Formerly Adam & Sam Brothers RepairRestaurants, cafés & shops
When a walk-in creeps past 41°F or a prep table loses its rail temperature in the middle of lunch, the inventory and the inspection are both on the line. We repair reach-ins, walk-ins, prep tables and ice machines, with refrigerant work done in-house.
Our commercial customers are mostly small and local: restaurants and takeout counters along Highway 99 from Shoreline to Everett, cafés and bakeries in downtown Edmonds and Bothell, delis and corner markets, tasting rooms in Woodinville, and church and school kitchens. Their equipment is usually self-contained reach-ins, undercounter and sandwich prep tables, a walk-in cooler or freezer with a remote condensing unit on the roof or out back, and an ice machine. The shop sits beside I-5 in Mountlake Terrace, so a morning call usually brings a technician the same day, Monday through Saturday, and when the repair can wait a few hours we work around your service. Beverage coolers and glass-door merchandisers in shops and markets are part of the mix too, where customer traffic and lit display doors put extra load on small condensing units.
Commercial kitchens are harder on refrigeration than any house. Hot cooklines sit inches from condenser intakes, flour and grease coat the coils, doors open hundreds of times a shift, and a prep table lid left up through lunch pushes the system to its limit. Our marine air adds moisture that ends up as frost on evaporators, so defrost systems and drain line heaters matter. Washington's food code requires cold holding at 41°F or below, which leaves little margin when a fan motor or defrost timer fails. A failing unit usually warns first, with longer run times, a box that recovers slowly after a delivery, or frost where none belongs. Newer self-contained cases increasingly run on R-290, a small hydrocarbon charge, while older walk-ins still use HFC blends; our technicians handle both under EPA Section 608 rules.
We start by measuring box and product temperatures, then work outward: condenser coil and fan, compressor amps, evaporator fans, defrost controls, and refrigerant pressures once airflow checks out. On walk-ins we inspect the door, gaskets, strip curtain, drain line and heaters, and look at the remote condensing unit on the roof or pad. The box itself matters as well: worn closers, sagging hinges, open panel seams and a damaged threshold let warm air in, which means more frost and longer run times. Ice machines get their controller codes read and a check of water flow, harvest and bin control. We work on True, Turbo Air, Beverage-Air, Traulsen, Atosa, Delfield and Continental cases, walk-ins with Copeland and Tecumseh condensing units, and Hoshizaki, Manitowoc and Scotsman ice machines.
Common fan motors, defrost timers, thermostats, controllers and universal gaskets ride on the van, and we can often get a box back under temperature on the first visit even when a compressor or coil has to be ordered. If product is at risk, we tell you right away whether to move it. When the fix is done, we suggest a simple routine: condenser coils brushed or vacuumed every month or two in a busy kitchen, gaskets wiped and checked weekly, and ice machines cleaned and sanitized on the maker's interval. Soft regional water spares ice machines most scale buildup, but slime still grows in the bin and on the evaporator plate. We keep a short service history for each unit, so repeat problems stand out and you have a record to show an inspector.
Commercial refrigeration repair starts at $375. Door gaskets and evaporator fan motors are among the most common jobs on reach-ins and walk-ins, condenser fan motors, defrost controls and leak repairs come up regularly, and a compressor change on a condensing unit sits at the upper end. That figure is a starting point for the area, not a quote for your equipment; refrigerant type, roof access and unit size all change the work. The exact price is written out after the diagnostic, before we start, so you can decide with the numbers in hand. When an older case or condensing unit needs a compressor or coil, the estimate also shows what new equipment would cost.
Starting prices for the north Seattle area, 2026. The $85 diagnostic is included in any repair you approve, and the exact price is in the written estimate before work starts.
Refrigerator
Frigidaire cooling failures cluster around the start relay's click, defrost faults that ice the coil, stalled fans, and the garage-fridge physics problem.
Refrigerator
Kenmore fridges are built by Whirlpool (106), LG (795) or Frigidaire (253), and the prefix decides the diagnosis, including LG's linear compressor.
Refrigerator
KitchenAid refrigerators share Whirlpool engineering: evaporator fans, defrost systems and dampers lead the warm-fridge list, with dual-evaporator twists.
Usually. Many repairs, such as fan motors, gaskets and defrost parts, can be done while the kitchen keeps working, as long as product can be moved for a short time. For larger jobs like a compressor change, we talk through timing with you and schedule the box downtime when it hurts least.
Cold holding for time- and temperature-sensitive food in Washington is 41°F or below, and most kitchens set coolers a few degrees under that for margin. Freezers should hold around 0°F. If a unit cannot stay under 41°F with normal door traffic, it needs service before the next inspection.
In a busy kitchen, every one to two months; bakeries and kitchens with fryers may need it more often. A clogged condenser forces the compressor to run hot and long, which shortens its life. Brush or vacuum the coil with the power off, or have us include it in a service visit.
Yes. We repair and clean Hoshizaki, Manitowoc, Scotsman and other machines: water valves, pumps, sensors, harvest problems and controllers. Our soft water spares them most scale, but they still need regular cleaning and sanitizing to keep slime out of the evaporator and the bin.
Yes. Many new self-contained reach-ins and prep tables run on R-290, a small charge of propane refrigerant. It needs proper recovery, spark-safe tools and careful brazing practice. Our technicians handle R-290 and the HFC blends found in older equipment in-house, under EPA Section 608 rules.
Talk to Adam & Sam
Walk-in warming before the dinner rush? Call the shop for the earliest window, or book online and take up to $18 off the repair. The $85 diagnostic is included in the price once you approve the repair.
Schedule a repair
Send the basics and we call you back with an arrival window, most days the same morning.