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Restaurant Operations and Food Safety Audit

by Sarah Dekmo, from the Community

This restaurant operations audit template guides managers through a full site visit, including customer focus, parking and lobby standards, uniforms, phone service, and restaurant basics. It covers delivery operations such as topper use, speed rack and driver turns, minimum delivery standards, aggregator utilization, and driver documentation. Product quality checks include prep plans, dough proofing, production steps, and finishing. Food safety requirements span ServSafe credentials, pest walks, daily checklists, temperature compliance, sanitizer and handwashing, and cross contamination control. Cleanliness and organization are verified front and back of house. Labor execution, forecasting, inventory spot counts, training, recognition, and follow up actions are also included.

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