TACO BELL SHIFT LEAD EVALUATION EXAMS 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS TAGGED A+
✔✔Why should the MIC conduct a shift huddle at the start of every shift? - ✔✔Have
some fun, review key points and communicate, to connect as a team
✔✔What is the big four? - ✔✔Safe
friendly
fast
Clean
✔✔The MIC can be deployed as needed as long as they aren't... - ✔✔Doing prep,
starter
✔✔What's the temperature range for cold ingredients - ✔✔33-40
✔✔What is the minimum temp for hot food in line? - ✔✔140
✔✔What temp does food need to be out of the therm? - ✔✔165
✔✔On the MIC card zone walks need to happen before each day part and as needed,
what are the 5 day parts that zone walks need to be completed? - ✔✔7 am, 11 am, 2
pm, 5 pm, 8 pm
✔✔What are the 4 zones in a zone walk - ✔✔Front cash
drive thru
Line
fryer and prep
✔✔What times does the food safety checklist need to be completed - ✔✔Before 11 am
and before 5 pm
✔✔Chemicals and sani water needs to be how far away from food? - ✔✔1 foot
✔✔What position cannot add sauces, Napkins, or straws to the bag? - ✔✔Cashier
✔✔When there are 6 people working what's the 6th position on COVID deployment? -
✔✔Quarterback
✔✔What are tasks I should complete as a shift lead? - ✔✔Deploy scheduled team and
make sure all are performing their best, take charge to make sure expired product is
discarded, communicate with your team about what needs to be cleaned
, ✔✔What position should MIC be deployed in during shift - ✔✔Order taker, front cash,
expeditor
✔✔How does the MIC prepare a week ahead to run successful shifts? - ✔✔Review the
schedule
✔✔What is the hold time on front line for an open bag of tortillas? - ✔✔8 hours
✔✔What are the 3 buckets on the WIN document? - ✔✔Team
guests
financials
✔✔According to CORE what are automatic fails? - ✔✔Manager not wearing a mask, 2+
team members not wearing masks
✔✔What is a passing score in a CORE - ✔✔9 or less deviations and 0 significant
violations
✔✔In order to pass a 2021 CORE, what is the most points that can be lost? - ✔✔6
✔✔True or false: if there is no sanitizer in the restaurant it's an auto fail - ✔✔True
✔✔What's the only thing we suggestive sell? - ✔✔Drinks
✔✔What should you do if you receive a call that tells you they are going to shut off the
gas unless you pay them with gift cards in one hour? - ✔✔Hang up
call holly or steve
✔✔True or false: you should use the hooker on nacho cheese bags to keep ICOS in
line - ✔✔True
✔✔True or false you can add water to black beans and refried beans to keep icos in line
- ✔✔True
✔✔True or false you can add water to ground beef to keep icos in line - ✔✔False
✔✔True or false you can add water to nacho cheese to save ICOS costs - ✔✔False
✔✔True or false you can break chicken into smaller pieces to keep ICOS in line -
✔✔False
✔✔What does leaderboard track? - ✔✔Speed
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS TAGGED A+
✔✔Why should the MIC conduct a shift huddle at the start of every shift? - ✔✔Have
some fun, review key points and communicate, to connect as a team
✔✔What is the big four? - ✔✔Safe
friendly
fast
Clean
✔✔The MIC can be deployed as needed as long as they aren't... - ✔✔Doing prep,
starter
✔✔What's the temperature range for cold ingredients - ✔✔33-40
✔✔What is the minimum temp for hot food in line? - ✔✔140
✔✔What temp does food need to be out of the therm? - ✔✔165
✔✔On the MIC card zone walks need to happen before each day part and as needed,
what are the 5 day parts that zone walks need to be completed? - ✔✔7 am, 11 am, 2
pm, 5 pm, 8 pm
✔✔What are the 4 zones in a zone walk - ✔✔Front cash
drive thru
Line
fryer and prep
✔✔What times does the food safety checklist need to be completed - ✔✔Before 11 am
and before 5 pm
✔✔Chemicals and sani water needs to be how far away from food? - ✔✔1 foot
✔✔What position cannot add sauces, Napkins, or straws to the bag? - ✔✔Cashier
✔✔When there are 6 people working what's the 6th position on COVID deployment? -
✔✔Quarterback
✔✔What are tasks I should complete as a shift lead? - ✔✔Deploy scheduled team and
make sure all are performing their best, take charge to make sure expired product is
discarded, communicate with your team about what needs to be cleaned
, ✔✔What position should MIC be deployed in during shift - ✔✔Order taker, front cash,
expeditor
✔✔How does the MIC prepare a week ahead to run successful shifts? - ✔✔Review the
schedule
✔✔What is the hold time on front line for an open bag of tortillas? - ✔✔8 hours
✔✔What are the 3 buckets on the WIN document? - ✔✔Team
guests
financials
✔✔According to CORE what are automatic fails? - ✔✔Manager not wearing a mask, 2+
team members not wearing masks
✔✔What is a passing score in a CORE - ✔✔9 or less deviations and 0 significant
violations
✔✔In order to pass a 2021 CORE, what is the most points that can be lost? - ✔✔6
✔✔True or false: if there is no sanitizer in the restaurant it's an auto fail - ✔✔True
✔✔What's the only thing we suggestive sell? - ✔✔Drinks
✔✔What should you do if you receive a call that tells you they are going to shut off the
gas unless you pay them with gift cards in one hour? - ✔✔Hang up
call holly or steve
✔✔True or false: you should use the hooker on nacho cheese bags to keep ICOS in
line - ✔✔True
✔✔True or false you can add water to black beans and refried beans to keep icos in line
- ✔✔True
✔✔True or false you can add water to ground beef to keep icos in line - ✔✔False
✔✔True or false you can add water to nacho cheese to save ICOS costs - ✔✔False
✔✔True or false you can break chicken into smaller pieces to keep ICOS in line -
✔✔False
✔✔What does leaderboard track? - ✔✔Speed
