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April 5, 2018

Houston Cocktail Bar & Restaurant: Before & After Cleaning

We provide restaurant exhaust cleaning services for restaurants across the greater Houston area. We recently visited a cocktail bar & restaurant in the greater Houston area. (It seems like a pretty trendy location – it’s gotten decent reviews online, from what we can tell.)

Here’s what we found when we visited the location.

Believe it or not, we’ve seen much dirtier grease fans (as regular readers of this space will know).

After our crews did their work, this was the final product.

You can tell for yourself the level of services we provide. We’ve done work like this for restaurants across the Houston area for a decade now. If you need our services, contact us today for a quote.

April 4, 2018

Pennsylvania Restaurant Catches Fire…on the Roof?

A Pennsylvania restaurant had some bad luck late last week when a fire broke out. What seems really unusual in this case: “We’re told the fire was on the roof of the building.”

Readers of this space know that it’s not out of the ordinary for a restaurant to catch fire above the kitchen, or even on the roof, due to grease fans. We explained this last week. (As a side note, we are not saying that the restaurant in question was lax in its cleaning standards – we have no way of knowing this for certain. We’re just saying that a restaurant grease fan can present a fire hazard, nothing more.)

Federal law mandates that restaurants regularly clean their exhaust systems to protect against fire. And many insurance companies will revoke coverage for restaurants that don’t perform this regular maintenance. Don’t jeopardize your investment! Contact us today for a quote.

April 2, 2018

Restaurant Kitchen Vent Hood Cleaning in Alvin: Before and After

As a commercial kitchen vent hood cleaning company, we work with restaurants across the greater Houston area. A few weeks ago, we visited a restaurant in Alvin, a town way south of Houston (not far from Galveston).

Clearly they were in need of cleaning services. Our crew went to work. A few hours later, this is what they left behind.

We’re proud of the work we do for restaurants and commercial kitchens across the greater Houston area. Contact us today for a quote.

March 31, 2018

How Can a Fire Start on the Roof of a Restaurant?

Some people may wonder how a restaurant fire can start on the roof rather than in the kitchen. Here’s a quick explanation.

Obviously, any kitchen can present a fire risk. You’re dealing with lots of heat, open flames (especially if you have a gas stove), and plenty of flammable substances. But while a home kitchen is only in use occasionally, a restaurant kitchen can be in use 12 or more hours per day, presenting lots of opportunities for danger.

Because these kitchens get so much use, they have much more extensive ventilation systems than residential kitchens, including much larger vent hoods and bigger ducts. They also have big fans in the ceiling to pull fumes upward and out through vents in the roof. These fans also end up pulling up small molecules of grease from the kitchen, which collect on the fan over time. Like pretty much any grease, it’s highly flammable, meaning those grease fans can become fire hazards if they’re not frequently cleaned.

As a Houston-area restaurant exhaust system cleaning provider, we see a lot of fans in need of proper cleaning. Here’s a before and after picture to give you some idea of how dirty these fans can get.

As you can tell from the picture on the left, these fans can get really covered with grease, making them fire hazards. This is why federal law mandates that restaurant exhaust systems get cleaned regularly as a fire prevention measure. Restaurants that don’t have this work done regularly can be in violation of the law, and can also put their fire insurance at risk.

So there you have it: tremendous levels of use and lots of flammable substances in a relatively small area.

March 26, 2018

Houston Office Cafeteria Vent Hood Cleaning Services

We’ve provided kitchen exhaust cleaning services for restaurants across the greater Houston area. But we also provide similar services for corporate cafeterias. (They’re obviously not stand-alone restaurants, but they are subject to the same statutory requirements as far as routine exhaust cleaning.)

We were recently brought in to provide cleaning services for a corporate cafeteria in the Westpark area. Here’s what the vent hood looked like when we arrived.

Obviously this vent hood was in need of a solid cleaning. Our crews went to work. Here’s the result.

You can see for yourself the quality of work we provide. We can do the same for your restaurant or corporate cafeteria. Contact us for an estimate today.

March 24, 2018

Greenway Cafe Grease Fan Cleaning: Before & After

As part of our work as a Houston area restaurant exhaust system cleaner, we work with a number of cafes across the Houston area. We recently did a job for a very cozy cafe in the Greenway area. Here’s what we found when we first visited the location.

Clearly this restaurant was ready for its grease fan to be cleaned. After our crew went to work, here’s what they left behind.

This is the quality of service we provide for eating establishments in the greater Houston area. We can provide just this kind of service for you. Contact us today for a quote.