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Hood cleaning cost in Los Angeles

What hood cleaning costs in Los Angeles depends on the size of your system, how often you run solid fuel, and whether your rooftop fan is easy to access. Below is a realistic picture of what operators in Los Angeles actually pay — no lead-gen gimmicks.

Typical price ranges in Los Angeles

Most single-hood full-service restaurants in Los Angeles pay between $450 and $1,150 per visit in 2026. Multi-hood kitchens (think a steakhouse with a separate broiler exhaust, or a hotel with a banquet line) usually pay $1,100–$2,500. Ghost kitchens with shared rooftop fans often split the cost across tenants.

If you operate a QSR, coffee shop, or bakery with light cooking, you can reasonably expect $300–$550 per visit in Los Angeles. Overnight service typically adds 10–15%.

What pushes Los Angeles prices up

  • High-rise rooftop access in central business districts.
  • Long horizontal duct runs in older buildings.
  • Solid fuel (wood-fired ovens, charcoal broilers) — far more creosote per visit.
  • Tight service windows in late-night or 24-hour kitchens.
  • Full documentation requirements for chain or franchise compliance files.

Quotes to watch out for

If a quote for a standard full-service kitchen comes in under $350 in Los Angeles, something is almost always being skipped. Usually the rooftop fan, sometimes the full vertical duct. Ask for a line-item quote covering hood, filters, duct, and fan.

Providers serving Los Angeles

For context on who serves this market, here are the companies currently listed for Los Angeles.

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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Los Angeles hood cleaning cost — FAQ

Why do Los Angeles prices vary so much between providers?
Scope of service. Two quotes for the same kitchen can differ by 40% because one covers the full system and the other only covers the hood and filters. Always compare line items, not totals.
Do Los Angeles providers offer service plan discounts?
Most do. Operators on quarterly or semi-annual plans typically see 10–15% off one-off pricing.
Is travel time typically a separate charge?
For providers headquartered in Los Angeles, travel is usually included. Providers traveling from another metro may add a travel fee.