Taylor Crown Series Commercial Two-Sided Grills — Upstate New York

Taylor Upstate is proud to offer the complete Taylor Crown Series commercial two-sided grill lineup to restaurants, quick service operations, food trucks, cafeterias, schools, hospitals, and foodservice operators throughout Upstate New York. As the only authorized Taylor distributor and service center in Upstate New York since 1981, Taylor Upstate provides the full turnkey experience — delivery, professional installation, on-site staff training, menu optimization, and 24/7 factory-trained service support — with every Crown Series grill purchase.

What Is a Two-Sided Commercial Grill?

A two-sided commercial grill — also called a clamshell grill, contact grill, or platen grill — cooks food simultaneously from both the top and bottom surfaces, eliminating the need to flip product mid-cook. This fundamentally changes the economics of your kitchen. Every step you eliminate from the cooking process — positioning, flipping, repositioning, monitoring — represents labor savings, faster ticket times, and more consistent product quality from the first item to the thousandth.

The Taylor Crown Series takes this concept further than any standard clamshell grill with automatic gapping technology, programmable multi-product menus, and precision temperature control across multiple independent cooking zones. The result is a commercial cooking platform that does not just cook faster — it produces a more consistent product, with less labor, at lower energy cost, in less space than a traditional flat-top griddle setup.

Two-sided cooking is well established in the quick service restaurant industry, where leading chains have relied on this technology for years to deliver consistent products at high volume. The Taylor Crown Series brings that same performance capability to independent operators and smaller chains throughout Upstate New York — restaurants in Syracuse, Albany, Rochester, Buffalo, Binghamton, Utica, and every city and town in between that wants to compete on quality, speed, and efficiency.

Kitchen Innovations 2016 Award Winner

The Taylor Crown Series received the Kitchen Innovations Award at the National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show in 2016 — one of the foodservice industry's most prestigious equipment recognitions. This award is given to products that demonstrate a significant advancement in foodservice technology. Every model in the Crown Series lineup available through Taylor Upstate is part of this award-winning platform.

The Taylor Crown Series Grill Lineup

Taylor Upstate offers the complete Crown Series lineup covering single, double, and triple platen configurations in both all-electric and gas/electric combinations, across 12-inch, 24-inch, and 36-inch cooking surface sizes. This gives Upstate NY operators the flexibility to select the exact configuration that fits their hood, their menu, and their volume requirements.

Single Platen Models — L828, L821, L822 Single platen grills are ideal for operators adding two-sided cooking to their line for the first time, or for operations with limited hood space that need a compact, high-performance unit. The L828 (12-inch all-electric) is one of the most space-efficient two-sided cooking solutions available. The L821 (24-inch gas/electric) and L822 (24-inch all-electric) provide a larger cooking surface in a single platen format — ideal for moderate-volume operations that do not need multiple cooking zones.

Double Platen Models — L813, L819, L820, L852 Double platen grills deliver two independent cooking zones, allowing your kitchen to cook two different products simultaneously at different temperatures and gap settings. The L813 (36-inch gas/electric) and L819 (24-inch gas/electric) offer the efficiency of gas lower heat with electric upper platens. The L820 (24-inch all-electric) and L852 (34-36-inch all-electric with programmable controls and automatic gapping) provide premium all-electric performance for operations seeking maximum energy efficiency and precise control.

Triple Platen Models — L810, L811, L858 Triple platen grills are the highest-capacity Crown Series configuration, with three independent cooking zones across a 36-inch surface. The L810 (all-electric) and L811 (gas/electric) deliver high-volume cooking performance for busy QSR and institutional operations. The L858 is the flagship of the lineup — a three platen, three zone, all-electric floor model with programmable controls, automatic gapping, and a net weight of 890 lbs. Capable of handling the highest volumes while maintaining absolute product consistency across every zone.

Why Two-Sided Cooking Pays for Itself

The Taylor Crown Series is not just a better grill — it is a documented return on investment. Here is how operators across Upstate New York see the payback:

Labor savings. Eliminating the flip step from your cooking process is not a minor efficiency gain — it is a structural reduction in the labor required per item served. In a high-volume kitchen producing hundreds of burgers, chicken breasts, or breakfast items per day, removing the need to monitor and flip every product translates directly into fewer labor hours per shift. Over the course of a year, the labor savings on a busy line can far exceed the cost of the equipment.

Faster ticket times. Two-sided cooking is significantly faster than one-sided cooking on a flat-top griddle. A thin-formed burger patty that takes four to five minutes on a conventional griddle — two to three minutes per side with monitoring time — can be cooked in under sixty seconds on a Taylor clamshell grill. For restaurants where ticket speed is a competitive differentiator, this is transformative.

Product consistency. The programmable one-touch menu system stores time, temperature, and gap settings for every product on your menu. Once a product recipe is dialed in, every cook produces an identical result regardless of their experience level. This is particularly valuable for multi-location operators where consistency across locations is a constant challenge, and for high-turnover kitchens where new staff need to produce quality product from day one.

Energy savings. The Taylor Crown Series is Energy Star rated, meaning it has been independently certified to meet strict energy efficiency standards. The standby feature maintains heat between cooking cycles without exhausting energy through the ventilation system. Multiple temperature zones allow you to run only the zones you need during slower periods, reducing utility costs during off-peak hours.

Reduced food waste. Consistent cook times and automatic gapping mean product is cooked to the same internal temperature every time, reducing overcooking waste and customer complaints about inconsistent product quality.

What Can You Cook on a Taylor Crown Series Grill?

The range of products that perform well on a two-sided clamshell grill is broader than many operators expect. Products that work exceptionally well on the Taylor Crown Series include:

Thin-formed burger patties, smash burgers, and sliders — the primary use case where two-sided cooking delivers the most dramatic time and labor savings. Formed chicken breasts and chicken filets for sandwiches and entrees. Bacon — cooked flat, evenly, and without the mess of conventional griddle splatter. Fish filets and seafood items. Breakfast items including eggs, pancakes, French toast, and breakfast sandwiches. Baked goods including cookies, flatbreads, and quesadillas. Pressed sandwiches and paninis. Pre-formed sausage patties and breakfast proteins.

For operators running a menu audit with Taylor Upstate, we frequently identify additional products that benefit from two-sided cooking that operators had not previously considered. Our free menu optimization site survey covers your entire menu and shows you exactly how the Crown Series can be integrated into your existing line.

Who Is the Taylor Crown Series For in Upstate NY?

The Crown Series is the right investment for a wide range of Upstate NY foodservice operations:

Quick service and fast casual restaurants where burger, chicken sandwich, and breakfast throughput is the core business and ticket speed and consistency are non-negotiable. The Crown Series is the grill of choice for QSR chains precisely because it eliminates the variables that create inconsistency at scale.

Independent restaurants and diners in Syracuse, Albany, Rochester, Buffalo, Binghamton, Utica, and across Upstate NY that want to compete with chain operations on speed and product quality without the staffing of a larger organization. The automated programming means one less-experienced cook produces the same burger as your best line cook.

Food trucks and mobile operations where the compact single-platen models like the L828 and L822 provide significant cooking capacity in a minimal footprint, and where the speed advantage of two-sided cooking directly translates to longer customer lines served during peak hours.

Schools, universities, hospitals, and institutional foodservice across Upstate New York where high-volume consistent production of proteins and breakfast items is a daily requirement and labor costs are under constant pressure.

Multi-location operators and franchisees in the Upstate NY market where the programmable menu system ensures every location produces an identical product, eliminating the quality variance that damages brand reputation across locations.

Campgrounds, resorts, and seasonal operations in the Adirondacks, Finger Lakes, and across Upstate NY where the speed advantage of two-sided cooking helps manage peak service periods with lean staffing.

The Taylor Upstate Difference — Beyond Just Selling You a Grill

Purchasing a Taylor Crown Series grill through Taylor Upstate is a fundamentally different experience than ordering from a national equipment dealer or online reseller. Every Crown Series purchase includes:

Free menu optimization site survey. Before installation, our team visits your location, reviews your full menu, analyzes your current cooking workflow, and identifies exactly how the Crown Series integrates into your line — and what labor, time, and energy savings you can realistically expect. This is a complimentary service for every Crown Series customer.

Professional installation. Our factory-trained technicians install the grill properly under your hood, connect all gas or electrical connections to code, and verify full operation before they leave your location.

On-site staff training. Your kitchen team learns how to operate, program, and clean the Crown Series correctly from the first day of service. Proper cleaning and maintenance is critical to the longevity of any commercial cooking equipment and we make sure your team knows exactly what to do.

Ongoing service support. Taylor Upstate operates the largest factory-trained service network in Upstate New York. Our EPA-certified technicians are GPS-dispatched across the entire region with genuine Taylor parts on every truck, reaching most locations within 24 hours of a service call. With a 94% or higher first-visit fix rate, we keep your grill running and your kitchen producing.800-678-2956

Genuine Taylor parts. Available same-day from TaylorUpstateStore.com or from either of our two Upstate NY locations in Marcellus and Troy. We never recommend or install aftermarket parts that can void your manufacturer warranty and cause equipment damage.

Get a Free Menu Optimization Audit for Your Upstate NY Restaurant

If you are running a conventional flat-top griddle for burgers, chicken, or breakfast items and you have not evaluated what a Taylor Crown Series two-sided grill could do for your ticket times, labor costs, and product consistency — the conversation starts with a free menu optimization site survey from Taylor Upstate.

Our team has helped restaurants, food trucks, schools, institutions, and foodservice operations across all of Upstate New York transition to two-sided cooking and realize meaningful, measurable improvements in their kitchen performance. We will show you the numbers, walk you through the models, and help you determine whether the Crown Series is the right fit for your operation — with no obligation and no pressure.

Call Taylor Upstate at 800-678-2956, email sales@taylor-upstate.com, or fill out the contact form to schedule your free menu optimization site survey. We serve all of Upstate New York from our two locations in Marcellus (Syracuse area) and Troy (Capital District).

Congratulations to Taylor for winning the Kitchen Innovations® 2016 Award presented by the National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show® for the Crown Grill Series! All of the grills on the TFI website are a part of the award winning Crown Grill Series.

Taylor Model L858 Crown Series Three Platen Electric Double-Sided Grill

Features:

• Features one-touch menu selection that automatically chooses the proper time, temperature, and gap settings

• True parallel auto leveling - Automated procedure sets the lower plate parallel to the upper platen. Increases food quality through consistently accurate gap settings.

• Programmable Controls - Automatically determines product placed on the grill and sets cook time and multi-gap parameters. Easier to operate and eliminates need to change product settings, which improves flexibility. Microprocessor controls are programmable for simplified crew operation. Also offers flexibility for future menu items and product specification changes at the restaurant level.

• Upper Platens - Upper platen may be lowered manually for quick closing or will close automatically to the preset gap setting with the touch of one button. Slim platen design makes cleaning easier. As a safety feature, platen will automatically open at loss of power, or if an obstruction is detected.

• Precise Automatic Gapping - With the unique three-point reference system, the lower plate automatically achieves accurate and consistent gaps every time. Precise, repeatable gapping results in consistent, better quality finished product.

• Cooking Zones - Two controlled cooking positions. Three independent heating elements in the lower cooking surface, and two in the upper platen, assures even temperatures and quick recovery. A larger cooking gap allows products up to 2.0” thick to be cooked in two-sided mode, enabling greater menu flexibility.

• Independent Platen Cooking Zones - Separate lower cook zones allow the user to turn them off during the slow periods to save energy and provide a flexible cleaning schedule by cleaning a zone at a time instead of the entire grill. Each zone allows you to cook different menu items at different temperatures all day. There is no flavor or food transfer from zone to zone due to separation of independent cook zones.

• Wrap Around Release Material - Simple-to-install upper platen release material protects the entire upper platen cooking surface and makes cleaning easy. Improved installation and removal keep hands away from hot surfaces.

• Worldwide Sales, Service, and Parts Distribution - Taylor has a world wide distributor network, whose primary business is serving Taylor customers. Taylor has hundreds of factory trained technicians, certified annually.

SPECS:

• LOWER COOKING SURFACE HEAT SOURCE: Electric

• UPPER PLATEN HEAT SOURCE: Electric

• COOKING SURFACE DIMENSIONS:

  32” x 34"

• INSTALLATION: Floor Model

• UPPER PLATENS: 3

• COOKING ZONES: 3

• PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLS: Yes

• GAPPING: Automatic

• GREASE COLLECTION: External Side

• DIMENSIONS W/D/H (IN/MM):

  39-5/8" (w)
  44-16/64" (d)
  42” (h)

• NET WEIGHT (LBS): 890.0 lbs

• IOT COMPATIBLE
  

Taylor Model L852 Crown Series Two Platen Electric Double-Sided GrillFEATURES

Features:

• Features one-touch menu selection that automatically chooses the proper time, temperature, and gap settings

• True parallel auto leveling - Automated procedure sets the lower plate parallel to the upper platen. Increases food quality through consistently accurate gap settings.

• Programmable Controls - Automatically determines product placed on the grill and sets cook time and multi-gap parameters. Easier to operate and eliminates need to change product settings, which improves flexibility. Microprocessor controls are programmable

• for simplified crew operation. Also offers flexibility for future menu items and product specification changes at the restaurant level.

• Upper Platens - Upper platen may be lowered manually for quick closing or will close automatically to the preset gap setting with the touch of one button. Slim platen design makes cleaning easier. As a safety feature, platen will automatically open at loss of power, or if an obstruction is detected.

• Precise Automatic Gapping - With the unique three-point reference system, the lower plate automatically achieves accurate and consistent gaps every time. Precise, repeatable gapping results in consistent, better quality finished product.

• Cooking Zones - Two controlled cooking positions. Three independent heating elements in the lower cooking surface, and two in the upper platen, assures even temperatures and quick recovery. A larger cooking gap allows products up to 2.0” thick to be cooked in two-sided mode, enabling greater menu flexibility.

• Independent Platen Cooking Zones - Separate lower cook zones allow the user to turn them off during the slow periods to save energy and provide a flexible cleaning schedule by cleaning a zone at a time instead of the entire grill. Each zone allows you to cook different menu items at different temperatures all day. There is no flavor or food transfer from zone to zone due to separation of independent cook zones.

• Wrap Around Release Material - Simple-to-install upper platen release material protects the entire upper platen cooking surface and makes cleaning easy. Improved installation and removal keep hands away from hot surfaces.

• Worldwide Sales, Service, and Parts Distribution - Taylor has a world wide distributor network, whose primary business is serving Taylor customers. Taylor has hundreds of factory trained technicians, certified annually.

SPECS:

• LOWER COOKING SURFACE HEAT SOURCE: Electric

• UPPER PLATEN HEAT SOURCE: Electric

• COOKING SURFACE DIMENSIONS:

  21” x 34"

• INSTALLATION: Floor Model

• UPPER PLATENS: 2

• COOKING ZONES: 2

• PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLS: Yes

• GAPPING: Automatic

• GREASE COLLECTION: External Side

• DIMENSIONS W/D/H (IN/MM)

  26-3/4" (w)
  44-21/64" (d)
  42” (h)

• NET WEIGHT (LBS): 598.0 lbs

• IOT COMPATIBLE
  

Taylor Model L850 Crown Series Single Platen Electric Two-Sided Grill

Features:

Features one-touch menu selection that automatically chooses the proper time, temperature, and gap settings

• True parallel auto leveling - Automated procedure sets the lower plate parallel to the upper platen. Increases food quality through consistently accurate gap settings.

• Programmable Controls - Automatically determines product placed on the grill and sets cook time and multi-gap parameters. Easier to operate and eliminates need to change product settings, which improves flexibility. Microprocessor controls are programmable for simplified crew operation. Also offers flexibility for future menu items and product specification changes at the restaurant level.

• Upper Platens - Upper platen may be lowered manually for quick closing or will close automatically to the preset gap setting with the touch of one button. Slim platen design makes cleaning easier. As a safety feature, platen will automatically open at loss of power, or if an obstruction is detected.

• Precise Automatic Gapping - With the unique three-point reference system, the lower plate automatically achieves accurate and consistent gaps every time. Precise, repeatable gapping results in consistent, better quality finished product.

• Cooking Zones - Two controlled cooking positions. Three independent heating elements in the lower cooking surface, and two in the upper platen, assures even temperatures and quick recovery. A larger cooking gap allows products up to 2.0” thick to be cooked in two-sided mode, enabling greater menu flexibility.

• Independent Platen Cooking Zones - Separate lower cook zones allow the user to turn them off during the slow periods to save energy and provide a flexible cleaning schedule by cleaning a zone at a time instead of the entire grill. Each zone allows you to cook different menu items at different temperatures all day. There is no flavor or food transfer from zone to zone due to separation of independent cook zones.

• Wrap Around Release Material - Simple-to-install upper platen release material protects the entire upper platen cooking surface and makes cleaning easy. Improved installation and removal keep hands away from hot surfaces.

• Worldwide Sales, Service, and Parts Distribution - Taylor has a world wide distributor network, whose primary business is serving Taylor customers. Taylor has hundreds of factory trained technicians, certified annually.

SPECS

• Lower Cooking Surface Heat Source: Electric

• Upper Platen Heat Source: Electric

• Cooking Surface Dimensions: 10”x 34"
  

• Installation Type: Freestanding

• Upper Platens: 1

• Cooking Zones: 1

• Programmable Controls: Yes

• Gapping: Automatic

• Grease Collection: External Side

• Dimensions w/d/h (in/mm)

• 13-51/64" (w)
  44-1/64" (d)
  42" (h)

• Net Weight (Lbs): 350 lbs

• IOT COMPATIBLE