Volume 1: Guest-Facing & Management SOPs
Guest-facing and management procedures from the current 525-SOP Gravity library.
Practical enough to train from. Flexible enough to customize.
Host and reservations, server service, table management, service assistants, food running, to-go and delivery, bar operations, guest recovery, POS and cash controls, shift leadership, employee communication, conduct, opening, closing, and building security.
The Gravity System is the primary product system. Thomas Monroe Books is the publisher.
What this volume covers
- Host, Reservations & Guest Arrival
- Server Service & Table Management
- Service Assistants, Food Running, To-Go & Delivery
- Bar & Beverage Operations
- Guest Experience, Recovery & Special Situations
- POS, Cash, Discounts & Financial Controls
- Shift Leadership & Floor Management
- Employee Communication, Conduct & Documentation
- Opening, Closing & Building Security
Every SOP includes
- Purpose, scope, responsibility, and required information
- Critical standards and numbered procedure steps
- When to involve a higher-level manager and how to handle exceptions
- Manager verification checklist
- Common mistakes and failure points
- Restaurant customization fields
- Employee training sign-off and manager approval
- Version and review controls
Need to build and manage your SOP system?
Start with Restaurant SOP & Station Operations Builder. Restaurant SOP & Station Operations Builder teaches managers how to identify, write, customize, approve, train, verify, revise, organize, and control SOPs.
Volume 1 now includes an operational glossary.
The current 369-page edition adds a concise two-page, 23-term glossary and uses Training Verification — Not Ready / Retrain / Approved across the SOP training records. The SOPs themselves remain the verified companion procedure library.
Use the procedure. Customize the standard. Verify the result.
Download the complete current interior during the Founding Year.
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The complete book remains available through October 1, 2027 as part of the Founding Year.