He and his crew are very dependable and phone calls were returned promptly. J. Anthony has a vast knowledge of how a restaurant should be set up and the equipment that is needed. He did a wonderful job on the hood installation in our kitchen. He had many suggestions and listened to what our needs were. You will not be disappointed at all hiring J.Anthony, he will do a wonderful job! Your money will be well spent.”

- Wayne and Kathy C.

We had our new business open for a month when we were told by the town we needed to have a type one exhaust hood with fire suppression installed to meet code and to continue operating our business. I contacted Joe and told him of our dilemma. He came that afternoon to meet with us. He quickly took the measurements he needed to price the job. We had our quote the next morning. In the mean time, the town was doing their best to prevent us from cooking at all without the hood. This is where it pays to have the right man/advocate for the job. J. Anthony seems to know everyone and made many phone calls on the spor to advocate for us. With him in our corner, we were able to keep our new business running during the whole process. This was a life saver for us. J.Anthony and his crew worked around our schedule so our work day was not disrupted. They finished in a timely manner with a high quality of fit and finish. He also got us thru the approval process easily as well. His standards are high and he goes the extra mile for his clients. We are so glad that we found him and are happy to now count him as a friend.”

- Joe M.

I knew it was going to be very costly project,  and it really scared me to have to deal with this again.  I contacted Central Restaurant Equipment and asked them to please refer me a hood guy that was not going to screw me over. They highly recommended J. Anthony. My first thought was "here we go again", but I had to have faith in their referral. I have done a lot of business with Central Restaurant Equipment throughout the years and trusted who they sent me to.   I called J.Anthony and within a couple days he was there. He took all my information did all the measurements and assured me that he was the guy for this job. 

J. Anthony explained to me in detail exactly how the project was going to go and what was going to happen each day.  I was on a very tight schedule, as I was getting ready to open for the upcoming season.  He assured me that the job was going to be completed and I would be ready to open. Everything that J.Anthony told me was going to happen, happened exactly as planned,  as a matter of fact they finished a couple days earlier than expected!

I can honestly say that if you have any work that needs to be done I would highly recommend J.Anthony. He has been a wonderful, truthful, and very dependable man to deal with.  I would most definitely hire J.Anthony again to do a job for me.”

- Christina Q.

We had problems with our original contractor that we hired doing work incorrectly and not completing it in a timely manner.  J. Anthony helped us deal with this situation and correct the mistakes and installed the work in a timely and professional manner. I would highly recommend J. Anthony for any construction project and would readily hire him again myself. He was always professional and courteous and completed work correctly and on time the first time!”

- Sharon S.

During the walk-through and evaluation of our kitchen, you took the time to explain what was needed for compliance with the City of Albany codes and current regulatory mechanical codes. St. Paul’s was substantially below code and needed a completely new hood system. Also needed were substantial upgrades to electrical, gas and venting counterparts. We were fortunate that you were able to navigate the architectural planning, the permit process, coordination of other contractors as well as providing recommendations for other needed services. Planned renovations in the summer of 2018 would be completed in September.

While many aspects of the renovation went well, without a hitch, working with a building and component systems over 50 years old proved challenging at times! Many days included high temperatures and humidity! Regardless, you and your employees worked tirelessly to complete the work. You made yourself available for questions and everyone was friendly and respectful. There have been many compliments regarding our kitchen. We now have a kitchen stove and hood system that is safe, current to code and able to give us years of service! Again, our thanks.”

- Jeffrey M. V.

He was asked the impossible and followed through with professionalism and excellent customer service.  My business was to open in two days time when I learned I must have a hood installed before we would be allowed to open. He drove all night to pick up my hood in NYC, and was there the next morning with his men to install the hood and fan, a task that I was told would take at least two weeks to get accomplished from other contractors. Mr. J. Anthony understood my dilemma and had my hood made and installed in two days, and we opened as planned.  Unfortunately, we were opened three days when a major fire took two adjoining buildings, and I had four hours notice to remove our equipment for fear the building may collapse with the necessary demolition of the two buildings and Mr. J Anthony was there in a moments notice to remove and save our brand new hood. I cannot express strongly enough, not only the pleasure I had working with J. Anthony, but the utmost professionalism and quality work he provided. Personally, he will be the only person going forward that I will call for any work requiring his knowledgable skill set.”

- Jeanette M

During a complicated whole store renovation at Genoa, we became acutely aware of the fact that our hood installer was unqualified. Our entire hood system had been improperly designed and unprofessionally installed by a substandard contractor. This harsh reality was only discovered after the fact and upon inspection by town officials. We were in a bad place.

We turned to Commercial Kitchens and Hoods — J. Anthony and his team immediately tackled the technical challenges, procurement of a new hood, code compliance issues and most importantly, the rapid installation of the new system for our business. They were excellent with daily communication regarding the time schedule of the new hood installation. Additionally, they worked successfully with CaptiveAire in making sure our replacement system was designed and manufactured correctly (and fast too)!

Commercial Kitchens and Hoods knows their business — J.Anthony is excellent with follow through and “does what he says he will do” which makes him unique in the complicated world of food service exhaust systems. I recommend him highly.”

- Chris B