Restaurant Audit Checklist Template

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Restaurant Audit Checklist Template

Customer Area

Is the front door glass clean?

Yes No N/A

Are the dining room tables and chairs clean?

Yes No N/A

Are the floors and rugs swept?

Yes No N/A

Is the Bain glass clean?

Yes No N/A

Is the pop station clean? Pop nozzles and ice chute clean?

Yes No N/A

Is the radio on? If so is the content and the volume appropriate?

Yes No N/A

Is the chip rack and purse rail clean and full? Are the chips rotated?

Yes No N/A

Is the parking lot and dumpster area clean?

Yes No N/A

Are the restrooms cleaned and stocked?

Yes No N/A

Are all exit signs working and in good repair?

Yes No N/A

Is the tea machine and coffee pots clean? Are both freshly brewed?

Yes No N/A

Is the pop cooler clean and stocked? Are all items available for sales? Is everything rotated?

Yes No N/A

Are all trash cans at acceptable levels? Are the inside of the cabinets clean and surrounding area?

Yes No N/A

Are the ceiling dividers and vents clean and in good repair?

Yes No N/A

Are the open signs on and in good repair? Are the order here signs cleaned?

Yes No N/A

Are the walls clean? Trim? And artwork in good repair?

Yes No N/A

Are the ceiling fans on and clean?

Yes No N/A

Are the windows and window sills cleaned?

Yes No N/A

Is the curb appeal up to standard?

Yes No N/A

Are the kids seats clean and in good repair?

Yes No N/A

Are all the lights working? Are they clean?

Yes No N/A

Service Area

Is all food in the Bain below the chill line and fully stocked?

Yes No N/A

Are all the cookies available for sale? Is the cookie display clean?

Yes No N/A

Is the hot well clean and with sufficient amount of water?

Yes No N/A

Are the dressing bottles and holders clean and the labels in good condition?

Yes No N/A

Are the salt and pepper shakers and holder cleaned?

Yes No N/A

Is the register and printer area clean and organized?

Yes No N/A

Are the cutting boards in good condition?

Yes No N/A

Is the soup warmer clean and organized? Spoons, soup bowls and lids, crackers filled and available?

Yes No N/A

Is the microwave cleaned inside and out? Underneath cleaned?

Yes No N/A

Is the waste container clean and shelves under the Bain clean and organized?

Yes No N/A

Is the toaster oven clean? Is the toaster tray in good repair?

Yes No N/A

Is the hand sink clean? Paper towel and soap stocked?

Yes No N/A

Is the prep table and shelves cleaned and organized?

Yes No N/A

Are the cambros and lids in good repair?

Yes No N/A

Are the bread liners in good condition and stored properly?

Yes No N/A

Are all veggie slicers clean and properly stored?

Yes No N/A

Are all scales cleaned and properly stored?

Yes No N/A

Is the reach in cooler clean and stocked?

Yes No N/A

Is the oven clean and in good repair?

Yes No N/A

Is the proofer clean and in good repair?

Yes No N/A

Is the walk in cooler clean and organized? Temperature acceptable?

Yes No N/A

Is the freezer clean and organized? Temperature acceptable?

Yes No N/A

Are the bread cabinets clean and in good repair?

Yes No N/A

Is the retarder clean and in good repair?

Yes No N/A

Are all bread carts cleaned?

Yes No N/A

Is the bread topping tray stored properly and fresh for the day?

Yes No N/A

Are the trash cans cleaned inside and out?

Yes No N/A

Are the dry stock shelves clean and organized?

Yes No N/A

Are the floors clean including under equipment?

Yes No N/A

Are the service walls clean?

Yes No N/A

Are the menu boards and footers clean? Are the menu board lights working?

Yes No N/A

Are all cleaning supplies properly stored?

Yes No N/A

Is the mop bucket and mop sink area clean? Is the mop hung up?

Yes No N/A

Problems with pests visible?

Yes No N/A

Is all food at least 6" off the floor?

Safe At Risk N/A

Drive-Thru

Is the drive-thru bain set up and in use? Is it stocked?

Yes No N/A

Is the drive thru properly staffed?

Yes No N/A

Are the employees taking the orders on the register?

Yes No N/A

Is there a drive thru sales goal?

Yes No N/A

Is the drive thru window clean?

Yes No N/A

Is the drive thru menu board in good condition and properly displaying all advertising material?

Yes No N/A

Record drive thru or counter times:

Safety and Security

Are all fire extinguishers charged and properly stored?

Yes No N/A

Is the back door locked?

Yes No N/A

Is the safe kept closed?

Yes No N/A

Are employees following all safety procedures?

Yes No N/A

Are ladders used and properly stored?

Yes No N/A

Are wet floor signs used and in good repair?

Yes No N/A

Are all licenses posted by the register?

Yes No N/A

Are the MSDS sheet posted?

Yes No N/A

Are the child labor laws posted and in sight?

Yes No N/A

Is the first aid kit full and available for employees?

Yes No N/A

Food Prep and Food Safety

Are employees following properly hand washing techniques? Proper glove usage?

Safe At Risk N/A

Are ALL products properly dated? FIFO method used?

Safe At Risk N/A

Are ALL items offered for sale?

Safe At Risk N/A

Are ALL products fresh and appealing?

Yes No N/A

Is bread baked fresh daily? Bread quality meeting company's standards?

Yes No N/A

Bread quantity levels acceptable?

Yes No N/A

Are formulas being followed? Any over portioning or excessive waste?

Yes No N/A

Is all products weighed out properly?

Yes No N/A

Are all hot food above 140 degrees? Actual temp of meatballs and soup:

Safe At Risk N/A

Are all cold foods below 41 degrees? Actual temp of an item in the Bain:

Safe At Risk N/A

Is the temp. log filled out? Is the action plan being used when needed?

Safe At Risk N/A

Is the sanitizer bucket filled with clean towels and water?

Yes No N/A

Customer Service and Employee Trends

Are all employees in proper uniform?

Yes No N/A

Are all employees following proper grooming and facial hair policies?

Yes No N/A

Are all customers greeted within 3 secs?

Yes No N/A

Are employees up selling to every customers?

Yes No N/A

Are employees giving a receipt to each customer and informing them of the survey? We're customers "thanked" by the employees?

Yes No N/A

Is staffing levels and bench strength acceptable?

Yes No N/A

Are all employees friendly and demonstrating good customer service?

Yes No N/A

Are employee meals and drinks stored properly?

Yes No N/A

Was the employees focused on the guests? Everyone working together as a team?

Yes No N/A

Are table visits being done?

Yes No N/A

Staffing and retention acceptable? Bench strength solid?

Yes No N/A

Did employees ask for here or to go?

Yes No N/A

Is the staff utilizing Thru-Put during peak times? Speed of service appropriate? Bottlenecks observed?

Yes No N/A

Financials

Are all bread counts +/- 2? Do opening and closing counts match?

Yes No N/A

Are cash drops being done hourly?

Yes No N/A

Do all deposits match post-close? Proper banking procedures being followed?

Yes No N/A

Are all party breads accounted for if catering sales are rang in?

Yes No N/A

One employee per register

Yes No N/A

Bread waste entered daily?

Yes No N/A

Are cash-in's being done?

Yes No N/A

Area coach cash-in completed. Record cash over or short

Yes No N/A

Paperwork

Was there a pre shift meeting done today? Does everyone know the sales goal and what they are up selling for the day?

Yes No N/A

Are all spotchecks done for the week?

Yes No N/A

Is the manager log filled out daily?

Yes No N/A

Are all materials properly displayed on the communication board?

Yes No N/A

Are employees using the "good job" board?

Yes No N/A

Is the Date Log being used?

Yes No N/A

Is the 4 week folder up to date and organized?

Yes No N/A

Are there 2 weeks worth of schedules posted?

Yes No N/A

Is the weekly folder organized?

Yes No N/A

Is the sales chart up to date?

Yes No N/A

Are the CRS scores above the current DA average for the month?

Yes No N/A

Is the store IN COMPLIANCE? If NO explain why

Yes No N/A

One On One Manager Discussion

What are the managers supposed to be working on?

What has changed since the last visit?

What are the external facts effecting the unit?

Period to date numbers: Sales/COG/Labor&Productivity/Mystery Inspections

My top 3 concerns :

Managers top 3 concerns:

What do the GM/Managers and team members need to be complimented on or recognized for?

What did we see today and what does it mean?

What can they improve on and how do we do it?

What does the manager need from me?

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Please note that this checklist template is a hypothetical appuses-hero example and provides only standard information. The template does not aim to replace, among other things, workplace, health and safety advice, medical advice, diagnosis or treatment, or any other applicable law. You should seek your professional advice to determine whether the use of such a checklist is appropriate in your workplace or jurisdiction.