Restaurant Startup Checklist

Restaurant Startup Checklist

Countdown to Opening

Months Before Opening

5

5

Category Design/

Construction

Finance/Legal

Activity Water service

- Permits, procedures, plans, installation, inspection

Tax ID numbers/accounts - apply for federal, state unemployment insurance, state sales tax

Insurance agent

5

Ongoing Services - building, general liability, liquor liability, workman's comp, group medical

Table mix & arrangement

5

Operations

- determine mix of 2 top, 4 top, round, booths - determine booth / table positions, table numbers

Liquor license

4

Administration

- apply for - consider hiring firm to assist in processing application

4

Design/ Construction

Water quality - test for hard water, take bids for water softening, filtration

Safe for office

4

FF&E

- determine type, bid & order

List of available suppliers

4

Food & Beverage - create list of suppliers for food, beverages & supplies

Menu boards & pictures

4

Marketing

- determine type, design, order - pictures of key menu items bundled with side & beverage

Banners

4

Marketing

- NOW HIRING /COMING SOON / NOW OPEN

Hours of operation

4

Operations - determine for each day/meal period

Vending machines

4

Operations

- cigarettes, pay phones, video games, other

Employee benefits

4

Personnel

- determine insurance coverage (medical, dental, life, disability) & eligibility - vacation, meals, comps, tuition reimbursement, other

Employee job descriptions

4

Personnel

- create for all staff & management positions - download templates on

Startup Checklist

Responsible Person/Party

Target Completion

Date

Status/Date Competed

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Restaurant Startup Checklist

Countdown to Opening

Months Before Opening

4

Category Personnel

Activity Management team

- start interviewing/selection process

Organizational chart

4

Personnel

- create organizational chart for restaurant

3

Smallwares / Supplies

Uniforms - finalize design; kitchen, service, bar, host staffs, managers

Employee meal policy

3

Administration - determine policy

Employee timekeeping system

3

Administration - decide on stand alone, time cards, manual, POS

3

Design/ Construction

Cleaning crew - bid & select vendor for initial & final clean

3

Design/

Exterior signage - primary, handicap, reserved, valet, hours of operation, delivery times

Construction

3

Design/

Supplier, contractor, sub-contractor contacts - create master phone & contact list with emergency numbers

Construction

Soda system installation

3

FF&E

- select vendor & set up installation date

Line of credit

3

Finance/Legal - set up working capital line of credit with bank

Beer

3

Food & Beverage - decide what bottled / draft beers to stock

3

Food & Beverage

Food inventory - create master inventory list of all ingredients/products to stock

Liquor

3

Food & Beverage - determine well/premium/super premium brands

Liquor, beer & wine inventory

3

Food & Beverage - create inventory worksheets for taking physical inventories

- download Inventory Worksheet template on

Price menu

3

Food & Beverage - determine final price points on all menu items

Startup Checklist

Responsible Person/Party

Target Completion

Date

Status/Date Competed

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