Keeping a restaurant clean is critical for remaining profitable, passing inspections, meeting regulations, retaining employees, keeping them safe – and keeping customers satisfied and coming back.
Maintaining a sanitized space requires two steps:
- Adopt efficient methods of everyday (daily/weekly) cleaning in-house.
- Choose a commercial cleaning service that offers high standards and value.
Shoup’s Cleaning has leveraged our 50-plus years of experience as one of Northeast Ohio’s top-rated commercial cleaning companies to provide these DIY tips for your restaurant. Our commercial cleaning services are chosen by local businesses that include many restaurants and food service operations to provide deeper cleaning services. Shoup’s upholstery cleaning benefits your business by treating stains, clearing the air of allergens and odors, and giving the whole place a fresh, clean feel.
In addition to these benefits of Shoup’s Cleaning solutions, we offer these proven checklists so that your staff can keep your restaurant sparkling in between our visits.
Daily Cleaning Tasks for Front & Back of House Employees
- Wash hands frequently
- Wipe down and sanitize high-touch surfaces, including tables and chairs, door handles, railings, counters and seats as needed
- Wipe down and sanitize menus and condiments after each use
- Sweep or mop up crumbs and spills as quickly as possible
- Spot clean windows and glass doors as necessary to remove smudges, streaks and hand prints
- Check bathrooms for cleanliness and restock supplies hourly
- Vacuum rugs and carpeted areas
- Prep utensils, napkins and condiments for the next shift
- Refill disposable supplies
- Wipe down walls as needed
- Take out the trash and recycling
- Send soiled linens to the laundry
- Clean and sanitize food-prep areas/cutting boards, handles and knobs on cabinetry and doors, sinks
- Mop and dry spills on the floor as quickly as possible
- Scrape & brush griddle and grill
- Degrease and wipe down all appliances & outside surfaces of the ice machine
- Clean and sanitize all sinks
- Empty drip trays
- Filter the oil in the fryers
- Sweep and mop the floors
Weekly Cleaning Tasks for Front & Back of House Employees
- Move tables to vacuum underneath and in other hard-to-reach areas
- Dust all light fixtures, decor and signage
- Dust liquor bottles in the bar area
- Flush draft lines
- Spray and wipe down all glass surfaces (windows, doors, etc.) and mirrors
- Sanitize and scrub all sinks (including in bathrooms, bar and prep areas) and toilets
- Water live plants
- Go through wet and dry inventory, disposing of expired items and noting supplies to be restocked
- Delime sinks, faucets and coffee makers
- Empty and wipe down shelves inside pantries, coolers and refrigerators
- Clean ovens
- Switch out the oil in the deep fryer
- Wipe down vent hoods
- Pour drain cleaner into floor and sink drains
- Check, clean or replace any pest prevention traps or strips
Cleaning Tasks That Go Deeper
These lists are good go-to tasks for daily and weekly upkeep. State and county regulations make rigorous demands on restaurants that require even more thorough, deep cleaning. Choose a reliable commercial cleaning company that understands this. In addition to deep cleaning of food adjacent areas, Shoup’s Cleaning is experienced in keeping flooring safe and sparkling to delight your customers. Our professional carpet cleaning will not only delight your guests and staff, it will contribute to their safety.
The professionals at Shoup’s Cleaning have your back! Take control with our simple commercial cleaning consultation process for booking a deep restaurant cleaning today. Whether you prefer electrostatic disinfecting or a good old-fashioned scrub-down, we can be that reliable, knowledgeable extra thorough cleaning that will keep your business strong.