Kitchen Exhaust Hood Cleaning in Los Angeles

Restaurant Cleaning Service – The Importance of Kitchen Hood Exhaust Cleaning

As a restaurant owner or manager this is one of the cleaning services that you do not want to skimp on. Neglecting this service can cost you not only your hard earned money, but your restaurant entirely!

What service am I talking about? –Kitchen hood exhaust cleaning– Having your kitchen hood system properly cleaned and serviced [...]

Hood cleaning inspection in Los Angeles

Here is an inspection we did in downtown LA.

This system had just been serviced and at first glance it looked ok.

Unfortunately the flue cleaning company that had performed the service was unscrupulous and left a lot of grease inside the exhaust ducts.

Take a close look at the areas that were cleaned, and you will [...]

What should your restaurant hood system look like

After a cleaning? Its a good question, but the easy answer is it should look clean.

The funny thing about the kitchen exhaust cleaning industry is it’s one of the only services you will ever get in your restaurant that you have no idea whether or not it was actually done.

If you plumber doesn’t do his [...]

Fire started in restaurant hood system

This the Durango Colorado fire where 6 firefighters were injured when an explosion rocked the roof of the building that they were trying to put out. 3 buildings were also destroyed in the fire. You can read the story about the fire and damage here: Durango fire started in hoodThis is a picture of [...]

Hampton Hardee’s evacuated after fire breaks out in vent

By Steve StoneThe Virginian-Pilot© February 20, 2008

HAMPTON

A dirty ventilation system is being blamed for a blaze this evening at a fast food restaurant.

Passersby reported seeing smoke and flames on the roof of the Hardee’s restaurant in the first block of East Mercury Blvd. at 6:34 p.m., said Fire Marshal Anne-Marie Loughran.

When firefighters arrived, they found [...]

Grease Removal and Kitchen Exhaust Systems

Published May 2004, HPAC EngineeringGrease Removal and Kitchen Exhaust SystemsChanges in grease-control for commercial kitchens stem from research, code revisions, and improved equipment

By PETER C. D’ANTONIO, PEPCD Engineering Services Inc.Longmont, Col.

Each year, grease fires result in over $100 million dollars in direct property damage within U.S. commercial kitchens. 1 The National Restaurant Association forecasts that [...]