PLACENTIA AND SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA— It can be said that the kitchen is the backbone of a restaurant. Take away a kitchen’s ability to function properly, and the rest of the operation is affected.

For that reason, it is important that restaurant kitchen hood, duct and fan systems are cleaned properly and kept at optimum functioning levels to ensure productivity remains at its highest, said Massoud Farazandeh, CEO of American Professional Services (APS-Hoods), which offers San Jose hood sale, installation and cleaning services and restaurant kitchen cleaning and installation services to commercial kitchens throughout California.

A restaurant kitchen typically generates the most pollutants due to the fat, smoke, odors and moisture used or generated during cooking. These pollutants can cling to walls, kitchen equipment and range hoods, as well as all parts of the exhaust system. (more…)

PLACENTIA AND THE BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA— Small cooking facilities such as those located in grocery and convenience stores often evade inspection by city inspectors- knowingly or unknowingly.

Not having these important inspections on a routine basis can create a safety hazard, said Massoud Farazandeh, CEO of APS-Hoods, which offers Bay Area hood cleaning services, as well as restaurant kitchen cleaning and installation services to facilities throughout California.

“We have noticed a number of facilities with small kitchens, usually as a secondary feature of their business, that do not keep to code when it comes to fire safety,” said Farazandeh, a commercial kitchen hood expert. “These businesses might include an office building with a small shared kitchen or a food shop with a small hood tucked in a back room.” (more…)

PLACENTIA AND SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA— When it comes to obtaining the necessary permits to build a new restaurant, the process appears to be getting more difficult in many states.

For example, California now requires multiple permits for mechanical, electrical and fire protection for a single restaurant building construction project, said Massoud Farazandeh, chief executive officer of American Professional Services (APS-Hoods), a Placentia and San Francisco hood cleaning and installation company. (more…)

PLACENTIA AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA— Most people realize the back-to-school season is busy for department and office supply stores, but a commonly overlooked market segment is restaurants and other commercial dining facilities in college towns.

These businesses typically slow down during the summer and the Christmas break, but once school is back in session, it’s game-on, said Massoud Farazandeh, chief executive officer of American Professional Services (APS-Hoods), which operates a fabrication plant in Placentia, California.

The company has provided Los Angeles hood cleaning services since it began in 1989, but opening the California fabrication plant has enabled them to provide better, more cost-effective Los Angeles commercial hood sales and installation services, Farazandeh said. (more…)

PLACENTIA AND LOS ANGELES, CA— In a lot of circles, mention the word “custom” and many people equate that with “costly.”

Customization in the realm of San Francisco commercial hoods does not have to be synonymous with increased expenses, said CEO Massoud Farazandeh, who founded APS-Hoods, a Placentia and San Francisco hood cleaning company, in 1989.

After 30 years in the business, Farazandeh determined in 2009 that he could provide better kitchen hood products if he had the ability to fabricate custom hoods when the need arose. In August 2009, he opened the company’s Placentia fabrication facility. (more…)

PLACENTIA AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — American Professional Services (APS-Hoods), a Los Angeles, CA hood cleaning and installation company, sees that changes are needed in the way restaurant kitchen range exhaust hood systems are installed.

APS-Hoods wants restaurant owners to be more diligent about making sure their hood systems are installed in a fashion that provides for easy cleaning and proper maintenance for fire protection purposes.

Accomplishing this feat could mean rewriting building codes and involving local firefighters and building inspectors who can enforce requirements regarding the accessibility of systems, said Massoud Farazandeh, chief executive officer of the Placentia and Los Angeles hood cleaning company.

“Our company installs hoods, fans, ducts and other mechanical rooftops, as well as fire suppression systems and fire alarms,” said the Los Angeles commercial hood professional. “We are one of the few companies who installs, services, repairs and clean the systems, and we have the whole process in mind during installation, unlike many other companies.” (more…)

FRESNO, PLACENTIA AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — Getting quality work completed in a timely manner and at a cost-efficient price is the goal of nearly every restaurant construction project.

American Professional Services (APS-Hoods), a commercial exhaust hood company that offers
Fresno hood sales and other services, is making that goal a reality for general contractors in Fresno and other California cities by offering heating, ventilation and air conditioning installation services in addition to its services for commercial kitchen range hoods. (more…)

PLACENTIA AND LONG BEACH, CA— Spring has sprung and with it historically has come a wave of new Long Beach restaurant openings.

The Long Beach hood sales company of American Professional Services (APS-Hoods) is preparing for that busy spring restaurant season, which typically results in increased calls for hood sales, installations and cleanings, said Massoud Farazandeh, chief executive officer of APS-Hoods.

Headquartered in Colorado, APS-Hoods opened a fabrication facility in Placentia, CA in August 2009 to better address the increased calls for Long Beach hood cleaning and other services, as well as calls for service throughout the state. (more…)

PLACENTIA AND LOS ANGELES, CA— Choosing a Bay area commercial hood cleaning company based on price instead of quality could lead to trouble down the road.

American Professional Services (APS-Hoods), a nationwide company based in Denver that provides Bay area hood sales, cleaning and installation services, recently picked up a new account of eight McDonald’s restaurants after shoddy service provided by another hood cleaning company contributed to a kitchen fire in one of the establishments.

APS-Hoods had provided repair services for these restaurants in the past, said Massoud Farazandeh, chief executive officer of the company, which provides Bay area hood cleanings and other services. (more…)

PLACENTIA AND LOS ANGELES, CA— A restaurant kitchen can be a miserable place to work if it isn’t properly ventilated.

Sweltering heat and lingering smoke are sure signs that a commercial kitchen isn’t pulling in fresh air and pumping out hot air effectively, said Massoud Farazandeh, chief executive officer of APS-Hoods, a Santa Ana hood sales company. The headquarters for APS-Hoods is located in Colorado, but the company opened a Placentia fabrication plant in August of last year in an effort to better address the increasing demand for Santa Ana hood installations, as well as its other services throughout California.

“Our job is to ensure that ‘hot and smokey’ describes only food in restaurants, not kitchen conditions,” Farazandeh said.
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