Echo ParkGrill Cleaning & BBQ Repair

Echo Park is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Los Angeles, built up in the late 1800s and early 1900s around the lake that gives it its name. North of Sunset, the land rises into steep hills, including Elysian Heights, with Angelino Heights just to the south, and Victorians, Craftsman bungalows and small houses stacked up narrow streets and public stairways. Dodger Stadium and Elysian Park sit just to the east.

Outdoor cooking here is mostly practical. A freestanding gas grill on a back porch, a kettle on a terrace, a grill shared by a triplex, a smoker somebody built a little shed for. They get used often and cleaned rarely, which is exactly the situation we're good at fixing.

Plenty of grills we see in Echo Park are mid-range freestanding models that have been outside for ten years or more. They're often worth fixing. Burners, igniters, grates and heat plates are wear parts, and swapping them can make a tired grill cook like new. Our burner replacement and grate replacement pages explain what's involved.

Sometimes it isn't worth it, usually when the firebox has rusted through or the frame is falling apart. We'll tell you plainly. Our guide how long do grills last gives realistic lifespans for different types.