Free template · Restaurants, cafés, breweries, and food service

Restaurant Equipment Maintenance Checklist

Recurring checks for refrigeration, cooking equipment, warewashing, ventilation, grease systems, and food-safety records. Download it as a spreadsheet or put the complete schedule into RunTight.

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What's included

Start with these intervals, then adjust them using actual run hours, condition, failures, and manufacturer guidance.

Daily

Daily Refrigeration & Kitchen Close Check

  • Record walk-in and reach-in temperatures
  • Check refrigerator and freezer doors close and seal
  • Inspect floors around equipment for water, oil, or refrigerant symptoms
  • Clean cooking surfaces and removable grease components
  • Verify dish machine wash and rinse temperatures
  • Report damaged cords, plugs, guards, or controls

Weekly

Weekly Restaurant Equipment PM

  • Clean condenser intake surfaces that are accessible without disassembly
  • Inspect refrigeration door gaskets and hinges
  • Clean hood filters using the approved process
  • Inspect fryer oil filtration and drain components
  • Clean dishwasher spray arms and strainers
  • Check floor drains and grease-system warning indicators

Monthly

Monthly Kitchen Systems Inspection

  • Inspect belts, fan noise, and visible buildup at exhaust equipment
  • Verify equipment casters, restraints, and gas quick-connect condition
  • Inspect ice machine sanitation condition and water filtration status
  • Test accessible safety interlocks and emergency shutoffs
  • Review recurring temperature, drain, and ignition issues

Combine maintenance records with the operating routine

Daily checks work best when they are part of opening and closing duties. Assign each item to a role and require a measured value where temperature or sanitizer concentration matters.

When a cooler drifts warm or a dishwasher misses temperature, create a corrective work order immediately. A completed checkbox should never hide an out-of-range reading.

Cleaning frequency, fire-suppression service, grease management, and food-safety records are governed by equipment instructions and local requirements. Adapt the checklist with your service providers and food-safety plan.

Frequently asked questions

Which restaurant equipment should be on a PM schedule?

Start with refrigeration, cooking equipment, exhaust and make-up air, warewashing, ice machines, water treatment, grease systems, and any equipment whose failure would stop service or create a safety risk.

How should temperature problems be handled?

Record the measured temperature, protect affected food according to your food-safety process, and create a repair work order. Do not treat an out-of-range reading as a completed inspection.

Should hood cleaning be included?

Include routine filter and visible-condition checks, while professional exhaust-system cleaning should follow the required frequency for your cooking volume and local fire requirements.

Make the checklist run itself

Add it to RunTight, assign it to equipment, and automatically send each occurrence to the right phone. The Free plan supports up to 25 users—no credit card or per-user fee.

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