4-1-19 Portillo’s Roseville, MN


Well…I went into this hearing the chili wasn’t great and that is what I felt too after eating it. It comes stock with cheese and raw onions and the onions were the highlight! First off the plastic spoon was absolutely terrible. Imagine cutting a small ball in half and that was about the shape. You couldn’t get your top lip to contort enough to scoop out so you kind of had to pour it in your mouth. I was just plain messy with that and the melted cheese strings. I was trying to come up with the flavor profile and it was akin to canned chili/burnt chili powder/bad beans. I assume it is made in some central area and shipped to restaurants? Maybe it was burned on the warming table? Either way it really lacked flavor, zip and any real chili qualities. Take the base of what you got and throw in a handful of paprika, ancho chili powder or jalapenos or something to amp it up

Overall taste 🌶🌶2/10

Spice Level 🌶🌶2/10

Heat Level 🌶1/10

IT Factor 🌶🌶2/10

Value 🌶🌶🌶🌶4/10

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