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Front Counter 15-Minute Restaurant Checklist

by Sonia Teran, from the Community

Streamline front-of-house operations with this 15-minute front counter checklist for restaurants. Quickly confirm timers, sanitation practices, labeling and shelf life, uniform compliance, trash removal, dining room and restrooms cleanliness, ice bin management, safety vests, and cold-holding temperatures for salads, wraps, parfaits, and more to maintain food safety and consistent guest service.

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Keep your quick-service drive thru running smoothly with this 15-minute checklist. Verify iPad timers, sanitizer buckets, product labeling and shelf life, team uniforms, and area cleanliness. Check air curtains and keep ice bin lids closed. Ensure outdoor staff wear safety vests and dumpster gates stay closed. Confirm cold holding for TCS foods remains below 40 F and rotate items to the walk-in if temperatures rise. Covers salads, wraps, parfaits, and more to protect food safety and speed of service.

by Sonia Teran, from the Community

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Use this front counter temperature log to document product temperatures at prep and service, along with prep times and staff initials. Designed for restaurants and quick-service counters, it standardizes food safety checks, supports cold-holding compliance, and maintains product quality. Includes common menu items such as parfaits, fruit cups, and salads for fast recording.

by David Contreras, from the Community

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by Sonia Teran, from the Community

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Use this 10-minute restaurant walkthrough checklist to quickly audit front and back of house. Cover entrance presentation, dining area cleanliness, handwashing setup and water temperatures, sanitizer strength, equipment hygiene, product labeling and shelf life, cold and hot holding temperatures, bread baking steps and logs, merchandising and POP, uniform compliance and customer service, pest control, and facility upkeep. Ideal for quick service operations and daily manager checks.

by Wayne Forrest, from the Community

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Front Counter 15-Minute Restaurant Checklist

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