Infection Prevention for Full-Service Restaurants

General Hygiene Guidelines

• Follow local public health recommendations related to local pandemic activity and need for isolation and closing.
• Reinforce personal hygiene (hand hygiene and cough etiquette) throughout your operation.
• Provide hygiene materials such as tissues and hand sanitizer stations.
• Stock properly applicable disinfectant products.
• Closely monitor employee health. Encourage symptomatic employees to stay home.

Cleaning and Hygiene Guidelines for Full-Service Restaurants

Dining Room

• Provide alcohol-based hand sanitizer stations.
• Increase cleaning and sanitizing frequency. Disinfect surfaces frequently touched by guests and employees.

Restrooms

• Clean and disinfect public restrooms at least three times daily.
• Provide alcohol-based hand sanitizer stations outside of public restrooms.

Kitchen and Back of House

• Diligently practice food safety procedures to prevent cross-contamination.
• Provide alcohol-based hand sanitizer stations.

Employees

• Closely monitor employee health. Reinforce personal hygiene and cough etiquette. Encourage symptomatic employees to stay home.
• Identify critical staff members and functions – develop a business continuity plan. Consider the ability for employees to work from home.
• Provide hand sanitizer stations, Ready to Use (RTU) disinfectant spray or wipes, and tissues for employees.
• Have employees disinfect all personal hard contact surfaces, i.e., desk, telephone and computer keypad, etc.
• Educate and inform all employees of pandemic status and proper infection control procedures.

Pay Attention to Specific Touchpoints

Dining Room and Lobby Areas

• Door handles, push plates, thresholds and hand railings
• Dining tables
• Chairs and booths
• Menus and bill folders
• Trash receptacle touch
• High chairs
• Bar area

Restrooms

• Door handles
• Sink faucets and toilet handles
• Towel dispenser handle
• Soap dispenser push plates
• Baby changing station
• Trash receptacle touchpoints

Back of House

• Door handles and push plates
• Handles of all the equipment doors and operation push pads
• Handles of the dispensers (beverage, etc.)
• Ice scoops
• Walk-in and other refrigerator handles
• Walk-in refrigerator and plastic freezer curtains
• Freezer handles
• 3-compartment sink and mop sink
• Handwashing sink handles
• Soap dispenser push plates at handwash sink
• Towel dispenser handle at handwash sink
• Trash receptacle touchpoints
• Cleaning tools
• Buckets
• Telephone keypad and hand set
• Manager’s computer