Technician cleaning a stainless steel restaurant exhaust hood

Professional Commercial Hood Cleaning

Captain Hood

Complete hood, duct, fan, and filter cleaning built for fire safety, inspection readiness, odor control, and balanced kitchen airflow.

NFPA 96-aware cleaning
Insurance-ready records
After-hours scheduling
Fire & health documentation
Trained & fully insured

Hood cleaning from shutdown to line-ready

Captain Hood works around active commercial kitchens, scheduling service around your downtime and protecting the line before cleaning begins.

Our trained, certified, and fully insured technicians clean the exhaust path from the hood interior to accessible ducts, filters, fans, and rooftop grease areas, then leave notes for fire, health, property, and insurance records.

Schedule an Estimate

Service includes

  • Protected setup around cooktops, fryers, prep areas, and floors
  • Interior hood canopy, plenum, baffle filters, and accessible ductwork
  • Rooftop exhaust fan, fan blades, fan bowl, and grease containment area
  • Scrape, degrease, rinse, and polish visible stainless surfaces
  • Odor, airflow, fan access, and rooftop grease observations
  • Before-and-after photos, notes, and recommended next cleaning interval
Built for restaurants, cafes, commissaries, bars, hotels, and food-service facilities that need inspection-ready exhaust maintenance.

Everything your kitchen exhaust system needs

Hood, Plenum & Duct Cleaning

  • Grease buildup removal
  • Accessible ductwork cleaning
  • Hot-water degreasing and rinse-down
  • Line protection before cleaning starts

Filter & Grease Management

  • Baffle filter degreasing
  • Filter condition notes
  • Grease containment cleanup
  • Odor and residue reduction
  • Cleaner airflow through the hood line

Exhaust Fan & Roofline Service

  • Rooftop fan access and cleaning
  • Fan blades, housing, and bowl
  • Fan and motor life observations
  • Rooftop grease and damage prevention notes

Designed for restaurant operations

Fire safety

Grease is removed from hood, duct, fan, and filter surfaces that can collect fuel inside a commercial exhaust system.

Inspection-ready records

Photos and service notes make it easier to answer fire department, health department, property, and insurance questions.

Better airflow

Clean filters, plenums, ducts, and fans help exhaust systems move heat, smoke, odor, and vapor more efficiently.

Fan protection

Cleaning the fan bowl, blades, and rooftop grease area helps reduce strain, residue, and roofline damage risk.

Odor control

Removing built-up grease helps reduce stubborn kitchen odors inside the line and around rooftop exhaust points.

Recurring plans

Maintenance schedules keep high-volume kitchens from drifting into emergency cleaning territory between inspections.

Pick how often your kitchen needs Captain Hood

01

Every month

Best for heavy frying, wok cooking, solid fuel, or high-grease kitchens.

02

Every 3 months

A common fit for busy restaurants, bars, and daily cooking operations.

03

Every 6 months

Good for lighter menus or steady kitchens with lower grease buildup.

04

Once a year

For low-use or seasonal kitchens when local requirements allow it.

05

Custom schedule

For multiple hoods, multiple locations, or unusual operating hours.

Request a Captain Hood estimate

Tell us about the kitchen, hood count, cooking volume, last cleaning date, and any upcoming inspection or insurance deadline. Captain Hood will follow up with scheduling options and a practical scope for the job.

Prefer to call? 650-338-8232

Clear records for the people who ask

Professional commercial hood cleaning is not just about making stainless steel shine. Owners, managers, fire inspectors, health departments, property teams, and insurers often need proof that the exhaust system is being maintained.

Every Captain Hood service visit is framed around a clean handoff: what was cleaned, what was observed, how the system is moving air, and when the next maintenance window should be scheduled.

PhotosBefore and after service records
ComplianceFire, health, insurance, and property documentation support
System NotesFan, airflow, odor, rooftop grease, and filter observations