Small Cheval- Hyde Park

Chicago, IL · Hamburger restaurant

Rating
4.1/5
★★★★☆ 4.1
Reviews
20
Rank in Chicago
#1671
of 9987 restaurants
City Percentile
65%
rating percentile
Address
Small Cheval- Hyde Park, 1307 E 53rd St 1st Floor, Chicago, IL 60615
Phone
(312) 248-8438
Website
smallcheval.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM

Small Cheval- Hyde Park is a restaurant located in Chicago, IL. It is one of 9,987 restaurants listed in Chicago. Its 4.1-star rating matches the Chicago city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Small Cheval- Hyde Park

A casual, fast-paced joint serving a stripped down menu of the essentials - cheeseburgers, hamburgers, and fries. Guests can swig shakes, shots, beer and draft cocktails, and enjoy a spacious patio.

Hours

Saturday11 AM–9 PM
Sunday11 AM–9 PM
Monday11 AM–9 PM
Tuesday11 AM–9 PM
Wednesday11 AM–9 PM
Thursday11 AM–9 PM
Friday11 AM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Winfred Taylor · Feb 2026

Very clean. Absolute wonderful service. Hot fries were tasty. The burger was a decent size and the bun was extremely tasty.. however almost 50 bucks just for 2 burgers 2 fries and a lemonade was a bit much. Actually it was way too much..10 dollar fries!! 11 dollar burgers.. not a lot of fries either. The bun filled me up.. but I'm afraid I won't eat here again.. way too expensive.

★★★★★ 5.0 Faye Musielak · Jan 2026

Food was good. Had the double cheeseburger housestyle with fries. And a caramel milk shake. Just be aware that indoor seating is counter style along the windows. There is more group friendly seating outside but it’s not covered or enclosed in the cold season.

★★★★★ 5.0 Evetta Banks · Feb 2026

The food has improved. My fries had salt on them, my milkshake wasn't watered down and my burger was very flavorful. improvements: The burger was dry. There was barely any sauce on it at all. And for $7, I would like my milkshake to be full. Other than that, everything was great.

★★★★★ 5.0 D Bricker · Dec 2025

For anyone gluten-free, Small Cheval is arguably the best dining option in Hyde Park between their many gluten-free options, great-tasting gluten-free food, and relatively knowledgeable kitchen. Almost all of the menu is already gluten-free (chicken tenders, fries, most shakes) or can be made gluten free with a gluten-free bun. I loved that I felt pretty normal ordering here. We weren't ordering off a separate menu, and it didn't feel like a big deal to be gluten-free. Also, the burger, chicken tenders, and fries we ordered truly tasted normal... in a good way :) After my celiac mom questioned the cashier, she felt comfortable eating there and did not feel cross-contaminated afterwards.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Benja Somyoo · Aug 2025

I have never thought of going to this establishment before and now I definitely won’t be going back. I was in Hyde park for a brief time today, instead of going to my first choice Five Guys for a burger I gave this place a try. I am highly disappointed with the double hamburger and fries, the patty was dry and well done which I didn’t order, I am sure that it is a frozen patty. The fries were burnt and old not fresh instead of golden and crisp they were crunchy and looked like driftwood, no seasoning at all no pepper nothing! I would not recommend this to anyone that likes to get hamburgers, stick to Five Guys or even the McDonald’s in Hyde Park.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Outdoor Seating ✓ Delivery ✓ Onsite Services ✓ Takeout ✓ Dine In ✓ Fast Service ✓ Serves Local Specialty ✓ Lunch ✓ Dinner ✓ Solo Dining ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating ✓ Assistive Hearing Loop ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Alcohol

Services

Hamburger restaurant

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