Restaurant Closing Checklist

End-of-night closing routine for a full-service restaurant — kitchen breakdown, food-safety logs, dining and bar reset, cash drop, and lock-up. Run by the closing manager with FOH and BOH leads.

Use this workflow
1

BOH Line Breakdown

  1. Wrap the hot-line par for tomorrow
  2. Filter the fryer oil
  3. Clean the flat top, grill, and salamander
  4. Run the final dish pit cycle
2

Food Safety Logs

  1. Log refrigeration temperatures