Kitchen Hood Cleaning Service and Food Truck Cleaning

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Comprehensive Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning & Maintenance Services in Southern California

The exhaust system is much more than what you see inside the hood in the kitchen. Proper cleaning entails cleaning the motor and ducts on the roof, for example, using a combination of chemicals, scraping and steam washing. Great care must also be given to clean yet not offset the fire suppression system (e.g., fuselinks). Because of these conditions, NFPA guidelines stipulate that an “outside, certified provider shall clean the system”. Trust SoCal Hoods to handle your San Diego kitchen hood cleaning with certified expertise—schedule your service today and keep your kitchen safe, compliant, and inspection-ready.

Total Kitchen Compliance

We provide the technical expertise and documentation required to keep your exhaust motors, fans, and hoods running at peak efficiency.

Certified Exhaust System Cleaning

Official NFPA 96 certification and deep cleaning for high-volume commercial kitchens.

Mechanical Repair & Preventative Care

Proactive maintenance and emergency repairs for your exhaust motors and make-up air systems.

Equipment & Facility Restoration

Deep-level cleaning and degreasing for kitchens emerging from construction or major renovations.

non-regular

non-regular use systems

Seasonal Operations

etc.

Annually

low volume systems

Pizza Hovens

Pasta Cookers

etc.

Semi-Annually

mid / high volume systems

Fryers

Woks

Grills

etc.

Quarterly

systems utilizing solid fuel

Wood

Charcoal

etc.

🔥 MONTHLY

For high-grease, high-volume, or solid-fuel operations.

Solid-fuel cooking (wood or charcoal systems)

Wood-fired pizza ovens

Extremely high-volume kitchens

🍳 QUARTERLY

For moderate-to-heavy grease-producing equipment.

Grills

Fryers

Flat-top cooking surfaces

🧱 SEMI-ANNUAL

For moderate-use kitchens with controlled grease output.

Ovens (including non-wood-fired pizza ovens)

Steam-based equipment

Low-volume operations

📅 ANNUAL

For light-use or
low-output environments.

Small bakeries

Seasonal operations

Extremely low-volume kitchens

Not sure what your kitchen requires?

We’ll assess your system and recommend the right cleaning schedule based on real usage and code requirements.

BEFORE & AFTER

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Why should I regularly service my kitchen hoods?

Properly maintaining your kitchen exhaust system will greatly reduce or even eliminate the possibility of grease fires in the exhaust system. Additionally, the Health Department, Fire Departments, Landlords/Property Managers and Insurers all require you frequently service your systems.

How often should the hoods in our restaurants be serviced?

According to NFPA-96 Standard (Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations), the following schedule shall be followed:

Non-regular use systems (e.g., seasonal operations) – ANNUALLY
Low-volume systems (e.g., pizza oven, pasta cooker) – SEMI-ANNUALLY
Mid/High-volume systems (e.g., fryer, wok, grill) – QUARTERLY
Systems utilizing solid fuel (e.g., wood, charcoal) – MONTHLY

I have my restaurant workers clean the inside of the hoods...why should I have you come and do it instead?

It is not reasonable to expect your restaurant workers to know what parts of the exhaust system need to be cleaned and how to clean them without damaging the system or nearby systems.

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Tavern House

We have been using Socal Hoods for years now and they have never let us down. Punctual, and professional in all aspects of communication, before and after photos showing the scope of work. Highly recommend.

Kitchen Exhaust and Hood Cleaning Service for SoCal

Certified Exhaust System Cleaning

Mechanical Repair & Preventative Care

Equipment & Facility Restoration

Not sure what your kitchen requires?

BEFORE & AFTER

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS