Chipotle Culture & Values
Operational Excellence
Food Safety& Procedures
People Leadership & Development
Running Smart& Safe Shifts
100

This Value reminds us to be transparent and take ownership of our restaurant performance. 

What is Act with Integrity?

100

Before the first guest arrives, leaders must verify all items on this checklist to ensure the line is ready.

What is The Line Checklist?

100

Hot foods must always be held at or above this temperature.

What is 140 F

100

This Practice is a daily expectation for FSL to set expectations before the employees shift?

What is TIP (Talking into position)

100

This KPI measures how quickly guest are served during peak periods.

What is Throughput

200

Chipotles mission statement is built around this phrase that drives purpose in every restaurant.

What is Cultivating a Better world?

200

This daily procedure ensures portioning is consistent with Chipotles standards and guest are receiving what they pay for?

What is Portion testing?

200

This daily log verifies proper holding and cooling temperatures for all TCS foods. 

What is the Temperature Log or HACCP Log?

200

When preparing a team member for promotion, this document outlines next steps and progress checkpoints.

What is spicehub Manager Dashboard?

200

Posting +1 schedule by this day ensures compliance and proper labor planning.

By Tuesday End of Day

300

This behavior means working Shoulder-to-Shoulder and setting the example for your team.

What is Leading by Example?

300

During Peak Salary manager should be stationed here to keep throughput, portioning, ringing and quality strong.

What is Expo

300

When a team member reports symptoms of vomiting or diarrhea, this procedure must be followed immediately. "Give full Proces"

What is Send employee home, Report on the Now App (Illness report), Report to Field Leader?

300

This leadership Habit ensures that every team member receives consistent feedback over time - not just when something goes wrong.

What is ONE: ONE Coaching

300

This procedure done twice monthly prevents discrepancies and theft by verifying deposit totals.

What is Cash Audits?

400

This value means investing in people's growth and helping them reach their next role.

What is The Movement is Real?

400

During Lunch & Dinner rush, What are 3 signs your team is executing operational excellence. 

Great communication, clean station, fast service, accurate portions, Tool adherence.

400

What chemical is used when cleaning Hard surfaces and how many times is it supposed to be used daily?

What is PURE

400

When preparing someone for promotion, the leader should provide this type of feedback to support growth and development.

What is Constructive Feedback

400

This metric combines sales, food, Labor, and other KPIs to reflect overall restaurant efficiency. 

What is Operational Scorecard 

500

When a mistake happens, strong leaders use this approach to handle it without blame.

What is Own it --> Fix it --> Learn from it?

500

What does "own your four walls" mean for operational excellence?

Take responsibility for everything inside your restaurant - Standards, people, Results 

500

If a restaurant experiences a power outage, SSR will ask the leader to track what 4 items to protect food safety. 

What is Internal Walk-In temperature, Chicken temperature, Steak temperature, Queso Temperature?

500

What's one behavior that defies a culture of accountability.

Taking Ownership - and correction issues without being asked 

500

You are coaching you Apprentice on the PNL. What is the formula for Pass Through 

Pass Through = (Change in Profit / Change of Sales) x 100 

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