Portillo's Hot Dogs

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: 4-204.112(B): 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: 3-307.11: 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: 6-501.114: 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. • 6-501.12: PUDDLE WATER FOUND ON BASEMENT FLOOR IN CHEMICAL CLOSET AREA. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • 6-201.13: 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: 2-102.13: 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 February 7, 2023: 4 findings recurred. 3 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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