Sending Glassware and Bar Items Through the Dishwasher
What is this task?
Washing dirty glasses, cups, and other bar items through the dishwasher and replacing them at the bar
Why does this task matter?
Efficiently cleaning bar glassware when needed
The flow in the kitchen gets disturbed
When does this happen?
During event
End of night
Who is responsible?
Reception Crew
Flip Crew
Bar Back
Bar Team
What do you need to do the task?
Dishwasher
Dirty bar items (glasses, cups, other bar items)
Bus bins
Dishwasher
Brown dish racks
Step-By-Step
1. As glassware is bussed from the Main Hall or Porch, ensure that dinnerware is not currently being sent through the dishwasher.
2. If the dishwasher is occupied with dinnerware, bring the bus bins with dirty glasses to the bar for the barback to hand wash.
3. Throw away any garbage and recycle any empty cans in the bus bin.
4. If the dishwasher is not being occupied by dinnerware, glasses may be sent through the dishwasher.
5. Find a large, opaque pitcher on top of the ice machine and place it on the dishwasher counter.
6. Pour liquids, straws, and fruit from glasses into the pitcher.
7. Place the empty glass upside down on the dish rack.
8. All glasses and cups EXCEPT FOR plastic wine cups and copper mule mugs can go through the dishwasher.
9. Bring plastic wine cups, copper mule mugs, and any glasses that have visible lipstick stains to the bar for the barback to hand wash.
10. Once the dish rack is full, push it into the middle of the dishwasher and close the dishwasher doors by pulling down the angled metal handle.
11. The dishwasher will start running. The screen on the metal box below and to the right of the dishwasher will read "wash," "rinse," and then will go blank. The cycle is now complete.
12. Open the dishwasher door by pushing up on the angled handle on the dishwasher door.
13. Wait until the steam has cleared and water drips before pulling out the clean dish rack.
14. Allow the glasses to cool and dry slightly before bringing the dish rack of clean bar glasses back to the bar.
15. Unload the glasses from the dish rack back to their respected shelves behind the bar.
16. If bar shelves are full, place glassware in cardboard boxes in the Dinnerware Closet.
17. Return the dish rack to the dishwasher and repeat until all glassware has been cleaned and replaced at the bar.
What does “done right” look like?
Do not put plastic wine cups or copper mule mugs through the dishwasher.
Do not crowd the dishwasher with glassware if dinnerware is being washed- send glassware to the bar to be hand washed.
Glasses commonly fall off the shelves and shatter if the shelves are overfilled. If shelves are full, place wine glasses in empty cardboard boxes in the Dinnerware Closet.
Common problems or mistakes?
Do not put plastic wine cups or copper mule mugs through the dishwasher.
Do not crowd the dishwasher with glassware if dinnerware is being washed- send glassware to the bar to be hand washed.
Glasses commonly fall off the shelves and shatter if the shelves are overfilled. If shelves are full, place wine glasses in empty cardboard boxes in the Dinnerware Closet.
Related tasks?
Bussing the Porch and Main Hall
Anything else someone should know about this task?
Coupes and stemmed champagne glasses and should be replaced in the Dinnerware Closet.