Country Road, Prosser, Routine May 5 (15 Red, 15 Blue)

Applebee's, 606 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Follow-up May 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Bombshellz, 8425 Chapel Hills Blvd., Pasco, Routine May 5 (25 Red, 3 Blue)

Chiawana High School, 8125 W. Argent Road, Pasco, Routine May 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Columbia River Elementary School, 9011 Burns Road, Pasco, Routine May 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Delta High School, 5801 Broadmoor Blvd., Pasco, Routine May 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Grocery Outlet (Store), 1325 W. Fourth Ave., Kennewick, Routine May 3 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Hacienda Benton City Family Restaurant, 1002 Grace St., Benton City, Routine May 2 (15 Red, 5 Blue)

Los Toreros (Meat), 618 Ninth St., Benton City, Routine May 2 (25 Red, 0 Blue)

Pasco Specialty Kitchen (Commissary), 110 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine May 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Ray Reynolds Middle School, 9507 Burns Road, Pasco, Routine May 4 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Richland Dugout Bar & Grill, 99 Lee Blvd., Richland, Follow-up May 2 (0 Red, 5 Blue)

Rite Aid (Store), 101 N. Ely St., Kennewick, Routine May 3 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Three Rivers Elementary, 3901 Road 84, Pasco, Routine May 5 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Twigs Bistro And Martini Bar, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine May 5 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Yoke's Fresh Market (Deli), 454 Keene Road, Richland, Follow-up May 2 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

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