What we look for in an establishment audit

In our audits, we want every finding to carry a number and an owner. 'Bar controls are weak' is an observation. 'Untracked pouring is costing roughly $84,000 a year, and here is the counting discipline that closes it' is an audit finding we can act on.

Sequence matters as much as substance. Fixing twenty things at once fixes none of them. The right report ranks findings by cash impact against effort and names the first ninety days.

We also check whether the audit is repeatable. If nobody can run the same review next year and compare the result, we are looking at a snapshot instead of a baseline. A useful audit becomes a tool the team uses long after we leave.