Our Millbrae restaurant's reach-in died overnight. How fast can you get here from San Ramon?

Commercial refrigeration jumps the queue. From San Ramon the run is 92 across the bridge and up 101, roughly 50 minutes clear, longer at commute. If we already have a Hillsborough or Millbrae stop that day you get slotted around it. Call early morning and we can usually see you before lunch service.

Is a 10 year old Continental reach-in worth repairing?

Usually yes. Continental builds a heavier box than most value brands, and doors, fan motors, and defrost components are all replaceable at sane cost. I only recommend replacement when the sealed system fails on a cabinet with rusted-out liners. You get both numbers in a written quote.

Can you service us outside lunch and dinner hours?

Yes. We schedule Broadway row kitchens in the morning gap before prep or in the afternoon lull. Seven days. Tell dispatch your service windows and we work around them.

CONTINENTAL REFRIGERATOR · MILLBRAE

Service · All Continental Models

Continental Refrigerator Commercial Refrigeration Repair · Millbrae, CA

Continental Refrigerator repair for Millbrae kitchens, from the Broadway restaurant row to the SFO corridor.

$75 diagnostic (waived with repair)
Same or next-day best effort
CSLB #1136642

Call (925) 999-4095

Continental Refrigerator in Millbrae

Continental Refrigerator commercial service.

Millbrae's Broadway restaurant row runs dense, and the back of house in those kitchens is where we meet Continental. Reach-ins holding proteins, prep tables under the make line, under-counters squeezed next to the fryers. Continental builds a solid box, and when one goes down I would rather fix it than watch an owner buy a lighter-built replacement.

The SFO-adjacent food service layer adds a second stream of Continental work in Millbrae. Hotel kitchens and catering operations off El Camino run these units around the clock, and around-the-clock duty in a hot kitchen is exactly what kills condenser fan motors and gaskets. We treat down commercial refrigeration as a priority because the food inside is your money.

I am EPA Section 608 Universal certified, so sealed-system work on Continental boxes is done legally and documented. The $75 diagnostic is waived when you approve the repair.

Common repairs we do

What we close on the truck.

High head pressure from a clogged condenser coil. Grease and flour dust off a Broadway line mat the condenser, the compressor runs hot, and the box creeps into the 50s. I clean the coil, verify the condenser fan motor amp draw, and check whether the compressor overload has been cycling. Caught early this is a cheap save. Caught late it is a compressor.
Prep table lid and rail warm while the base holds temp. Continental prep tables lose the rail first when the evaporator ices from door gaskets that no longer seal or from staff leaving lids up during rush. I steam off the ice, replace torn gaskets, and set realistic expectations about rail temps during a packed service.
Defrost failure icing the evaporator solid. When the defrost timer or heater fails on a Continental reach-in, the coil grows a glacier and airflow dies. The symptom owners report is warm top shelves and a compressor that never shuts off. I test the heater element and timer, replace what failed, and confirm drain line flow so the meltwater does not end up on the kitchen floor.

Models we service

Continental Refrigerator product lines.

Reach-ins
Prep tables
Under-counters

Pricing and warranty

What it costs. What we stand behind.

$75

Diagnostic visit. Waived when you book the repair with us.
Written

90 days on consumables, 1 year on major parts, 2 years on sealed-system rebuilds. Quoted in writing before work starts.
CSLB

#1136642. Bonded and insured. We file warranty paperwork when applicable.

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FAQ

Continental Refrigerator in Millbrae questions, answered.

Our Millbrae restaurant's reach-in died overnight. How fast can you get here from San Ramon?

Commercial refrigeration jumps the queue. From San Ramon the run is 92 across the bridge and up 101, roughly 50 minutes clear, longer at commute. If we already have a Hillsborough or Millbrae stop that day you get slotted around it. Call early morning and we can usually see you before lunch service.
Is a 10 year old Continental reach-in worth repairing?

Usually yes. Continental builds a heavier box than most value brands, and doors, fan motors, and defrost components are all replaceable at sane cost. I only recommend replacement when the sealed system fails on a cabinet with rusted-out liners. You get both numbers in a written quote.
Can you service us outside lunch and dinner hours?

Yes. We schedule Broadway row kitchens in the morning gap before prep or in the afternoon lull. Seven days. Tell dispatch your service windows and we work around them.

Need Continental Refrigerator service in Millbrae?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.