Restaurant Operations QuizAnna Chen2020-05-05T16:07:58-07:00 Does any item leave the kitchen without being first entered into your POS system? Yes No None Do you know what items on your menu are best sellers and which are hurting your bottom line? Yes No None Do you write your employee schedules using a spreadsheet? Yes No None Does your chef order from his or her “gut” or intuition? Does it often look like you have too much food on the shelf on Sunday night? Yes No None Do you control pricing by receiving bids from multiple vendors, ask for specials, consider freight costs, and have advance knowledge of price increases? Yes No None Are deliveries checked for weight, quality, and pricing? Yes No None Do you agree that some menu items don’t need a written recipe, that some are the chef’s daily interpretation? Yes No None Do you need to cost our your menu more than once a year? Yes No None One of the best ways to lower your percentage of food cost is to increase sales. Yes or no? Yes No None Do you know how your competitions’ pricing compares? Yes No None Are menu items changed for seasonal increases? Yes No None Are menus priced to accomplish profit goals? Yes No None Do you “engineer” your menu? Yes No None Is a weekly & perpetual (on some items) bar inventory utilized? Yes No None Are spotting or secret shopper services a waste of time & money? Yes No None Does the Point of Sale system give a detailed bar breakdown? Yes No None Do you have a recipe file? Yes No None Is labor scheduled considering sales trends by day and hour? Yes No None Are blind staffing techniques used? Yes No None Do you always have unplanned Overtime? Split Shift? Yes No None Have you considered cutting 1/4 hour a day from the hourly staff? Yes No None Do you have a Front of the House incentive program? Yes No None Do you have a Back of the House incentive program? Yes No None Do you have a manager incentive program based upon controllable results? Yes No None Have you developed an overhead expense budget? Yes No None Did you negotiate a good lease? Yes No None Are “replacements” or small wares bills analyzed? Yes No None Are linen & laundry bills analyzed? Yes No None Are credit card rates reviewed & bid out? Yes No None Do you bid out your insurance rates & have your coverage reviewed? Yes No None Are utility bills reviewed & trends analyzed? Yes No None Do you have weekly financial statements (by day)? Yes No None Are key financial data reviewed daily & in weekly meetings? Yes No None Are financial findings/trends acted upon? Yes No None Are perpetual inventories used for key items? Yes No None Please fill in the comment box below. Time's up Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website
