Three West Chester food-service businesses cleared their Chester County Health Department inspections Wednesday, Aug. 12, with no violations, while five establishments elsewhere in the county were cited for temperature, sanitation and equipment problems.

Classic Diner Catering, One Zo and Gaudenzia House all passed. Five businesses total were found in compliance that day; the other two were Dollar General #3415 in New Garden and Duling Kurtz House in Exton.

The cited establishments were California Tortilla in Phoenixville, Chester Valley Golf Club in Malvern, Origami Asian Fusion in Exton, Papa John's Pizza in Berwyn and Target #T-2537 in East Whiteland Township, according to Maryann Pugh of MyChesCo, who reported the Health Department's findings.

Two of those inspections were triggered by resident complaints: Papa John's in Berwyn and the Target in East Whiteland. The Origami Asian Fusion visit was a follow-up to earlier unresolved violations.

At Chester Valley Golf Club, inspectors found brewed tea held at room temperature and sliced cheese at 47°F, both above the required 41°F maximum. The club was also vacuum-packaging fresh fish and seafood not covered by its approved food-safety plan. Inspectors had the vacuum-packed seafood removed from packaging or discarded because reduced-oxygen packaging can promote dangerous bacterial growth.

At the East Whiteland Target, inspectors documented mold-like debris on shelves and back walls of milk display coolers, drippings beneath packages of raw meat and chicken, and heavy condensation dripping from ledges onto food products. The county directed the store to repair the problem; shelves were cleaned during the visit.

Papa John's in Berwyn drew a citation for lacking a Chester County Certified Food Manager, which the county flagged as a repeat violation. Inspectors also found a walk-in refrigerator leaking into a trash can below, a handwashing sink blocked by a bucket and lacking cold water, and air conditioning out of service.

At Origami Asian Fusion in Exton, a follow-up inspection found food at 48°F in a glass-door cooler and raw eggs at 53°F in a prep unit. Both were discarded. Inspectors also found raw fish stored above ready-to-eat foods in three refrigeration areas.

California Tortilla in Phoenixville was cited for missing soap at a handwashing sink, empty paper-towel dispensers at two others, leaking plumbing and the absence of a sanitizer test kit.

The Chester County Health Department says inspections represent a snapshot of conditions at a single point in time, not a long-term assessment of any establishment.

Residents who observe unsanitary conditions at a food business can file a confidential complaint at chesco.org/5843 or call the Chester County Health Department at 610-344-6225.