When Yard House in Moorestown prepared for an upcoming inspection, management didn’t just tidy up—they embraced a floor care method that goes far beyond what other restaurants attempt.
First, our team tackled the “front-of-house”, behind the bar, and the bathrooms. The results? Spotless floors. Next, came the kitchen, a.k.a “the back-of-the-house”, completing a full deep clean—finishing a full week before the inspector’s arrival.
No other restaurant in the area has embraced this level of technology to this degree.
Management already knew from Jeff, one of our senior techs, why nightly mopping with degreaser wasn’t solving their problem. In fact, it was making things worse.
Here’s the usual, or what is done— a nightly ritual of mopping with degreaser to remove grease, food and drink spills, foot traffic, and urine. And while it surface cleans, a residual film left on the floor. To explain, what is left behind after the water evaporates is a film of grease, germs and residues ripe for cross-contamination. The results are all too common:
Grout lines that turn dark, germ-laden, and foul-smelling
Hard surface floors and carpets that feel sticky
Floors that are never truly sanitary
Too often, staff tasked with floor maintenance are untrained. So it gets done without purpose or understanding. Instead, the nightly ritual deposits layer after layer of residue—“mop, rinse, and residue-repeat.” Misunderstanding of chemical dispensing and dilution, along with execution, mop rotation, use, and storage equipment only accelerates the damage.
Common missteps include:
Overuse of harsh chemicals
Inadequate mop rotation and replacement
Using the same mop from kitchen to dining room to bathrooms—spreading germs and cross-contamination
Storing wet mop heads in buckets, where they sour and become breeding grounds for bacteria
These practices don’t just fail to clean—they actively spread grease, odors, and germs throughout the facility.
Even with good intentions and occasional professional guidance, most in-house routines remain crippled by lack of training, poor resources, and outdated tools.
That’s where our ‘occasional deep steam cleaning process’ takes over. Yard House tapped into our proven method—pressure injection spraying, diamond brush rotary scrubbing, high pressure edge detailing, and high-heat steam rinsing that flushes soils and residues from every grout line and corner.
This wasn’t and isn’t just cleaning—it’s restoration. Bathrooms, bar areas, and front-of-house floors came back to life, sanitized and odor-free, with a presentation that daily mopping can never achieve. (Think of the difference between a quick car wash and a full detailing- it’s that level of outcome.)
In example— To take a peek click here- Yard House Bathrooms Tune Up: Spotless & Pristine… Their appearance and level of sanitary is unquestionable. Guests can be assured a clean and germ controlled environment while using Yard House restroom facilities!
We’ve all seen the alternative: sticky floors, smelly grout, greasy residues that make shoes click with every step. At one competing franchise, staff even admitted they remove their shoes before entering their homes after a shift. That’s not just unpleasant—it’s a brand damage. (And I validate that, while dining there evey step I took throughout their facility my shoes clicked. When I entered the bathroom there was an “off smell”. When I looked at the floor I cringed. And the thought of having anything hit the floor gave me the heebie-geebies!)
Since 2022 Yard House Moorestown chose differently. By adopting professional-grade floor care, they’ve gained:
Inspection-ready floors well ahead of schedule
A safer, more hygienic environment for guests and staff
A visibly elevated standard that reflects the brand’s reputation
After the first demo cleaning they were instantly impressed. The steam restoration took not only their tile and grout to a whole new level of clean. It also completely annihilated the grease, dirt and grime in the edges, corners, even on metal window ledges and wall bases. What the large steam wand did not get, the edge detailer wands did. The results, those impossible areas staff pray guests don’t see were blasted clean. This included around the bases of the booth tables, under the bar surfaces, and even around the partitions in the bathrooms.
There wasn’t a doubt in his mind. He wanted this periodic service to occasionally back up their regular routine. In fact, he remarked, “You don’t have to convince me, I could see it with my own eyes—sold!” Additionally, other managers and regional managers heard the buzz and visited to see the results!
Since then we have worked closely with them on a rotational basis. This has totally uplifted their game in having pristinely clean floors on a much more consistent basis. Gone are the days of struggling with the impossible task and tail spin of muscling with residue laden floors, and settling for a tolerable level of grease they forever hoped patrons didn’t see!
This franchise group is forward thinking, leveraging this cutting edge technology to their advantage. Their eye is expanding it to other franchise locations within the brand. Likewise. interest has sparked across other brands under their leadership. The technology and results speak for themselves. So as game changing process awaits, we are all too happy to meet and discuss how it can work not only for these brands, but for others too!
Yard House Moorestown isn’t just cleaning floors—they’re raising the standard. For forward-thinking restaurant brands, the equation is simple:
Cleaner floors. Safer environments. Better guest experiences. Brand success!