FORT COLLINS, COLORADO – Another recent fire at a Hayward, CA restaurant has American Professional Services (APS-Hoods), a Fort Collins hood sale company, encouraging restaurant owners and managers to take every precaution necessary to prevent costly damage to their establishments.

Firefighting News reported that on April 8, a two- alarm fire that broke out in the kitchen destroyed Naked Fish Japanese Cuisine restaurant.

“They got lucky that the fire didn’t cause more extensive damage, because it was located in a strip mall,” says Massoud Farazandeh, CEO of APS-Hoods, a Fort Collins hood cleaning company. “This easily could have been a more costly situation.” (more…)

SACRAMENTO, PLACENTIA AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA- We think it is safe to say that no restaurant owner likes to deal with water leaks.

Sometimes water leakage can occur around a kitchen hood exhaust fan. This often happens as a result of the fan not being secured properly.

“This could be caused by the previous hood cleaner not securing the fan properly after performing a routine hood cleaning,” said Massoud Farazandeh, CEO of APS-Hoods, which offers Sacramento hood cleaning services. “Another culprit could be corrosion caused by normal wear and tear on the equipment.” (more…)

BAY AREA, PLACENTIA AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – A pair of recent Bay Area fires has prompted American Professional Services (APS-Hoods), a Bay Area hood installation and fire restoration company, to release a checklist of services restaurant owners and/or managers should look for, in the event that you experience a fire in your establishment.

On Feb. 27, the San Jose Mercury News reported that fire caused about $350,000 in damage to the L & L Chinese Seafood Restaurant. Just days later on March 3, a two-alarm kitchen fire caused approximately $200,000 in damage to La Gaviota Restaurant in San Jose. (more…)

LAS VEGAS, NV – American Professional Services (APS) recently announced that it is offering a commercial hood installation training program in the Los Vegas, Nevada area. The training will include how to install HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning) and fire suppression systems for businesses currently involved in restaurant construction, and for businesses running commercial kitchens needing an upgrade.

With headquarters in Denver, Colorado, APS specializes in commercial hood sales and professional cleaning services for commercial exhaust hood systems throughout the country. (more…)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA – American Professional Services (APS) announced that it has expanded their commercial hood cleaning business to Phoenix, Arizona chain restaurants. With headquarters located in Denver Colorado since 1989, APS built a fabrication plant in Placentia, California in 2009 so that they could provide their exhaust hoods cleaning service nationwide.

Making the announcement was APS Chief Executive Massoud Farazandeh who said, “We are very pleased to offer our hood cleaning expertise to restaurants in the Phoenix, Arizona area.” (more…)

PLACENTIA AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA- If predictions of increased customer spending at restaurants in the next three months prove to be true, many of you restaurant owners and managers will need to consider whether you are having the commercial vent hood in your restaurants cleaned often enough, says one Los Angeles hood cleaning expert.

Restaurant News reported in February that an RBC Capital Markets consumer survey revealed that more survey participants said they intended to spend more money at restaurants in the next 90 days.

In January, 13 percent of those surveyed indicated they planned to spend more, while 14 percent said that in February, the Restaurant News article stated. This current figure is seven percent higher than survey respondents indicated last year at this time. (more…)

SAN JOSE, PLACENTIA AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA-There are few conditions that are more uncomfortable for your restaurant kitchen staff than working in smoky, hazy kitchens.

Knowing some troubleshooting tips may help you get to the bottom of the issue quickly and restore comfort to the kitchen when that happens, says Massoud Farazandeh, chief executive officer of APS-Hoods, a Placentia and San Jose hood sales company that operates a fabrication plant in Placentia.

If there is smoke around your commercial hood range and elsewhere in your restaurant kitchen, the first piece of equipment to check is the fan, as this is almost always the reason behind the smoke. (more…)

PLACENTIA, STOCKTON AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – It is a good idea to inspect your commercial kitchen hoods after they have been professionally cleaned, but many restaurant owners/managers don’t know what to look for.

That is why we at American Professional Services (APS-Hoods), a Placentia and Stockton hood sale company, recently compiled some information to educate restaurant owners/managers in this area, which we hope you will find helpful. (more…)

ANAHEIM, PLACENTIA AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA- As a restaurant owner or manager, there is a variety of factors within your establishment that could affect the cost of your routine professional hood cleanings.

Today we are sharing several of those factors with you, in hope that this information will help keep your cleaning costs to a minimum.

“It is vitally important that restaurants maintain a routine cleaning schedule,” says Massoud Farazandeh, chief executive officer of APS-Hoods, a Placentia and Anaheim hood sale company that operates a fabrication plant in Placentia. “Sometimes cost is a factor in why they prolong their cleanings, but the more time passes between cleanings, the more expensive they become.” (more…)

BAY AREA, PLACENTIA AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – The cleaner a filter is, the easier it is to perform the job it is responsible for performing, according to the experts at American Professional Services (APS-Hoods), a Bay Area hood cleaning company.

Knowing what considerations to make when cleaning filters can help ensure the cleaning process is done in an area that is convenient for restaurant kitchen employees, is completed in a timely manner and is performed in a way that promotes the filter’s longevity. (more…)