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Portillo's Hot Dogs

February 7, 2023 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS NOT PROVIDED AT HAND SINKS IN THE BASEMENT DESSERT PREP AREA AND IN THE RESTROOMS ON THE 2ND FLOOR. DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS MUST BE PROVIDED AT ALL HAND SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) CITATION ISSUED. MANAGER PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS TO HAND SINKS WHILE ON SITE.
code 10Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED CHLORINE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION AT 0PPM AT BEER AREA DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN IT AT 50-200PPM. UNIT WAS TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. FACILITY CANNOT USE THE DISH MACHINE UNIT IT MAINTAINS A CONCENTRATION BETWEEN 50-200PPM. ONCE REPAIRED, FACILITY MUST CONTACT CDPHFOOD@CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG FOR AN INSPECTOR TO REMOVE STICKER IF REPAIRED PROPERLY. PRIORITY 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED. • INTERIOR OF DISH MACHINE IN BAR AREA IS HEAVILY SOILED. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF DISHWARE AND OTHER EQUIPMENT MUST BE CLEANED, SANITIZED, AND MAINTAINED. DISH MACHINE WAS CLEANED ON SITE.
code 16
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: COOKED CHICKEN BREASTS TEMPERATURE MEASURED AT 122.6F IN HOT HOLDING UNIT IN SALAD PREP AREA. APPROXIMATELY HALF A POUND OF CHICKEN WAS DISCARDED AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $15. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 21
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: THERMOMETERS IS NOT PROVIDED IN STAND UP COOLER NEAR DRIVE-THRU AND IN PREP-LINE COOLER IN SALAD STATION. ALL COLD/HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT USED FOR TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE THERMOMETER IN AN EASILY VIEWED LOCATION.
code 36
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: PLASTIC BOWLS USED AS A SCOOP WITHOUT A HANDLE IN THE PASTA COOLER DRAWERS. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE A UTENSIL/SCOOP THAT HAS A HANDLE ON IT.
code 39
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: UNNECESSARY ITEMS / NONFUNCTIONAL EQUIPMENT FOUND IN BASEMENT. THE PREMISES SHALL BE FREE OF ITEMS UNNECESSARY TO THE OPERATION OR MAINTENANCE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT. THIS INCLUDES EQUIPMENT THAT IS NONFUNCTIONAL OR NO LONGER USED. • PUDDLE WATER FOUND ON BASEMENT FLOOR IN CHEMICAL CLOSET AREA. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • BASE COVING MISSING/IN DISREAPIR. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE BASE COVING ALONG WALLS IN DISH AREA.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. ALL CITY CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE A VALID FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 1, 2022: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.