Casinos & Event Centers
Every Kitchen on the Floor, Inspected on One Visit
Steakhouse, buffet, food court, banquet — an independent NFPA 96 inspection covers every hooded kitchen on the same visit, with one report per kitchen and one schedule for the property.
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- IKECA Member Company
- Certified Exhaust System Inspector (CESI) #200771
- Certified Exhaust Cleaning Specialist (CECS) #200452
- Full System: Hood, Duct & Fan
- Report on Every Inspection
Kitchen Exhaust Inspection
$500 first system · $250 each additional · One visit covers the property
- Accessibility for Cleaning
- Listed Systems and Controls
- Exhaust Fans
- Reporting and Records
Every hooded kitchen in the facility, on one visit.
A Casino Floor, Eight Systems
What one inspection visit costs.
| Steakhouse cook line | $500 |
| Buffet display cooking, three stations | $750 |
| Buffet back-of-house cook line | $250 |
| Food court, two cook lines | $500 |
| Banquet kitchen cook line | $250 |
| Eight systems, one visit | $2,250 |
Each kitchen gets its own report, its own findings and its own NFPA 96 interval.
IKECA Member #76716495 · CESI #200771 · CECS #200452 · Scheduling from October 5, 2026
Eight Hoods, Several Different Intervals
The buffet fires every service around the clock. The banquet kitchen sits cold between events, then runs hard for a thousand covers. NFPA 96 Table 12.4 sets the interval by what each kitchen actually cooks, not by the building — so one floor can legitimately hold several different schedules at once.
The Buffet, Two Hoods
Display cooking at three stations, 18 hours a day, seven days, fed by a back-of-house cook line under its own hood. The heaviest grease load on the floor and usually the shortest interval.
The Steakhouse
Charbroiling at dinner volume. High load in a short window, on its own schedule.
The Banquet Kitchen
Cold for ten days, then a thousand covers in one night. Volume, not calendar, sets the interval.
Food Court Outlets
Two hoods, several tenants, one roof. Each is inspected and recorded on its own, whoever operates it.
The Part Nobody Looks At
The buffet line is the risk nobody sizes correctly. It runs continuously, often with heavy frying and open-flame stations, and it carries a grease load that a monthly schedule built for a restaurant will not keep ahead of. Casino kitchens also tend to sit deep inside a large building with long duct runs to shared rooftop fans, so the grease that leaves the buffet hood travels a long way to a fan the kitchen staff never see. On a gaming floor that cannot close, the temptation is to clean on whatever narrow window opens rather than on the interval each kitchen actually needs — which is how the highest-volume kitchen ends up on the longest interval.
How Often NFPA 96 Requires Inspection
NFPA 96 sets frequency in Table 12.4 by cooking volume and equipment type, and high-volume casino kitchens sit near the top of that table. A continuous buffet with frying and open flame is a monthly kitchen; a steakhouse or banquet line may run monthly to quarterly; lower-volume outlets run less often. The inspection sets the right interval for each kitchen on the floor, so the buffet is cleaned on the cadence it actually needs rather than the one a shared schedule allows.
What the Inspection Covers
Each hood, duct run and exhaust fan is inspected against NFPA 96 in five parts, and every inspection includes the Fire-5 Tag Verification. Cooking appliances are not inspected.
- Accessibility for Cleaning
- Listed Systems and Controls
- Exhaust Fans
- Reporting and Records
Included in Every Inspection
The Fire-5 Tag Verification
We verify the posted tag and service record for all five fire safety systems over every cooking line on the floor, and report which are current.
- Hood Cleaning
- Fire Suppression
- Fire Sprinkler
- Fire Extinguishers
- Fire Alarm
One Standard, Every Property
Gaming groups rarely have every property in one town. Inspection is available statewide, scheduled by region, and every report comes back in the same format, filed by property.
One Visit Per Property
Every hood on the floor on the same visit, scheduled into the overnight and low-traffic windows a 24-hour operation allows.
Properties Grouped by Region
One price wherever we come to you, and we group nearby properties onto the same visit.
One File, Every Regulator
One format, filed by property, ready for a fire marshal, a Tribal Gaming Regulatory Authority, a carrier or an owner.
The Priority Service Plan
Kitchens on the plan get the Inspection Day Guarantee: on schedule and cited for grease on a part we were responsible to clean, we correct it at no charge and pay the re-inspection fee.
NFPA 96 Trusted Advisor, All Year
The retainer stands on its own — no inspection required. A regulator asks a question, a carrier asks for records, a fire marshal leaves a notice: those get answered by email and phone all year, with no site visit.
$750 per year — on its own, no inspection needed
$500 per year if you renew it after an inspection.
Casino Inspection Questions
What does it cost to inspect a casino with a dozen kitchens?
$500 for the first system at the property and $250 for each additional system there. Eight systems is $2,250, covered on one visit.
Do all our kitchens end up on the same cleaning schedule?
No, and they should not. NFPA 96 Table 12.4 sets the interval by what each kitchen cooks. The inspection gives each one its own interval, which usually means the buffet comes up most often and the banquet kitchen least.
Will the inspection disrupt gaming or dining?
No. The inspection is a walk of the systems with an inspection camera, scheduled into the overnight and low-traffic windows a 24-hour floor allows.
Who are we documenting for?
Your local fire marshal, your Tribal Gaming Regulatory Authority if the property is tribal, and your insurance carrier. One report per kitchen serves all of them.
Do I have to buy a cleaning?
No. The inspection is sold on its own. If the report shows cleaning is required, the report is yours to act on with any hood cleaning company.
Can you cover properties in other cities?
Yes. Inspection is available statewide, scheduled by region, at one price wherever we come to you. We group nearby properties onto the same visit.
Can we buy the Trusted Advisor retainer without an inspection?
Yes. The retainer is $750 a year on its own — no inspection required. It drops to $500 a year only if you renew it after an inspection.
Know Where Every Kitchen on the Floor Stands
$500 first system · $250 each additional · One visit covers the property