Restaurants
Restaurant Cleaning Services in Manhattan
Guests form an opinion of a restaurant from its dining room and restrooms before the first plate arrives. Citywide cleans front of house after service, so your team starts each day in a room that is ready for guests.
- Fully insured
- Bonded
- Workers' comp coverage
- Employees, not subcontractors
- Background-checked staff
- Green cleaning products
- Crews available 24/7
Quick answer
What does restaurant cleaning from Citywide include?
Citywide Maintenance Services cleans restaurants, bars, cafes and diners in Manhattan and across New York City after service. Work focuses on front-of-house areas: dining room floors and carpets, tables, chairs and banquettes, bar fronts, restrooms, entrances and glass, plus dusting, polishing, air vent covers and cobwebs. Kitchen hood and exhaust cleaning is not part of Citywide's services.
Cleanliness is part of the meal
Whether it is a casual diner, a bar, a cafe or a fine-dining room, how clean a restaurant looks is a large part of the guest experience. Guests notice sticky tables, crumbs in banquette seams, dust on light fixtures and, above all, the state of the restrooms. If the kitchen is visible, the standard is even higher.
Restaurants are also hard on a space. Food, grease, spills and moisture are constant, and harmful bacteria thrive where food and moisture meet. Busy Manhattan restaurants often turn tables late into the night and open again for lunch, leaving a narrow window to get the room back in order.
Two priorities in every restaurant
Surfaces hands and food touch
We clean and sanitize front-of-house surfaces that touch food, or touch hands that handle food, including restroom fixtures, door handles and bar tops.
A room that feels inviting
Floors and carpets thoroughly cleaned, dusting and polishing, air vent covers cleaned and cobwebs cleared from corners and ceilings.
Front-of-house areas and what they need
Our restaurant scopes focus on the areas guests use:
| Area | What a good scope covers |
|---|---|
| Dining room | Tables, chairs and banquettes wiped, crumbs removed from seams, floors mopped and carpets vacuumed |
| Bar | Bar front, rail and stools, back-bar shelving surfaces as agreed, floor mats and floors |
| Restrooms | Fixtures cleaned and disinfected, mirrors, floors, supplies restocked |
| Entrance and host stand | Door glass and handles, host stand, menu holders, walk-off mats |
| Above the floor | Dusting light fixtures, ledges and decor, cleaning vent covers, removing cobwebs |
What we clean, and what we do not
We are clear about scope. Citywide focuses on front-of-house, dining areas, restrooms and floors. Commercial kitchen hood and exhaust system cleaning is specialized work done by dedicated contractors, and it is not part of our services. Food-safety practices in the kitchen, and the inspections that go with them, remain the responsibility of your kitchen team.
Where you want back-of-house support, such as floors in staff corridors, the staff restroom or the area around the trash room, we can include it in the written scope after a walkthrough, with clear notes on what crews should and should not touch near food storage and prep areas.
- Front-of-house and dining areas
- Restrooms and floors
- No kitchen hood or exhaust cleaning
- Back-of-house support by agreement
After service, every night
Citywide crews are available around the clock, so cleaning can start after the last table turns, run overnight and finish before your opening crew arrives. Schedules can be nightly, several times a week or weekly, with one-time cleanings before a reopening or after a private event.
Every Citywide cleaner is a Citywide employee; we do not subcontract any of our work. Employees are background-checked before hiring, trained in our procedures and arrive in uniform. Citywide is bonded and carries full liability and workers’ compensation insurance, and uses environmentally friendly products in all of its work.
Floors, windows and sidewalks
Restaurant floors take spills, grease and heavy traffic. Periodic hard floor stripping, waxing and buffing or stone care, along with carpet and upholstery cleaning for banquettes, keeps the dining room from looking tired. Exterior window washing and sidewalk power washing look after the first thing passersby see. If you have a chandelier over the dining room, see chandelier cleaning.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers to the questions facility and office managers ask us most.
Have a question that is not here? Call (917) 842-4644 or request a proposal.
Do you clean kitchen hoods and exhaust systems?
No. Kitchen hood and exhaust cleaning is specialized work handled by dedicated contractors. Citywide focuses on front-of-house areas, dining rooms, restrooms and floors.
Can you clean after we close late at night?
Yes. Citywide crews are available around the clock, so cleaning can start after the last guests leave and finish before your opening team arrives.
Can you clean upholstered banquettes?
Yes. Citywide's carpet cleaning service covers upholstery as well as carpets and area rugs, and can be scheduled periodically alongside your nightly cleaning.
Do you clean bars and cafes as well as restaurants?
Yes. Our restaurant cleaning applies to bars, cafes, bistros and diners as well as full-service restaurants, with the scope set after a walkthrough of your space.
Will you help us pass a health inspection?
Citywide keeps front-of-house areas, restrooms and floors clean, which supports a well-run restaurant. Food-safety practices and health inspections remain the responsibility of the restaurant and its kitchen team.
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Request a restaurant cleaning proposal
Tell us your service hours and layout, and we will arrange a walkthrough and send a written scope.
- On-site walkthrough
- Written scope and schedule
- Clear pricing, no hidden fees