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DM Restaurant Visit Checklist

by Cindy Utz, from the Community

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Use this district manager restaurant visit checklist to evaluate guest environment, curb appeal, restrooms, lighting, friendliness, speed, and food quality. Verify training, deployment charts, headsets, and kitchen systems. Check food safety practices, cash handling and security controls, and review schedules, labor, prep lists, and food cost action plans to drive consistent, compliant operations.

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Use this district manager visit checklist to conduct a comprehensive restaurant assessment. Evaluate guest impressions, curb appeal, restrooms, lighting, and dining room standards. Verify food safety and handling, storage hierarchy, equipment status, and line readiness. Review menus, LTO execution, and marketing visibility. Track service timing, staffing, upselling, and profitability. Confirm team training, safety practices, sanitation, chemical controls, pest findings, and PPE. Audit cash handling, deposits, and security logs. Capture photos and list action items.
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MAD DM Visit Restaurant Assessment Checklist
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DM Structured Visit Checklist
This DM Structured Visit checklist is designed for district and restaurant managers to evaluate quick-service restaurant performance. It covers guest service behaviors at front counter and drive-thru, exterior and dining room cleanliness, restroom standards, and maintenance needs. Food safety and HACCP practices are assessed, including handwashing, temperature control, cross-contamination prevention, equipment sanitation, and thermometer calibration. The checklist reviews food quality across grill, fryers, and prep, as well as BOH cleanliness and storage. Safety and security controls, staffing, scheduling, training, and company program compliance are also included to drive consistent operations and brand standards.
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Jackiana Food Cost Audit and DM Visit Checklist
Conduct a comprehensive DM visit and food cost audit for quick-service restaurants. This checklist covers guest service, drive-thru accuracy and speed, exterior and dining room cleanliness, restrooms, and back-of-house standards. Review positioning charts, workstation planners, prep sheets, build-to charts, and the Food Safety Book. Spot-check inventory counts, analyze usage variance, and verify data entry. Capture last week’s sales, excessive and insufficient usage scores, and top positive/negative variances. Document follow-up actions and secure RM sign-off to improve food cost and operational performance.
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Restaurant Assessment Review Checklist

Use this district manager visit checklist to conduct a comprehensive restaurant assessment. Evaluate guest impressions, curb appeal, restrooms, lighting, and dining room standards. Verify food safety and handling, storage hierarchy, equipment status, and line readiness. Review menus, LTO execution, and marketing visibility. Track service timing, staffing, upselling, and profitability. Confirm team training, safety practices, sanitation, chemical controls, pest findings, and PPE. Audit cash handling, deposits, and security logs. Capture photos and list action items.

by Joseph Deleo, from the Community

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MAD DM Visit Restaurant Assessment Checklist

This MAD DM Visit template supports district managers in performing comprehensive restaurant assessments. It covers curb appeal, dining room standards, restrooms, lighting and music, and brand POP. Food safety checks include temperature logs, storage hierarchy, equipment sanitation, and beverage station hygiene. Operations and service sections review speed of service, staffing, upselling, and guest recovery. Team development, training completion, safety practices, and cleanliness programs are verified. Facilities maintenance, pest control, and cash handling controls are also included, with space to capture photos, notes, and actionable items for follow up.

by Joseph Deleo, from the Community

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DM Structured Visit Checklist

This DM Structured Visit checklist is designed for district and restaurant managers to evaluate quick-service restaurant performance. It covers guest service behaviors at front counter and drive-thru, exterior and dining room cleanliness, restroom standards, and maintenance needs. Food safety and HACCP practices are assessed, including handwashing, temperature control, cross-contamination prevention, equipment sanitation, and thermometer calibration. The checklist reviews food quality across grill, fryers, and prep, as well as BOH cleanliness and storage. Safety and security controls, staffing, scheduling, training, and company program compliance are also included to drive consistent operations and brand standards.

by Srinivas Vajupeyayajula, from the Community

10+

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Jackiana Food Cost Audit and DM Visit Checklist

Conduct a comprehensive DM visit and food cost audit for quick-service restaurants. This checklist covers guest service, drive-thru accuracy and speed, exterior and dining room cleanliness, restrooms, and back-of-house standards. Review positioning charts, workstation planners, prep sheets, build-to charts, and the Food Safety Book. Spot-check inventory counts, analyze usage variance, and verify data entry. Capture last week’s sales, excessive and insufficient usage scores, and top positive/negative variances. Document follow-up actions and secure RM sign-off to improve food cost and operational performance.

by Jerrianne Newcomb, from the Community

30+

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DM Restaurant Visit Checklist

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