Portillo's Hot Dogs

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: GASKETS OF SMALL COOLER DOORS AT FRONT SERVING LINE, THAT ARE TORN OR RIPPED MUST BE REPLACED.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DUSTY COMPRESSORS, FAN GUARDS & CONDENSERS OF COOLERS, INCLUDING FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT MUST BE FREE OF DUST OR GREASE STAINS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: POOR FLOOR GROUTING BY FRONT FRYERS (NORTH SECTION), BEHIND SOFT-SERVE MACHINE, AT DISHROOM AREA - MUST ADDRESS TO PREVENT HARBORAGE. SOME FLOOR DRAINS IN REAR KITCHEN & BASEMENT PREP AREA MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. BREAD RACKS MUST BE ELEVATED OFF THE FLOOR.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: THE WATER PIPE FOR THE VACUUM BREAKER ABOVE THE MOP SINK (2ND FLOOR) MUST BE PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO THE WALL.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ANY MILK CRATES USED FOR DRY OR COLD STORAGE MUST BE REPLACED WITH REGULAR SHELVINGS FOR EASY CLEANING/PEST MONITORING.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 29, 2011: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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