1. Walkthrough
We walk the patio, entries and kitchen-exit pads and note surfaces, how much grease is actually in them, water access, drainage, and what furniture has to move.
Restaurant exterior and patio cleaning in Austin
Restaurant patio pressure washing Austin
Insured · work performed by licensed subcontractors · 5.0 stars from 7 Google reviews · Austin, TX
Restaurant patio washing removes grease, not just dirt. Kitchen exhaust drops an oily film onto patios, entries and dumpster pads that a cold-water rinse spreads instead of lifting, so the work runs after close with hot water and a degreaser given dwell time — and the concrete is dry before you open.
Rated 5.0 on Google · insured · work performed by licensed subcontractors · recurring or one-time.
Why a restaurant patio is a grease job, not a dirt job
An office forecourt gets dust and biological growth. A restaurant patio gets an oily aerosol from the kitchen exhaust settling over everything downwind of the discharge, plus spilled drink, dropped food, sunscreen and gum. Oil does not rinse; cold water pushes it outward into a wider grey halo and drives it deeper into the pores of the concrete. Lifting it needs heat, a surfactant that will hold the oil in suspension, and enough dwell time for the surface to release it. That is the whole difference between a patio that looks washed and one that looks clean.
What Bailey & Bear handles
- Dining patios, entries and storefront sidewalks
- Kitchen-exit pads, grease alleys and dumpster pads
- Tables, chairs and railings moved and washed, not worked around
- Umbrellas, awnings and shade sails soft washed, not blasted
- Gum, drink staining and the grease line under the exhaust
- Scheduled after close, dry before open
The clock is the real constraint
Most exterior washing can take the day it needs. A restaurant patio cannot. The usable window sits between last cover and first prep, and it has a hard edge on both ends: too early and you are washing around guests, too late and the patio is still wet when the host stand opens. A patio still wet at eleven is a failed job, not a finished one.
What that actually changes on site: furniture comes off the deck and goes back before the crew leaves, the surface gets moved to dry rather than left to air-dry, and we do not start a patio the night a front is coming through. It is the same after-hours discipline as after-hours bar and restaurant cleaning, and if you already have us inside overnight, the patio is scheduled on the same visit rather than as a second mobilization.
The back of house is the part that actually causes problems
Front-of-house is what guests notice, but complaints, odor and pests almost always start behind the building — the dumpster pad, the grease alley, and the few feet of approach where staff carry things out. That ground takes the heaviest, most concentrated load in the whole property and it is the part most often left off a wash scope because nobody eats there.
It runs on its own interval, usually a shorter one than the dining patio, and it is worth quoting separately so it does not get cut from the scope when a schedule tightens. Interior kitchen degreasing is a different job on a different cadence — that lives on commercial kitchen degreasing.
Where the wash water goes
Grease-laden wash water is not rainwater, and a restaurant is the case regulators care about most. It should not be sent to a storm drain, and the obligation does not sit only with the contractor — it follows the property too. Containment, recovery and the drain question are covered in full on commercial pressure washing. On your patio it comes down to one conversation at the walkthrough: where the water can go, and what we do if the honest answer is nowhere good.
How a patio wash runs
2. Written scope and price
A written quote for a single visit or a recurring interval, with the back-of-house pad priced separately so it does not get cut when a schedule tightens.
3. Washed after close
Hot water and degreaser with real dwell time, furniture off and back on, surface dried rather than left to air-dry. Finished before prep.
4. Photographed
Before and after on every visit, so you can see what the degrease actually moved and keep it on file.
What we do not do
No hood, duct or exhaust cleaning — that is certified NFPA 96 work, referred to certified partners. We wash what the exhaust lands on, not the exhaust.
No published rate
There is no per-square-foot price on this site. Patio washing is quoted in writing after a walkthrough, because grease load, furniture, drainage and window length drive it.
Related work
Restaurant cleaning, soft washing for fabric and awnings, and recurring commercial cleaning.
Frequently asked questions
Do you remove grease, or just dirt?
Grease is the job. Kitchen exhaust drops an oily film onto the patio, entry and back approach, and cold water pushes that around instead of lifting it. Patio washing uses hot water, a degreaser and dwell time so the oil releases from the pores of the concrete rather than being spread into a wider grey halo.
How often should a restaurant patio be pressure washed?
It depends on covers, how close the patio sits to the exhaust discharge, and whether it is shaded. Rather than sell you a schedule up front, we set the interval after the first wash shows how fast the film comes back on your specific patio. The back-of-house pad almost always needs it more often than the dining patio.
Will pressure washing disrupt service?
No, because it is scheduled around your service, not through it. The work runs after last cover and finishes before prep, and the surface has to be dry before you open — a patio still wet at eleven is a failed job, not a finished one. Furniture is moved, washed and put back.
Can you wash the patio furniture and umbrellas too?
Yes, and they should be. Tables, chairs and railings get moved and washed rather than worked around, so you do not end up with clean concrete and greasy chair frames. Umbrella canopies, awnings and shade sails are fabric and get the low-pressure soft-wash treatment instead of a pressure wand.
What about the dumpster pad and the back approach?
That is usually the part that actually causes problems — odor, pests and complaints start at the pad and the grease alley long before the dining patio looks bad. It is hot water and degreaser on a shorter cycle than the front of house, and it is worth scheduling on its own interval.
Do you clean the hood or the exhaust fan?
No. Hood, duct and exhaust cleaning is a certified NFPA 96 trade and we refer it to certified partners. We wash what the exhaust lands on, not the exhaust itself — and if the film is coming back unusually fast, that is worth telling your hood contractor about.
What does restaurant patio pressure washing cost in Austin?
There is no published per-square-foot rate on this site. Patio washing is quoted in writing after a walkthrough, because the price is driven by how much grease is in the surface, what furniture has to be moved, where the water can drain, and how tight the overnight window is.
Request a cleaning quote
Tell us the space, schedule, and standard. We follow up with a clear cleaning plan.
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