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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000947871-19-000713
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20191004

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001517175
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-GROCERIES & GENERAL LINE [5141]
		IRS NUMBER:				203031526
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1228

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 EAST RIDGE ROAD
		CITY:			RIDGEFIELD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06877
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(203) 894-1345

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 EAST RIDGE ROAD
		CITY:			RIDGEFIELD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06877

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Chefs' Warehouse Holdings, LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110401
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>The Chefs&rsquo; Warehouse, Inc.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>100 East Ridge Road</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>(203) 894-1345</B></P>



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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: right">October
4, 2019</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><U>BY EDGAR</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Ms. Yolanda Guobadia and Mr. Jim Allegretto<BR>
United States Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Division of Corporation Finance</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Office of Consumer Products</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">100 F Street, NE<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549-0405</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 93%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><B>The Chefs&rsquo; Warehouse, Inc.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><B>Form 10-K For Fiscal Year Ended December 28, 2018</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><B>Filed March 1, 2019</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><B>File No. 1-35249</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Request for extension to respond to Staff Comment
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Dear Ms. Guobadia and Mr. Allegretto:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">The Chefs&rsquo; Warehouse, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) has
received a comment letter dated September 23, 2019 (the &ldquo;<U>Comment Letter</U>&rdquo;) from the staff of the Division of
Corporation Finance (the &ldquo;<U>Staff</U>&rdquo;) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission concerning the Company&rsquo;s&nbsp;annual
report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2018, filed on March 1, 2019 (the &ldquo;<U>Form&nbsp;10-K</U>&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">As discussed with the Staff on October 3, 2019, this letter
confirms that the Staff has granted the Company&rsquo;s request for an extension to on or before October 18, 2019, to respond to
the Comment Letter relating to the Company&rsquo;s Form 10-K.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">If you have any questions or require additional information
with respect to the above, please do not hesitate to contact me at (203) 894-1345 (Ext. 10211) or aaldous@chefswarehouse.com or
Richard Alsop at (212) 848-7333 or richard.alsop@shearman.com.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 3.5in">Very truly yours,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 3.5in">/s/ Alexandros Aldous</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 3.5in">General Counsel, Corporate Secretary &amp; Chief Government
Relations Officer</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 93%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Tim McCauley, Chief Accounting Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Richard B. Alsop, Shearman &amp; Sterling LLP</FONT></TD></TR>
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