Commercial exhaust hood cleaning removes the grease that builds up inside your hood, filters, ducts, and exhaust fan the buildup that fails inspections and starts kitchen fires. Florida Kitchen Pros cleans the full system to NFPA 96 standards, serving restaurants and commercial kitchens across Florida from our base in Dade City.
We don’t just wipe down the hood you can see. We clean the parts inspectors check and the parts that catch fire when they are ignored.
When you book Florida Kitchen Pros, you get your entire kitchen exhaust system cleaned from the cooking line to the rooftop fan not just the hood – your customers see. That difference is what keeps your kitchen passing inspections and your business off a fire marshal’s report. Here’s exactly what you’re paying for:
We service the complete top end, including your rooftop fan, hinge kit, and blades so your system pulls smoke and heat out the way it should.
We scrape your hood and its underside down to bare metal, so grease can't bake on and turn your busiest station into a fire risk.
We clear the hidden chamber behind your filters where the heaviest grease hides. This is the spot most "cheap" cleaners skip and the one that fails your inspection.
We clean your full horizontal and vertical duct runs end to end, because grease travels the whole system. Leave it, and you've got a fuel line running through your walls.
Your grease-laden filters are cleaned and reinstalled, or swapped through our filter exchange program keeping airflow strong so your kitchen stays cooler and your fans don't overwork.
We service your rooftop grease boxes and haul the grease away safely, keeping your roof clean and your business clear of fines.
We open or install the access panels NFPA 96 requires, so the grease inspectors check for actually gets reached and removed not hidden.
You get date-stamped proof of every job, ready to hand the fire inspector, the health inspector, or your insurer the moment they ask.
If a cleaner skips your plenum, ductwork, or rooftop fan, you didn’t get a clean hood you got a surface wipe, and you’re still liable. We clean your whole system, document it, and stand behind it
Grease is the fuel behind most commercial kitchen fires. As it builds up inside your hood, ducts, and fan, it turns your exhaust system into a fire hazard sitting right above your cooking line. Regular hood cleaning removes that fuel and keeps you on the right side of the fire code. That’s why NFPA 96 makes it a requirement, not a suggestion.
NFPA 96 is the national standard your fire marshal and health inspector check against. When grease sits too long, a single flare-up on the line can travel straight into the ductwork and a small flame becomes a real fire.
80% of kitchen fires start in the exhaust system.
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Most commercial kitchens need a hood cleaning every 1 to 3 months but your number depends on how hard you cook. Fire up a charbroiler all day and grease piles up fast. Run a quiet church kitchen on weekends and you’ve got more room. NFPA 96 doesn’t guess at this. It sets your schedule by how much grease you actually produce.
| NFPA 96 Frequency | Your Kitchen Type |
|---|---|
| Monthly | Systems using solid fuel (wood, charcoal) |
| Quarterly | High-volume cooking (24-hour facilities, fast food) |
| Semi-Annually | Moderate-volume cooking (sit-down restaurants) |
| Annually | Low-volume cooking (churches, day camps, small clubs) |
When we clean your hood, we don’t just spray and leave-we work the grease out of every part of the system, in the order that actually gets it clean. And we do it around your hours, usually overnight, so you walk in the next morning to a kitchen that’s ready to open and ready to pass.
Here’s how your cleaning goes:
We cover your equipment, floors, and cooking line, then seal off the work area. Your kitchen stays protected before a drop of water touches it.
We hand-scrape the thick, baked-on buildup first the hardened layer that pressure washing alone just slides right over.
High-pressure hot water and wet steam cut through the grease in your hood, plenum, ducts, and fan. This is the deep clean a surface wipe never reaches.
We lift the last greasy film with food-safe degreasers strong on grease, safe around the surfaces your food touches.
If you run a commercial kitchen in Florida, we clean your hood. From a single restaurant line to a multi-station resort kitchen, every place that cooks builds grease and every one of them answers a fire inspector. Here’s who we work with:
Your busiest months are when grease builds fastest and inspections hit hardest. We keep your line clean and your hood ready.
Multiple kitchens, room service, banquet halls. We handle the whole footprint on a schedule that fits your operation.
Cafeteria kitchens feeding hundreds a day, under strict safety codes. We keep them compliant and grease-free.
Round-the-clock kitchens where a fire risk is never an option. We clean to NFPA 96 without disrupting care.
Many tenants shared exhaust, one fire code. We keep every station inspection-ready and consistent.
High-volume cooking in bursts, often before big events. We work around your calendar so you're never cleaning the day of.
Lower volume, but the same fire code applies. We keep your kitchen safe for every event without overcharging you for it.
You are not just hiring someone to clean a hood you are trusting them with your fire compliance, your inspection record, and your kitchen’s downtime. Here’s why Florida kitchens keep calling us back:
Real coverage, so a problem on your roof never becomes a problem on your books.
We clean to the exact standard your fire marshal checks against. No shortcuts, no failed re-inspections.
Every visit, dated. Your inspection file and insurance records build themselves while we work.
Surprise inspection tomorrow? Grease fire scare last night? We answer after hours when your kitchen can't wait.
We track when your next cleaning is due and remind you so you never fall out of compliance by simply forgetting.
We're based in Dade City, not a national call center. You get a crew that knows Florida's fire code and actually shows up.
We clean commercial kitchen hoods across Florida, from our home base in Dade City and Pasco County. Find your area below:
Serving Hillsborough, Orange, Miami-Dade, Pinellas, Duval, and Broward counties.
Most commercial kitchens need cleaning every 1 to 3 months, but NFPA 96 sets the exact frequency by your cooking volume. Solid-fuel kitchens are cleaned monthly, high-volume kitchens quarterly, moderate kitchens semi-annually, and low-volume kitchens annually. Not sure where you fall? We’ll set the right schedule for you.
Full cleaning covers your entire exhaust system the hood and canopy, baffle filters, plenum, ductwork, exhaust fan, and rooftop fan. It also includes grease containment, safe disposal, access panel service, and before-and-after photo documentation for your inspection and insurance records.
No. Wiping down the visible hood will not pass an NFPA 96 inspection. Inspectors check the filters, plenum, ductwork, and fan the hidden parts where grease actually collects. A surface-only clean leaves you failing the inspection and still carrying the fire risk.
Most hood cleanings take 2 to 4 hours, depending on your system size and how much grease has built up. Larger or heavily neglected systems take longer. We usually work overnight or after hours so your kitchen is clean and ready before you open.
No. We schedule your hours most often overnight or after close so there’s no interruption to service. You go home with a greasy hood and open the next day to a clean, inspection-ready system.
Yes. Every cleaning includes dated before-and-after photos. This is the proof your fire inspector wants to see and the record your insurance company may require after a fire. You get the documentation automatically, no need to ask.
Yes. We offer 24/7 emergency cleaning hood across Florida. Whether you have a surprise inspection tomorrow, a failed check to fix fast, or a grease fire scare, we respond after hours when your kitchen can’t wait until morning.
We clean commercial kitchen hoods across Florida, based in Dade City and Pasco County. We regularly serve Tampa, Orlando, Miami, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Jacksonville, and Fort Lauderdale. If you run a commercial kitchen anywhere in Florida, we can reach you.
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