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Opening Manager Checklist

by Tahimi Torres, from the Community

This restaurant opening manager checklist helps leaders prepare the front and back of house for a smooth shift. It covers ambiance, lighting, music and TVs; office tasks like rosters, floor plans, emails, budgets and cash drawers; dining room and patio cleanliness and setup; bar presentation and menu condition; Yelp and VIP checks and side work assignments; team standards for uniforms and clock-ins; pre-shift notes, specials, cuts and host coverage; kitchen 86s and low items; and safety tasks including health inspections and twice-daily line checks with backups verified. Use it to align managers, maintain consistency and meet daily goals.

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Restaurant Opening Manager Checklist
This opening manager checklist helps restaurants prepare for a smooth start of day. It covers ambiance and lighting, TVs, and office tasks like printing rosters, building floor plans, checking email, counting petty cash, and assigning drawers. Dining room and patio readiness include bathroom cleanliness and stock, polished wood and ledges, clean glass, set tables, and tidy surroundings. Bar setup ensures clean bottles, correct labels, and intact menus. Operational details include printing check-in slips, reviewing reservations and VIPs, and assigning side work. Staff standards address uniforms, proper clock-ins, and a focused pre-shift with goals, specials, and 86ed items. Coordination with the kitchen, host coverage, and required inspections such as health and twice-daily line checks are included.
by Lazaro Dominguez, from the Community
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Opening Manager Checklist for Restaurants
Use this comprehensive opening manager checklist to prepare your restaurant for service. Verify ambiance and lighting, set TVs, print rosters and floor plans, assign drawers, review budget and emails, and organize FOH and BOH duties. Inspect bathrooms, dining room, patios, and bar; polish wood, clean glass, and check menus. Set up bar and wine, confirm reservations and VIPs, brief staff on goals, specials, and 86'd items, and verify uniforms. Complete health inspection and perform line checks twice daily, including backups in warmers and the walk-in.
by Lazaro Dominguez, from the Community
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Master Restaurant Manager Opening Checklist
This master manager opening checklist helps restaurant leaders prepare the front of house and bar for a smooth service. Tasks include reviewing reservations and manager notes, organizing staff schedules, conducting pre-shift, confirming uniforms, and verifying FOH readiness. It covers venue walk-throughs for table resets, bar closure standards, bathroom supplies and cleanliness, as well as ambience settings like lighting and music. Managers also meet with the chef to review reservations, 86 items, and concerns, check the exterior and patio, and unlock doors ahead of opening.
by Leah Romer, from the Community
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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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