Your Trusted Commercial Refrigeration Team in Portland
Headquartered at 1355 NW Everett St in the Pearl, we've served Portland's restaurants, breweries, grocers, hospitals, and hotels since 1949 with repair, cold-storage construction, parts, and commercial gas delivery.
- Local team since 1949
- 24/7 Emergency Dispatch
- 4.9 stars on Google
Common Problems
Refrigeration Problems in Portland? Fast Help Available
These are the calls we take every week from restaurants, breweries, grocers, and facilities managers across the Portland Metro area.
Inventory on the line
A warm walk-in puts thousands of dollars of product and your health-code standing at risk within hours. Every hour the box drifts is money.
Slow or no-show service
Coolers, freezers, and ice machines fail during service, not at 10 AM on a Tuesday. If nobody answers the phone at night, you're the one absorbing the loss.
Running dry mid-shift
An empty CO2 or beer gas cylinder stops soda and draft service cold. Scheduled delivery plus a backup cylinder ends that problem for good.
Aging refrigerant, unclear options
R-22 and R-404A are phasing down and nobody explains what that means for your unit. We assess age, condition, and compliance, then tell you whether to repair, retrofit, or replace.
We handle all of it with diagnosis first, then a straight recommendation you can budget against.
Talk to our service teamWhat We Do Here
What We Offer
Repair, construction, warranty service, parts, and gas delivery for Portland businesses.
Refrigeration Repair
Routine maintenance, preventative care, and emergency repairs for commercial refrigeration equipment across the Portland Metro area.
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Construction & Installation
Full-scale project planning, design, and execution for new commercial refrigeration installations and expansions.
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Gas Delivery
Pre-scheduled and emergency commercial gas delivery throughout the Portland Metro Area.
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Ice Machine Repair
Repair, maintenance, and sanitization for commercial ice machines across the Portland Metro area.
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Warranty Service
Official factory-authorized warranty repairs for 18+ major commercial refrigeration brands.
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Glycol Chiller Service
Service, repair, and maintenance for glycol chillers used by breweries, wineries, and taprooms.
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Parts & Filters
Large inventory of replacement parts and water filtration systems for top commercial refrigeration brands.
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Why Portland Businesses Choose Us
Based in Portland since 1949, with our shop and parts counter in the Pearl District
24/7 emergency dispatch for down coolers, freezers, and ice machines
Oregon CCB #65271, licensed and bonded for repair and full cold-storage construction
Factory-authorized warranty service for 18+ commercial brands
Scheduled and emergency CO2, nitrogen, and beer gas delivery on the same account
In-stock parts and water filters that turn multi-day waits into same-day repairs
The Process
How a Service Call Goes
- 1
Call and describe the failure
Tell us the equipment, what it is doing, and where you are. If it is under manufacturer warranty, send the model and serial and we verify coverage first.
- 2
We dispatch a technician
24/7 Emergency Dispatch. Common parts ride on the truck from our Pearl District counter.
- 3
Diagnose, then quote
We find the actual fault, whether that is a TXV, a defrost control, a failed contactor, or low charge, and tell you what the repair costs before we do it.
- 4
Repair and verify temps
We complete the work, confirm the box pulls down and holds temperature, and leave notes your team can file for food-safety records.
Ready to Book?
Call our dispatch line. We can usually tell you over the phone whether it needs a technician tonight or can wait until morning, no pressure either way.
How Fast We Reach Your Portland Kitchen
Our shop sits at 1355 NW Everett St, which puts our trucks minutes from Downtown, the Pearl, the Central Eastside, and Northwest Portland. From there we run I-405 and the Burnside, Morrison, and Hawthorne bridges to reach the east side, and Highway 30 for the industrial corridor along the river.
Downtown and Pearl service calls usually get a truck on site the same business day, and our 24/7 emergency line covers nights and weekends when a walk-in goes warm after service. Weekday traffic peaks between 7:30 and 9:00 AM and again from 4:00 to 6:30 PM, so we schedule preventive maintenance visits mid-morning or early afternoon whenever your kitchen can accommodate it.
Because our parts counter is in the same building as our dispatch, common failures like evaporator fan motors, door gaskets, contactors, and TXVs come off the shelf instead of a two-day order. That is often the difference between a same-day fix and a weekend of lost inventory.
Portland Buildings and Kitchens We Know
Portland's commercial kitchens are rarely purpose-built. We work in converted warehouses in the Pearl, century-old storefronts downtown, ground-floor restaurant spaces in mixed-use towers, and hospital and hotel kitchens with tight service corridors and freight-elevator scheduling.
That mix creates real constraints. Older buildings often have limited electrical capacity for a new condensing unit, narrow doorways that decide whether a walk-in panel can even get in, and roof access that has to be coordinated with a property manager. High-rise ground-floor spaces usually need remote condensing units on the roof or in a parking structure, with long line runs that have to be sized and insulated properly.
We plan around all of it: load calculations before we quote, panel routes measured before the truck is loaded, and coordination with building engineers on roof and electrical access. It is the part of the job that keeps a build on schedule.
Testimonials
What Portland Customers Say
“Our walk-in cooler went down on a Saturday night with a full inventory. They had a tech out fast and had us back to temperature before we lost product. Lifesavers.”
“Emergency CO2 delivery saved our Friday service when we ran dry. Quick, professional, and now we're on a standing schedule so it won't happen again.”
“They service our reach-ins and ice machine on a maintenance agreement. Fewer surprises, and the techs actually leave notes we can use.”
Local Refrigeration Knowledge You Can Trust
Headquartered at 1355 NW Everett St in the Pearl, we've served Portland's restaurants, breweries, grocers, hospitals, and hotels since 1949 with repair, cold-storage construction, parts, and commercial gas delivery.
Neighborhoods and districts we cover
Nearby landmarks
Reached via I-405 and the Burnside, Morrison, and Hawthorne bridges, with Highway 30 covering the industrial river corridor.
Response
24/7 Emergency Dispatch
Experience
Serving Portland since 1949
Accounts
Dozens of long-term Portland accounts
Where we work in Portland
Get directionsLocal Questions
Portland Refrigeration FAQs
How fast can you get to a Portland restaurant with a warm walk-in?
Which neighborhoods do you cover?
What does a service call cost?
Can you work in an older converted building?
Do you deliver CO2 and beer gas?
Are you licensed to build a new walk-in cooler?
Still have questions?
Our service team answers the phone during business hours and dispatches around the clock.
Contact Our TeamWe Also Serve Areas Near Portland
Same technicians, same dispatch, same 24/7 coverage across the Portland Metro area and SW Washington.
Central Eastside & Pearl
The Central Eastside and Pearl hold Portland's densest concentration of restaurants and craft breweries. Older building stock and tight urban kitchens create distinct refrigeration constraints, and we specialize in fast response and glycol chiller service for this core.
View Central Eastside & Pearl Multnomah CountyGresham
We serve Gresham restaurants, grocers, schools, and care facilities with commercial refrigeration repair, ice machine service, parts, and gas delivery, backed by 75+ years in the Portland Metro area.
View Gresham Washington CountyBeaverton & Hillsboro
The Silicon Forest belt drives large-facility refrigeration demand: tech-campus cafeterias, hospital and healthcare cold storage, and hotel food service across Washington County, served via the Highway 26 corridor.
View Beaverton & Hillsboro
Need Refrigeration Service in Portland? Contact Us Now
24/7 Emergency Dispatch. Licensed under Oregon CCB #65271 and factory authorized for 18+ commercial brands.