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We go beyond surface cleaning to eliminate hidden grease, meet NFPA 96 standards, and help you pass inspections—without disrupting your kitchen.
Every technician passes criminal background & drug screening
Fully insured, above standard company
Trusted in high-security environments (schools, hospitals, etc.)
Your choice for superior hood and exhaust cleaning services across the Phoenix Metro Area.
Maintaining a clean and safe commercial kitchen is essential for the health and safety of employees, customers, and your business as a whole. One critical aspect of this is ensuring that your hood and exhaust systems are regularly cleaned and maintained. In Phoenix, where the restaurant and hospitality industry thrives, professional commercial hood and exhaust cleaning services play a vital role in keeping kitchens operating smoothly and in compliance with local fire and health codes.
Effectively addressing the challenges associated with the accumulation of grease and contaminants in commercial kitchen environments. By utilizing advanced technology and targeted strategies, Hood Hero ensures that grease is safely and efficiently contained, minimizing the risk of fire hazards and enhancing overall cleanliness. This proactive approach not only complies with health and safety regulations but also promotes a sustainable operational model for businesses in the food service industry.
From single locations to high-security facilities — we keep kitchens compliant, safe, and inspection-ready.
Stay open, pass inspections, and avoid surprise shutdowns.
Protect your guests, brand reputation, and kitchen operations.
Zero-risk compliance for high-regulation environments.
Safe, vetted crews for kitchens serving students and staff.
Trusted where safety, security, and accountability are non-negotiable.
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Commercial kitchen hoods and exhaust systems are designed to remove grease, smoke, and odors from cooking areas. Over time, these systems accumulate grease and debris, creating a significant fire hazard and reducing the efficiency of the ventilation system. Regular cleaning ensures that your kitchen remains safe, functional, and up to code.
Q1. What does hood cleaning cost? Price is driven by three things: how many hoods you have, the total linear footage of your hood line, and what you cook (wood-fired or charbroil kitchens build grease faster than electric or low-heat ones, so they take more labor). Most single-hood quick-service kitchens fall in the $400–$600 range. Multi-hood or heavy-grease operations cost more. Call us with your hood count, approximate length, and cooking type — we’ll quote a firm number over the phone for most kitchens, no site visit required.
Q2. How often does my hood and exhaust system need to be cleaned? NFPA 96 (the national fire code your inspector uses) sets the frequency by what you cook — not by how dirty things look:
Not sure where you land? Send us a photo of your hood and a description of what you cook — we’ll tell you.
Q3. I have an electric or low-heat kitchen (coffee shop, church, café) — do I still need this? Almost always, yes. NFPA 96 requires cleaning for any kitchen with a Type 1 commercial hood — even if you “barely cook.” If grease, smoke, or vapor passes through the hood, fire code applies, and your insurance carrier and fire marshal will both ask for proof of service. The good news: low-grease kitchens qualify for the annual frequency, which is our lowest-cost interval.
Q4. Do you send compliance reports to the fire department? Yes. After every cleaning we provide:
For locations under active fire-marshal review or franchise compliance programs, we can file the report directly with your AHJ (Authority Having Jurisdiction). Just tell us where it needs to go.
Q5. What does the service sticker on the hood show? Every cleaning ends with a dated NFPA 96 sticker placed on the hood. It shows:
This sticker is the first thing a fire inspector looks for. If yours is missing, expired, or flags “not accessible” areas you didn’t authorize, you can fail inspection — which is why we explain every line on it before we leave.
Q6. What’s included in a standard cleaning — is the rooftop fan part of it? A standard Hood Hero cleaning covers:
What’s not automatically included:
We’ll spell out exactly what your job includes on the quote call — no surprise add-ons.
Q7. Are there add-on fees I should know about upfront? We put everything on the quote whenever possible. The items most commonly billed separately are:
Ask for an itemized quote and we’ll list every line before booking.
Q8. What are your service hours? Can you clean during the day? Most cleanings run overnight (typically [10 PM – 6 AM]) so we don’t disrupt service — the system needs to be cool and the kitchen empty for us to do the job right. We do offer daytime service for:
Q9. I’m a fire-safety contractor, facility manager, or multi-location operator. Can you sub for me? Yes. We work with fire-life-safety companies, facility management firms, and franchise groups across the Valley as a subcontracted hood-cleaning provider. Partner accounts can include:
Email service@hoodhero.com or call (602) 341-3163 to set up a partner account.
Q10. I’m buying a restaurant — can you pull the service history for the location? Yes. If we’ve serviced the address before, we can pull the full file: last cleaning date, next due date, frequency schedule, and any open compliance issues. Send us the address (and the previous operator’s name if you have it) and we’ll get you the record. This is increasingly common for ownership transitions — your lender and insurance carrier will both ask for it.
Q11. What other services do you provide? Beyond hood and exhaust cleaning, we offer rooftop grease containment systems, conveyor oven cleaning, and residential hood cleaning for high-end home kitchens.
Q12. What areas do you serve? The entire Phoenix Metro Valley: Phoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Scottsdale, Tempe, Glendale, Peoria, Avondale, Goodyear, Surprise, Queen Creek, and surrounding cities. We also serve Tucson and Casa Grande on a scheduled basis.
Q13. Are you certified and insured? Yes. We carry $5 million in liability insurance plus full workers’ comp coverage. All technicians are NFPA 96 trained, background-checked, and drug-screened. We’re an NFPA member company.
Q14. What happens during the cleaning? We arrive on time, protect floors and equipment, remove and soak the filters, scrape and pressure-wash the hood interior, ductwork, and fan, inspect the system, dry and reassemble everything, document with before/after photos, place the dated NFPA 96 sticker, and leave the kitchen ready for service. The Mom Clean Standard™ means it’s clean enough you’d let your mom cook in it.
Q15. What if I’m not satisfied with the cleaning? Our Mom Clean Guarantee: if anything doesn’t meet our standard, we come back and make it right at no charge. No questions.
Q16. How do I schedule a cleaning or get a free estimate? Call (602) 341-3163, fill out the form on hoodhero.com, or click Book Now to schedule online. We respond same-day and most quotes are firm within one phone call.