Flooring for Restaurants & Commercial Kitchens

Between 14 and 16 million Americans work in the foodservice industry. In fact, 10% of the American workforce is employed in the restaurant business, and that means a lot of employee foot traffic on dining room and kitchen floors. Add to that, the average American dines out 4.2 times per week, whether that’s in person or running in for takeout. As a result, your floors support a lot of traffic.

Keeping both your patrons and your staff safe is critical. Commercial kitchen floors need to withstand spills, thermal shock, and abrasions as well as offer a slip-resistant surface that helps employees stay on their feet even if the floor is wet or greasy.

A safe kitchen floor is non-slippery and seamless. Most of the time, we recommend a 1/4 inch cementitious urethane concrete coating system with a natural quartz aggregate. But to know what's best for your particular floor, we recommend having one of our specialists take a look in person.

Restaurant floors take a beating. They endure high-volume foot traffic, food and chemical spills, high and sustained moisture levels, thermal shock, dropped utensils, and heavy equipment. Under these conditions, vinyl flooring will generally rip or tear not long after installation. It's too thin to bear up under heavy use. Over time, grit and grime collect between the vinyl and the substrate, eventually piercing the surface.

While extremely hard and easy to clean, ceramic tile will crack under pressure. Once it does, the cracks provide a dark fissure for mold and bacteria to thrive. Grout lines also form weak points in this kind of flooring.

With a good coating, epoxy resin floors tend to last approximately 10 or more years before they need to be refurbished.

For experienced diners, a restaurant visit is about more than food. It's an entire experience that includes the ambiance of the dining room. That's true whether you operate a 5-star restaurant, a carry-out eatery, or a family-style buffet.

Flooring contributes to your aesthetic. The colors and finishes of your floor can reflect light, provide a warm and intimate setting, and encourage conversation among your patrons. In fact, your restaurant's floor contributes to your restaurant’s visual impact as much as your place settings and table design. The right coating on a wood, epoxy, or quartz floor helps set the ambiance your diners expect.

Wine glasses tip over, plates drop from trays, and crumbs get ground under shoes. Keeping a restaurant floor clean is tough. Still, a stained or dirty floor creates an unwelcome first impression for patrons. A stain-resistant floor coating provides a surface that’s easy and quick for your team to clean..

Unless you've decided to go with carpet, which presents its own set of challenges, your floor is probably composed of polished concrete, tile, hardwood, or cork. All these flooring types can prove visually interesting, though some are easier to maintain than others when protected with the right coating.