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Restaurant Inspection Checklist — shared by the community

Sam B. shared this 17-question build with 3 conditional rules already wired up. Test it below, then take a copy.

A ready-to-use restaurants & hospitality form for restaurants, hotels and venues: 17 questions, 3 pages, 3 conditional rules.

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Sam B. · Customer success
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17
Replies
24
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Live preview and test console

This is the real form. Answer it to test the flow — nothing is sent or stored.

Page 1 of 3 — Food handling and storage

Restaurant inspection self-audit

Are storage temperatures within safe range?
Are all items properly labeled and dated?
Are raw and ready-to-eat foods properly separated?
Are all food handlers' certifications current?

This template runs as a straight sequence — no branching rules.

Works for you? Take Sam B.'s copy into your own workspace — questions, rules and settings included.

Who this template is for

Restaurant Inspection Checklist is built for restaurants, hotels and venues who need to take bookings with party size, timing and special requests.

  • Restaurants, hotels and venues working in restaurants & hospitality.
  • Teams who need to take bookings with party size, timing and special requests without writing code or paying for a custom build.
  • Anyone replacing handwritten booking notes and lost dietary requirements with one structured record per enquiry.
  • Respondents are guests and diners — the form asks them 17 questions across 3 screens.
  • Mobile-heavy audiences, thanks to the one-question-per-screen card layout.

Why this form is useful

It removes the cost of handwritten booking notes and lost dietary requirements and turns each submission into a record your team can act on immediately.

  • 16 questions are required, so submissions arrive complete instead of needing a follow-up email.
  • It records a signature you can keep as proof of agreement.
  • It pins the request to a specific date.
  • Conditional logic hides 3 questions until they are relevant — shorter forms convert better than long ones.
  • Splitting the form across 3 pages keeps each screen short and shows respondents how much is left.
  • Every response is stored, searchable and exportable, so nothing depends on one person's inbox.

How to use this template

From copy to live form is a few minutes of work, and every step is reversible.

  1. 1Press “Use this template” — a fresh copy of Restaurant Inspection Checklist lands in your workspace, ready to edit.
  2. 2Rename or delete any question, and change what is required. Nothing here is fixed.
  3. 3Open Notifications and add the email addresses that should be alerted on each submission; add an auto-reply to the respondent if the form collects an email address.
  4. 4Publish it, then either share the link directly or paste the embed snippet into your site — the embedded form resizes to fit and loads no marketing or advertising trackers.
  5. 5Watch responses land in Submissions, where you can filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF.

Logic and conditions blueprint

Exactly how this form behaves as it is answered — 3 conditional rules ship with it.

  • Features conditional validation: if “Any evidence of pests?” is Yes, “Corrective action and target date” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • Features conditional validation: if “Overall readiness for inspection” is Not ready — multiple issues found, “Corrective action and target date” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • Features conditional validation: if “Are all food handlers' certifications current?” is No, “Corrective action and target date” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • All 3 rules are editable in the Logic tab, and the built-in checker warns about rules that contradict each other.

What this form asks

Page 1 — Food handling and storage

  • Auditor namerequired
  • Audit daterequired
  • Location or restaurant namerequired
  • Are storage temperatures within safe range?required
  • Are all items properly labeled and dated?required
  • Are raw and ready-to-eat foods properly separated?required
  • Are all food handlers' certifications current?required

Page 2 — Sanitation and facility

  • Are food-contact surfaces and equipment properly sanitized?required
  • Are handwashing stations stocked and functional?required
  • Any evidence of pests?required
  • Are floors, walls and ceilings clean and in good repair?required
  • Is ventilation and lighting adequate?required
  • Are restrooms clean and stocked?required
  • Is waste properly contained and disposed of?required

Page 3 — Summary

  • Overall readiness for inspectionrequired
  • Corrective action and target date
  • Auditor signaturerequired

Conditional logic in this build

  • When “Any evidence of pests?” is Yes, require “Corrective action and target date”.
  • When “Overall readiness for inspection” is Not ready — multiple issues found, require “Corrective action and target date”.
  • When “Are all food handlers' certifications current?” is No, require “Corrective action and target date”.

Questions about this shared form

Does passing this checklist guarantee passing a health inspection?

No. It closely mirrors common inspection categories but local health codes vary, and only your local health authority's inspection is official.

How often should we run this audit?

Monthly is common for most restaurants, with an extra pass whenever an inspection window is known.

How is this different from the Food Safety Checklist?

The Food Safety Checklist is a quick daily shift-level check; this is a deeper, less frequent audit structured like a formal inspection.

Who should conduct the self-audit?

A manager or an outside food safety consultant both work; a second, less familiar set of eyes often catches more than the person who runs the kitchen daily.

Is the Restaurant Inspection Checklist template free to use?

Yes. You can preview and test Restaurant Inspection Checklist on this page without an account, and take a copy into your own HelloForms workspace on the free plan. There is nothing to install and no card required to publish it.

What does the Restaurant Inspection Checklist template ask for?

It asks 17 questions across 3 pages, 16 of which are required. Every question is listed in full further down this page, and each one can be renamed, reordered, made optional or deleted after you copy the template.

Can I edit the Restaurant Inspection Checklist form after copying it?

Yes — the copy is entirely yours. Change wording, add or remove questions, switch between the classic and card layouts, restyle it to match your brand, and set who gets notified on each submission.

How does the conditional logic in this restaurants & hospitality form work?

3 conditional rules ship with the template: Features conditional validation: if “Any evidence of pests?” is Yes, “Corrective action and target date” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent. Features conditional validation: if “Overall readiness for inspection” is Not ready — multiple issues found, “Corrective action and target date” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent. Features conditional validation: if “Are all food handlers' certifications current?” is No, “Corrective action and target date” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent. All rules are editable in the Logic tab.

Where do responses to the Restaurant Inspection Checklist form go?

Submissions land in your workspace under Submissions, where you can search, filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF. You can also email a notification to your team on every submission and send the respondent an auto-reply.

Can I embed the Restaurant Inspection Checklist form on my own website?

Yes. Publish the form and paste the embed snippet into any page or share the direct link. The embedded form resizes to fit its container and loads no advertising or marketing trackers inside the iframe.

Is the signature on this form legally usable?

The template captures a drawn signature and stores it with the submission, along with the timestamp, so you keep evidence of who agreed and when. Whether that is sufficient depends on your jurisdiction and the agreement itself.