EUROPEAN CHALET

Address: 5445 S HARLEM AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60638, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on Aug 13, 2026

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Restaurant
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (18 inspections)

• Pass — 2026-08-13 00:00:00 (Canvass) 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED CABINET FOR HANDSINK IN STAFF RESTROOM IN BASEMENT IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPLACE/REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
• Pass — 2026-05-13 00:00:00 (Non-Inspection)
• No Entry — 2026-01-21 00:00:00 ()
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2025-08-06 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE WITH RESIDUE. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN | 29. COMPLIANCE WITH VARIANCE/SPECIALIZED PROCESS/HACCP - Comments:
• Pass — 2024-06-11 00:00:00 ()
• No Entry — 2024-06-04 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2023-05-18 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINKS LOCATED IN THE DOWNSTAIRS DISHWASHING AREA AND IN THE UPSTAIRS BAR.
• Pass — 2022-01-24 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: MISSING HANDWASH SIGNAGE AT HANDWASH SINKS IN TOILET ROOMS. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN | 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2019-09-23 00:00:00 () 5. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS - Comments: MISSING EFFECTIVE DISINFECTANT AGAINST NOROROVIRUS FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAIN
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2018-12-06 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY IN PLACE. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38
• Pass — 2017-02-22 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK WITH RUSTY SURFACES. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST. | 38. VENTILAT
• Pass — 2016-04-29 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE TO REMOVE BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. | 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED M
• Pass — 2015-09-18 00:00:00 () 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: OBSERVED BASEMENT RESTROOM LIGHT SHIELDS NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO C
• No Entry — 2015-09-14 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2014-06-24 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: FOUND BEVERAGE LINES IN THE ICE MACHINE IN THE BAR AREA TOUCHING THE CONSUMABLE ICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROV
• Pass — 2013-04-02 00:00:00 () 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: WALLS SURROUNDING DISHMACHINE AREA WITH WORN SURFACES. INSTD TO CLE
• Pass — 2012-09-05 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: BAR GUNS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. | 34. FLOO
• Pass — 2011-02-08 00:00:00 () 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: LIGHTSHIELDS THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME. | 37. TOILET ROOM DOOR

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