For restaurants & cafés
A busy service shouldn’t erase the closing list.
Capture opening, line checks, closing, and employee onboarding so every shift finishes the same way — even when the closer is new.
Closing Procedure
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Secure cash drawer & tip out
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Clean prep stations & sanitize surfaces
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Check walk-in temperatures Notes
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Lock doors & set alarm
See it the way your team will use it
Tasks, notes, and progress — the same process your team will run.
Closing Procedure
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Secure cash drawer & tip out
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Clean prep stations & sanitize surfaces
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Check walk-in temperatures Notes
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Lock doors & set alarm
The closing list gets shorter as the night gets longer.
Laminated checklists fade. New hires learn by watching. When the usual closer calls out, steps get skipped and morning shift finds out the hard way.
- Opening side work varies by who arrives first.
- Line and cooler checks get rushed.
- Closing depends on memory after a long service.
- New servers and cooks get uneven training.
- Managers ask “who closed?” instead of seeing completion.
Open and close the same way every shift.
Staff open a process, walk the steps, and submit. Progress is visible. New hires follow an onboarding checklist instead of a patchwork of tips.
- Opening side work is consistent.
- Closing covers FOH and BOH without guesswork.
- Temperature and equipment checks leave a trail.
- Employee onboarding is repeatable.
- Managers see unfinished closes before the next day.
Restaurant kitchen staff completing end-of-night closing tasks
Make opening and closing a process, not a hope.
Build restaurant checklists once. Start them each shift. Use guest links when you need coverage. Track what finished.
Checkli helps with operational checklists. It is not a food-safety compliance platform and does not replace required health-department logs or certified food-safety systems.
Processes
Work restaurants teams run again and again
Restaurant opening
Lights, stations, cash, and prep readiness before doors open.
Line & station check
Mid-shift checks so nothing critical is missed during service.
Closing procedure
Clean, secure, and shut-down steps for FOH and BOH.
Employee onboarding
Uniforms, station training, and first-week milestones.
Delivery receiving
Intake steps for food and supply deliveries.
Catering / off-site pack-out
Load lists so nothing stays behind at the restaurant.
Guest completion
Your process shouldn’t require a software rollout.
Share a link with the person who needs to complete the work. On Pro plans, they can run and submit it — substitutes, contractors, volunteers, and vendors included.
Shared process link
/g/restaurants-process
Opened → completed → visible to the owner
Templates
Don’t start from scratch
Only linking to templates and categories that exist in the public library.
Simple to start
Start with a checklist.
Build an operating system over time.
Start free with a checklist or a template. Upgrade when a school, care team, or crew needs guest links, unlimited checklists, or shared assignment.
Free
Enough to capture processes and build the habit.
- Up to 2 checklists
- Personal checklists to get organized
- No credit card to begin
Pro
For recurring processes and guest completion links.
- Unlimited checklists
- Guest process links
- Personalization, embeds, and PDF export
- Reminders
Put the way restaurants works into Checkli.
Create the process once. Share it with the people responsible. Know when it gets done.