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Portillo's Hot Dogs

November 17, 2021 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED (SUCH AS CHICKEN, RIBS, BURGERS, ETC.). MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOOD ARE BEING PREPPED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: SEE VIOLATION # 59
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION ON PANINI PRESS IN SANDWICH PREP AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE. MUST MAINTAIN SAME. • OBSERVED ICE ACCUMULATION ON CEILING AND FLOORS OF WALK IN FREEZER. MUST REMOVE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION ON CEILINGS AND WALLS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: WALLS NEAR DRIVE THRU WINDOWS; CEILING IN SALAD PREP AREA; WALLS IN CAKE PREP AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME. OBSERVED LIQUID AND FOOD DEBRIS IN LARGE GAPS BETWEEN TILES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ON FLOORS NEAR FRY AREA (IN PREP); AND IN CAKE PREP/DISH AREA. MUST RE-GROUT TO FILL GAPS BETWEEN TILES. MUST KEEP FLOORS EVEN, SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVED EXCESSIVE POOLING OF LIQUID AND GREASE ON FLOOR NEAR UTILITY SINK IN REAR OF KITCHEN (NEAR WALK IN COOLER AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE. MUST KEEP FLOORS CLEAN AND DRY TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
code 55
Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected

Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUSLY ISSUED PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT # 2537814, DATED 11/5/21. MUST CORRECT THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUSLY ISSUED PRIORITY FOUNDATION: #38 OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 SMALL, BLACK FLIES ON WALLS AND CEILINGS IN SALAD PREP AREA, DISH ROOM/ CAKE PREP AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE THESE AREAS. MUST CONTACT PEST CONTROL TO MINIMIZE PEST ISSUE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on November 5, 2021: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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