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Hood cleaning companies in Los Angeles

Los Angeles has one of the largest commercial kitchen markets in the country, spanning Downtown, Hollywood, Koreatown, Santa Monica, and the Valley. LA hood cleaners often cover Orange County as well, and the LA Fire Department enforces NFPA 96 alongside city-specific commercial kitchen regulations.

Providers serving Los Angeles

The companies below serve Los Angeles and surrounding areas. Listings are editorial — verify current pricing, insurance, and availability directly with the provider.

Los Angeles Hood Cleaning

LA-wide exhaust cleaning crew working Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Downtown, Venice, and out into Orange County. Regularly services hotels, schools, stadiums, and military bases in addition to restaurants.

Based at 7521 S Figueroa St in Los Angeles. Explicitly publishes NFPA 96 compliance pages and handles fan repair in addition to hood work — useful if a rooftop fan is dying mid-service call.

  • Restaurant focused
  • NFPA 96 certified
  • Hotel kitchens
  • Institutional
  • Rooftop access

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Top Tier Hood Cleaning Services

Around-the-clock hood cleaning outfit covering LA and Orange County. Advertises 24/7/365 availability, which is rare — most shops say overnight but still want a window.

Services restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals, and school kitchens throughout LA County and OC. Good call for late-night-only kitchens that cannot take any daytime downtime.

  • Restaurant focused
  • NFPA 96 certified
  • 24/7
  • Overnight service
  • Institutional

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Icon Fire Prevention

La Verne-based kitchen exhaust and fire suppression shop serving greater LA. Dedicated service lines for hotel kitchens, senior living, schools, churches, and event venues.

Twenty-plus years in the business, explicit NFPA 96 cleaning and fire suppression testing. Heavy institutional mix — worth a look if you run healthcare or senior living food service in the LA basin.

  • Restaurant focused
  • NFPA 96 certified
  • Hotel kitchens
  • Institutional

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Bryan Exhaust Service

Second-generation, veteran-owned Burbank shop that has been cleaning LA kitchen exhaust since 1977 — the oldest independent operator in the region by a wide margin. Proper NFPA 96 work, not a franchise badge.

Based at 2808 N Naomi St, Burbank. Coverage spans LA, Orange County, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, and Ventura counties. Schedules overnight cleans for restaurants.

  • Restaurant focused
  • Overnight service
  • NFPA 96 certified
  • Insured & bonded
  • Rooftop access

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Grease Away

Santa Ana outfit that does restaurant exhaust plus the ugly mechanical stuff most hood cleaners punt on — fan motor swaps, belt replacements, same-day parts runs. Five-star Yelp presence that has actually been earned.

Based in Santa Ana, established 2007. Serves LA and Orange County including hospitals, universities, private schools, bakeries, and correctional facilities. Seven-day availability.

  • Restaurant focused
  • Institutional
  • 24/7
  • NFPA 96 certified
  • Rooftop access

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5 Star Steam

Family-owned LA operation going back to 1990 that leans on 4,000-psi hot-water systems and does its own hood installations too. Their line about "none of our clients have ever received a fine" is the kind of quote that gets you on a GM's speed dial.

Coverage across LA, OC, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, and Kern counties plus the Valley and Inland Empire. Full-service: hood cleaning, hood installs, make-up air, equipment repair. FDA-compliant pressure systems.

  • Restaurant focused
  • Overnight service
  • NFPA 96 certified
  • Insured & bonded
  • Rooftop access

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SoCal Hoods

SoCal-focused crew that splits its book between brick-and-mortar restaurants and food trucks — the latter is a niche most exhaust companies will not touch. NFPA 96 compliant and visibly active in the OC hotel and resort circuit.

Covers LA, Orange County, and San Diego. Hotel dining near Disneyland, Anaheim resort kitchens, and Huntington Beach seafood operators are explicitly called out. Food truck deep-clean is an unusual specialty worth calling out to operators with a mobile arm.

  • Restaurant focused
  • Hotel kitchens
  • NFPA 96 certified
  • Rooftop access

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What Los Angeles restaurant operators should look for

  • IKECA-certified (or equivalent) technicians and NFPA 96 practices.
  • A quote that covers the full system — hood, filters, vertical duct, and rooftop fan.
  • Photo documentation and a dated certificate issued after every cleaning.
  • Willingness to work overnight without a punitive premium.
  • Insurance on file, including coverage for water damage during pressure washing.

Local noteLAFD expects documented cleaning history during inspections. Rooftop exhaust fans on older strip-mall buildings are a common failure point in LA and should be part of the standard scope, not a separate visit. Ask providers whether they handle fan repair in addition to cleaning — the two often come up together.

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Los Angeles hood cleaning FAQ

How often do restaurants in Los Angeles need hood cleaning?
NFPA 96 frequency applies in Los Angeles — monthly for solid-fuel operations, quarterly for high-volume kitchens, semi-annually for moderate volume, and annually for low-volume. Local inspectors generally expect documentation matching that cadence.
How much does hood cleaning cost in Los Angeles?
Most single-hood restaurants in Los Angeles pay between $400 and $1,100 per visit. Multi-hood kitchens and hotel banquet kitchens run higher. See the cost guide for a full breakdown.
Do Los Angeles hood cleaning companies offer overnight service?
Most established Los Angeles providers offer overnight scheduling. Expect a small premium for overnight or weekend visits.