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by Alex Serdiuk, from the Community

This bar opening checklist helps bartenders and floor staff prepare for service. It covers switching on exhaust systems, confirming equipment readiness, stocking the freezer with glasses and ice, ensuring alcohol, premix and syrups are sufficient, preparing garnishes, checking snack inventory, and setting the hall with clean tables and napkins. Ideal for daily open procedures at bars and restaurants.

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Bar Opening Checklist for Every Shift
This bar opening checklist helps bartenders and duty managers follow the correct procedures before opening. It covers stocking glassware and utensils, preparing garnishes and mixers, filling ice bins, checking liquor, beer, and wine backups, setting up blenders and service wells, cleaning and sanitizing sinks and surfaces, turning on lights, music, TVs, and signage, and verifying menus, plateware, and restrooms. Use it to standardize opening routines, reduce missed steps, and ensure readiness for consistent guest service and compliance.
by Martin Esparon, from the Community
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Bar Opening Checklist
This bar opening checklist guides bartenders and duty managers through every step needed before service. Tasks include unlocking coolers and taps, icing and stocking beer and wine, preparing garnishes and mixers, setting up service wells with glassware and utensils, and filling ice bins. Staff verify backups for liquor, beer, and wine; ready CO2 tanks and beverage canisters; set up blenders and frozen drink machines; and lay out menus, napkins, and barware. Sanitation checks cover sinks, plates, glasses, and overall cleanliness of bars, tables, bathrooms, and floors. Ambience and signage are prepared by turning on music, TVs, and neon lights. Finally, staff count the opening bar bank and start comp and waste logs to ensure a smooth, on-time opening.
by Desiree Pulse, from the Community
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Manager Bar Open Checklist
Use this manager bar open checklist to ensure your bar is ready for service every shift. Tasks include cleaning bar tops and stainless surfaces, checking and completing HACCP sheets, dating bleach bottles, setting up wells, filling ice and jockey boxes, stocking syrups and juices, and preparing fruit garnishes such as lemon, lime, kiwi, berries, orange wheels, and cherries. Include mint, herbs, rimmers, and silver inserts, and organize tools like skewers and sani cloths. Ideal for restaurant and bar managers seeking consistent opening procedures.
by Kaitlyn Ambrus, from the Community
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Bar Setup Checklist
This bar setup checklist helps bartenders and managers prepare stations for service. Confirm ice wells are filled, tools are clean, garnishes prepped, fridges stocked, post mix guns and draught nozzles ready, and sanitation supplies in place. Use it before opening to ensure a clean, efficient, and compliant bar environment.
by Paul Good, from the Community
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Bar Opening Checklist for Every Shift

This bar opening checklist helps bartenders and duty managers follow the correct procedures before opening. It covers stocking glassware and utensils, preparing garnishes and mixers, filling ice bins, checking liquor, beer, and wine backups, setting up blenders and service wells, cleaning and sanitizing sinks and surfaces, turning on lights, music, TVs, and signage, and verifying menus, plateware, and restrooms. Use it to standardize opening routines, reduce missed steps, and ensure readiness for consistent guest service and compliance.

by Martin Esparon, from the Community

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Bar Opening Checklist

This bar opening checklist guides bartenders and duty managers through every step needed before service. Tasks include unlocking coolers and taps, icing and stocking beer and wine, preparing garnishes and mixers, setting up service wells with glassware and utensils, and filling ice bins. Staff verify backups for liquor, beer, and wine; ready CO2 tanks and beverage canisters; set up blenders and frozen drink machines; and lay out menus, napkins, and barware. Sanitation checks cover sinks, plates, glasses, and overall cleanliness of bars, tables, bathrooms, and floors. Ambience and signage are prepared by turning on music, TVs, and neon lights. Finally, staff count the opening bar bank and start comp and waste logs to ensure a smooth, on-time opening.

by Desiree Pulse, from the Community

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Manager Bar Open Checklist

Use this manager bar open checklist to ensure your bar is ready for service every shift. Tasks include cleaning bar tops and stainless surfaces, checking and completing HACCP sheets, dating bleach bottles, setting up wells, filling ice and jockey boxes, stocking syrups and juices, and preparing fruit garnishes such as lemon, lime, kiwi, berries, orange wheels, and cherries. Include mint, herbs, rimmers, and silver inserts, and organize tools like skewers and sani cloths. Ideal for restaurant and bar managers seeking consistent opening procedures.

by Kaitlyn Ambrus, from the Community

30+

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Bar Setup Checklist

This bar setup checklist helps bartenders and managers prepare stations for service. Confirm ice wells are filled, tools are clean, garnishes prepped, fridges stocked, post mix guns and draught nozzles ready, and sanitation supplies in place. Use it before opening to ensure a clean, efficient, and compliant bar environment.

by Paul Good, from the Community

10+

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Bar Opening Checklist Talkies Bar Open

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