IHOP SOP ACTUAL EXAMS TEST ALL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Washing full loads helps: - ✔✔1) Save water
2) Cleaning
3) Electricity
✔✔What 2 areas should be clean before filling the milk machine? - ✔✔1) Pinch Point
2) Dispensing Arm
✔✔The ice scoop should always be: - ✔✔1) Kept out of the ice
2) Stored in a clean/sanitzed holder or container
✔✔Low CO2 supply at the soda machine will make guest's drinks taste flat: TRUE or
FALSE: - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔When should trash disposal occur? - ✔✔During daylight hours only
✔✔When is it acceptable to keep the back door propped open? - ✔✔Never
✔✔How often should inside trash containers be washed? - ✔✔Every day
✔✔Cardboard boxes should always be: - ✔✔Broken down before being thrown in the
dumpster
✔✔When calling the wheel, which items should you call first? - ✔✔Items with the
longest cook times
✔✔What does the term "Asking for a Cue," mean? - ✔✔Asking a cook to tell you when
a food item has reached a specific point in its cooking process
✔✔Controlling these 2 things are the most effective way to control the growth of
bacteria in food - ✔✔1) Time
2) Temperature
✔✔What is one of the most effective ways of preventing the contamination of food? -
✔✔Handwashing
✔✔This is the term that means all debris has been washed away with a cleaning agent
and rinsed: - ✔✔Cleaned
✔✔This is the term that mean that a sanitizing solution was used to reduce the number
of harmful microorganisms to a safe level: - ✔✔Sanitized
, ✔✔What 3 things should be done when glass or china breaks in the food prep area: -
✔✔1) Discard all food items from the surrounding areas
2) Sweep up broken glass right away
3) Do not pick up with hands
✔✔How frequently should the can opener be washed? - ✔✔After each use
✔✔When are the 4 times that a thermometer should be calibrated? - ✔✔1) Before &
after each shift
2) Before a day's deliveries
3) After being dropped
4) After experiencing a dramatic temp change
✔✔What temp should a product that has been held under refrigeration be reheated to
that has fallen below 140 degrees? - ✔✔165 degrees
✔✔During the reheating process, what is the maximum amount of time it should take for
a product to reach 165 degrees? - ✔✔2 hours
✔✔After a product has been reheated within 2 hours, how long must it hold a
temperature of 165 degrees in order for it to be safe for consumption - ✔✔15 sec
✔✔TRUE or FALSE: It is acceptable to reheat food directly on the steam table or other
hot-holding equipment? - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔What should be done with PHF that has been in the temperature danger zone for
longer than 4 hours? - ✔✔Thrown away
✔✔Why must the nutritional value match the published nutrutional info of prepared food
items? - ✔✔1) In order to comply with state or local health dept regulations and/or laws
2) The protection of our guests
✔✔TRUE or FALSE: All food products must be wrapped and/or covered when in
storage: - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔What should immediately be done after mixing sanitizer solution in the sanitizer
pails? - ✔✔The solution must be tested using the approved test strips to ensure it is at
the proper concentration
✔✔When are the 3 times in which sanitizer solution (SS) should be changed? - ✔✔1)
When it becomes visibly dirty
2) When the concentration falls below effective levels
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Washing full loads helps: - ✔✔1) Save water
2) Cleaning
3) Electricity
✔✔What 2 areas should be clean before filling the milk machine? - ✔✔1) Pinch Point
2) Dispensing Arm
✔✔The ice scoop should always be: - ✔✔1) Kept out of the ice
2) Stored in a clean/sanitzed holder or container
✔✔Low CO2 supply at the soda machine will make guest's drinks taste flat: TRUE or
FALSE: - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔When should trash disposal occur? - ✔✔During daylight hours only
✔✔When is it acceptable to keep the back door propped open? - ✔✔Never
✔✔How often should inside trash containers be washed? - ✔✔Every day
✔✔Cardboard boxes should always be: - ✔✔Broken down before being thrown in the
dumpster
✔✔When calling the wheel, which items should you call first? - ✔✔Items with the
longest cook times
✔✔What does the term "Asking for a Cue," mean? - ✔✔Asking a cook to tell you when
a food item has reached a specific point in its cooking process
✔✔Controlling these 2 things are the most effective way to control the growth of
bacteria in food - ✔✔1) Time
2) Temperature
✔✔What is one of the most effective ways of preventing the contamination of food? -
✔✔Handwashing
✔✔This is the term that means all debris has been washed away with a cleaning agent
and rinsed: - ✔✔Cleaned
✔✔This is the term that mean that a sanitizing solution was used to reduce the number
of harmful microorganisms to a safe level: - ✔✔Sanitized
, ✔✔What 3 things should be done when glass or china breaks in the food prep area: -
✔✔1) Discard all food items from the surrounding areas
2) Sweep up broken glass right away
3) Do not pick up with hands
✔✔How frequently should the can opener be washed? - ✔✔After each use
✔✔When are the 4 times that a thermometer should be calibrated? - ✔✔1) Before &
after each shift
2) Before a day's deliveries
3) After being dropped
4) After experiencing a dramatic temp change
✔✔What temp should a product that has been held under refrigeration be reheated to
that has fallen below 140 degrees? - ✔✔165 degrees
✔✔During the reheating process, what is the maximum amount of time it should take for
a product to reach 165 degrees? - ✔✔2 hours
✔✔After a product has been reheated within 2 hours, how long must it hold a
temperature of 165 degrees in order for it to be safe for consumption - ✔✔15 sec
✔✔TRUE or FALSE: It is acceptable to reheat food directly on the steam table or other
hot-holding equipment? - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔What should be done with PHF that has been in the temperature danger zone for
longer than 4 hours? - ✔✔Thrown away
✔✔Why must the nutritional value match the published nutrutional info of prepared food
items? - ✔✔1) In order to comply with state or local health dept regulations and/or laws
2) The protection of our guests
✔✔TRUE or FALSE: All food products must be wrapped and/or covered when in
storage: - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔What should immediately be done after mixing sanitizer solution in the sanitizer
pails? - ✔✔The solution must be tested using the approved test strips to ensure it is at
the proper concentration
✔✔When are the 3 times in which sanitizer solution (SS) should be changed? - ✔✔1)
When it becomes visibly dirty
2) When the concentration falls below effective levels
