Restaurant Cleaning Inspection Checklist – Fill Out and Use This PDF

Attention! Restaurant Management: Post and complete this checklist as a part of your

routine daily activities. Doing so, will ensure that your restaurant achieves and maintains continued compliance with the City of Fremont’s storm water management and discharge control requirements under Title VIII, Chapter 11 of the municipal code, and Union Sanitary District’s discharge ordinance no. 36.

Instructions: If affirmative answers can be given to the questions in each numbered section below, place your initials in the box corresponding to the day and shift during which each inspection was made. Do not initial the box until the standards described are obtained. Keep the chart updated weekly. Observe the inspection frequency rating for each section.

Note: If an outside service is presently caring for the cleaning of the areas described below, it is the responsibility of management personnel to ensure their compliance with the above, cited code and ordinance requirements.

Starting Sunday

(Date) _________ Month: _____________ Year: __________

Managers responsible for implementation of BMP’s

1 Waste Storage Areas and Containers:

Are wa ste sto ra g e a rea s c lea n a nd tra sh c o nta iners/ dumpsters/ c o mpa c to rs a nd ta llo w (used o il a nd g rea se) c o nta iners c o vered a nd free fro m c ra c ks, lea ks, a nd spilla g e?

If cleaning is needed, observe the cleaning requirements in section 2.

Inspection Frequency: Daily

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2 Floor/Equipment Cleaning and Proper Disposal of Wash Water:

Ha s eq uipment b een c lea ned in suc h a ma nner tha t a ll wa sh wa ter wa s c o nta ined a nd dispo sed o f in the sa nita ry sewer (i.e . indo o r flo o r dra ins, mo p sink, o r to ilet)?

Any disposal of wash water to outside paved surfaces and/or storm drains is strictly prohibited.

Whenever possible, use the following dry cleaning methods: Sweep, damp mop, or use rags/towels, and absorbents.

Inspection Frequency: Daily

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3 Parking Areas and Drive-throughs:

Are pa rking sta lls a nd drive -thro ug h surfa c es free fo rm exc essive o il a nd/ o r mo to r fluids, sta ins, litter a nd fo o d wa ste?

If cleaning is needed, observe the cleaning requirements in section 2.

Inspection Frequency: Daily

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Are a ll o nsite sto rm dra ins c lea n a nd free o f po lluta nts (i. e . o il/ g rea se, litter, fo o d wa ste, lea ves, etc .)?

If c lea ning o f the sto rm dra in is needed, a ll resulting wa sh wa ter must b e c o nta ined,

va c uumed, a nd dispo sed o f a ppro pria tely. Fo r q uestio ns reg a rding a ppro pria te c lea ning metho ds a nd dispo sa l req uirements c a ll the Unio n Sa nita ry Distric t a t 5 1 0 -4 7 7 -7 5 0 0 .

Inspection Frequency: Daily

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5 Rooftop Equipment:

Is ro o fto p eq uipment (i.e . exha ust fa ns) free fro m a ny o ily disc ha rg e a nd residue? Ha ve exha ust fa n o il c o llec tio n c o nta iners, pa ns, a nd/ o r b uc kets b een inspec ted a nd c lea ned a s nec essa ry?

If cleaning is needed, observe the cleaning requirements in section 2.

Inspection Frequency: Weekly

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6 Outside Grease Interceptor or inside Grease Trap:

Are a ll c ha mb ers o f the g rea se interc epto r o r tra p free fro m hea vy b uild up o f c o a g ula ted o r so lidified g rea se, either o n the wa lls o r surfa c e a rea o f the c ha mb ers?

If hea vy a mo unts o f g rea se a re present a s desc rib ed a b o ve, a n inc rea se in the servic e o r c lea ning freq uenc y is stro ng ly rec o mmended .

Inspection Frequency: Monthly

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