Professional restaurant cleaning across Toronto, Markham, Mississauga, Vaughan and the GTA, after hours. We clean dining areas, front of house, washrooms, and kitchen floors and sinks. We do not clean hoods, grease traps or kitchen equipment.
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Restaurant cleaning is a regulated, compliance-driven service — not general commercial cleaning applied to a kitchen
Restaurant cleaning in Ontario operates under the Ontario Food Premises Regulation (O. Reg. 493/17) and, in Toronto, the DineSafe program enforced by Toronto Public Health. Food service businesses are required to keep food contact surfaces clean and sanitized and to keep the premises in good sanitary condition, and fire rules separately require exhaust hoods to be cleaned to NFPA 96 by a certified hood company. Failing these can lead to a DineSafe notice or a closure order.
Here is exactly what we clean. In the dining room, bar, front of house and washrooms: daily sanitation, high-touch surfaces, floors, and the presentation standard that decides whether guests come back. In the kitchen: kitchen floors and sinks, plus the staff washrooms. We do not clean hoods, exhaust systems, grease traps, kitchen equipment, food-prep surfaces, walls or walk-in coolers. Hood and exhaust cleaning is specialist fire-safety work for a certified hood company, which you hire directly; food-prep surfaces and equipment stay with your kitchen team. See our guide on how to prepare for a DineSafe inspection.
Zusashi Maintenance provides restaurant cleaning programs for GTA food service businesses — restaurants, bars, cafés, catering facilities, and banquet halls. All programs include a checklist approved by you and the products your business chooses and approves. We serve restaurants across the GTA: Toronto, Markham, Mississauga, Vaughan, Brampton, North York, Scarborough, and beyond.
Professional cleaning for every area of your food service establishment
"We don't just clean for aesthetics—we clean to pass health inspections."
Every Zusashi restaurant cleaning follows our comprehensive health inspection preparation protocol. Our team understands what health inspectors look for during unannounced visits, and we clean to those exact standards every single service. From front-of-house guest experience areas to back-of-house food safety zones, we ensure your restaurant remains inspection-ready 365 days a year.
Our audit-ready cleaning protocol has helped dozens of GTA restaurants pass surprise health inspections with zero violations. Let us bring that same level of preparation to your establishment.
Toronto Public Health's DineSafe program runs unannounced. Here's what's on the clipboard, and which parts are ours
Toronto's DineSafe program (and equivalent programs in Peel, York Region, and Durham) conducts unannounced inspections of all food premises in Ontario. Inspection results are posted publicly on the DineSafe website within 24 hours. A Conditional Pass or Closed result is visible to every prospective customer searching your restaurant online — a direct hit to revenue and reputation.
Violations are categorized into three levels. Crucial infractions (the ones that can close your restaurant on the spot) are almost always cleaning-related. Understanding exactly what inspectors look for is the foundation of a professional restaurant cleaning program.
Our experienced cleaners get to know your restaurant, and we follow a checklist approved by you. Our free restaurant cleaning log helps your team keep its own record for DineSafe and insurance purposes.
A practical schedule for the parts of a GTA restaurant our crews look after
Cleaning frequency depends on volume and service style. A busy full-service restaurant needs more than a small café. The schedule below covers what we clean: dining areas, front of house, washrooms, and kitchen floors and sinks.
About hoods: NFPA 96 sets how often an exhaust hood must be cleaned, based on cooking volume. That is specialist fire-safety work for a certified hood company, which you hire directly. We do not clean hoods or arrange hood cleaning.
Market-competitive rates for professional restaurant cleaning in the GTA
Up to 2,000 sq ft
2,000 - 5,000 sq ft
5,000+ sq ft / Multi-Location
Prices shown are for standard restaurant cleaning services based on typical GTA market rates. Your final price will be determined after a free, no-obligation site walkthrough where we assess your specific needs, facility layout, cleaning frequency requirements, and any special services. All quotes are customized to ensure you receive accurate pricing for your exact situation.
See why food service businesses across the GTA choose Zusashi
Specialized food service cleaning with protocols designed for health code compliance
We clean the areas inspectors walk through — dining room, washrooms, kitchen floors and sinks — to a checklist approved by you.
We clean dining areas, front of house, washrooms, and kitchen floors and sinks. We do not clean hoods, grease traps or kitchen equipment. So you always know who looks after what.
We use the cleaning products your business chooses and approves, so they suit your staff, including anyone with allergies or sensitivities.
We work after closing time (11 PM-6 AM) or early mornings to avoid disrupting your operations. Your restaurant is spotless and ready for service when you open.
Every cleaner on our team is experienced. We understand the trust required when working in food service environments.
Kitchen floors mopped and scrubbed and sinks cleaned, so grease and debris do not build up underfoot.
Daily, weekly, or custom schedules available. We work around your busiest times and special events to ensure consistent cleanliness without interfering with service.
Simple monthly rates with no hidden fees. Equipment and labor included. Volume discounts available for multi-location restaurant groups.
Beyond standard nightly cleaning, the most-requested GTA restaurant jobs are DineSafe inspection prep, deeper cleans between menu changes, and patio / drive-thru exterior cleaning. Here's how we scope each, and the one job we do not take on.
We do not clean hoods, exhaust systems, grease traps or kitchen equipment, and we do not arrange it. NFPA 96 hood cleaning is specialist fire-safety work for a certified hood company, which you hire directly. How often depends on cooking volume — quarterly for most high-volume kitchens, less often for lighter cooking.
Ask the hood company for its certificate after each clean.
Toronto's DineSafe and Peel/York/Durham equivalents are unannounced. Many failures are preventable. Before an inspection we do a deeper clean of what is ours — dining room, front of house, washrooms, and kitchen floors and sinks — to a checklist approved by you, subject to crew availability. Food-contact surfaces, equipment and walk-in coolers stay with your kitchen team.
Available on-demand or as part of recurring contract.
Between menu changes, after a heavy event, or quarterly — a deeper pass on the dining room, front of house, washrooms, and kitchen floors (including grout) and sinks. We do not clean equipment, fryers, grills, walk-in coolers or food-prep surfaces.
Available stand-alone or as part of a recurring contract — most operators schedule 4-6 deep cleans per year.
Patio prep before opening day in May, weekly maintenance through the season, and tear-down in October. Drive-thru bay degreasing for QSRs (grease drip, food-waste residue, leachate stains). Storefront window polish, sidewalk pressure-washing, dumpster pad cleaning, and curbside delivery-zone tidiness. Image matters — guests judge the patio before the food.
We have dedicated restaurant cleaning crews across the GTA, each familiar with the local Public Health Unit's inspection patterns, common health-board flags, and after-hours access protocols.
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Specialized cleaning for all types of food establishments and hospitality venues
Our Work
Every table, chair, and surface sanitized. High-touch areas disinfected. Your dining room ready before doors open.
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Common questions about restaurant cleaning services
Restaurant cleaning in Toronto and the GTA starts at $799/month for small cafés up to 2,000 sq ft. Medium restaurants (2,000-5,000 sq ft) average $1,899/month, and large restaurants (5,000+ sq ft) start at $3,499/month. Includes dining areas, front of house, restrooms, and kitchen floors and sinks.
No. We do not clean hoods, exhaust systems, grease traps or kitchen equipment, and we do not arrange it. Hood and exhaust cleaning is specialist fire-safety work for a certified hood company, which you hire directly. We clean dining areas, front of house, washrooms, and kitchen floors and sinks.
Yes, we specialize in after-hours restaurant cleaning. Most clients prefer service after 11 PM or early morning (4 AM-7 AM). We work around your schedule to avoid disrupting operations.
Yes. Every cleaner on our team is experienced. In the kitchen we clean the floors and sinks. We do not clean hoods, exhaust systems, grease traps, kitchen equipment, food-prep surfaces, walls or walk-in coolers.
We use the cleaning products your business chooses and approves, so they suit your staff, including anyone with allergies or sensitivities.
We clean dining rooms, bars, front of house, customer and staff washrooms, plus kitchen floors and sinks. We do not clean hoods, exhaust systems, grease traps, kitchen equipment, food-prep surfaces, walls or walk-in coolers.
Yes. We can do a deeper clean before an inspection on the areas that are ours: the dining room, front of house, washrooms, and kitchen floors and sinks, to a checklist approved by you. Hoods, grease traps, kitchen equipment and food-prep surfaces stay with your team and your specialist contractors.
Most restaurants book cleaning daily or nightly for dining areas, washrooms and kitchen floors, with a deeper pass on floors and grout every month. Hoods are cleaned on their own schedule by a certified hood company, which you hire directly.
Yes. We provide restaurant cleaning across all Toronto neighbourhoods — downtown, North York, Scarborough, Etobicoke, and East York — as well as Markham, Vaughan, Mississauga, Richmond Hill, and Brampton. Same-week starts available throughout the GTA.
In the kitchen we clean the floors and sinks, plus the staff washrooms, all to a checklist approved by you and after closing hours. We do not clean hoods, exhaust systems, grease traps, kitchen equipment, food-prep surfaces, walls or walk-in coolers.
Yes. We offer pre-inspection cleaning at short notice for Toronto restaurants and GTA food service businesses, subject to crew availability. We clean the dining room, front of house, washrooms, and kitchen floors and sinks to a checklist approved by you. Hoods, grease traps, kitchen equipment and food-prep surfaces are not part of our work.
NFPA 96 sets hood cleaning frequency by cooking volume: quarterly for high-volume kitchens (most QSRs and full-service restaurants), semi-annually for moderate-volume (cafés, bars, breakfast spots), and annually for low-volume kitchens. That work belongs to a certified hood company, which you hire directly. We do not clean hoods or exhaust systems.
Yes — patio prep before opening day in May, weekly maintenance through the season, and tear-down in October. Drive-thru bay degreasing for QSRs (grease drip, food-waste residue, leachate stains). Storefront window polish, sidewalk pressure-washing, dumpster pad cleaning, and curbside delivery-zone tidiness. See our parking lot & exterior pressure washing page for scope.
Yes. Between menu changes, after a heavy event, or quarterly, we do a deeper pass on what is ours: the dining room, front of house, washrooms, and kitchen floors (including grout) and sinks. We do not clean equipment, fryers, grills, flat-tops, walk-in coolers or food-prep surfaces.
We have dedicated restaurant cleaning crews across the GTA, each familiar with the local Public Health Unit's inspection patterns. Dedicated city pages: Toronto, Mississauga, Markham, Vaughan, Brampton, Scarborough, North York, Richmond Hill, Aurora, Woodbridge, Concord.
Zusashi Maintenance provides restaurant cleaning near you across the Greater Toronto Area. We have dedicated crews in Toronto, Mississauga, Markham, Vaughan, Brampton, Scarborough, North York, and Richmond Hill. Same-week starts available — call (647) 886-3599 or get a free quote online and we call back within 2 hours to confirm availability in your area.
Every cuisine, every service style — cleaned to health code standards across Toronto and the GTA
White tablecloth restaurants requiring pristine presentation. Tableside service areas, wine cellars, extensive glassware cleaning, front-of-house detail.
High-volume dining rooms and kitchens. Kitchen floors and sinks, washrooms and the dining room cleaned nightly. Fast turnaround for early opening.
Café seating areas, counters on the customer side, washrooms and floors, with early morning schedules for 6am openings.
Late-night cleaning starting 2-3am. Bar top sanitization, glassware areas, sticky floors, restrooms after heavy use. Ready for next evening's service.
Chinese, Indian, Korean BBQ, Japanese and Italian restaurants across Toronto's diverse food scene. Busy dining rooms, greasy kitchen floors and sinks, and washrooms that see heavy use.
Flour dust on floors, customer areas and washrooms. We do not clean ovens, dough prep surfaces or baking equipment.
Don't panic — we provide pre-inspection cleaning of dining rooms, washrooms and kitchen floors for Toronto and GTA restaurants, subject to crew availability
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