United States securities and exchange commission logo November 12, 2021 Susan Shelton General Counsel and Secretary Portillo's Inc. 2001 Spring Road, Suite 400 Oak Brook, IL 60523 Re: Portillo's Inc. Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed November 8, 2021 File No. 377-05664 Dear Ms. Shelton: This is to advise you that we do not intend to review your registration statement. We request that you publicly file your registration statement no later than 48 hours prior to the requested effective date and time. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Please contact Ryan Lichtenfels at 202-551-6001 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services cc: Alex Lynch