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BOH Restaurant Closing Checklist

by Massimo Gaffo, from the Community

This BOH restaurant closing checklist for 2nd Star Tavern guides teams through end of day tasks to maintain food safety and readiness. It covers cleaning garbage cans and floors, organizing coolers and dry storage, labeling and dating items with FIFO, restocking lines, checking pilots and shutting down equipment, fryer and hood cleaning, knife and can opener sanitation, linen change, walls and shelving wipe downs, dish area and three compartment sink cleaning, dish machine sanitation and chemicals, trash removal, and replenishing hand soap and towels. It also reminds staff to complete refrigeration temperature logs, prep lists, place orders, and review roster and OT warnings to prepare for the next service.

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