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Sous Chef Kitchen Audit Checklist

by Roberto Hernandez, from the Community

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This sous chef audit checklist for GA Hospitality helps restaurant teams evaluate kitchen management, food safety, and quality procedures. It covers opening and closing checks, line checks, temperature monitoring, sanitation standards, handwashing, equipment calibration, and labeling. The template also reviews menu execution from appetizers and steaks to bakery items, ensuring consistency, freshness, and compliance. Use it to document results, assign actions, and track follow up.

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