KaTomReviews 227

I placed an order with KaTom Restaurant Supply and had a terrible experience. The company charged my card, but never completed the order. I tried contacting them many times by phone and email, and received no response at all. Three different employees were involved, but none of them helped — I felt completely ignored and cheated. I have all proof of payment and communication attempts. I expect a full refund or proper resolution. Be very careful before ordering from this company — based on my experience, they do not treat customers fairly.

Do not order from this Company. They are running you in s database to "verify" your address and name associated to the address, like they're the FBI! Then. In spite of having authorized your card they send emails and make phone calls trying to get you go do a wire transfer, EBT or check. "This may be because your order is shipping to a FedEx, Ups, post office, warehouse, or a residential or commercial address that we cannot verify to you or the business. Due to this, we are asking that in order to proceed with this order you pay with check, wire transfer, or ACH. Our wire instructions are below" Never had ANY BUSINESS do this! I will never order from this company again. I think
They are selling a database to someone —to ask for the things they are asking for-which is ACCESS to your bank account information. They Literally send wire instructions: KaTom
RESTAURANT SUPPLY. INC.
Phone: *******683
Fax: *******130
8am-8pm Mon-Fri
www.katom.com
ACH Payment Information:
Payee:
KaTom Restaurant Supply, Inc.
305 KaTom Drive
Kodak, TN *******
All payments must have remittance details sent.
Send remittance to:
Email Address:
Julia Eslinger
*******@katom.com
Bank:
Pinnacle Financial
150 3d Ave South, Ste 900
Nashville, TN 37*******050
Routing No:
Bank Acct No:
**************
Bank contact: Kimberly Bozich
Phone:
*******031
Julia Eslinger
Senior Sgles Consultant/Office Manager
(P) *******683 ext 121
*** Remember to include a $25 fee on domestic wire transfers to the total amount due***
***This will cover the cost of transfer fees. If sending an ACH, there is no fee. ***

I bought 2 full service bakery cases and a 3 door refrigerator in december, they delivered the 3 door refrigerator with in 2 weeks, but the 2 bakery cases were suppost to be ship on january 3th, then later was postpone until january 24th, at this point I'm not happy about it because, I'm only waiting for those display to open my business. Now they are saying my order is in hold because the cases are to big for a liftgate and I have to pay for a white glove service in the amount of $3387.00 to be delivered, Or i have to find my own way to unload it. Which make no sence since the refrigerator was a lot bigger and heavier than the 2 cases. And they are not willing to help with any other cost or solution, basically I'm on my own.
I really don't know what to do with the cases, but one thing I known i would never buy anything from Katom again

Katom kitchen and Arctic Air.
Had our first experience with Katom, as we are a non profit homeless shelter, we ordered a commercial freezer. The sales call and delivery time were fine, but when the freezer, which we need to hold food to feed approx 50 people a night, was damaged. Not destroyed damaged but crushed corner and other fairly substantial dents and rub marks. Immediately I called and they said oh no worries we will get it returned and another sent. Here it is almost a month later and it just got picked up, but never got a new one. They say now because of the wait and issues (which was on them) they are not shipping another. But still have our money and god knows when that will be returned. The service after the sale is horrible, return calls and emails were so bad. I waited a week and after like 10 calls and many more emails finally someone answered back. Horrible company, terrible customer service and I have all the emails to show the limited customer service they had. I even tried to get a discount on the damaged item in order to continue feeding the homeless. We lost thousands and thousands of dollars of donations that go towards feeding the unhoused because of the lack of customer service. I would rate them a 2 out of 10, only because they will definitely tell you what you want to hear in the beginning but in the end they have terrible service skills

Purchased a brand new three thousand dollar Motak pizza prep fridge from katom. 13 days after delivery it required its first service through warranty. Now 35 days in, the fridge has identified as a slow cooker hitting over 100 degrees. Katom nor Motak accept blame and have me stuck with a broken fridge I cannot return. If I wanted a broken fridge I would had purchased a used one.

I wouldn't know how the product works because shipping and tracking suck! Promises on when it will be delivered never come true. All of the tracking shows the same day that i purchased the unit. I keep getting told tomorrow all the time. I wasted a whole day today waiting on a truck that never arrived after i was assured it would be here! I will never purchase from this company again! I will be doing a charge back on my credit card when i get done here and I will be refusing the shipment!

Initially frustrated with the service I was receiving (something all too common in todays' overly digitized business world, regardless of the industry), and unsure of where to turn for help, I realized that what I needed was a 'friend'; that is, someone knowledgeable about the company's inner workings, wit a willingness to tackle the problem head on, the experience to recognize and navigate past obstacles, and a dedication to see things through to a positive and satisfactory result. Perhaps most important, however, was someone concerned enough about my problem to lend a sympathetic ear. These are not only the qualities found in a good friend, but are the very essence of what is required to provide top notch customer service. Such was my ultimate experience with Katom Restaurant Supply. Sincere thanks to my 'friend', Customer Care Manager, MK!

They charge a 25% restocking fee on a.m blender cup and make the consumer pay shipping. I can get paying shipping but RIP OFF COMPANY

I was a loyal customer for years and bought many large refrigerators for our businesses. I ordered a fridge that turned out to be the wrong type - my fault. I tried to return it, but they told me it had been discontinued by the manufacturer and that I can't return it. When I complained, they simply stated that it said in the terms that discontinued merchandise can't be returned - however, they never stated that it had been discontinued and quickly removed the ad from their pages.

I have switched to Elite restaurant supply.

I wish I had read these reviews earlier. I ordered a replacement part for a Crown Verity grill. K-Tom sent the wrong part. I provided copies of the order and the filled order clearly showing they sent the wrong part. The company policy is that I must pay for return shipping and a $25 restocking fee. Unbelievable.

The business is run on the basic principle that once they ship a product, even if its the wrong one they will not correct it and bill you anyway. Months of lies about how they are going to return it no problem. We own and operate 7 cafes and will be opening 2 more soon. We ordered 79k of kitchen equipment last 9 months. You would be dealing with village idiots and liars. Hard pass on dealing with this company again.

Absolutely shameful customer service. First time EVER leaving a negative review for any business and sadly this business needs to spend more time teaching staff members the importance of returning phone calls and email.
I spent $4,000 on a hot dog roller, bun warmer and ancillary equipment in July. Sadly, the wrong item arrived. I've spent 3 months sending countless email and VM only to be finally told today that if I plugged it in, which I did then it will not be able to be returned and they will know because the tab will have been removed.
Believe it or not, I was told that I should look to sell it close to where I live. Really?
First time purchase and last time purchase. I'm a small start up cafe in Austin, TX and this is an absolute embarrassment to customer service and how to treat a customer.
Think before you make a purchase from Katom.

If I could give them a negative 5 I would. I Ordered a freezer and was sent a refrigerator. I should have checked the invoice before I opened up the cooler. When I opened it up I realized it was a cooler not a freezer. Tried to send It back. They said once you open it up you can not send it back. That is Katom's policy. Now I am stuck with a cooler I do not need.

I purchased a Ice Machine. A MoTak Lunar-150 from KaTom $1,699.00. If your a Residential Shopper KaTom isn`t for you. I found out KaTom a third-party seller doesn`t require the equipment they sale to have warranties for their residential customers.

This company absolutely sucks. The freight specialist said the dent in the fridge wouldn't affect the use of it and only offered credit for it. And he was trying to close the case if I didn't answer fast enough on email even though he didn't email me back for days at one point. And the website drops the price of the item you buy and the company won't even do price adjustments and the freight specialist told me he didn't know what price drop I was talking about and did nothing to help me with it. And he doesn't even email that professionally. Such a negative experience with this company. Every step of the process just sucked. I would not buy through this company ever again.

I bought a tabletop, but it was delivered with flimsy cardboard packaging and had smashed sides. I reported the problem and they sent me another to replace the broken one. Meanwhile, I asked for instructions about the first, broken top, but I never received a reply to that. The second was delivered broken but I was able to refuse that one. I told then I would like a refund but now, two months later after being promised "the check's in the mail" several times I am left with nada.

I ordered a gas burner on July 19th. Got an email from an agent saying the product is not available. I immediately replied asking to cancel the order. Its been 5 days now, nobody wants to help. Whenever I call them I get a new update. The last update I received is that the manufacturer is not replying. What do I have to do with any 3rd party. When the product I want is not available, just cancel my order and issue a refund. First experience with them and a worst one. I should have read reviews before ordering, now my money is stuck. DONT BUY FROM THEM, THEY DONT TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS RIGHT.

KaTom abruptly canceled the majority of items in my order, then charged me $38 shipping to ship the remaining $17 worth of items. They did not give an opportunity to cancel my order, and they haven't refunded the excess shipping charges for unshipped items. I won't do business with them again.

Great customer service from start to finish Katie Duncan was a pleasure to work with! Communication!

James Lowery did everything in his power to help me out. I was trying to get the tax taken off my invoice and he made several attempts to email me the tax form.