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Restaurant SOP & Training Checklist

Review whether your essential procedures are documented, trained, and verified. Assign a responsible person to the standards that still live in someone's head.

How to use this worksheet

  1. Mark In place when the procedure is documented, practiced, and checked by a manager.
  2. Use notes to record missing instructions or training, and add a responsible owner.
  3. Adapt food-handling and sanitation procedures to your operation and applicable local requirements.

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Shift routines

01 / Opening procedures are documented and trained.

Include checks, station setup, and who signs off.

Add owner, due date, or notes
02 / Closing and shift handoffs are documented.

Capture reset, unresolved issues, and next-shift needs.

Add owner, due date, or notes

Kitchen standards

03 / Recipes, portions, and plating are repeatable.

Include yields, substitutions, and quality checks.

Add owner, due date, or notes
04 / Prep planning and station setup have standards.

Define quantities, responsibilities, and checks.

Add owner, due date, or notes
05 / Food-handling and sanitation routines are trained.

Use requirements appropriate to the business and jurisdiction.

Add owner, due date, or notes

Product controls

06 / Receiving and storage procedures are clear.

Check quantities, condition, labeling, and rotation.

Add owner, due date, or notes
07 / Counting, ordering, and waste recording have owners.

Use consistent units, cutoffs, and approval steps.

Add owner, due date, or notes

Service standards

08 / Service and guest-recovery standards are trained.

Define staff authority and escalation.

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09 / Payment and cash-handling responsibilities are clear.

Separate responsibilities and define checks.

Add owner, due date, or notes

Management & training

10 / New hires follow role-based training with sign-off.

Verify performance instead of relying only on observation.

Add owner, due date, or notes
11 / Managers review and update procedures regularly.

Keep the manual aligned with menu and process changes.

Add owner, due date, or notes
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