How fast can you respond to a commercial kitchen equipment failure in Los Angeles?

Same day in most cases. Call (424) 325-0520 and we'll give you a straight window based on where our tech is and what you have. For walk-in cooler failures where inventory is at risk, we prioritize. Most restaurants in LA can expect us within 2–4 hours during business hours.

Do you service ghost kitchens and delivery-only operations in Los Angeles?

Yes. Ghost kitchens run equipment harder than traditional restaurants — often 16–18 hours a day with minimal downtime for maintenance. We understand that model and carry common parts for Vulcan, Garland, Turbo Air, and True on the truck for most LA calls.

Do you work on commercial refrigeration — walk-in coolers and freezers?

Yes. Walk-in cooler and freezer repair is one of our highest-priority call types because of inventory risk. We service Norlake, Kolpak, True, Turbo Air, and Hoshizaki systems. If your walk-in isn't holding 41°F, call us — that's a LADPH compliance issue, not just a comfort issue.

Can you set up a service account for our restaurant group or multi-location operation?

Yes. We work with multi-location operators and restaurant groups across LA County. Call (424) 325-0520 to discuss your portfolio and set up a priority dispatch arrangement. We document every repair and can provide service reports for your records.

For Business · Restaurants & Cafes

Commercial Kitchen Appliance Repair for LA Restaurants

Walk-in coolers, ranges, fryers, ice machines, dishwashers — we keep your kitchen running. Same day available. We know what 41°F means and why it can't wait.

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41°F Priority

Walk-in failures get same-day dispatch — LADPH compliance, not just convenience

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COI Available

Certificate of insurance for your building or management company — ready before we arrive

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Parts on Truck

Vulcan, Garland, True, Manitowoc, Hobart — we stock what LA kitchens run

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Ghost Kitchen Ready

We work with delivery-only operations and multi-concept shared kitchens across LA

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🛡️ Fully Insured · COI Available

⚡ Same Day Commercial Service

📋 Service Documentation Provided

💬 $120 Diagnostic — Waived With Repair

Restaurant & Cafe Service

Equipment down means tickets stop. We know that.

We get calls from restaurant operators across LA at every hour — a walk-in that stopped holding temp at 2pm before a dinner service, a range igniter that died mid-lunch, an ice machine that stopped making ice on a Friday. These aren't inconveniences. They're revenue events with health code implications.

Same Day Appliance Repair has been working in LA commercial kitchens long enough to understand the difference between a ghost kitchen in the Arts District that runs 18 hours a day on DoorDash volume and a 40-seat brunch spot in Silver Lake with a Sunday crew. The equipment is different. The urgency calculus is different. The brands are different.

We carry parts for the equipment that actually runs LA kitchens — Vulcan, Garland, True, Turbo Air, Manitowoc, Hobart, Pitco. Our technicians know that when a walk-in isn't holding 41°F, the problem isn't just a broken compressor — it's a LADPH compliance issue with a clock on it. We move accordingly.

Ghost kitchens get special attention from us. Equipment in shared commercial kitchens runs harder than anywhere else — often 16 to 18 hours a day with no downtime for maintenance. We know the economics of a dead fryer in a ghost kitchen at 6pm on a Saturday.

Restaurant Emergency Line

Equipment down? Call now for same-day dispatch.

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Licensed · COI Available · No call center

Commercial diagnostic$120

Applied to repairYes

Service documentationIncluded

COI on requestAvailable

Equipment

What we repair in LA restaurant kitchens

From the line to the walk-in — we cover the full commercial kitchen. If it runs on gas or electric and it's in a restaurant kitchen, we work on it.

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Walk-In Coolers & Freezers

Temperature failures, compressor issues, fan motor failures, door gaskets, evaporator coils. 41°F compliance is not negotiable — we prioritize these calls.

True · Norlake · Kolpak · Heatcraft · Hussmann

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Commercial Ranges & Ovens

Igniter failures, burner issues, temperature control problems, pilot outages, high-BTU calibration. Gas and electric — from 6-burner ranges to combi ovens.

Vulcan · Garland · Wolf · American Range · US Range

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Commercial Ice Machines

Not making ice, slow production, scale buildup from LA's hard water, mold/slime (LADPH issue), water inlet valve failures. Cleaning service available.

Manitowoc · Scotsman · Hoshizaki · Ice-O-Matic

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Commercial Dishwashers

Not cleaning properly, temperature issues, final rinse failures, door latch problems. LA hard water descaling included. LADPH wash temperature documentation available.

Hobart · Champion · Jackson · Winterhalter · CMA

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Commercial Fryers

Temperature control failures, thermostat issues, pilot problems, drain valve failures. Gas and electric. We understand fryer downtime on a dinner service.

Pitco · Frymaster · Vulcan · Henny Penny

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Commercial Refrigerators & Freezers

Reach-ins, prep tables, undercounter units, blast chillers. Not cooling, compressor failures, door gasket wear, R-290 refrigerant certified.

True · Turbo Air · Traulsen · Beverage-Air · Hoshizaki

Los Angeles Commercial Kitchen Context

LA restaurant kitchens run differently

Korean BBQ in Koreatown running ventless tabletop grills alongside hood-vented ranges. Sushi restaurants in West Hollywood with Hoshizaki ice machines on 24/7 ice production. Ghost kitchens in the Arts District running five brands out of one kitchen space with shared walk-in access. Fine dining on the Westside with Rational combi ovens and Hobart dishwashers that cost more than most residential appliances combined.

LA's restaurant density is extreme. Koreatown alone has more restaurants per square mile than almost any neighborhood in the US. The equipment gets pushed hard, the hours are long, and when something fails it usually fails at the worst possible time — before service, during a rush, or on a weekend when other services won't respond.

We've built our commercial service around LA's kitchen reality. Same day availability. Parts stocked for what LA restaurants actually run. A technician who can look a chef in the eye and explain what failed and why.

🌡️ 41°F — The LADPH threshold

Walk-in failures above 41°F are a health code event in LA County. We treat these as priority dispatches because you should too.

👻 Ghost kitchen density in LA

LA has one of the highest ghost kitchen concentrations in the US — Arts District, Culver City, Koreatown. Equipment runs 16–18 hours/day. Failures are expensive fast.

💧 Hard water — ice & dishwasher impact

LA water runs 300–400 mg/L TDS. Ice machine scale and dishwasher heating element buildup happen faster than manufacturer maintenance schedules assume.

🌮 The food culture equation

From Korean BBQ to sushi to farm-to-table — LA's restaurant diversity means we see equipment configurations that most service companies don't encounter.

How It Works

What to expect when you call

No call center. No voicemail chess. A person who knows commercial equipment picks up and helps you triage the problem.

Call or request online

Tell us what's down, what brand, and what the symptoms are. We triage on the call — walk-in failures and food safety issues get same-day priority.

Technician on site

We give you a straight window. Tech arrives with parts for common failures. Full diagnosis before any repair work starts — you approve the quote first.

Repair & documentation

Work is done, invoice reflects exactly what was quoted. Service report provided — useful for health inspections, management reporting, and warranty records.

Recent Jobs

What commercial kitchen calls look like in LA

Koreatown Restaurant

"Walk-in at 48°F — we open in 4 hours"

Called at 10am Saturday. Walk-in holding at 48°F. Evaporator fan motor failure on a True T-49. We had a tech on site by noon, OEM motor in stock. Back to 35°F by 1:30pm. Restaurant opened on time. Explained the maintenance interval that would have caught this earlier.

Ghost Kitchen, Arts District

"Vulcan range igniter out — three brands affected"

Shared kitchen space running three delivery concepts. Vulcan 6-burner with a failed ignition module on two burners. One operator's entire menu required those burners. Our tech diagnosed, had the module, and had it running within 90 minutes. Knew exactly what that kind of downtime costs in a ghost kitchen.

Sushi Restaurant, West Hollywood

"Ice machine making less than half the ice it should"

Hoshizaki KM-1900SAJ producing about 40% of rated capacity. LA hard water scale on the evaporator — significant buildup in the water distribution system. Descaled the evaporator, replaced the water inlet filter, ran a cleaning cycle. Back to full production. Showed the kitchen manager the quarterly cleaning protocol.

Brunch Spot, Silver Lake

"Hobart not hitting rinse temperature"

Jackson dish machine not reaching required final rinse temp — failing the manager's daily temp log. Heating element calcification from hard water. Replaced the element and descaled the booster. Ran three cycles while on site to confirm temp. Manager had documentation for the health inspector visit later that week.

Why Same Day Appliance Repair

What we do differently for restaurant clients

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We understand 41°F

Walk-in failures aren't just appliance problems in a restaurant. They're LADPH compliance events. We treat them that way — same day, every time.

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Documentation for your records

Service reports on every commercial job. Useful for health inspections, insurance, management reporting, and warranty tracking. We document what we found and what we did.

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Parts stocked for LA kitchens

We carry what LA restaurants actually run — Vulcan, Garland, True, Turbo Air, Hoshizaki, Manitowoc, Hobart. Not a trip back to the warehouse for every call.

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Straight answers on repair vs. replace

We'll tell you honestly when a repair doesn't make economic sense. A 15-year-old fryer with a dead heat exchanger is a different conversation than a 3-year-old one with a thermostat issue.

Pricing

Commercial kitchen repair costs in Los Angeles

$120 commercial diagnostic — applied to the repair. Quote before we start. Invoice matches the quote.

Equipment Type	Typical Range	Notes
Walk-in Cooler / Freezer	$280–$600+	Fan motors, compressors, evaporator coils, gaskets
Commercial Range / Oven	$200–$480	Ignition modules, thermostats, burner repair
Commercial Ice Machine	$200–$450	Scale removal, water valve, harvest cycle issues
Commercial Dishwasher	$200–$420	Heating elements, pumps, door gaskets, descaling
Commercial Fryer	$180–$380	Thermostats, ignition, drain valve
Commercial Refrigerator / Reach-In	$220–$480	Compressors, fan motors, door gaskets, sealed system
Diagnostic fee (commercial)	$120	Applied to repair — effectively free when we fix it

All commercial repairs include service documentation. COI available on request. Parts are OEM where available. Emergency after-hours rates may apply — ask when booking.

FAQ

Common questions from LA restaurant operators

How fast can you respond to a commercial kitchen failure in Los Angeles?

Same day in most cases. Call (424) 325-0520 and we'll give you a real window. Walk-in failures where food safety is at risk get priority dispatch — we understand the 41°F threshold and what it means for your operation.

Do you service ghost kitchens and delivery-only operations?

Yes. Ghost kitchens run equipment harder than traditional restaurants and we know that model. We work with shared kitchen spaces, multi-concept operations, and delivery-only kitchens across the Arts District, Culver City, Koreatown, and throughout LA County.

What is the $120 commercial diagnostic fee?

We charge $120 to come out and diagnose a commercial appliance. That fee is applied to the repair the moment you approve the work. We give you a full quote before starting anything. The quote is the invoice — transparent pricing.

Can you provide a COI for our building or property manager?

Yes. We carry full general liability insurance and can provide a certificate of insurance naming your building or management company as additional insured. Request it when you book and we'll have it ready before arrival.

Do you work with multi-location restaurant groups?

Yes. We work with multi-location operators and restaurant groups across LA County. Call (424) 325-0520 to set up a priority dispatch arrangement. We document every repair and provide service reports for your records.

What commercial kitchen brands do you repair?

Ranges and ovens: Vulcan, Garland, Wolf, American Range, US Range. Refrigeration: True, Turbo Air, Hoshizaki, Traulsen, Beverage-Air. Ice machines: Manitowoc, Scotsman, Hoshizaki. Dishwashers: Hobart, Champion, Jackson, Winterhalter. Fryers: Pitco, Frymaster, Vulcan.

Do you handle ice machine cleaning as well as repairs?

Yes. LA's hard water (300–400 mg/L TDS) causes scale buildup in ice machines faster than manufacturer schedules account for. We do descaling and cleaning as a standalone service or as part of a repair. A dirty ice machine is a LADPH issue — we take it seriously.

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