Restaurant Checklists
Step-by-step checklists for independent restaurants. Each has 20 free tasks you can print or export to Excel, plus 5 more with a free account.
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Audits local Google presence, website conversion, photo merchandising, guest review velocity, VIP SMS loyalty, and high-margin corporate catering outreach.
Google Maps SEO, mobile HTML menus, QR review promoters, SMS lull-busters, and delivery bag bounce-backs.
B2B corporate drop-off funnel, mystery shopper audit rubrics, micro-influencer barter contracts, and a program for your best regulars.
Staff Retention Checklist
Field-tested hospitality HR framework covering 30-day onboarding buddy systems, tip pool transparency, nutritious family meal standards, advance scheduling sanity, stay-interviews, and kitchen profit-sharing bonuses.
First 30 days onboarding buddy, tip pool transparency statements, nutritious family meal standards, and 14-day advance scheduling.
60-day stay-interview diagnostic framework, BOH kitchen profit-sharing bonus formula, and 4-day GM workweek rotation models.
Kitchen Flow & Waste Checklist
A comprehensive culinary engineering SOP covering line mise en place ergonomics, prep par sheets, 5-gallon waste tracking buckets, expo rail flow, fryer oil longevity, and kitchen ticket balancing.
Line station mise en place ergonomics, dynamic prep par sheets, 5-gallon waste buckets, fryer oil filtration, and KDS cook-time routing.
Theoretical vs. actual food cost variance matrix, rush surge ticket throttling, 52-week PM calendar, and plate waste portion audit.
Food Safety & Inspection Checklist
A comprehensive sanitation and compliance audit covering twice-daily HACCP temperature logs, sanitizer rotation strips, color-coded cutting boards, chemical storage, handwash sinks, and mock inspection walk-throughs.
Twice-daily digital calibrated HACCP logs, FDA two-stage cooling, color-coded cutting boards, sanitizer test strips, and hand sink standards.
100-point unannounced mock health inspection scorecard, health inspector arrival escort protocol, and Norovirus spill cleanup SOP.
Bar Program Checklist
A comprehensive beverage management SOP covering bi-weekly chemical draft line flushing, glycol chiller calibration, standardized jigger discipline, wine preservation, weekly inventory counts, and liquor shrinkage prevention.
Bi-weekly draft line chemical flushing, glycol 36°F-38°F calibration, mandatory precision jiggers, and wine argon gas preservation.
Pour cost variance diagnostic, draft beer keg yield maximization, signature cocktail engineering matrix, and theft surveillance audits.