Hood Cleaning & Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning in Tampa, FL

Tampa's restaurant corridor, from Ybor City through SoHo and out to the beach communities, operates under NFPA 96 as enforced by Tampa Fire Rescue and Hillsborough County fire inspectors. Our directory lists 31 hood cleaning companies serving Tampa. 1 of the 31 has completed free verification: a current certificate of insurance, reviewed before the Verified stamp appears.

Listed services cover Exhaust Fan Cleaning, Filter Replacement, Fire Suppression Inspection, Grease Duct Cleaning, Grease Trap Cleaning, Hood Cleaning, Kitchen Deep Cleaning and Post-Fire Restoration. Florida insurers lean hard on documented cleaning schedules for kitchen coverage, so keep every certificate of performance on file. The Tampa Bay market spills across the bay: St Petersburg and Pinellas Park have their own listings, and crews routinely work both sides of the bridges.

How often Tampa kitchens must be cleaned

NFPA 96 sets the minimum cleaning schedule by cooking volume, not by preference. These are the intervals fire inspectors expect documentation for:

Choosing a certified operator in Tampa

A compliant hood cleaning ends with paperwork, not just a clean hood. Whoever you hire should provide a signed certificate of performance with the service date, before and after photos of the hood, ducts and fan, and a service sticker on the hood canopy. Fire marshals and insurance carriers in every state ask for exactly these records. Ask whether the crew cleans to bare metal, whether they carry general liability insurance, and whether rooftop grease containment is included. Our guide to choosing a hood cleaner covers the full checklist, and the NFPA 96 compliance guide explains what inspectors look for.