How often should a restaurant hood be cleaned?

NFPA 96 requires monthly cleaning for solid-fuel cooking, quarterly for high-volume kitchens, semi-annually for moderate volume, and annually for low-volume operations such as churches and seasonal venues.

How long does it take?

A typical single-hood restaurant takes two to four hours. Multi-hood kitchens or systems with heavy buildup can run longer, and we schedule the window so you open on time.

Do you serve my area?

We cover Atlanta, Marietta, Alpharetta, Decatur, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Duluth, Buford, Lawrenceville, Douglasville and the surrounding metro area.

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Built around a restaurant's schedule

We work after close, arrive with our own water and power where needed, mask off the cook line and equipment, and leave the kitchen ready for prep. Crews are uniformed, background-checked and insured, and we can hold keys or work with your alarm company on recurring visits.

The restaurant hood cleaning process

Every visit follows the same repeatable steps so nothing is skipped.

Walk the system: hood, filters, duct runs, access panels and fan
Protect the kitchen with plastic sheeting and floor cover
Apply commercial degreaser and hand-scrape heavy deposits
Hot-water pressure wash hood, plenum, duct and fan housing
Polish the hood exterior, reinstall clean filters, refresh fan grease containment
Photograph the finished system and apply the certification sticker

Recurring maintenance plans

Most of our restaurant clients are on monthly, quarterly or semi-annual plans. We track your due date, call ahead to schedule, and keep a service history on file so a change of manager never means a missed cleaning.

Where we provide restaurant hood cleaning

We run restaurant hood cleaning routes across metro Atlanta and into Columbus, GA. Pick your city for local scheduling, roof-access and inspection details.

Full coverage list on the service areas page.

Kitchens we do this work for

Cooking volume and fuel type decide how often your system needs attention, and the paperwork an inspector expects varies by operation. These pages explain what changes for each type of kitchen.

See every operation type on the industries page.

Related hood cleaning services

Most kitchens need more than one of these at some point. Each page covers scope, what is inspected and how the work is documented.

Compare all of them on the services page.

Guides worth reading before you book

Written from twenty years of cleaning commercial kitchens in Georgia, these guides cover the questions we get asked on almost every quote.

More on the hood cleaning blog and in our article archive.

Frequently asked questions

How often should a restaurant hood be cleaned?: NFPA 96 requires monthly cleaning for solid-fuel cooking, quarterly for high-volume kitchens, semi-annually for moderate volume, and annually for low-volume operations such as churches and seasonal venues.
How long does it take?: A typical single-hood restaurant takes two to four hours. Multi-hood kitchens or systems with heavy buildup can run longer, and we schedule the window so you open on time.
Do you serve my area?: We cover Atlanta, Marietta, Alpharetta, Decatur, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Duluth, Buford, Lawrenceville, Douglasville and the surrounding metro area.

Ready to schedule?

We clean after hours, document everything with photos, and leave your kitchen inspection-ready.

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