PORTILLO'S HOT DOGS

Aug 4, 2025

0 violations

Jun 13, 2024

1 violations

Key Violations:

38|INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: 6-202.15: OBSERVED OPENINGS ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES IN CORNERS AT BASE AND ALONG BOTTOM OF EXTERIOR GARAGE LIKE DOOR IN DUMPSTER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.

Jun 10, 2024

6 violations

Key Violations:

|TEST STRIPS - Comments: OBSERVED TEMPERATURE OF THE WASH SOLUTION IN HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 138F. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE WASH SOLUTION IN SPRAY TYPE WAREWASHERS THAT USE HOT WATER TO SANITIZE FOR A STATIONARY RACK, DUAL TEMPERATURE MACHINE MAY NOT BE LESS THAN 150F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025;;16|FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED BOTH LARGE ICE MACHINES ON FIRST FLOOR WITH PINK AND BLACK MOLDLIKE SUBSTANCE ON UPPER INTERIOR AND INTERIOR WALLS OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE UPPER INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND INTERIOR WALLS OF ICE MACHINE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ICE.;;16|FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED IMPROPER FRESH HOT WATER SANITIZING RINSE FOR A STATIONARY RACK HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AT 142F. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE, THE TEMPERATURE OF THE FRESH HOT WATER SANITIZING RINSE AS IT ENTERS THE MANIFOLD MAY NOT BE LESS THAN 165F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.;;38|INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED ONE ROACH CRAWLING ON FLOOR IN BARNELLI'S KITCHEN. RECOMMENDED PEST CONTROL SERVICE FACILITY ON OR AFTER 6/10/2024 TO ELIMINATE ROACH ACTIVITY. CORRECTED ON SITE ROACH KILLED BEFORE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED;;38|INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED OPENINGS ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES IN CORNERS AT BASE AND ALONG BOTTOM OF EXTERIOR GARAGE LIKE DOOR IN DUMPSTER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.;;48|WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED

Feb 21, 2024

5 violations

Key Violations:

|DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED NON WORKING LIGHT IN WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE LIGHT BULB TO INCREASE LIGHT INTENSITY IN WALK-IN FREEZER.;;|PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED LEAKING DRAIN PIPE ON RINSE SINK WITH SPRAYER NEXT TO DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR DRAIN PIPE AND MAINTAIN.;;22|PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED DICED TOMATOES, COLD TCS FOOD, HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 49.0F. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW. CORRECTED ON SITE MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD VALUED AT $10 WEIGHING 2LBS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION.;;51|PLUMBING INSTALLED;;56|ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING

Nov 2, 2023

0 violations

Oct 25, 2023

1 violations

Key Violations:

38|INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL INSIDE PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 35 SMALL LIVE FLIES ON WALL BEHIND BAR AREA AND WALL BEHING ICE CREAM MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLENA AND SANITIZED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE FLYING INSECT PROBLEM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020. CITATION ISSUED.

May 16, 2023

6 violations

Key Violations:

|B) PROVIDE LOCKERS OR OTHER SUITABLE FACILITIES FOR THE ORDERLY STORAGE OF EMPLOYEES' CLOTHING AND OTHER POSSESSIONS.;;|DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: EMPLOYEE CLOTHING ITEMS WERE FOUND STORED IMPROPERLY STORED UNDER PREP-TABLE NEAR DESSERT STATION. FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS SHALL A) PROVIDE DESIGNATED DRESSING ROOMS OR DRESSING AREAS FOR EMPLOYEES THAT ROUTINELY CHANGE THEIR CLOTHES IN THE ESTABLISHMENTS;;44|UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comments: CLEAN DISHWARE STORED ON SHELVES HAVE NOT BEEN AIR DRIED PROPERLY AFTER SANITIZING IN MAIN DISH AREA AND BAR AREA. AFTER CLEANING AND SANITZING ALL EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS SHALL BE AIR DRIED BEFORE USE. CLOTH DRYING OF EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS IS NOT APPROVED.;;47|FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED BROKEN HANDLE SLIDING DOOR UNDER THE BURGER TOPPING EXPEDITE STATION. FACILITY MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.;;56|ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING;;8|HANDS CLEAN & PROPERLY WASHED - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE USING GLOVED HAND, GRABBING RAW BEEF PATTIES AND READY-TO-EAT BUNS WITHOUT WASHING HANDS AND CHANGING GLOVES BETWEEN TASKS IN BROILER AREA. FOOD EMPLOYEE MUST PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE BY PROPERLY WASHING HANDS WHEN CHANGING TASKS AND USING TONGS AND/OR UTENSILS TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. DISCUSSED PROPER HAND WASHING WITH EMPLOYEE AND MANAGERS ON SITE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.

Feb 8, 2023

6 violations

Key Violations:

36|THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: 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.;;39|CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: 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.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-201.13: BASE COVING MISSING/IN DISREAPIR. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE BASE COVING ALONG WALLS IN DISH AREA.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 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.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.12: PUDDLE WATER FOUND ON BASEMENT FLOOR IN CHEMICAL CLOSET AREA. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.;;58|ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: 2-102.13: FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. ALL CITY CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE A VALID FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION.

Feb 7, 2023

10 violations

Key Violations:

10|ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: 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.;;16|FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: 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.;;16|FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: 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.;;21|PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: 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.;;36|THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: 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.;;39|CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: 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.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: BASE COVING MISSING/IN DISREAPIR. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE BASE COVING ALONG WALLS IN DISH AREA.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: PUDDLE WATER FOUND ON BASEMENT FLOOR IN CHEMICAL CLOSET AREA. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 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.;;58|ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION NOT PROVIDED ON SITE. ALL CITY CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE A VALID FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION.

Mar 1, 2022

7 violations

Key Violations:

|DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED ONE BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB UNDERNEATH VENTILATION HOOD LOCATED OPPOSITE DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.;;|PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED ONE URINAL IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM DOES NOT FLUSH. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.;;10|ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT SEVERAL EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SIGNAGE AT ALL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS.;;51|PLUMBING INSTALLED;;55|PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED SLIGHT AMOUNT OF STANDING WATER IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.;;56|ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING;;61|SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC - Comments: OBSERVED NO SUMMARY POSTED FOR PUBLIC VIEW FROM INSPECTION #2366292 DATED 3/24/2020. LEFT NEW SUMMARY AND INSTRUCTED TO POST FOR PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED.