Cleanliness begins with the basic personal hygiene of all employees.
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We expect, as far as personal hygiene:
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Clean hands
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Be sure to wash hands upon arrival to work and any time you change work areas or before touching foods
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Clean hair, face
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If wearing a hat, it must be a Pitmaster BBQ hat
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No facial piercings
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No extreme hair colors
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Long hair pulled back
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Clean Pitmaster BBQ shirt
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Pants or Knee-length shorts without holes
All areas of the restaurant needs to be clean. We deal with a lot of meat and have to avoid cross contamination at all times. Things to remember about cross contamination:
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Change gloves when working with raw meat
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After putting meats on the smoker, remove glove to open door back into restaurant
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Remove gloves to open refrigerators, warmers, ovens
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Clean any area as soon as finished working, especially with the meats, with sanitizer water
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Change gloves any time ticket indicates a gluten free (GF) customer
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All used cooking utensils must be washed and sanitized after lunch service
Dining room:
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Trays need to be removed from the dining room often and the tray return area cleaned. It is acceptable to clean the garbage area with cleaner and paper towels; so that the towels may be immediately thrown away.
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Any fingerprints on the windows need to be cleaned with window cleaner
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Sweep periodically as needed throughout the day; especially after families with young children.
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Booths, tables and chairs need to be moved for nightly sweeping and mopping or as needed.
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Highchairs need to be cleaned taking care to wipe the front and sides
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Wipe clean the counters throughout the day
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At night cleaning, be sure to use the CHECKLIST which outlines all the cleaning processes.
Mop room:
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Mop room needs to remain clear and clean
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After night use, keep all brooms, squeegees, and scrubbing brushes hung up–off the floor
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Mop bucket needs to be cleaned inside and out periodically
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Keep dirty linens in bin
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Report to GM when opening last product so there’s time to refill
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Mop draining sink needs to be cleaned with Comet periodically
General:
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Office window cleaned with window cleaner
Dishroom:
Using the dishroom checklist will ensure that the nightly tasks are completed. In addition to the nightly assignments, things to accomplish are:
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Dish racks pulled out and walls and floors cleaned with floor cleaner
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Outside of sinks cleaned with Comet*
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Shelving above sinks cleaned
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Outside of dish machine cleaned with Comet
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Clean inside of dish machine with sponge and lightly with Comet
*To clean with Comet means
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Sprinkle area with Comet
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Scrub with a sponge
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Rinse with water
Storage room:
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Sweep and mop the storage room nightly when mopping the kitchen floor
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Keep storage area clean
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Keep food off the floor
Utensil bins and drawers:
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Empty any bins and/or drawers of their utensils
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Clean thoroughly
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Dry with paper towel
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Replace utensils