Rooftop units, makeup air, and dining room comfort systems. Kitchen HVAC is tied to exhaust balance: when makeup air fails, doors whistle, pilots blow out, and the dining room overheats. Companies that handle both refrigeration and HVAC can often consolidate your maintenance contracts.
Companies below have been checked against their own published information
under our six-check standard. For the full
list in a specific city, use the metro links above.
Serves Major Ohio markets by their own listing: Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, Cleveland and Lima
Ohio company covering commercial foodservice equipment, HVAC and construction for restaurants and retail across Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, Cleveland and Lima, so one of the widest single-company footprints in this directory. Read the full check
Services: cooking, refrigeration, ice machines, dish machines +4 more
Serves Morgantown and surrounding communities in northern West Virginia
3715 Collins Ferry Rd, Morgantown, WV 26505
Morgantown company founded in 1987 by a former TRANE COMMERCIAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN who has over 50 years in the industry and still holds a role in the business. Read the full check
Services: refrigeration, ice machines, cooking, HVAC +2 more
Serves Dunbar and Apple Grove, covering Charleston, South Charleston, Saint Albans, Nitro, and more
1317 Dunbar Ave, Dunbar, WV 25064
Family business owned and run by Chris and Shannon Bishop which said in 2026 that it had over 25 years behind it, working from two West Virginia locations at Dunbar and Apple Grove. Read the full check
Services: refrigeration, ice machines, HVAC, installation +1 more
Operating since 1981 and the largest independent parts and service network in the tri-state area, with offices in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Youngstown, and Erie serving Western Pennsylvania, Northeast Ohio, and Northwestern West… Read the full check
Services: coffee, cooking, slicers & mixers, HVAC +6 more
Operating since 1981 and the largest independent parts and service network in the tri-state area, with offices in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Youngstown, and Erie serving Western Pennsylvania, Northeast Ohio, and Northwestern West… Read the full check
Services: coffee, cooking, slicers & mixers, HVAC +6 more
Operating since 1981 and the largest independent parts and service network in the tri-state area, with offices in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Youngstown, and Erie serving Western Pennsylvania, Northeast Ohio, and Northwestern West… Read the full check
Services: coffee, cooking, slicers & mixers, HVAC +6 more
Operating since 1981 and the largest independent parts and service network in the tri-state area, with offices in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Youngstown, and Erie serving Western Pennsylvania, Northeast Ohio, and Northwestern West… Read the full check
Services: coffee, cooking, slicers & mixers, HVAC +6 more
Serves Louisville base, covering all or parts of 15 states including Kentucky, Ohio, and more
7200 Distribution Drive, Louisville, KY 40258-2827
Hours: Advertises Open 24 hours, seven days
Louisville-based mechanical service firm, legally Alpha Mechanical Service Inc trading as Alpha Energy Solutions, which resolves the three names a caller might meet across its site, domain and email. Read the full check
Services: HVAC, electrical, plumbing, installation +1 more
Serves Western Kentucky and surrounding areas from a base at Madisonville
1520 Island Ford Road #9421, Madisonville, KY 42431
Family-owned company at Madisonville serving western Kentucky since 1973, so over fifty years, and listed under Owensboro as the nearest metro we cover rather than because they are based there. Read the full check
Services: cooking, refrigeration, ice machines, dish machines +4 more
Serves Wheeling and the surrounding tri-state area
518 Main Street, Wheeling, WV 26003
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:15am-4:00pm
Family-owned food service equipment sales and service company founded in 1997, working out of a Main Street showroom in Wheeling and serving the tri-state area. Read the full check
Services: cooking, refrigeration, ice machines, dish machines +3 more
Serves Canton and all of northeast Ohio, extending into western Pennsylvania to the Pittsburgh ar, and more
5324 Loma Linda Lane NE, Canton, OH 44714
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm EST, with 24-hour emergency phone service
Canton company in business since 2007, serving hundreds of commercial customers across northeast Ohio and reaching into western Pennsylvania as far as Pittsburgh, with technicians carrying more than 45 years of combined… Read the full check
Services: refrigeration, ice machines, cooking, HVAC +2 more
Springfield company operating since 1970, covering commercial refrigeration, HVAC, kitchen ovens and appliances for foodservice operations in the Springfield and Dayton area. Read the full check
Warranty and pricing terms taken from the companies’ own websites.
A cheaper rate with nothing behind it can cost more than a dearer one
with ninety days of cover.
Steers Heating & CoolingMaintenance plan offered after every installation, with priority scheduling, discounted repair rates and detailed service reports.
Companies not listed here may still stand behind their work without
publishing a period, which is worth asking on the phone. A 24/7 claim
is what a company publishes, not something we have tested by calling
at night.
Why call a foodservice HVAC company rather than a regular HVAC contractor?
A commercial kitchen is a ventilation system with a restaurant attached. Exhaust hoods pull enormous volumes of air out, and makeup air has to replace it or the kitchen goes negative, doors get hard to open, pilot lights blow out, and hoods stop capturing smoke. Contractors who work on kitchens understand that balance. Contractors who mainly do offices often do not.
Can bad HVAC cause equipment failures?
Yes, and it is under-diagnosed. High ambient temperature around a reach-in condenser makes it work far harder and fail sooner. Negative pressure affects gas equipment combustion. Poor airflow across a rooftop unit raises head pressure throughout the kitchen. If several unrelated pieces of equipment are struggling, look at the air before the machines.
Is kitchen exhaust the same as HVAC?
Related but separate. Exhaust hoods and their ductwork fall under NFPA 96 with its own cleaning and inspection schedule, while heating, cooling and makeup air are HVAC. Some companies do both and some only one, which is why listings here separate hood exhaust from HVAC as service categories.