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Back of House BOH Inspection Checklist

by Josh Jones, from the Community

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Use this back of house checklist to assess kitchen, bar, and cellar standards. Verify hand wash stations, staff uniforms, cleaning tasks and logs, and dishwasher and glass washer hygiene. Check food heating to 82 C, hot holding above 63 C, probe availability and wipes, sanitizer use, and two stage cleaning. Confirm fridge thermometers, spirits dating and speed pourers, Pepsi gun cleanliness, ice machine cleaning as per SOP, correct labels, stillage and cellar cooling cleanliness, and no re day dotting.

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Back of House BOH Audit Checklist
This Back of House checklist supports pubs and restaurants in auditing kitchen, bar, cellar and BOH areas. It covers cleaning standards, equipment hygiene, temperature controls, stock rotation, food labeling, oil management, uniforms, hot holding, bar glasswashers and coffee machines, cellar line cleaning, pest control, emergency checks, waste and recycling, BOH corridors and staff areas. Includes non scoring notes for maintenance and asset deployment.
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Internal BOH CQSMA Audit Checklist
This Internal BOH CQSMA audit checklist supports hospitality teams in assessing back of house and front of house standards across pubs and restaurants. Topics include food safety and hygiene, kitchen and equipment cleanliness, fryer and oil management, fridge and freezer controls, temperature checks and hot holding, ice machine and glass washer care, bar and cellar practices including line cleaning and stock rotation, staff appearance and PPE, daily planning and rotas, emergency response readiness, licensing records, COSHH, and ongoing compliance actions.
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M and C GP Audit Checklist
Use this M and C GP Audit to assess daily restaurant operations across kitchen, front of house, bar and cellar. Verify FIFO, product dating and labelling, correct fridge and freezer temperatures, segregation of raw and ready to eat items, and clean, intact seals. Review dry store standards, equipment cleanliness, pot wash and dishwashing temperatures, PPE and uniforms, and hand wash facilities. Include fire safety checks, evacuation readiness, and due diligence records, plus team safety questions on hygiene, cooling, cross contamination and hot holding.
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JDW Back-of-House (BOH) Checklist
This JDW back-of-house checklist helps pubs and restaurants maintain high standards across kitchen, bar, cellar, and staff areas. It covers critical focus items such as food safety, cross contamination prevention, allergen management, pest control, and fire safety records. Sections include people and shift planning, kitchen equipment cleaning, temperature controls and labelling, stock control, oil management, bar hygiene and glasswashing, cellar rotation and line cleaning, and BOH corridors, waste, and energy practices. Use it to verify SOPs, documentation, and corrective actions, ensuring compliance and a clean, safe operation.
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Back of House BOH Audit Checklist

This Back of House checklist supports pubs and restaurants in auditing kitchen, bar, cellar and BOH areas. It covers cleaning standards, equipment hygiene, temperature controls, stock rotation, food labeling, oil management, uniforms, hot holding, bar glasswashers and coffee machines, cellar line cleaning, pest control, emergency checks, waste and recycling, BOH corridors and staff areas. Includes non scoring notes for maintenance and asset deployment.

by The Thomas Waghorn, from the Community

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Internal BOH CQSMA Audit Checklist

This Internal BOH CQSMA audit checklist supports hospitality teams in assessing back of house and front of house standards across pubs and restaurants. Topics include food safety and hygiene, kitchen and equipment cleanliness, fryer and oil management, fridge and freezer controls, temperature checks and hot holding, ice machine and glass washer care, bar and cellar practices including line cleaning and stock rotation, staff appearance and PPE, daily planning and rotas, emergency response readiness, licensing records, COSHH, and ongoing compliance actions.

by Lee KINGSLEY, from the Community

20+

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M and C GP Audit Checklist

Use this M and C GP Audit to assess daily restaurant operations across kitchen, front of house, bar and cellar. Verify FIFO, product dating and labelling, correct fridge and freezer temperatures, segregation of raw and ready to eat items, and clean, intact seals. Review dry store standards, equipment cleanliness, pot wash and dishwashing temperatures, PPE and uniforms, and hand wash facilities. Include fire safety checks, evacuation readiness, and due diligence records, plus team safety questions on hygiene, cooling, cross contamination and hot holding.

by Karl Trotter, from the Community

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Template

JDW Back-of-House (BOH) Checklist

This JDW back-of-house checklist helps pubs and restaurants maintain high standards across kitchen, bar, cellar, and staff areas. It covers critical focus items such as food safety, cross contamination prevention, allergen management, pest control, and fire safety records. Sections include people and shift planning, kitchen equipment cleaning, temperature controls and labelling, stock control, oil management, bar hygiene and glasswashing, cellar rotation and line cleaning, and BOH corridors, waste, and energy practices. Use it to verify SOPs, documentation, and corrective actions, ensuring compliance and a clean, safe operation.

by Neil Stephenson, from the Community

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Back of House BOH Inspection Checklist

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