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Expert guidance on commercial kitchen compliance, grease fire prevention, and NFPA 96 standards for San Diego restaurants.

A filter exchange is maintenance. A full system hood cleaning is compliance. One does not replace the other. Here is what each service covers, what NFPA 96 actually requires, and why the San Diego kitchens with the cleanest duct runs run both.

Grills, fryers, and flat tops on wheels still fall under NFPA 96. Core Hood Cleaning services food trucks and mobile kitchens across San Diego County, scheduled around your route and your commissary lot, with fleet wide service available.

Concourse concessions, suite level kitchens, and clubhouse grills all fall under NFPA 96. Core Hood Cleaning services stadiums, arenas, and sports venues across San Diego County on schedules built around your event calendar, with venue wide contracts available.

Banquet kitchens, restaurant outlets, room service, and pool bars all fall under NFPA 96. Core Hood Cleaning services hotels and resorts across San Diego County on schedules built around your guests and events, with multi-property contracts available.

Cafeterias, hospital kitchens, and shared commissaries all fall under NFPA 96. Core Hood Cleaning services institutional kitchens across San Diego County on schedules built around your operating hours, with multi-site contracts available.

Core Hood Cleaning offers after hours and overnight hood cleaning throughout San Diego County so busy kitchens never lose a service to maintenance. Full NFPA 96 scope, same documentation, scheduled around your closing time.

San Diego breweries and taprooms with commercial kitchens are subject to the same NFPA 96 requirements as restaurants. Core Hood Cleaning provides full-system service with fire marshal documentation for craft beer kitchens across San Diego County.

Red-tagged by the fire marshal? Failed a health inspection? Core Hood Cleaning offers same-day emergency hood cleaning throughout San Diego County with full NFPA 96 documentation.

How often San Diego restaurants need hood cleaning, what the full service covers, what it costs, and how to stay ahead of fire marshal and health inspections.

Everything San Diego restaurant owners need to know about commercial kitchen hood cleaning — NFPA 96 requirements, cleaning frequency, what a full service covers, and how to pass fire marshal inspections.

Whether you're running a burger joint, a pizza oven, a wok station, or a low-volume café, here's how NFPA 96 cleaning frequency applies to your specific kitchen.

A comprehensive overview of the permits, inspections, and maintenance requirements that San Diego County restaurants must meet to stay operational.

Not all hood cleaning companies are equal. Here are the key questions to ask and red flags to avoid when hiring a commercial kitchen exhaust service in San Diego.

A dirty exhaust system can void your Ansul fire suppression system warranty and create serious liability. Here's the connection every restaurant owner should understand.

Two essential services that restaurant owners often confuse. Here's what each one does, why both matter, and how they work together to keep your kitchen compliant.

What San Diego health inspectors look for in your kitchen exhaust system and how to make sure you're ready every time they walk through the door.

A step-by-step look at what a professional hood cleaning service includes from protective plastic sheeting to the rooftop fan and the final compliance certificate.

Grease fires are the #1 cause of restaurant fires in California. Here's how to protect your San Diego restaurant with proper exhaust maintenance and fire prevention.

NFPA 96 is the fire code standard every commercial kitchen must follow. This guide breaks down what it covers, why it matters, and what happens if you're not compliant.

NFPA 96 sets the cleaning frequency based on your cooking type and volume. Here's exactly what the code requires and what it means for your San Diego restaurant.
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