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8 failed inspections of Tri-Cities restaurants, other eateries last week of Feb.

Tri-City Herald - 3/7/2024

Mar. 7—The Benton Franklin Health District gave eight failing grades in food safety inspections of restaurants and other businesses selling food in the Tri-Cities area from Feb. 24 to March 1.

The health district's food safety team gave passing grades on 39 inspections, with 16 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 improper temperature control of food, 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

Badger Canyon Coffee Company, 12125 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, Follow-up Feb. 27 (20 Red, 3 Blue)

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

Bonefish Grill, 133 Gage Blvd., Richland, Routine Feb. 29 (55 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Inadequate handwashing facilities (no paper towels at kitchen entrance handwashing sink), not properly disposing of potentially unsafe food (a couple of moldy blackberries), improper cooling procedures, improper cold holding (>45°F).

Burger Ranch, 108 S. Oregon Ave., Pasco, Routine Feb. 28 (60 Red, 2 Blue)

Notes: Lack of active managerial control (red points total more than 50), improper cooling procedures, improper hot holding (45°F).

Tacos Y Maz, 20 Merlot Drive, Prosser, Routine March 1 (45 Red, 0 Blue)

Notes: Food obtained from unapproved source (unlabeled mason jars of honey from Mexico being sold), improper hot holding (45°F).

Passed inspections

Bangkok Restaurant, 8318 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Follow-up Feb. 26 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Bruchi's, 4803 Clemente Lane, Pasco, Routine Feb. 28 (0 Red, 6 Blue)

Circle K, 4805 Road 68, Pasco, Routine Feb. 28 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

CoffeeNow, 2504 Manufacturing Lane, Richland, Routine Feb. 27 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Country Mercantile, 5015 Ava Way, Richland, Follow-up March 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Crumbl Cookies, 1102 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Feb. 27 (30 Red, 0 Blue)

Desert Sky Elementary, 2100 Sunshine Ave., West Richland, Routine Feb. 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

The Dugout, 7111 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine Feb. 28 (25 Red, 13 Blue)

El Paisano (Food truck), 801 W. Columbia Drive, Pasco, Routine Feb. 29 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Enterprise Middle School, 5200 Paradise Way, West Richland, Routine Feb. 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Gateway Chevron, 20 Merlot Drive, Prosser, Routine March 1 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Graze — A Place To Eat, 8530 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Feb. 26 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

Great Wall Super Buffet, 2400 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Richland, Routine Feb. 26 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Headstart, 1300 Meade Ave., Prosser, Routine Feb. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Holiday Inn Express, 680 Wine Country Road, Prosser, Routine Feb. 29 (20 Red, 0 Blue)

Hops N Drops, 4898 W. Hildebrand Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Feb. 26 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

IHop, 5015 Road 68, Pasco, Routine Feb. 28 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Jefferson Elementary School, 1550 George Washington Way, Richland, Routine Feb. 28 (0 Red, 3 Blue)

Karla's Snacks, 524 W. Lewis St., Pasco, Routine Feb. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Keene-Riverview Elementary School, 832 Park Ave., Prosser, Routine Feb. 29 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

Kestrel Vintners Winery, 2890 Lee Blvd., Prosser, Routine March 1 (10 Red, 0 Blue) (Commissary 0 Red, 0 Blue)

La Villa, 214 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco, Routine Feb. 28 (Bakery 25 Red, 0 Blue) (Food service 25 Red, 0 Blue (Meat 0 Red, 0 Blue) (Store 10 Red, 2 Blue)

Leona Libby Middle School, 3259 Belmont Blvd., West Richland, Routine Feb. 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Pepsi-Cola Tri-Cities, Routine Feb. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Prosser Falls Education Center — ECEAP, 1203 Prosser Ave., Prosser, Routine Feb. 29 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Prosser Mini Mart (Food service), 1232 Meade Ave., Prosser, Follow-up March 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Taqueria Buena Vista, 4903 Convention Center Drive, Pasco, Routine Feb. 28 (15 Red, 0 Blue)

Target (Store), 1106 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Feb. 27 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Taste of Wok (Food truck), 325 E. Columbia Gardens Way, Kennewick, Routine Feb. 29 (10 Red, 0 Blue)

The Dugout, 7111 Burden Blvd., Pasco, Routine Feb. 28 (25 Red, 13 Blue)

The Rock Wood Fired Pizza & Spirits, 4862 W. Hildebrand Blvd., Kennewick, Routine Feb. 26 (5 Red, 5 Blue)

Thurston Wolfe Winery, 588 Cabernet Court, Prosser, Routine March 1 (0 Red, 0 Blue)

Wendy's, 5706 Road 68, Pasco, Routine Feb. 29 (10 Red, 3 Blue)

White Bluffs Elementary School, 1250 Kensington Way, Richland, Routine Feb. 27 (0 Red, 5 Blue)

William Wiley Elementary School, 2820 S. Highland Blvd., West Richland, Routine Feb. 27 (0 Red, 6 Blue)

WIT Cellars, 505 Cabernet Ct Prosser, Routine March 1 (5 Red, 0 Blue)

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