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Bartender Pre-Close Checklist

by Kaitlyn Ambrus, from the Community

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Set closing bartenders up for success with a practical pre-close checklist covering sanitation and organization. Steps include emptying and sanitizing wells, speed rails, sinks, and mats; cleaning draft and wine towers; refreshing rimmer salts; wiping bottles and coolers; logging beer spillage; transferring inserts; emptying dish drawers; and topping up syrups. Use this template to standardize bar shutdown and handover.

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