When you own a restaurant, public health and safety is of utmost importance. While you scrub and clean the counters and tables, wash the dishes to avoid contamination, and use bleach in the bathrooms, there are more things you can do to protect your business. We give you four maintenance tasks to keep you on track to pass your next health visit in this article.
Deep clean floor tiles and grout
Deck scrubbing can only do so much for commercial floors with seams and grout lines. Using a professional once a month to perform this task frees up time for employees to clean other areas. The workers can come in after hours to perform this task so that no one is in the way during the scrubbing. Plus, moving out the fryers and heavy equipment is not as dangerous when the equipment is off and cool.
Get commercial grease trap cleaning
No amount of hand scrubbing can get rid of layers of grease and food grime in the grease traps. Grease makes sewers clog up. No one wants to have sewage problems in a restaurant setting. The best thing to do is to hire a commercial grease trap cleaning crew to come in and perform the work every month. By not hiring someone to do the work, the restaurant causes grease to get into the environment when spills or clogs happen. This grease is harmful to animals and their habitats.
Hire someone to disinfect the cold storage area
Most restaurant workers do not have enough time between customers to do a thorough cleaning job in the walk-in refrigerator and freezer. To ensure this area gets a good rating on your next inspection, you can hire a professional cleaning service to come in and do the job after hours or before the store opens. With routine service, there will be no buildup or moldgrowth that can cause a problem for you when the inspector arrives.
Deep sanitize the seats and large cloth items
Steam cleaning is an excellent way to sanitize and deodorize bench seats and cushions. When you have large drapes that hang on the windows, then using a sanitizing steam will prevent you from removing the items and sending them out to clean. Steam will work for the bathrooms and hard to reach places too.
Using these four ideas can help you keep your hard-to-clean areas safe for restaurant customers and workers. Removing lids, cups, and utensils and cleaning these items with a disinfectant is another good idea. Your business will be ready for your next inspection by using these tips.
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