Whether a fixed or modular system, an island suite is an excellent long-term investment for a club kitchen.
Island cooking suites in the U.S have continually grown in popularity. Island suites are the focal point of many busy club kitchens and offer cooking access on all four sides. While island suites have a glamour appeal and can provide a front-of-the-house cooking experience if visible to diners, they are ideal for kitchens with a high volume demand and when needing longevity of prime cooking equipment.
An island suite design allows for extreme openness and visibility in the kitchen. With chefs facing each other and having one eye on the pass, island cooking suites allow for expanded communication along with the culinary team knowing everything that is going on around them. While island suites have a more aesthetically pleasing look, they also offer a more reliable energy distribution across a large span of the equipment.
Many island suites can be custom manufactured to a kitchen’s particular requirements, but once designed it is usually set in stone. However, kitchens need to be prepared for continual change and flexibility, even with their equipment. Unlike most standard island suites, Montague’s UDC “Plug-N-Play” Island Suite offers the benefits of flexibility and interchangeability of pieces of equipment while still maintaining a structural look and feel.
Montague’s UDC Island Suite was designed to maintain the many benefits of suite cooking, but the modular system makes it easy for chefs to reposition or even replace key equipment without needing a major remodel. This flexibility means an island suite can be easily adapted to support menu changes or be updated with a new piece of equipment to expand menu options.
A standard island suite offers extreme openness for communication, but Montague’s UDC Island Suite also has the ability to easily expand cooking options and offers ultimate flexibility, all while still providing exceptional performance. Any island suite is a great investment for a kitchen, but a modular system like Montague’s UDC can take that investment even further.