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Daily Restaurant Opening Check

by Kit Temple, from the Community

This daily restaurant opening check helps teams prepare kitchens for service with consistent, food-safe standards. Use it to verify grill and fryer cleanliness, fridge and oven sanitation, handwash and soap stock, defrost and date checks, equipment storage, and floor cleaning across front and back of house. Includes sections for grill areas, kitchen upstairs and downstairs, coordination station, staff room and toilets, and manager sign-off with temperature checks and safety review.

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This restaurant opening checks template helps teams standardize morning procedures and get the site ready for service. It covers date checks, cleaning and sanitizing of grills, fryers, ovens, microwaves, and food prep areas, coordination station setup, fridge and freezer cleanliness, waste and bin management, front of house and till areas, hydration and juice stations, and dining room presentation. The checklist also includes detailed restroom and staff area standards, walk in and dry store organization, HACCP verification, and equipment and canopy filter maintenance. Use it to maintain cleanliness, food safety, and consistent readiness across the entire operation.
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Manager Opening Checks

This manager opening checklist helps restaurant leaders deliver a consistent, safe, and guest-ready start every morning. It covers grill stations, back and front grill hygiene, co-ordination areas, microwaves and fryers, tills and hydration stations, dining floor and host stand, customer toilets, kitchen cleanliness and HACCP checks, fridges and freezers, stock rotation and dating, staff room and toilets, bin areas, and final completion notes. Use it to confirm cleaning, equipment status, supplies like soap and blue roll, temperature and food safety best practices, and overall readiness across front- and back-of-house.

by Kevin Lowe, from the Community

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Morning Restaurant Operations Checklist

This morning restaurant operations checklist helps teams open safely and efficiently. It covers health and safety, temperature logs, FIFO and date checks, cross contamination controls, sanitizer and chemical labeling, and pest activity. It guides back and front grill cleaning, fryer and canopy hygiene, utensil and probe readiness, fridge and freezer cleanliness, and floor and void area checks. Kitchen and production room tasks include dishwash area hygiene, wall and sink cleaning, oven and filter care, and hand wash stations. It also includes front of house, toilets, walk ins, bin area, stores, and staff areas to maintain standards and compliance.

by Colchester Tollgate, from the Community

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Restaurant Opening Checks

This restaurant opening checks template helps teams standardize morning procedures and get the site ready for service. It covers date checks, cleaning and sanitizing of grills, fryers, ovens, microwaves, and food prep areas, coordination station setup, fridge and freezer cleanliness, waste and bin management, front of house and till areas, hydration and juice stations, and dining room presentation. The checklist also includes detailed restroom and staff area standards, walk in and dry store organization, HACCP verification, and equipment and canopy filter maintenance. Use it to maintain cleanliness, food safety, and consistent readiness across the entire operation.

by Kevin Lowe, from the Community

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Opening Store Audit Checklist

Run this morning opening store audit to confirm the previous nights closing tasks were completed and the site is ready for service. It covers front and back of house cleanliness, sinks and dish areas, cold room and stock rotation, grill and prep equipment shutdown and cleaning, counters and tables, paper supplies, drinks and cold section fridges, alcohol section, and general observations. Use it to standardize restaurant opening checks, surface issues early, and maintain food safety and brand standards.

by Brad McMaster, from the Community

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Daily Restaurant Opening Check

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