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Small Cheval
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 13, 2025
- address1959 N Halsted St, Chicago 60614
Is Small Cheval clean?
Small Cheval is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 13, 2025. 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 February 13, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE CODE AND GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VERIFICATION OF POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-010. PROVIDED COPY/EXAMPLE AT TIME OF INSPECTION.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED DOOR LEADING TO ALLEY WITH A GAP GREATER THAN 1/4 INCH ALONG ENTIRE BOTTOM OF DOOR DUE TO MISSING DOOR SWEEP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PEST PROOF REAR DOOR LEADING TO ALLEY.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN'S BATHROOM AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE COVERED TRASH IN WOMEN'S OR UNISEX BATHROOMS.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN WOMEN'S BATHROOM AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE COVERED TRASH IN WOMEN'S OR UNISEX BATHROOMS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED WALLS, CABINETS, AND WOODEN PANELING NEAR THE FRONT COUNTER/PREP AREA TO NOT BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT, AND EASILY CLEANABLE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL/FINISH ALL RAW WOOD TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE AREA.
When was Small Cheval last inspected?
Small Cheval has 1 inspection on record going back to February 13, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 13, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Small Cheval vs Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.
Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 February 13, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.