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🍳 Restaurant Opening Checklist

Front-of-house and kitchen readiness before doors open — safety, cleanliness, stock and equipment.

13 checks · 3 sections · Checklist · 1 photo item · 3 readings with limits

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Front of House

Unlock doors, disarm alarm, turn on lights and music

Dining area clean — tables, chairs and floors spotless

Restrooms cleaned, stocked and inspected

POS terminals powered on and cash float counted

Opening cash float amountmin 0 $

Photo of dining area ready for service📷 photo required

Kitchen

Walk-in cooler temperature0–5 °C

Freezer temperature-25–-15 °C

All prep surfaces sanitized before food handling

Handwash stations stocked with soap and paper towels

All equipment operational?Yes / No

Any equipment issues to reportnote

Sign-off

Opening manager signature

This template copies into your workspace as an editable draft — customise it, schedule it per location, and see how Food & Beverage teams use Task10x. More guides in the blog.

Frequently asked questions

Is the restaurant opening checklist template free?

Yes. The full template is shown on this page, and you can copy it into a Task10x workspace on the 30-day free trial — no credit card required.

Can I edit this template?

Yes. It copies into your workspace as an editable draft — add or remove items, change limits and photo requirements, then publish and schedule it per location and role.

Can this checklist run on a schedule?

Yes. Assign it to locations and roles on daily, weekly, or monthly cadences in each location’s own timezone; skipped runs are flagged as missed the same day.

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