Restaurant Opening Checklist & Startup Planner

Opening a restaurant means hundreds of tasks across permits, construction, equipment, hiring and marketing, and the one you miss is the one that delays opening day. This toolkit lists them from forming the company to opening night.

What is inside

• A master checklist of more than 150 tasks in 11 categories with owners, dates and status
• A 90-day countdown with a live days-remaining counter
• A tracker for 22 permits and licenses, with a liquor license timeline warning
• A staffing planner from GM to dishwasher with wage ranges
• Equipment, vendor and budget trackers
• Live counts of complete, in progress and blocked tasks

Who it is for

First-time owners and operators opening a new location who need one place to manage the build-out.

How it works

Built in Excel. Set your target opening date and assign owners to each task.

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