Swiss Chalet
1141 Highbury Ave, London ON N5Y 1A5 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Swiss Chalet has been inspected 4 times by Middlesex-London Health Unit since February 2, 2023. The most recent inspection, on April 9, 2026, recorded 1 infraction.
1 of 4 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 1 infraction recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Protecting food from contamination.
Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Food temperature controlHigher risk
Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on February 23, 2023. For example:
Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on February 23, 2023. For example:
Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk
This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded once on April 9, 2026. For example:
Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk
Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.
Recorded 6 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on February 23, 2023. For example:
Sanitary facilities are maintained, properly equipped and in good repair
About this data
These results come from Middlesex-London Health Unit, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.
4 inspections
- Required
1 infraction
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Fail to protect food from contamination and adulteration
- Food is protected from contamination and adulteration
- Required
0 infractions
- Follow-up
5 infractions
- Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Fail to maintain potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature of 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
- Fail to maintain handwashing stations with adequate supplies
- Fail to use handwashing station only for handwashing of employees
- Sanitary facilities are maintained, properly equipped and in good repair
- Fail to keep sanitary facility clean and in good repair
- Fail to equip sanitary facility with single-service towels or hot air dryer
- Floor and floor coverings are tight, smooth, non-absorbent (except in food service areas) and clean and in good repair
- Fail to maintain floors clean and in good repair
- Fail to maintain floors as tight, smooth and non-absorbent in food-handling rooms
- Fail to maintain floors as tight, smooth and non-absorbent in rooms where utensils are cleaned
- Rooms, walls and ceilings are kept clean, in good repair and in a sanitary condition
- Fail to maintain room in a sanitary condition
- Fail to maintain ceilings clean and in good repair
- Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Required
5 infractions
- Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Fail to maintain potentially hazardous foods at an internal temperature of 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Handwashing stations are maintained and adequately supplied
- Fail to maintain handwashing stations with adequate supplies
- Fail to use handwashing station only for handwashing of employees
- Sanitary facilities are maintained, properly equipped and in good repair
- Fail to equip sanitary facility with single-service towels or hot air dryer
- Floor and floor coverings are tight, smooth, non-absorbent (except in food service areas) and clean and in good repair
- Fail to maintain floors clean and in good repair
- Fail to maintain floors as tight, smooth and non-absorbent in food-handling rooms
- Fail to maintain floors as tight, smooth and non-absorbent in rooms where utensils are cleaned
- Rooms, walls and ceilings are kept clean, in good repair and in a sanitary condition
- Fail to maintain room in a sanitary condition
- Fail to maintain ceilings clean and in good repair
- Potentially hazardous food is maintained at 4°C (40°F) or lower
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