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Document and Entity Information - shares
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2017
Nov. 06, 2017
Document And Entity Information    
Entity Registrant Name Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.  
Entity Central Index Key 0001517175  
Document Type 10-Q  
Trading Symbol CHEF  
Document Period End Date Sep. 29, 2017  
Amendment Flag false  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-29  
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes  
Entity Filer Category Accelerated Filer  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   26,564,078
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q3  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2017