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Restaurant Kitchen SOP

Document template for Google Docs and Word

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Type
Document
Price
Free
Pages
6 · US Letter
Style
Friendly
Difficulty
Beginner
Updated
October 31, 2026

Every page (6)

Overview

Kitchens slip when steps live in a head chef's memory and nobody records a temperature. This SOP puts the one right way on paper: opening checks, food safety rules with numeric limits, a temperature log flow, a cleaning schedule and a closing routine, each with an owner and a review date.

The sample covers The Depot Kitchen, the Quillon Logistics staff restaurant serving about 280 meals a day, with fridges at 0 to 5°C, hot hold above 63°C and cooling to under 8°C within 90 minutes. Replace the limits with your regulator's, then watch the task once and rewrite each step.

Useful for

  • A restaurant manager writing the opening and closing routine before taking on new kitchen staff
  • A head chef proving to an inspector that temperatures are checked and logged every day
  • A new cook learning what to check, which limit applies and who to call when a reading is wrong

What's included

  • Title block with document ID, owner, version, review date and three rules that never bend
  • Food safety policy with definitions, temperature rules and a key rule
  • Temperature log diagram showing who records what from delivery to service
  • Cleaning and closing policy with a numbered closing routine
  • Cleaning schedule with frequency, owner and check, plus a callout on testing the SOP
  • A make-it-yours guide for replacing the sample content

How to use it

  1. 1

    Click Make a copy in Google Docs, then confirm on the Google page. The copy is saved to your own Google Drive.

  2. 2

    Fill in the document ID, version, owner and effective date in the title block, then replace the sample limits with the thresholds from your regulator or manufacturer.

  3. 3

    Watch the task done once and rewrite each step as a single action per line, with the check that shows it worked.

  4. 4

    Have two people who have not done the task follow it, fix what trips them, then collect signatures from everyone trained.

  5. 5

    Delete the guide page, then share the SOP with your team and print the temperature log for the kitchen.

What you need

Requirements

  • A Google account with access to Google Drive

Works with

  • Google Docs
  • Microsoft Word (download the .docx)

Questions

What temperatures should a kitchen SOP state?

Use your regulator's limits. The sample uses fridges at 0 to 5°C, hot hold above 63°C and cooling to under 8°C within 90 minutes. Check yours before relying on it.

How long should each step be?

One action per line, under 25 words, with a measurable check wherever something can go wrong. Long paragraphs get skipped under time pressure.

Are the company, people and figures real?

No. Quillon Logistics, The Depot Kitchen, the people and every figure are fictional sample data. Replace all of them with your own kitchen's details.

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