Portillo’s reviews

3.5

51% would recommend to a friend

(809 total reviews)
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Brett Patterson

22% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Portillo’s has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 809 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Portillo’s employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.5 stars).

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809 reviews
4.0
Oct 21, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fun work environment and shifts go by fast

Cons

Fast paced and can be high stress so not for everyone

5.0
Oct 20, 2025

Review

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good first job, good food

Cons

You can’t eat all the food

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Portillo’s Response
6mo
HOT DOG! We are thrilled you had a great experience working with Portillo's! Thank you for the review!
1.0
Oct 20, 2025

Many years and no improvement

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Met some good coworkers who knew how to work

Cons

Management is a mess: some are on their phones during the busy rush hour, some don't communicate well, and they are most likely to be harsh with good workers rather than those who are on their phones.

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Portillo’s Response
6mo
Portillo's is always striving for greatness, we are saddened to hear this, please follow up with our team at hr@portillos.com for any other feedback.
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