A San Francisco marketplace for restaurant operators: book kitchen maintenance, rent cold storage and equipment, stock compostable supplies, and train your team in food safety — all from vetted local vendors.
Bay Kitchen Supply Exchange
A San Francisco marketplace for restaurant operators: book kitchen maintenance, rent cold storage and equipment, stock compostable supplies, and train your team in food safety — all from vetted local vendors.
Category: Food & Beverage
Sellers: GoldenGateAdvisors, MissionColdChainRentals, DogpatchFoodserviceSupply, FoglineKitchenMaintenance, BayAreaFoodSafetyAcademy
- Patio Propane Heater — A commercial 46,000 BTU stainless patio heater with a full propane tank, so your parklet and patio tables stay full on foggy nights. Pick up from our Bayview yard or have us deliver and collect. Each heater warms roughly a 15-foot circle; most parklets need two. Multi-day rentals get 10% off. Price: $85.00 Category: Equipment Rental
- Chef Bib Aprons (6-pack) — Six heavy-duty cotton-poly bib aprons with an adjustable neck strap, long ties and a divided front pocket for thermometers and pens. Wash-tested for commercial laundry, so they hold their color and shape. Choose black, navy or denim, and add your restaurant logo embroidered in one color. Price: $96.00 Category: Clothing & Apparel
- Kitchen Care Plan — A monthly maintenance plan for busy kitchens. Every quarter a technician services your refrigeration and cooking line: coils cleaned, gaskets and drains checked, temperatures calibrated and burners adjusted. Members get priority dispatch within four hours and 10% off every repair. Billed monthly; cancel anytime with 30 days' notice. Price: $349.00 Category: Kitchen Equipment Repair
- On-Site Mock Health Inspection — A former health inspector walks your kitchen, storage and dining room with the same checklist the city uses: temperatures, date labels, handwashing stations, pest signs, sanitizer levels and paperwork. Two hours on site, scheduled before service. Within 24 hours you get a written report ranking every issue by risk, with photos and the fix for each. Price: $425.00 Category: Food Safety & Compliance
- Opening & Turnaround Consultation — Opening a new room or fixing one that is losing money? Book a 30-minute call with a senior advisor to talk through your menu, labor schedule and cost of goods. Within three business days you get a written action plan with the three changes that will move your margin most. No obligation. Category: Operations Consulting
- Walk-In Cooler Trailer — An 8 x 10 ft refrigerated trailer that holds 34 to 38°F, delivered to your door, leveled and plugged in by our driver. Use it when your walk-in fails, during a kitchen remodel, or to add cold storage for a big event or holiday rush. Standard 120V power; we bring the cord and ramp. Multi-day rentals get 10% off. Price: $295.00 Category: Equipment Rental
- Compostable Hot Cups with Lids — Double-wall paper hot cups with plant-based lining and matching compostable lids, 500 of each per case. The double wall keeps hands comfortable without a sleeve. Choose 8, 12 or 16 oz. Certified compostable and accepted in San Francisco green bins. Free delivery on set days in the city, or pick up same day in Dogpatch. Price: $105.00 Category: Restaurant Supplies
- Refrigeration Repair Call-Out — Same-day diagnosis and repair for walk-in coolers and freezers, reach-ins, prep tables and ice machines anywhere in San Francisco. The booking covers the first hour on site; our technician carries common parts and quotes anything else before starting. Add after-hours service for evenings and weekends. Price: $195.00 Category: Kitchen Equipment Repair
- Food Protection Manager Course & Exam — A one-day course for owners, chefs and managers who need an accredited Certified Food Protection Manager credential, finishing with a proctored exam in the afternoon. Includes the study guide, practice tests and lunch. Sessions run on selected Saturdays from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm at our Mission classroom; pick your date when you book. Limited to 16 people so everyone gets time with the instructor. Price: $199.00 Category: Education
- SF Restaurant Health Permit Guide — Opening a new restaurant or remodeling a kitchen? Start with the City's official step-by-step guide to getting a health permit for a restaurant, bar or retail food location: plan review, fees, inspections and what to have ready. It is the first thing we walk every opening client through. Category: Food Safety & Compliance
- Compostable Clamshells 9 x 9 — Molded-fiber takeout clamshells, 9 x 9 inch, one compartment. Grease- and cut-resistant, microwave-safe and certified compostable, so they meet San Francisco's rules for to-go foodware and go straight in the green bin. Sold by the case: choose 200 or 400 per case. Free delivery on set days in the city, or pick up same day from our Dogpatch warehouse. Price: $78.00 Category: Restaurant Supplies
- Kitchen Exhaust Hood Cleaning — Complete exhaust system cleaning to NFPA 96: hood canopy, filters and accessible ductwork degreased and scraped back to bare metal, done after close so you never lose a service. Includes before-and-after photos and the dated certificate sticker fire inspectors look for. Price covers hoods up to 10 feet; choose your hood length and add rooftop fan cleaning when you book. Price: $650.00 Category: Janitorial Services
- California Food Handler Card Class — A three-hour, in-person class that prepares new cooks, servers and dishwashers for the California Food Handler Card exam, with the exam taken at the end of class. Covers temperature control, cross-contamination, allergens, handwashing and cleaning. Every Tuesday, 2:00 to 5:00 pm at our Mission classroom, 20 seats. Choose English, Spanish or Cantonese instruction. Price: $45.00 Category: Education
- Operators' Breakfast: Protecting Margins in 2027 — A working breakfast for San Francisco restaurant owners and GMs. We will walk through what is squeezing margins next year — food costs, the minimum wage step-up and third-party delivery fees — and share the fixes that are working in rooms like yours. Short talks, open Q&A and time to meet other operators. Coffee and a hot breakfast included. Thursday, November 5, 2026, 8:00 to 10:00 am, in SoMa (address sent with your ticket). Price: $35.00 Category: Events
- HACCP Plan Template Pack — An editable HACCP plan template plus ready-to-print cooling, temperature and sanitizer logs, laid out the way inspectors expect to see them. Fill in your own menu items, critical limits and staff names, print the logs for each station, and keep a complete record from receiving to service. Download is instant after checkout. Price: $49.00 Category: Food Safety & Compliance
Equipment Rental
Patio Propane Heater
A commercial 46,000 BTU stainless patio heater with a full propane tank, so your parklet and patio tables stay full on foggy nights. Pick up from our Bayview yard or have us deliver and collect. Each heater warms roughly a 15-foot circle; most parklets need two. Multi-day rentals get 10% off.
starting as low as $85.00
Clothing & Apparel
Chef Bib Aprons (6-pack)
Six heavy-duty cotton-poly bib aprons with an adjustable neck strap, long ties and a divided front pocket for thermometers and pens. Wash-tested for commercial laundry, so they hold their color and shape. Choose black, navy or denim, and add your restaurant logo embroidered in one color.
$96.00
Kitchen Equipment Repair
Kitchen Care Plan
A monthly maintenance plan for busy kitchens. Every quarter a technician services your refrigeration and cooking line: coils cleaned, gaskets and drains checked, temperatures calibrated and burners adjusted. Members get priority dispatch within four hours and 10% off every repair. Billed monthly; cancel anytime with 30 days' notice.
starting as low as $349.00
Food Safety & Compliance
On-Site Mock Health Inspection
A former health inspector walks your kitchen, storage and dining room with the same checklist the city uses: temperatures, date labels, handwashing stations, pest signs, sanitizer levels and paperwork. Two hours on site, scheduled before service. Within 24 hours you get a written report ranking every issue by risk, with photos and the fix for each.
$425.00
Operations Consulting
Opening & Turnaround Consultation
Opening a new room or fixing one that is losing money? Book a 30-minute call with a senior advisor to talk through your menu, labor schedule and cost of goods. Within three business days you get a written action plan with the three changes that will move your margin most. No obligation.
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Equipment Rental
Walk-In Cooler Trailer
An 8 x 10 ft refrigerated trailer that holds 34 to 38°F, delivered to your door, leveled and plugged in by our driver. Use it when your walk-in fails, during a kitchen remodel, or to add cold storage for a big event or holiday rush. Standard 120V power; we bring the cord and ramp. Multi-day rentals get 10% off.
starting as low as $295.00
Restaurant Supplies
Compostable Hot Cups with Lids
Double-wall paper hot cups with plant-based lining and matching compostable lids, 500 of each per case. The double wall keeps hands comfortable without a sleeve. Choose 8, 12 or 16 oz. Certified compostable and accepted in San Francisco green bins. Free delivery on set days in the city, or pick up same day in Dogpatch.
$105.00
Kitchen Equipment Repair
Refrigeration Repair Call-Out
Same-day diagnosis and repair for walk-in coolers and freezers, reach-ins, prep tables and ice machines anywhere in San Francisco. The booking covers the first hour on site; our technician carries common parts and quotes anything else before starting. Add after-hours service for evenings and weekends.
$195.00
Education
Food Protection Manager Course & Exam
A one-day course for owners, chefs and managers who need an accredited Certified Food Protection Manager credential, finishing with a proctored exam in the afternoon. Includes the study guide, practice tests and lunch. Sessions run on selected Saturdays from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm at our Mission classroom; pick your date when you book. Limited to 16 people so everyone gets time with the instructor.
$199.00
Food Safety & Compliance
SF Restaurant Health Permit Guide
Opening a new restaurant or remodeling a kitchen? Start with the City's official step-by-step guide to getting a health permit for a restaurant, bar or retail food location: plan review, fees, inspections and what to have ready. It is the first thing we walk every opening client through.
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Restaurant Supplies
Compostable Clamshells 9 x 9
Molded-fiber takeout clamshells, 9 x 9 inch, one compartment. Grease- and cut-resistant, microwave-safe and certified compostable, so they meet San Francisco's rules for to-go foodware and go straight in the green bin. Sold by the case: choose 200 or 400 per case. Free delivery on set days in the city, or pick up same day from our Dogpatch warehouse.
$78.00
Janitorial Services
Kitchen Exhaust Hood Cleaning
Complete exhaust system cleaning to NFPA 96: hood canopy, filters and accessible ductwork degreased and scraped back to bare metal, done after close so you never lose a service. Includes before-and-after photos and the dated certificate sticker fire inspectors look for. Price covers hoods up to 10 feet; choose your hood length and add rooftop fan cleaning when you book.
$650.00
Education
California Food Handler Card Class
A three-hour, in-person class that prepares new cooks, servers and dishwashers for the California Food Handler Card exam, with the exam taken at the end of class. Covers temperature control, cross-contamination, allergens, handwashing and cleaning. Every Tuesday, 2:00 to 5:00 pm at our Mission classroom, 20 seats. Choose English, Spanish or Cantonese instruction.
$45.00
Events
Operators' Breakfast: Protecting Margins in 2027
A working breakfast for San Francisco restaurant owners and GMs. We will walk through what is squeezing margins next year — food costs, the minimum wage step-up and third-party delivery fees — and share the fixes that are working in rooms like yours. Short talks, open Q&A and time to meet other operators. Coffee and a hot breakfast included. Thursday, November 5, 2026, 8:00 to 10:00 am, in SoMa (address sent with your ticket).
$35.00
Food Safety & Compliance
HACCP Plan Template Pack
An editable HACCP plan template plus ready-to-print cooling, temperature and sanitizer logs, laid out the way inspectors expect to see them. Fill in your own menu items, critical limits and staff names, print the logs for each station, and keep a complete record from receiving to service. Download is instant after checkout.
$49.00