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    t_author: Kavita Yadav
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    t_author_description: Kavita is a Senior Content Writer at Altametrics with more than ten years of experience in the content industry. She turned her passion for writing into a career after graduating as a journalist. Her work has appeared in a variety of print and online publications. She was a Sr. Journalist prior to joining Altametrics. She is a firm believer in the power of words and thoughts. Kavita spends her free time chasing her toddler.
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      - t_headline: What is restaurant deep cleaning?
        t_text: In restaurants, general cleaning activities are frequently included as part of the front-of-house side work. Cleaning tasks in this category include wiping down tables, sweeping or mopping floors, and keeping bathrooms clean. Deep cleaning is something that is done daily, but it is a three-step process. This includes thoroughly cleaning all surfaces. This first step is required for the following two steps to be as effective as possible. The next step is to use a disinfectant that is effective against viruses, mold, and fungus. Finally, using a sanitizing agent to reduce germs.<br><br>For restaurateurs, this three-step process can be time-consuming and intimidating, so it's best to hire a cleaning service or create an automated <a href="//zipchecklist.com/restaurant-cleaning-checklist.html">restaurant cleaning checklist</a>. The latter can be accomplished using Zip Checklist, a team task management system that will not only remind your staff about the deep cleaning, but will also display a clear list of tasks assigned to team members and more.
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      - t_headline: Benefits of restaurant deep cleaning
        t_text: According to US Food &amp; Drugs, the federal government estimates that over 48 million cases of foodborne illness occur each year, infecting one out of every six Americans. These infections are projected to cause 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths per year. Therefore, you, as a restaurant owner, certainly do not want to add to this number. Thus deep cleaning a restaurant can save not only lives, but also your business and reputation.<br><br>Here are a few more advantages of deep cleaning a restaurant-
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          t_title: It’s time for your restaurant deep cleaning. You know it needs to happen, but you don’t know where to start
          t_text: This guide will walk you through every step of the process, from setting up your schedule to deep cleaning all of your surfaces
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      - t_headline: 1. Prevents the spread of infectious disease
        t_text: Making cleaning and sanitizing a part of your <a href="//altametrics.com/blog/features-page-restaurant-operations.html">Restaurant Operations</a> will help prevent infectious diseases like coronavirus, norovirus, and influenza from spreading among your employees and customers.
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      - t_headline: 2. First impressions
        t_text: Customers are likely to assume that the rest of your restaurant is dirty or unsanitary if the front-of-house sections appear to be dirty. Customers may abandon your business without even trying your food if they have a terrible first impression of an unsanitary environment.
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      - t_headline: 3. Health inspections
        t_text: Unsanitary preparation and service spaces can quickly become breeding grounds for dangerous pathogens, which no health inspector wants to witness. Cleaning and sanitizing your restaurant can help you avoid losing points on your next health inspection.
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          t_title: Cleaning up your restaurant can be a difficult and time-consuming task
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      - t_headline: 4. Respect from employees
        t_text: If you don't provide a safe, comfortable work environment for your employees, it may easily foster complacency, hostility, and a lack of respect for you and your company.
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      - t_headline: 5. Cross-contamination
        t_text: Contaminants can easily sneak into the food you're cooking and serving to consumers if your hoods aren't degreased or surfaces aren't swept for food particles.
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      - t_headline: Steps for restaurant deep cleaning
        t_text: The secret to a clean restaurant is to take the proper steps. Here's how to deep clean your restaurant, step by step-
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      - t_headline: 1. Preparation
        t_text: To begin, make sure that all open food is covered. After that, assign cleaning crews to each location. With each team, go over the overview section and the checklist. Remind the teams that peroxide solution should never be mixed with other chemicals. <br><br>Keep important cleaning supplies like clean, dry cloth towels, two clean disinfectant buckets, two clean mop buckets, and plastic gloves ready to begin cleaning.
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      - t_headline: 2. Clean and disinfect
        t_text: To begin, wipe down surfaces with a clean, dry cotton towel. Second, disinfect the surface using a clean disinfectant cloth dipped in hydrogen peroxide/peroxyacetic acid or peroxide solution in a clean disinfectant bucket. Third, wipe the floors with a clean mop bucket filled with the same solution.
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      - t_headline: 3. Wait
        t_text: Depending on the disinfectant, you may need to wait anywhere from 2 to 10 minutes for the product to disinfect completely. Many hydrogen peroxide/peroxyacetic acid solutions require 2 minutes of contact time, while hydrogen peroxide and other solutions may require 5 minutes or more. Before rinsing, let the disinfectant rest for the required amount of time.
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      - t_headline: 4. Thorough rinsing
        t_text: Rinse the mop completely beforehand. Second, rinse the surface with a new/clean bucket filled with fresh/potable water and a new and dry cotton towel dipped in hot water. Mop the floors with a separate clean mop bucket filled with fresh/potable water.
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      - t_headline: 5. Resanitize food contact areas before use
        t_text: Once a comprehensive cleaning has been completed in food contact locations, make sure to rinse with potable water and sterilize with an EPA-registered food contact sanitizer before applying any food to that surface.
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        t_text: Here's a <a href="//hubworks.com/blog/the-ultimate-restaurant-cleaning-checklist-covers-all-ground.html">Restaurant Cleaning</a> checklist to help you go over every inch of your establishment. Remember the three stages as you progress from one place to the next- clean/disinfect, wait, and rinse.
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      - t_headline: 1. Restaurant entrance and patio
        t_text: Following the three-step method to clean-<br><br><br><ul><li>Push bars, locks, doors, and doorknobs (inside and out).</li><li>Push bars or handles, as well as a patio gate and lock,</li><li>Tables and chairs on the patio.</li></ul>
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        t_text: Clean, rinse, and disinfect the following-<br><br><ul><li>Utensils, bowls, trays, and other serving/eating utensils </li><li>Countertops' tops and sides</li><li>Displays and holders, stampers, staplers, business card holders, and tip jars </li><li>POS printer and screens (do this with a very tightly wrung towel)</li><li>Cash drawers </li><li>Shelves and storage under the counter</li><li>The interior and exterior of the beverage cooler</li><li>Shelves and cabinets for food</li><li>Phones</li><li>Floor and floor drains </li></ul>
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        t_text: Clean, rinse, and disinfect-<br><br><ul><li>Surfaces that customers may come into contact with, such as the customer side of the line, the sneeze guard, poles, and railings</li><li>Menu coverings made of plastic should be sanitized</li><li>Top, bottom, and armrests of chairs and highchairs</li><li>All booths' seats and backs</li><li>All booths' seats and backs </li><li>All tables tops and sides</li><li>All tables should be at least 6"-8" from the edge on the bottom/underside side. </li><li>Corners, floors, and baseboards</li></ul>
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        t_text: Clean/Disinfect, wait, and rinse-<br><br><ul><li>Inside and outside of all doors, including handles and knobs</li><li>Mirrors</li><li>Sinks and counter tops including faucets, handles, soap dispensers, and paper towel dispenser</li><li>Hand-dryer</li><li>Baby-changing stations</li><li>Handles and surfaces</li><li>Partitions, doors, latches, and hooks in toilet stalls</li><li>Toilet paper dispensers</li><li>Toilet and urinal surfaces</li><li>Walls 24" from the ground to an average arm reach height</li><li>Depositories for trash cans, coverings, and all feminine items</li><li>Floor drains</li></ul>
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        t_text: Following the three-step method to clean-<br><br><ul><li>All equipment base and electrical cord</li><li>Box cutters</li><li>Gloves that can withstand cuts</li><li>Shelves </li><li>Markers and holders for writing</li><li>Carts that are utilized to transport and store food</li><li>Each segment and container of the shelving unit- Remove all ingredients from each part of the shelf unit one at a time, using two cleaned, rinsed, and sanitized carts. Ensure that all containers are tightly closed before returning items to the shelving unit.</li><li>Walls on the inside and exterior, including the fan and door </li><li>Floor drains and the floor</li></ul>
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        t_text: Rinse, clean, and disinfect-<br><br><ul><li>Carts will be utilized to transport and store food.<br></li><li>Each segment and container of the shelving unit- Remove all ingredients from each part of the shelf unit one at a time, using two cleaned, rinsed, and sanitized carts. Ensure that all containers are tightly closed before returning items to the shelving unit.</li><li>Door curtains made of plastic (top to bottom)</li><li>Walls on the inside and exterior, including the fan and door</li><li>Focus on door handles between the back of the house and the front of the house</li><li>Floor drains and floor</li><br></ul>
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        t_text: Cleaning, rinsing, disinfecting, and sanitizing- <br><br><ul><li>Utensils (spatulas, spoons, cheese wire, bag openers, and measuring cups/spoons), knives and kitchen shears </li><li>Knife storage racks</li><li>All prep tables, including prep surfaces and the inside and outside of drawers</li><li>The basin, faucet, handles, soap dispenser, and paper towel dispenser and hand washing sink</li><li>Prep sink with basin, faucet, handles, and a drain latch</li><li>Markers and holders for writing</li><li>Food prep equipment and surfaces</li><li>Surfaces on the food table, displays, display wall, baskets, including under-counter shelving, reach-in coolers</li><li>Each segment and container of the shelving unit</li><li>Walls on the inside and exterior, including the fan and door</li><li>Focus on door handles between the back of the house and the front of the house</li><li>Floor drains and floor </li></ul>
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        t_text: Rinse, clean, and disinfect-<br><br><ul><li>Connectors and hoses (let air dry overnight before reattaching) </li><li>Outside of ice machine<br></li><li>Floor and floor drains</li></ul>
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        t_text: <br><ul><li>Allow sinks to dry before washing dishes</li><li>Pour Pot and Pan Detergent into the dishwashing sink. Use a proper disinfection solution, and rinse using freshwater. </li><li>Floor drains and floors</li></ul>
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        t_text: Follow the three-step method for-<br><br><ul><li>For inside and outside of the reach-in refrigerator</li><li>Countertops' tops and sides</li><li>Focus on the handles, plates, and temperature control knobs when it comes to equipment</li><li>Ice Caddy both inside and out</li><li>Wash utensils, ice scoops, and serving/eating items in the dishwashing room </li><li>Shelves and storage under the counter</li><li>Containers and holders for drink lids, straws, and other small items</li><li>Soda machine's outside surfaces</li><li>Outer surfaces of drinking station</li></ul>
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        t_text: Rinse, clean, and disinfect-<br><br><ul><li>Mop, broom, and floor squeegee handles</li><li>Floor drains and floors</li><li>Shelving and equipment</li></ul>
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      - t_headline: 12. Office
        t_text: <ul><li>Phone, computer keyboard, calculator, and high-touch gadgets are all examples of high-touch devices. (clean these with a wrung-out towel)</li><li>Everything on the desk, including the top and sides of the desk (including coffee makers, mugs, etc.)</li><li>Both sides of the office door and doorknobs</li><li>Floor drains and floor</li></ul>
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    - t_question: How do I make a restaurant cleaning schedule?
      t_answer: You can use a rota system to schedule cleaning tasks. A rota is a list of duties or tasks which are to be performed in a certain order. In a rota system, people rotate tasks to ensure everyone in the organization is involved in the work. You can set up a rota system using a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet will have spaces for the date, the person responsible for the task, and the task. You can also use an online rota system.You can use a rota system to schedule cleaning tasks. A rota is a list of duties or tasks which are to be performed in a certain order. In a rota system, people rotate tasks to ensure everyone in the organization is involved in the work. You can set up a rota system using a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet will have spaces for the date, the person responsible for the task, and the task. You can also use an online rota system.You can use a rota system to schedule cleaning tasks. A rota is a list of duties or tasks which are to be performed in a certain order. In a rota system, people rotate tasks to ensure everyone in the organization is involved in the work. You can set up a rota system using a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet will have spaces for the date, the person responsible for the task, and the task. You can also use an online rota system.You can use a rota system to schedule cleaning tasks. A rota is a list of duties or tasks which are to be performed in a certain order. In a rota system, people rotate tasks to ensure everyone in the organization is involved in the work. You can set up a rota system using a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet will have spaces for the date, the person responsible for the task, and the task. You can also use an online rota system.
    - t_question: How often should a restaurant be deep cleaned?
      t_answer: In order to keep your restaurant looking great, it's necessary to deep clean the surfaces on a regular basis. It's also important to remember that repeated exposure to dirt and germs can lead to the growth of harmful bacteria. This can lead to the creation of odor-causing compounds known as microbiological odors. A deep clean can help reduce the number of microorganisms in your restaurant.In order to keep your restaurant looking great, it's necessary to deep clean the surfaces on a regular basis. It's also important to remember that repeated exposure to dirt and germs can lead to the growth of harmful bacteria. This can lead to the creation of odor-causing compounds known as microbiological odors. A deep clean can help reduce the number of microorganisms in your restaurant.In order to keep your restaurant looking great, it's necessary to deep clean the surfaces on a regular basis. It's also important to remember that repeated exposure to dirt and germs can lead to the growth of harmful bacteria. This can lead to the creation of odor-causing compounds known as microbiological odors. A deep clean can help reduce the number of microorganisms in your restaurant.In order to keep your restaurant looking great, it's necessary to deep clean the surfaces on a regular basis. It's also important to remember that repeated exposure to dirt and germs can lead to the growth of harmful bacteria. This can lead to the creation of odor-causing compounds known as microbiological odors. A deep clean can help reduce the number of microorganisms in your restaurant.
    - t_question: What is the proper way to clean a restaurant?
      t_answer: Restaurants are one of the dirtiest places you'll find. Not only do they have a lot of foot traffic daily, but they also get a lot of spills and sticky stuff. That's why it's so important to keep your restaurant clean. Even the tiniest speck of dirt can get on everything in the blink of an eye. A clean restaurant is essential to the health of your staff, guests, and the building itself. Cleaning your restaurant on a regular basis will help prevent the build-up of germs and make sure everything is as fresh as it can be. Restaurant Cleaning Services can help you maintain your restaurant in top-shape. Restaurants are one of the dirtiest places you'll find. Not only do they have a lot of foot traffic daily, but they also get a lot of spills and sticky stuff. That's why it's so important to keep your restaurant clean. Even the tiniest speck of dirt can get on everything in the blink of an eye. A clean restaurant is essential to the health of your staff, guests, and the building itself. Cleaning your restaurant on a regular basis will help prevent the build-up of germs and make sure everything is as fresh as it can be. Restaurant Cleaning Services can help you maintain your restaurant in top-shape. Restaurants are one of the dirtiest places you'll find. Not only do they have a lot of foot traffic daily, but they also get a lot of spills and sticky stuff. That's why it's so important to keep your restaurant clean. Even the tiniest speck of dirt can get on everything in the blink of an eye. A clean restaurant is essential to the health of your staff, guests, and the building itself. Cleaning your restaurant on a regular basis will help prevent the build-up of germs and make sure everything is as fresh as it can be. Restaurant Cleaning Services can help you maintain your restaurant in top-shape. Restaurants are one of the dirtiest places you'll find. Not only do they have a lot of foot traffic daily, but they also get a lot of spills and sticky stuff. That's why it's so important to keep your restaurant clean. Even the tiniest speck of dirt can get on everything in the blink of an eye. A clean restaurant is essential to the health of your staff, guests, and the building itself. Cleaning your restaurant on a regular basis will help prevent the build-up of germs and make sure everything is as fresh as it can be. Restaurant Cleaning Services can help you maintain your restaurant in top-shape.
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