Hood Cleaning Services in North York: Five Scopes Explained
North York Hood Cleaning is the provider behind five services on one grease path: hood cleaning for the canopy and plenum, kitchen exhaust cleaning for the duct to the roof, hood filter cleaning and exchange for the baffles or mesh in the canopy, food truck hood cleaning for a mobile unit's short system, and exhaust fan repair and installation for the rooftop fan. Each scope is priced on its own line and handled in one overnight window across North York and Thornhill west of Yonge Street. This page matches a kitchen symptom to the scope that fixes it. A single-hood kitchen starts at $585 per visit.
Which hood cleaning service does a North York kitchen need?
North York Hood Cleaning sets the scope from the symptom, because the symptom tells you which part of the system is loaded.
| What is happening in the kitchen | Symptom vs the scope that fixes it |
|---|---|
| Grease coats the canopy over a wok or charbroil line within weeks | Hood cleaning services: the canopy and the plenum behind it, cleaned as one unit. |
| The dining room smells of old cooking oil even when the hood looks clean | Kitchen exhaust cleaning: the duct run and riser between the hood and the roof, where a wiped canopy hides a loaded system. |
| The filters look coated within days of the last wash, or one is missing or bent | Kitchen exhaust hood filters: soak-tank cleaning or a clean set swapped in on the spot. |
| A food truck needs its hood cleaned before a festival or event booking | Food truck hood cleaning: the small hood, short duct and roof fan, cleaned where the truck is parked. |
| The roof fan rattles, smells hot, or has stopped moving air | Exhaust fan repair and installation: repair, replacement, hinge kits and a new fan on a new line. |
| Head office, the insurer or a landlord wants a dated certificate for the file | The NFPA 96 page explains what the signed certificate asserts and how the Ontario Fire Code uses the standard. |
Power Hoods Systems, the operating crew behind North York Hood Cleaning, also handles building HVAC, air duct, coil, sanitation and dryer vent work on request.
The five hood cleaning services in North York
One grease path from the cook line to the roof, split into the five scopes a quote lists.
Hood Cleaning Services
Hood cleaning is the scope over the cook line: the canopy and the plenum behind it, on an interval set by what the line cooks. It is the scope most North York kitchens book first.
Service detailsKitchen Exhaust Cleaning
Kitchen exhaust cleaning is the full-system scope: the duct run, the riser and the access points between the hood and the roof, the section a fire travels through on its way out of the building.
Service detailsKitchen Exhaust Hood Filters
Hood filter cleaning and exchange covers the baffle, mesh or cartridge filters that sit inside the canopy, soaked clean or swapped for a clean set on the spot.
Service detailsFood Truck Hood Cleaning
Food truck hood cleaning covers the small hood, short duct and roof fan on a mobile unit, cleaned where the truck is parked or at its commissary.
Service detailsExhaust Fan Repair and Installation
Exhaust fan repair and installation is the roof: the fan that pulls the whole system, its repair or replacement, a hinge kit so it opens for cleaning, containment for the membrane, and a new fan on a new line.
Service detailsThe standard behind all five, the published inspection intervals and what Toronto Fire Services looks for are on the NFPA 96 page.
What does a hood cleaner do?
A hood cleaner removes cooking grease from a commercial kitchen exhaust system and documents the result.
A hood cleaner takes the filters out of the canopy, strips the canopy and the plenum behind it to bare metal, reaches the duct through its access points, opens the fan on the roof and cleans inside it, then photographs each surface before and after and signs a certificate that lists what was cleaned and when. The job is measured against the 0.078 inch grease depth NFPA 96 sets as the limit. A hood cleaner does not wipe the outside of the canopy, which line staff do nightly, and does not clean the cooking equipment under it. The step-by-step visit is on the homepage, and how the operating crew is organised is on the about page.
Where to find restaurant hood cleaning services near me in North York
All five scopes are available at the same price in every community North York Hood Cleaning covers.
The scope a kitchen needs tends to follow where it sits and what it cooks. A wok or tandoor line on Yonge Street books the hood and the duct together, because high heat loads both fast. A food court unit at Fairview Mall or Yorkdale books on landlord access hours and needs the certificate to match those hours. A pizzeria running a wood-fired oven books the duct on a monthly interval before the hood even shows it. Coverage is on the areas served page, and the kitchen types are on the who we serve page.
Hood cleaning service vs kitchen hood cleaning company in North York: which one to book
A hood cleaning service is one scope of work. A kitchen hood cleaning company runs several scopes under one crew, on one certificate.
A kitchen that has never had the duct cleaned, or cannot produce a certificate that names it, should book the kitchen exhaust scope first and drop to hood-only on the following visits once the photographs show the duct is holding. A kitchen with a recent full-system certificate books hood and filter cleaning on the interval its appliance sets. A crew already on site moves from the canopy to the filters, the duct access and then the roof without a second mobilisation, so combined scopes are quoted as one job in one overnight window.
How much do hood cleaning services cost in North York in 2026?
North York Hood Cleaning prices a single-hood kitchen up to ten feet from $585 per visit and a multi-hood kitchen of two to four canopies from $995 per visit. Larger systems are quoted on site after a free walk-through, food trucks and fan repair per job, and every written quote comes back within 24 hours.
The hood price anchors the quote. Duct and filter work are added on run length, access points and filter count. Fan and food truck work are priced on what the inspection finds. Each scope is a separate line, so a landlord sees what belongs to the building and a tenant sees what belongs to the kitchen.
Next step: call 647-797-9137 or request a written quote. Name the row from the table above that matches your kitchen and the walk-through takes it from there.
Hood cleaning services in North York: frequently asked questions
Which scope does a first-time North York customer usually book?
Hood cleaning services, in most cases, because the canopy and the filters are what the kitchen can see. The walk-through often adds the duct once the technician opens an access point and finds it loaded.
Is hood cleaning the same thing as filter cleaning?
No. Hood cleaning is the canopy and the plenum behind it. Filter cleaning and exchange is a separate scope for the baffle, mesh or cartridge filters that slide in and out of the canopy. Many visits book both on the same trip.
Does North York Hood Cleaning do anything beyond the kitchen exhaust path?
The five scopes on this page are the kitchen exhaust path: hood, duct, filters, food truck hoods and rooftop fan. Power Hoods Systems, the operating crew, takes on building HVAC, air duct, coil, sanitation and dryer vent work on request, and quotes it separately.
Who approves roof work when the tenant does not own the building?
The landlord or the mall management office. Fan repair, hinge kits and containment sit on a curb and a roof membrane the tenant usually does not own, so the quote lists them as building items for the owner to approve.
How is the interval set across the five scopes?
The type and volume of cooking sets it, using the intervals NFPA 96 publishes. A wood-fired oven or smoker puts the whole path on a monthly interval, and a low-volume church kitchen can sit at annual. The table is on the NFPA 96 page.