School, church or daycare kitchen
Community kitchens are easy to forget between inspections. We set them up with the right hood and a regular cleaning schedule.
Commercial Kitchen Hood Installation →Serving Oak Park & nearby Berwyn, Chicago
Commercial Kitchen Projects in Oak Park, IL
Exhaust hoods, hood cleaning and grease traps for restaurants, cafes and institutional kitchens in Oak Park.
- Serving restaurants and kitchens in Oak Park ZIP 60302, 60304, 60301
- Work scheduled around service hours
- Paperwork ready for inspectors
Commercial kitchen problems we take care of in Oak Park
Whether you are building out a new restaurant in Oak Park, keeping a busy line open or answering a notice from the village, the work usually comes down to the hood, the exhaust duct and the grease trap. We do all three and schedule around your service hours.
Sinks and floor drains backing up
Backups at the prep sinks or floor drains usually trace to a full grease trap or grease-coated lines. We clean the trap and clear the drain.
Grease Trap Installation & Cleaning →Hood or duct written up by the fire marshal
If the fire department flagged the hood or duct, we sort out which items need construction and which need cleaning.
Commercial Kitchen Hood Installation →New kitchen needs a grease trap or interceptor
Plan review for a new food establishment usually requires grease treatment. We size the trap or interceptor from your fixtures and flow and install it.
Grease Trap Installation & Cleaning →Not sure how often the exhaust should be cleaned
Frequency depends on what and how much you cook. We recommend a schedule and adjust it by what we find inside the duct.
Commercial Hood Cleaning →Grease dripping from the hood or roof fan
Drips at the canopy and grease around the roof fan mean the system is overloaded. A full cleaning to bare metal is the first step.
Commercial Hood Cleaning →Taking over a second-generation space
A space that used to be a restaurant comes with an old hood and trap of unknown history. We inspect both and tell you what can be reused.
Commercial Kitchen Hood Installation →Sewer smell at the back of the kitchen
Grease left too long turns rancid. Regular cleaning and a tight lid end most odor complaints.
Grease Trap Installation & Cleaning →Scope of work
- Site visitA walk of the kitchen and roof with your equipment list and any inspection notices.
- Permits and plan reviewDrawings and permits for hoods and grease traps, with answers to building, fire and health reviewers.
- Hood, duct and fan installationType I and II hoods, welded grease duct, roof fans and makeup air installed to NFPA 96.
- Fire suppression coordinationWe work with your licensed suppression contractor so the hood and suppression system fit together.
- Kitchen exhaust cleaningScheduled exhaust cleaning with a dated sticker and written report.
- Grease trap cleaning and pumpingGrease and solids removed, baffles checked and the service logged.
- Records for inspectorsPaperwork the fire department, health department and landlord can review.
Systems and components
Makeup air unitsReplacement air that keeps the kitchen near neutral pressure.
Install, clean or serviceInstall when the system is missing or wrong; clean or service when it's sound but loaded.
Grease duct and exhaust fansWelded, liquid-tight duct with clearance to combustibles and an upblast fan on the roof.
Type II hoodsHeat and condensate hoods for dish machines, steamers and some ovens.
Type I hoodsRequired over cooking that produces grease-laden vapor.
Commercial Kitchen Projects before and after — Oak Park homes
Before
AfterAn Oak Park cafe kitchen: before and after
This one is a cafe kitchen near Harrison Street arts district. The reason for the call: a kitchen that needed its hood and grease trap brought up to date. After: the same kitchen with a new hood line and stainless equipment. The job covered site visit, kitchen exhaust cleaning, plus records for inspectors.
Before
AfterCommercial Kitchen Projects in a bakery kitchen, Berwyn
A bakery kitchen near Depot District, a typical kitchen for Berwyn. The main complaint was an exhaust system and grease trap that kept failing inspections. Finished kitchen: the same kitchen with a new hood line and stainless equipment. The job covered site visit, hood, duct and fan installation, plus records for inspectors.
Commercial Kitchen Projects in Berwyn →
Before
AfterKitchen Remodeling in a prewar brick bungalow, Oak Park
Soft sage-green inset-style cabinets with unlacquered brass hardware, honed white marble-look quartz counters, a white handmade-look square tile backsplash, restored oak strip floor and schoolhouse pendant lights.
Kitchen Remodeling in Oak Park →
Before
AfterOak Park kitchen, brick bungalow from the 1920s: kitchen cabinet painting
The same doors sprayed in soft white, new matte black pulls; counters and floor stayed as they were.
Kitchen Cabinet Painting in Oak Park →
Before
AfterCabinet Refacing in a prewar brick bungalow, Oak Park
What changed: new five-piece shaker doors in charcoal gray on the existing boxes, matching face-frame veneer and polished nickel pulls.
Cabinet Refacing in Oak Park →From survey to sign-off
- Call with what you're seeingTell us about the kitchen, the problem and any inspection notice or deadline.
- Site visitA walk-through to measure, inspect and plan around your hours.
- Written proposalA clear written scope with what is included and when we can do it.
- Work and paperworkWe do the work, often after hours, and leave the permits, certificates or logs.
Commercial Kitchen Projects questions from Oak Park businesses
Can you work outside our business hours?
Yes. Cleaning and trap service are routinely done after closing, and installation is staged to keep downtime short.
Do you work on school, church and daycare kitchens?
Yes. We can plan work for school breaks or days the building is quiet.
Who inspects restaurant kitchens in Oak Park?
Several offices are involved in Oak Park: building and mechanical, fire prevention, health and the FOG authority. Each looks at different parts of the kitchen.
Can you help if we just failed an inspection?
Bring us the inspection report. We work through the hood, exhaust and grease items and get them ready for reinspection.
How often should the hood be cleaned?
It depends on your cooking: busy fryer and grill lines are cleaned often, lighter kitchens less. We recommend a schedule after seeing the system.
What is the Oak Park building department phone number?
Permits go through Permit & Development Division (Development Services Department), phone 708-358-5430. When your scope needs one, we prepare the application and schedule the inspections.
Who inspects kitchen hoods and fire safety in Oak Park?
Oak Park Fire Department inspections. We schedule the inspection and have the paperwork ready.
What are Oak Park's grease trap rules?
Oak Park code defers interceptors to Illinois Plumbing Code. We size and service interceptors to meet them.
Do I need a Oak Park-registered contractor for commercial kitchen project?
Contractors must be registered with the Village and keep a valid certificate of insurance uploaded in Village View. We take care of that before work starts.
Do you work in my part of Oak Park?
Yes. Our crews work across Oak Park, including Ridgeland-Oak Park Historic District, Gunderson Historic District, Harrison Street arts district — ZIP 60302, 60304, 60301 — and nearby Berwyn, Chicago, Elmhurst.
Working in Oak Park
- Kitchens in Oak Park keep cooking as long as possible: we schedule the noisy work for off-hours.
- Permits, plan review and inspections go through Permit & Development Division (Development Services Department) and the fire department when the job needs them.
- Certificates of insurance, keys, roof access and landlord sign-off are arranged ahead of the first visit.
Ridgeland-Oak Park Historic DistrictGunderson Historic DistrictHarrison Street arts district
ZIP 60302ZIP 60304ZIP 60301
Commercial Kitchen Projects nearby
Other kitchen services in Oak Park
Kitchen RemodelingFull kitchen remodels, from layout to last cabinet pull.
Kitchen Cabinet PaintingFactory-smooth painted cabinets without replacing them.
Cabinet RefacingNew doors and fronts on your existing cabinet boxes.
Countertop Fabrication & InstallationQuartz, granite and butcher block, templated and installed.
Kitchen Backsplash InstallationTile backsplashes with clean lines and flush outlets.