TopangaGrill Cleaning & BBQ Repair

Topanga doesn't look like the rest of the Westside, and the grills don't either. You'll find a stainless built-in on one property and a battered offset smoker and a wood-fired oven on the next. Many homes run on propane tanks rather than a natural gas line, which means regulators, tank connections and long hose runs that deserve a look every so often.

The other constant is wildlife. A grill under the oaks off Fernwood or out toward Saddle Peak is a warm, sheltered box that smells like food, so mice and woodrats nest in it, spiders build webs inside the burner tubes, and squirrels chew wiring for the igniter and lights. None of that is unusual here. It just means the first thing we do on a Topanga call is open everything up and look.

A flame coming back toward the front panel usually means a spider web or nest is blocking the venturi tube, so gas is burning where it shouldn't. That can melt knobs and wiring, and it's the main reason we ask people not to keep cranking. Our guides on spiders in burner tubes and rodents in grills explain what's going on.

Topanga Canyon Boulevard is the main way in from PCH or the Valley, and it closes now and then for slides. Many properties sit up steep dirt drives or have no cell signal once you're there. Give us clear directions when you book, mention any gates or dogs, and tell us if the drive is too steep for a work van. We'll carry gear in if we have to. Everything comes back out with us, including the grease and rinse water, so none of it ends up in the creek. Our eco-friendly approach matters more in a watershed like this one.