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Restaurant Cleanliness and Food Safety Audit Checklist

by Mitch Huff, from the Community

This restaurant audit checklist helps managers assess exterior and interior cleanliness, team hygiene, kitchen equipment condition, storage and labeling, and compliance processes. Review restrooms, floors, prep areas, and handwashing stations; verify thermometers and logs; ensure correct cooling and thawing methods; and use opening, closing, and deep cleaning checklists to maintain food safety and operational standards.

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Use this comprehensive restaurant audit checklist to evaluate exterior and interior cleanliness, restroom hygiene, and front-of-house standards. Verify staff grooming, uniforms, PPE, and glove use. Inspect kitchen floors, walls, equipment condition, prep areas, sinks, drain cleanliness, and chemical and linen storage. Review food safety controls including temperature logs, thermometers, labeling and dating, thawing and cooling methods, and cross contamination prevention. Ensure daily and weekly cleaning, opening and closing checklists, prep lists, order guides, and waste logs are current to maintain compliance and consistency.
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Restaurant Audit Checklist

Use this comprehensive restaurant audit checklist to evaluate exterior and interior cleanliness, restroom hygiene, and front-of-house standards. Verify staff grooming, uniforms, PPE, and glove use. Inspect kitchen floors, walls, equipment condition, prep areas, sinks, drain cleanliness, and chemical and linen storage. Review food safety controls including temperature logs, thermometers, labeling and dating, thawing and cooling methods, and cross contamination prevention. Ensure daily and weekly cleaning, opening and closing checklists, prep lists, order guides, and waste logs are current to maintain compliance and consistency.

by Mitch Huff, from the Community

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Restaurant Operations Control Audit Checklist

This restaurant operations control audit checklist helps managers verify daily compliance across food safety, temperature controls, sanitation, and equipment upkeep. It covers hot and cold holding standards, proper thawing and cooking temperatures, cleanliness of utensils and food contact surfaces, pest and sewage checks, and correct chemical handling. The audit also tracks handwashing, personal hygiene, team training, staffing and deployment, delivery team practices, and documentation such as health inspections and ops checklists. Use it to maintain consistent quality, reduce risk, and ensure a certified food safety manager is on shift.

by Deanna Johnson, from the Community

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Green District Restaurant Audit Checklist 2023

Use this comprehensive checklist to audit restaurant operations at the store level. Sections cover exterior, dining room, restrooms, beverage stations, service and throughput, food quality, expo and hot stations, build line, prep areas, equipment, coolers and freezers, dry storage, dish area, back of house, team hygiene and uniform standards, operational logs, training, and safety certifications. Ideal for maintaining cleanliness, food safety, compliance, and guest experience.

by Shelby Notess, from the Community

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Management Restaurant Food Safety Visit Checklist

Use this management restaurant food safety visit checklist to assess front and back of house standards during weekly audits. Verify exterior and interior cleanliness, hygiene and grooming, drive-thru experience, kitchen equipment and refrigeration, storage and prep areas, and compliance processes. Record temperatures, check for cross contamination, correct health inspection violations, and monitor pest control. Attach photos, capture drive-thru times, and document findings with sign off to maintain consistent, compliant operations.

by Tom Cooper, from the Community

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Restaurant Cleanliness and Food Safety Audit Checklist

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