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OPS Chef Day-in-Trade Visit Checklist

by Robert Kubista, from the Community

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This OPS Chef day-in-trade visit checklist helps restaurant and kitchen leaders evaluate standards during live service. Review cleanliness and equipment readiness, ingredient storage and rotation (FIFO), raw vs. ready-to-eat segregation, date checks, and product quality. Verify prep against specifications, tasting routines, labeling, and par levels. Confirm sections are service-ready with tools and crockery, conduct pre-shift briefs with BOH and managers, and present dishes based on guest feedback. Monitor pass standards, temperatures, crockery, tasting by chefs, and immediate feedback. Strengthen service communication, pacing, and table timing. Manage service switchovers with clean-down, restocking, and prep lists. Assess team structure, on-time training delivery, and identify rising stars.

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