Cafe Closing Checklist

Night Manager
Coordinate closing work activities balancing workload among workers. Brief each area about their cleanup activities 30-60 minutes before closing as time and business permit. No one leaves until everything is done or excused by manager!
Chain and lock outside freezers and storage units, including handcart and wagon. For storage units be sure to loop chain through and around door handles and around metal step railing. Keys posted next to the bulletin board.
Return freezer padlock keys to key holder.
Close and lock windows.
Turn off PA, pie label box, and fans. Unplug AC.
Turn off lights.
Lock doors.
Cooks
Turn off and clean grill. It takes a lot of elbow grease. It will shine when adequately cleaned. Use ice pre clean excess grease and to cool grill to the point it stops steaming. TOO HOT OR TOO COLD it is harder to clean. Use water (ice) WITH grill brick — the slurry does the WORK! Use bucket of water and rags to wipe of slurry before it drys. Repeat.
Dispose of already heated foods (chili & hot dogs).
Store tomatoes, etc. in baggies in refrigerator and wash all containers.
Dispose of grease at designated site.
(Located directly out back door across sidewalk.)
Clean wall behind grill.
Turn off grill hood fan and light.
Pie Servers
Inventory and organize all pies. Call Pie Coordinator with final pie count.
If two-day old pies are being thrown out or taken home, leave note with # of pies.
Wipe down all shelves of the pie cabinet.
(Be careful not to dislodge shelves off brackets.)
Wash ALL dishes, pans, and storage containers.
Counter Workers
Clean rubber mats. It works well to first sweep and mop the back storage area. Then one at a time, take a mat to the back and mop it, stacking each on top of the last. (This can be started 45 minutes early.)
Stock soda cooler. Remove all drinks from freezers.
Empty and rinse tea dispenser.
Empty ice chest (Give ice to cook for cleaning grill).
Sweep floors.
Secure serving window. (It is stored in the bathroom.)
Bring in folding cafe sign.
Bring in outside condiments and napkin dispensers.
Wipe off picnic tables with hot soapy Clorox water.
Wipe off tablecloths, fold, and place on counter. DO NOT place them back on tables (because they'll get damaged by pie carriers in the morning.)
Take down inside tables for mopping or stack to one side.
Mop floors (Use 1/4 cup degreaser to 2 gallons of water.)
Set tables back up after mopping for morning pie delivery, but NOT chairs or tableclothes.
Bring in table umbrellas.
Dispose of drink cups and other trash sitting around under counters and such.
Empty trash — NOT soiled laundry!
Cashier
Count out $200 seed money and place in SEED MONEY BAG. Target AT LEAST $20 in quarters and $50 in ones. Make up difference with fives and tens.
Discretely collect and organize all money, receipts, notes, voids, etc. in LOCK BAG for Bookkeeper pickup. (Do this out of customer sight to not advertise money).
Check under counter for donations and other money bags. Put donations in separate DONATION BAG.
Check under cash drawer for gift certificates and large bills.
Have manager or bookkeeper run Z-TAPE and set DATE.
Change journal tape.
   

DAY MANAGER

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Updated: 09/09/2008