FIVE GUYS MANAGER COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Hazardous food should have their temperature checked every ___ hours. - ✔✔2
✔✔What should the red safety binder contain? - ✔✔The red safety binder should
contain the most recent local health inspection, Steritech audit, and pest control report.
✔✔Main components of an effective pest prevention program are? - ✔✔Prevent access,
Deny food and/or water, Work with a licensed pest control operator
✔✔How often should time and temp checks be preformed? - ✔✔Every 2 hours
✔✔What is the proper concentration range for Quat sanitizer solution? - ✔✔150-400
ppm
✔✔What is the proper concentration range for Kay-5 sanitizer solution - ✔✔50-100 ppm
✔✔Where should chemicals be stored? - ✔✔Chemicals should be stored away from
food and prep areas.
✔✔True or false, Food contact surfaces cannot be sanitized unless they have been
cleaned first. - ✔✔true
✔✔Should all employees be trained to spot food safety threats or just managers? -
✔✔Everyone.
✔✔Washing and sanitizing are? - ✔✔Washing and sanitizing are two separate
processes. Washing removes surface dirt while sanitizing reduces pathogens to safe
levels.
,✔✔How many days can we prep ahead for? - ✔✔We only prep for the current day at
Five Guys
✔✔What time is the goal for food prep in the morning? Why? - ✔✔Our objective is to
have all prep completed by 10:30 AM to allow for breaks and pre-shift meetings.
✔✔By what time should bacon, grilled mushrooms, and grilled onions should be
completed by? - ✔✔10:00 AM
✔✔True or False, All prepped items must be dated. For consistency, all labels should
end at either 4:00 PM or 10:00 PM (unless different closing hours apply). - ✔✔true
✔✔Should every food have a receive by date? - ✔✔Yep, everyone.
✔✔What is used to determine prep levels in the morning? - ✔✔The prep forecast
worksheet, forecasted sales, and/or 7-day pre-production summary should be used to
determine prep levels for the day.
✔✔Can bacon be used for longer then a day? - ✔✔We prep enough bacon for the
entire day.
✔✔How would you define our bacon? - ✔✔crispy
✔✔What are the two tests our bacon must pass? - ✔✔Vertical test and the shatter test.
The shatter test must be done at 14 inches.
✔✔True or false, mushrooms and onions can be cooked before bacon if the need is
great. - ✔✔We cook the bacon before the mushrooms and onions.
✔✔If bacon is cooked during operating hours where is it supposed to be cooked? -
✔✔When cooking bacon during operating hours, it is to be cooked on the meat grill in
the 3rd section of the grill to prevent cross-contamination.
✔✔What is the shelf life of bacon? - ✔✔The shelf-life of cooked bacon is one day, and it
must be thrown out at the end of the day.
✔✔What temperature must the grill be set to when cooking bacon. - ✔✔Set the grill to
400 F
✔✔What are the red spatula and red scraper used for in cooking bacon? - ✔✔Using the
scraper and the red spatula, carefully flip the bacon.
✔✔How many times should bacon be fliped? - ✔✔only flip 1-2 times
, ✔✔How much time does one box of bacon take? - ✔✔30 mins
✔✔How long can raw bacon be stored according to USDA guidelines? - ✔✔In order to
be compliant with USDA guidelines, raw bacon can only be stored for 7 days from the
receive date.
✔✔Where can bacon only be stored? - ✔✔Extra baskets of prepped bacon can only be
placed on the bottom 2 shelves of the bread rack or a clean prep table in the BOH.
✔✔What temp are mushrooms cooked at? - ✔✔350 F
✔✔How are mushrooms cooked? - ✔✔We grill the mushrooms until they are almost
done and golden because they will continue to cook in the hot holding unit.
✔✔Where are mushrooms placed in the hot holding unit? - ✔✔The mushrooms are
placed in the back of the hot holding unit.
✔✔How much water should be put in the metal pan? - ✔✔Pour 9 oz of hot water into
the metal warming pan while it is in the hot holding unit, prior to putting the mushrooms
into the pan.
✔✔What temperature must mushrooms be stored at? - ✔✔The mushrooms are housed
in the hot holding unit at 140°F/60°C.
✔✔How often should the temperature of mushrooms be taken? - ✔✔The temperature of
the grilled mushrooms should be taken every 2 hours.
✔✔What is the shelf life of grilled mushrooms? - ✔✔The shelf-life of the grilled
mushrooms is 1 shift.
✔✔What happens at 4:00 with the mushrooms? - ✔✔At 4:00 PM, grilled mushrooms
must be thrown out, and fresh mushrooms must be grilled and placed in a new pan.
✔✔When are mushrooms to be cooked? why? - ✔✔Grilled mushrooms are to be
cooked before grilled onions to prevent flavor transfer from the onions to the
mushrooms.
✔✔When cooking grilled mushrooms during operating hours, they are to be cooked on
the meat grill in the ____ section of the grill to prevent cross-contamination. - ✔✔third
✔✔Grilled Onions are cooked at? - ✔✔350 F
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Hazardous food should have their temperature checked every ___ hours. - ✔✔2
✔✔What should the red safety binder contain? - ✔✔The red safety binder should
contain the most recent local health inspection, Steritech audit, and pest control report.
✔✔Main components of an effective pest prevention program are? - ✔✔Prevent access,
Deny food and/or water, Work with a licensed pest control operator
✔✔How often should time and temp checks be preformed? - ✔✔Every 2 hours
✔✔What is the proper concentration range for Quat sanitizer solution? - ✔✔150-400
ppm
✔✔What is the proper concentration range for Kay-5 sanitizer solution - ✔✔50-100 ppm
✔✔Where should chemicals be stored? - ✔✔Chemicals should be stored away from
food and prep areas.
✔✔True or false, Food contact surfaces cannot be sanitized unless they have been
cleaned first. - ✔✔true
✔✔Should all employees be trained to spot food safety threats or just managers? -
✔✔Everyone.
✔✔Washing and sanitizing are? - ✔✔Washing and sanitizing are two separate
processes. Washing removes surface dirt while sanitizing reduces pathogens to safe
levels.
,✔✔How many days can we prep ahead for? - ✔✔We only prep for the current day at
Five Guys
✔✔What time is the goal for food prep in the morning? Why? - ✔✔Our objective is to
have all prep completed by 10:30 AM to allow for breaks and pre-shift meetings.
✔✔By what time should bacon, grilled mushrooms, and grilled onions should be
completed by? - ✔✔10:00 AM
✔✔True or False, All prepped items must be dated. For consistency, all labels should
end at either 4:00 PM or 10:00 PM (unless different closing hours apply). - ✔✔true
✔✔Should every food have a receive by date? - ✔✔Yep, everyone.
✔✔What is used to determine prep levels in the morning? - ✔✔The prep forecast
worksheet, forecasted sales, and/or 7-day pre-production summary should be used to
determine prep levels for the day.
✔✔Can bacon be used for longer then a day? - ✔✔We prep enough bacon for the
entire day.
✔✔How would you define our bacon? - ✔✔crispy
✔✔What are the two tests our bacon must pass? - ✔✔Vertical test and the shatter test.
The shatter test must be done at 14 inches.
✔✔True or false, mushrooms and onions can be cooked before bacon if the need is
great. - ✔✔We cook the bacon before the mushrooms and onions.
✔✔If bacon is cooked during operating hours where is it supposed to be cooked? -
✔✔When cooking bacon during operating hours, it is to be cooked on the meat grill in
the 3rd section of the grill to prevent cross-contamination.
✔✔What is the shelf life of bacon? - ✔✔The shelf-life of cooked bacon is one day, and it
must be thrown out at the end of the day.
✔✔What temperature must the grill be set to when cooking bacon. - ✔✔Set the grill to
400 F
✔✔What are the red spatula and red scraper used for in cooking bacon? - ✔✔Using the
scraper and the red spatula, carefully flip the bacon.
✔✔How many times should bacon be fliped? - ✔✔only flip 1-2 times
, ✔✔How much time does one box of bacon take? - ✔✔30 mins
✔✔How long can raw bacon be stored according to USDA guidelines? - ✔✔In order to
be compliant with USDA guidelines, raw bacon can only be stored for 7 days from the
receive date.
✔✔Where can bacon only be stored? - ✔✔Extra baskets of prepped bacon can only be
placed on the bottom 2 shelves of the bread rack or a clean prep table in the BOH.
✔✔What temp are mushrooms cooked at? - ✔✔350 F
✔✔How are mushrooms cooked? - ✔✔We grill the mushrooms until they are almost
done and golden because they will continue to cook in the hot holding unit.
✔✔Where are mushrooms placed in the hot holding unit? - ✔✔The mushrooms are
placed in the back of the hot holding unit.
✔✔How much water should be put in the metal pan? - ✔✔Pour 9 oz of hot water into
the metal warming pan while it is in the hot holding unit, prior to putting the mushrooms
into the pan.
✔✔What temperature must mushrooms be stored at? - ✔✔The mushrooms are housed
in the hot holding unit at 140°F/60°C.
✔✔How often should the temperature of mushrooms be taken? - ✔✔The temperature of
the grilled mushrooms should be taken every 2 hours.
✔✔What is the shelf life of grilled mushrooms? - ✔✔The shelf-life of the grilled
mushrooms is 1 shift.
✔✔What happens at 4:00 with the mushrooms? - ✔✔At 4:00 PM, grilled mushrooms
must be thrown out, and fresh mushrooms must be grilled and placed in a new pan.
✔✔When are mushrooms to be cooked? why? - ✔✔Grilled mushrooms are to be
cooked before grilled onions to prevent flavor transfer from the onions to the
mushrooms.
✔✔When cooking grilled mushrooms during operating hours, they are to be cooked on
the meat grill in the ____ section of the grill to prevent cross-contamination. - ✔✔third
✔✔Grilled Onions are cooked at? - ✔✔350 F
