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Restaurant Inspection Checklist

by Amber Rafique, from the Community

Streamline routine audits with this free restaurant inspection checklist. Cover storage areas, food prep and cooking equipment, grills and fryers, dining and restroom facilities, and safe working practices. Verify electrical and lighting, fire extinguisher servicing, waste handling, chemical labeling, slip and trip controls, and staff training. Customize the template, capture evidence, and track corrective actions with SafetyCulture to maintain cleanliness, safety, and compliance.

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General Store Safety Inspection Checklist
Use this comprehensive checklist to conduct routine safety inspections across FOH, BOH, and dining areas. Review kitchen prep, cold and dry storage, grills, fryers, cleaning tools, and general housekeeping. Verify slip and trip prevention, food handling and storage, equipment condition, and emergency readiness. Capture photos, note issues, and record corrective actions for follow-up. Ideal for restaurants and food service teams seeking consistent audits and compliance across front- and back-of-house operations.
by David Harris, from the Community
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Restaurant Opening Checks
This restaurant opening checks template helps teams standardize morning procedures and get the site ready for service. It covers date checks, cleaning and sanitizing of grills, fryers, ovens, microwaves, and food prep areas, coordination station setup, fridge and freezer cleanliness, waste and bin management, front of house and till areas, hydration and juice stations, and dining room presentation. The checklist also includes detailed restroom and staff area standards, walk in and dry store organization, HACCP verification, and equipment and canopy filter maintenance. Use it to maintain cleanliness, food safety, and consistent readiness across the entire operation.
by Kevin Lowe, from the Community
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Monthly Restaurant Store Audit
Use this comprehensive restaurant store audit checklist to guide monthly inspections across front and back of house. Cover signage, FOH and seating cleanliness, menu and POS, music, complaints handling, and teamwork. Verify municipality compliance including licenses, PIC certification, hygiene certificates, pest control, MSDS, and temperature and cooking logs. Inspect equipment such as fryers, grills, chillers, and freezers, and ensure make line organization and cross contamination prevention. Check BOH chemical storage, prep and storage areas, staff facilities, and wash areas. Review safety and management practices, waste disposal, daily briefings, SOP displays, first aid, and garbage area upkeep. Evaluate counter service, order taking, upselling, packaging, call response times, and staff appearance and management presence.
by ATA UL HASSNAIN, from the Community
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Restaurant Safety Inspection Checklist
This restaurant safety inspection checklist helps managers and safety leads evaluate hazards across dining areas, kitchens, walk-in coolers and freezers, and storage rooms. It covers floors and walkways, ladder use, material handling, equipment and appliances, chemical labeling and SDS, electrical safety, and fire and life safety including ANSUL and extinguishers. It also prompts PPE checks, surveillance, emergency lighting, first aid kits, and parking area controls. Use it to standardize audits, document issues, and maintain compliance while reducing incidents.
by Josh Allen, from the Community
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General Store Safety Inspection Checklist

Use this comprehensive checklist to conduct routine safety inspections across FOH, BOH, and dining areas. Review kitchen prep, cold and dry storage, grills, fryers, cleaning tools, and general housekeeping. Verify slip and trip prevention, food handling and storage, equipment condition, and emergency readiness. Capture photos, note issues, and record corrective actions for follow-up. Ideal for restaurants and food service teams seeking consistent audits and compliance across front- and back-of-house operations.

by David Harris, from the Community

10+

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Restaurant Opening Checks

This restaurant opening checks template helps teams standardize morning procedures and get the site ready for service. It covers date checks, cleaning and sanitizing of grills, fryers, ovens, microwaves, and food prep areas, coordination station setup, fridge and freezer cleanliness, waste and bin management, front of house and till areas, hydration and juice stations, and dining room presentation. The checklist also includes detailed restroom and staff area standards, walk in and dry store organization, HACCP verification, and equipment and canopy filter maintenance. Use it to maintain cleanliness, food safety, and consistent readiness across the entire operation.

by Kevin Lowe, from the Community

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Monthly Restaurant Store Audit

Use this comprehensive restaurant store audit checklist to guide monthly inspections across front and back of house. Cover signage, FOH and seating cleanliness, menu and POS, music, complaints handling, and teamwork. Verify municipality compliance including licenses, PIC certification, hygiene certificates, pest control, MSDS, and temperature and cooking logs. Inspect equipment such as fryers, grills, chillers, and freezers, and ensure make line organization and cross contamination prevention. Check BOH chemical storage, prep and storage areas, staff facilities, and wash areas. Review safety and management practices, waste disposal, daily briefings, SOP displays, first aid, and garbage area upkeep. Evaluate counter service, order taking, upselling, packaging, call response times, and staff appearance and management presence.

by ATA UL HASSNAIN, from the Community

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Template

Restaurant Safety Inspection Checklist

This restaurant safety inspection checklist helps managers and safety leads evaluate hazards across dining areas, kitchens, walk-in coolers and freezers, and storage rooms. It covers floors and walkways, ladder use, material handling, equipment and appliances, chemical labeling and SDS, electrical safety, and fire and life safety including ANSUL and extinguishers. It also prompts PPE checks, surveillance, emergency lighting, first aid kits, and parking area controls. Use it to standardize audits, document issues, and maintain compliance while reducing incidents.

by Josh Allen, from the Community

10+

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Restaurant Inspection Checklist

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