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Restaurant Opening Checklist: The Opener's Walk, Back Door to Front Door, Before Service
A restaurant opening checklist in the order you'd actually walk it on the opening shift: security, equipment on, temperatures logged as numbers, deliveries, cleaning and pests, prep and pars, front of house, staff and allergens, safety and the handover. What most opening checklists get wrong, and how to do the walk-thru without a clipboard.