Commercial kitchens depend on refrigeration, cooking, warewashing and preparation equipment from prep through closing. When a critical unit fails late at night or before an early shift, waiting until the next business day is not an option. Access to 24-hour restaurant equipment repair helps operators get the problem assessed and the repair underway sooner. Because every minute the kitchen line is partly or fully down costs money. Equipment Breakdowns Rarely Follow Business Ho

In the restaurant world, there is always pressure to upgrade. New ovens come with touchscreens. Refrigeration systems promise smarter controls. Modern fryers offer better efficiency and automation. It is easy to assume newer equipment automatically means better equipment. But in a commercial kitchen, that is not always the case. Plenty of older equipment continues to perform reliably year after year, especially when it has been properly maintained and repaired along the way.

Running a restaurant in Toronto is a bit of a marathon. There is the morning prep. There’s the frantic lunch rush. Then, of course, the late-night cleanup. Everything moves fast. But nothing brings that speed to a grinding halt like a broken oven or a fridge that’s decided to take a permanent vacation on a Saturday night. It’s tempting to look at a repair bill and see only a cost. We get it. Profit margins in this city are tight. However, at R.G. Henderson, we like to look at