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Small Cheval
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 24, 2026
- address150 N Riverside Plz, Chicago 60606
Is Small Cheval clean?
Small Cheval is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 24, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Small Cheval?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED SIGNAGE NOT PROVIDED AT THE FRONT PREPARATION AREA HANDWASHING SINK NOTIFYING FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOOD ITEMS AT IMPROPER COLD-HOLDING TEMPERATURES: RAW BEEF AT 48.7F, VEGGIE PATTY AT 53.4F IN THE GRILL DRAWER COOLER; CHICKEN AT 47.0F AT THE FRONT LINE COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DENATURE AND DISCARD ALL TCS FOOD ITEMS AT IMPROPER COLD-HOLDING TEMPERATURES AND MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOOD ITEMS AT 41.0F OR BELOW FOR COLD-HOLDING. APPROXIMATELY 60.0 LBS. OF FOOD VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $260.00 DISCARDED ON-SITE. PERSON-IN-CHARGE DENATURED AND DISCARDED ALL TCS FOOD ITEMS AT IMPROPER COLD-HOLDING TEMPERATURES ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED GASKETS AT THE WALK-IN COOLER DOOR TO BE IN POOR REPAIR, SPLIT AND TORN ALONG EDGES. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE WALK-IN COOLER DOOR GASKETS AND MAINTAIN ALL EQUIPMENT IN GOOD REPAIR AND PROPER ADJUSTMENT.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED SEVERAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON-SITE MISSING ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING AND CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING TO ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATE(S) ON-SITE AND AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTOR REVIEW AT ALL TIMES.
When was Small Cheval last inspected?
Small Cheval has 12 inspections on record going back to August 24, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 24, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 8, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 16, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 31, 2024 | Pass | |
| February 28, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 9, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 30, 2022 | — | |
| November 6, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 18, 2018 | Pass | |
| October 13, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 12, 2017 | Fail | |
| August 24, 2017 | Fail |
Small Cheval vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 50% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.