Hood Cleaning in North York, Ontario
North York Hood Cleaning is a commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning service built for high-heat and high-volume kitchens: wok and tandoor lines, charbroilers, wood-fired ovens, food courts and food trucks. Every visit clears grease from canopy to rooftop fan against the 0.078 inch NFPA 96 limit and ends with photos and a signed certificate. Overnight service across North York and Thornhill west of Yonge, from $585 per visit.
Six kinds of high-heat kitchen that book hood cleaning in North York
Each one throws grease into the airstream differently, and the interval follows the appliance rather than the calendar.
Wok, tandoor and high-heat independents. Indo-Chinese, Nepali and Tibetan, Korean barbecue, Persian kebab and Chinese kitchens along the Yonge corridor through Willowdale. A wok range or a tandoor oven throws grease into the airstream rather than holding it in a pan, so the canopy, filters and plenum load in weeks, not months.
Pizzerias and smokehouses. Deck ovens, wood-fired ovens and smokers put creosote and soot straight into the duct, and solid fuel sets a monthly NFPA 96 interval on its own.
Mall food courts and plaza units. Several cooking lines share or sit close to a long exhaust run, landlord rules control access hours, and the work happens overnight.
Food trucks. A small hood, a short duct and a roof fan, cleaned where the truck is parked or at its commissary between events.
Butchers, meat retailers and caterers running production kitchens behind the counter, where the exhaust load builds even without a dining room attached.
Institutional kitchens in hospitals, campuses and care homes across North York, which need the certificate dated before an inspection or an insurance renewal.
Where to find hood cleaner near me in North York
North York Hood Cleaning covers the district and Thornhill west of Yonge Street from one overnight route.
North York runs from Highway 401 north to Steeles Avenue. Yonge Street runs north-south through Willowdale and North York Centre, past Mel Lastman Square and the North York Civic Centre, and the strip through Willowdale is dense with Korean, Persian and Chinese restaurants, many at the base of condo and office towers. Sheppard Avenue and Finch Avenue run east-west, Highway 404 and the Don Valley Parkway sit on the east side, Highway 400 and Allen Road on the west. Yorkdale Shopping Centre sits at Dufferin Street and Highway 401, Fairview Mall at Don Mills Road and Sheppard Avenue, and Bayview Village Shopping Centre at Bayview Avenue and Sheppard Avenue. Downsview Park and York University anchor the west end near Keele Street, and Humber River Hospital, North York General Hospital and Sunnybrook sit inside the coverage line. A restaurant at the base of a tower on Yonge, a food court line at Fairview Mall and a pizzeria near Bathurst Manor all book from the same route.
Toronto Fire Services enforces the Ontario Fire Code, which references NFPA 96, and inspects North York's commercial kitchens. Toronto Public Health inspects food premises and posts results through DineSafe. West of Yonge Street in Thornhill, the City of Vaughan is the jurisdiction and Vaughan Fire and Rescue Service is the fire authority, with York Region Public Health inspecting food premises. Community detail is on the areas served page.
What happens on a North York hood cleaning visit
Seven steps, in the same order for a wok kitchen on Yonge and a food court unit at Fairview Mall.
- Free walk-through. The technician counts and measures the canopies, notes the filter type, follows the duct to the roof and records anything that cannot be reached.
- Written quote within 24 hours. Scope and price on paper, with any extra item listed separately for your approval.
- Insurance proof before the crew arrives. Proof of WSIB coverage and liability insurance goes to you, and to building management where the roof or a shared corridor is involved, before work starts.
- Kitchen protected. Appliances covered, floor sheeted, drains guarded, before the first spray.
- System cleaned top to bottom. Filters out, canopy and plenum stripped to bare metal, duct reached through its access points, rooftop fan opened and cleaned inside.
- Photographs before and after. Every surface shot as found and again at bare metal, plenum and duct interior included.
- Signed certificate. A health and safety certificate referencing the published NFPA 96 standard, listing the sections cleaned and the date. North York Hood Cleaning is not affiliated with NFPA.
The five services and which one fixes which symptom are on the services page. Method detail sits on the hood cleaning services and kitchen exhaust cleaning pages.
Hood cleaning company near me in North York: what to look for
A hood cleaning company is judged on what it leaves behind after the truck pulls away.
Photographs of the hidden sections. Plenum, duct interior and fan housing in the same set as the canopy.
A certificate that lists sections and a date. One line per part of the system. What that document does and does not assert, and what Toronto Fire Services inspectors look for, is on the NFPA 96 page.
Insurance documents before the visit. WSIB coverage and liability insurance, in writing, in your hands before anyone climbs a ladder in your kitchen.
An interval set from the appliance. A wok line, a tandoor oven and a charbroiler bank each need a different cycle. The interval-by-cooking-line table is on the hood cleaning services page.
A roof fan in the scope. Grease that clears the duct ends up in the fan, so the fan belongs on the certificate. Repair and installation are on the exhaust fan repair page.
How much does hood cleaning cost in North York in 2026?
North York Hood Cleaning charges from $585 per visit for a single-hood kitchen up to ten feet and from $995 per visit for a multi-hood kitchen of two to four canopies. Larger systems are quoted on site after a free walk-through, and the written quote comes back within 24 hours.
The canopy count and length set the per-visit price. What cooks under the canopy sets the interval, and the interval sets the yearly total, so a wok kitchen on Yonge and a low-volume church kitchen pay different yearly totals for the same size of hood. Fan repair, food truck hoods and solid-fuel appliance work are quoted per job after inspection.
Next step: call 647-797-9137 or send the form above with the canopy count and what the line cooks. The contact page lists what else to have ready.
Hood cleaning service near me in North York: frequently asked questions
How often does a North York restaurant need its hood cleaned?
The appliance and the hours it runs decide the interval. NFPA 96 publishes a range from monthly for solid-fuel cooking to annual for a low-volume kitchen. The full table is on the NFPA 96 page.
Does the kitchen have to close for a hood cleaning visit?
No. North York Hood Cleaning schedules overnight or between services: a Yonge Street kitchen after last call, a food court unit after mall hours, a care home kitchen in the gap between dinner clean-down and breakfast prep.
Who inspects kitchen exhaust systems in North York?
Toronto Fire Services enforces the Ontario Fire Code, which references NFPA 96, since North York has been part of the City of Toronto since amalgamation in 1998. Toronto Public Health inspects food premises and posts results through DineSafe.
Does North York Hood Cleaning cover Thornhill?
Yes, the part of Thornhill west of Yonge Street. That area sits in the City of Vaughan, so Vaughan Fire and Rescue Service is the fire authority there and York Region Public Health inspects food premises. See the areas served page.
Can a food truck or a small kitchen book the same crew as a food court unit?
Yes. The walk-through sets the scope for a single-hood independent, a multi-hood food court line or a truck parked at its commissary. Food truck detail is on the food truck hood cleaning page. Call 647-797-9137 or use the contact page.