Small Cheval

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 2, 2026
• address1352 W Lake St, Chicago 60607

Is Small Cheval clean?

Small Cheval is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 2, 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 2, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • METERED FAUCETS AT HANDWASH SINKS IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS NOT PROVIDING FLOW WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 SECONDS. A self-closing, slow-closing, or metering faucet shall provide a flow of water for at least 15 seconds without the need to reactivate the faucet. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN • NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT HANDWASH SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTD TO HAVE AT HANDWASH SINK AT ALL TIMES. PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT HANDWASH SINK AFTER VIOLATION NOTED. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C) PRIORITY FOUNDATION • HANDWASH SINK IN REAR PREP AREA/WAREWASHING AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE, ROLLING CART WITH CONTAINERS OF LETTUCE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HANDWASH SINK, BLOCKING BASIN. INSTD TO HAVE HANDWASH SINK ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. ROLLING CART REMOVED DURING INSPECTION , HANDWASHING SINK NOW ACCESSIBLE. SEE ABOVE FOR VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C) PRIORITY FOUNDATION
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MAINTENANCE TOOLS (WRENCH, PLIERS) STORED NEXT TO FRONT HANDWASH SINK. INSTD TO STORE IN DESIGNATED AREA AND MAINTAIN
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • MISSING ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE. INSTD TO OBTAIN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN VERIFICATION ON SITE

When was Small Cheval last inspected?

Small Cheval has 5 inspections on record going back to December 6, 2022.

Small Cheval vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 40% of them.

Other spots in Near West Side

• ✓ Small Cheval
  clean · December 6, 2022
• ✓ Small Cheval
  clean · December 6, 2022
• ✓ Bambola & Coquette
  clean · July 7, 2022
• ✓ Bambola & Coquette
  clean · July 7, 2022
• ✓ Bambola & Coquette
  clean · July 7, 2022
• ✓ Expat
  clean · December 10, 2025

See every restaurant inspection in Near West Side →

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 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.