All restaurant managers need a checklist to be maintained to
ensure that everything is taken care of before the restaurant closes down every
day. As a manager you need to make sure that everything is cleaned, prepped,
and ready for the next day of business.
Restaurants usually have the closing responsibilities demarcated
into three main categories:
·
Front-of-house closing list.
·
Back-of-house closing list.
·
Manager’s closing list.
Generally, floor managers, head servers, chefs, line cooks,
or general managers are responsible for ensuring that all the members od the
staff have completed all their daily closing tasks. These heads do not have to
do anything themselves, but have to monitor and check that all the tasks are
done without fail.
Your employees are accountable for their closing duties. As
a manager, you either can print multiple copies of checklists that the person
with the allotted duties each night, need to fill up, maintain, and submit. You
can also laminate a big copy for your staff for checking off with a dry erase
marker as and when they complete the tasks.
A tiny bit responsible effort at the end of every employee
before closing down, will help you ensure a smooth, seamless, efficient, and
safe opening the following day. This is good for both your employees and your
customers.
The Front-of-the-house and Bar Cleaning Checklist would
include the following tasks:
1.
Wiping and sanitizing all the tables and chairs.
2.
Flipping chairs on top of the tables.
3.
Pulling floor mats from entry and from behind
the bar.
4.
Cleaning spills on the floors and behind the
bar.
5.
Sweeping and mopping all the areas.
6.
Replacing all the mats.
7.
Fine-tune placement of tables and chairs,
keeping things in array.
8.
Collecting dirty rags and launder.
9.
Emptying and cleaning the coffee machines and
holding pots, soda machine, beer taps and lines, etc.
10.
Clean and shine any glass or reflective
services.
11.
Sweeping and mopping bathrooms, deep cleaning
toilets, and mirrors and re-stocking toiletries.
12.
Turning off all the front house equipment and
lights, including the bar.
Conclusion;
After you finish with the front-of-the-house and bar
cleaning tasks, the FoodTruck in Merrill, Michigan, will
guide you through the kitchen and back-of-the-house cleaning checklist.
