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Portillo's Hot Dogs

October 1, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeSuspected Food Poisoning
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF BLACK SLIME ON INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE, ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION IN THE FRONT PREP AREA NEAR COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TIME AND TEMP CONTROL FOR SAFEFY FOODS IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND PREP LINE COOLER AT THE FOLLOWING IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: 5LBS OF CHICKEN IN BETWEEN 63.2F - 73.1F, BEANS AT 54.1F, CUT TOMATOES AT 51.3F, AND ALFREDO SAUCE AT 54F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 10LBS OF PRODUCT VALUED AT $10. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOOD AT OR BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED AN EMPLOYEE WITH A 1 INCH BEARD BEHIND HANDLING FOOD ON PREP LINE WITHOUT PROPER BEARD RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST RESTRAIN HAIR WHEN HANDLING FOOD.
code 40
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF BLACK SLIME ON INSULATION OF PIPE LEADING TO CONDENSER IN BASEMENT WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED CRACKS AND CREVICES IN TILES OF FLOORS AND WALLS THROUGHOUT FRONT PREP AREA COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH CLEANABLE SURFACES.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 23, 2019: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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