PORTILLO'S HOT DOGS

Address: 520 W TAYLOR ST, CHICAGO, IL 60607, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on May 26, 2026

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Restaurant
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (34 inspections)

• Pass — 2026-05-26 00:00:00 (Complaint) 40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments: MULTIPLE MALE FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT BEARD RESTRAINTS. INSTD TO WEAR BEARD RESTRAINTS AND MAINTAIN | 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGN
• Pass — 2025-10-03 00:00:00 () 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: REPLACE THE DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE 1-DOOR PREP COOLER NEXT TO THE DRIVE-THRU WINDOW. | 49. NON-FOOD
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2025-06-05 00:00:00 () 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.11 GROUT THE FLOORS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND DISH WASHING AREAS WHERE NEEDED TO ELIMINATE STANDING WATER AND CONTROL PEST ACTIV
• Fail — 2025-05-30 00:00:00 () 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: 6-501.111 OBSERVED APPROX. 75 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS ON THE WALLS AND CEILING IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS, MANAGER'S OFFICE, DISHWASHING AREA AND
• Pass — 2024-07-12 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2024-05-30 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2024-01-09 00:00:00 () 45. SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL SINGLE SERVICE AR
• Pass — 2023-10-16 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2023-08-28 00:00:00 () 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED ICE SCOOP STORED IN ICE CHEST AT DRIVE-THRU WINDOW. INSTRUCTED TO STORE OUTSIDE OF ICE TO AVOID CONTAMINATIO
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2023-02-07 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED THE SALAD PREP, MILKSHAKE PREP, AND DRIVE-THRU PREP HANDWASHING SINKS WITH HOT WATER TEMPERATURES ABOVE 120 F. OBSE
• Pass — 2022-12-28 00:00:00 () 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: FOUND TWO BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS IN REAR NEXT TO ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
• Pass — 2022-12-21 00:00:00 ()
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2022-12-05 00:00:00 () 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED COOKED ITALIAN BEEF AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 49.3F INSIDE OF COOLER. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING
• Pass — 2022-01-06 00:00:00 () 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-602.13-OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP INSIDE OF COOKING FRYERS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT. MUST DETAIL CLEAN. | 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING
• Fail — 2022-01-04 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO SOAP AT HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED BY HOTDOG PREP LINE. MUST PROVIDE SOAP AT HAND WASHING SINK AT ALL TIMES FOR E
• Pass — 2021-11-19 00:00:00 () 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED LIQUID AND FOOD DEBRIS IN LARGE GAPS BETWEEN TILES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ON FLOORS NEAR FRY AREA (IN PREP); AND IN CAKE PRE
• Fail — 2021-11-17 00:00:00 () 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED (SUCH AS CHICKEN, RIBS, BURGERS, ETC.).
• Fail — 2021-11-05 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED 2 HAND SINKS IN PREP AREA INACCESSIBLE OR NOT MAINTAINED. HAND SINK IN REAR COOK LINE DOES NOT COME ON (SENSOR/METE
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2021-07-01 00:00:00 () 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: NO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE NO BALID CERTIFICATE POSTED, WHILE PREPARING AND CERVING TCS FOODS ( BEEF, CHICKEN...) INST
• Pass — 2020-05-13 00:00:00 () 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE. | 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: INSTRUCTED

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