A method of cooling a compartment in response to a start-up demand for chilled air to the compartment, comprising the steps of: providing an aircraft galley refrigeration system (100; 300; 500) including an enclosure, a compressor (135; 302), a condenser (115; 308), a condenser fan (125; 310), a condenser fan motor, a condenser fan shroud, a refrigeration equipment air outlet, an evaporator (150; 326) having an inlet, an evaporator fan (160; 330), an evaporator fan motor, an evaporator fan shroud, evaporator air ducting at an evaporator fan outlet, and tubing to circulate refrigerant through the refrigeration system (100; 300; 500) from the compressor (135; 302) to the condenser (115; 308) to the evaporator (150; 326) and back to the compressor (135; 302); wherein the enclosure is positioned above the aircraft galley, such that the refrigeration system (100; 300; 500) is configured to be coupled to an aircraft galley air recirculating system, and the evaporator fan outlet is on a bottom of the enclosure to reduce the pressure drop in the aircraft galley due to operation of the refrigeration system; and wherein the compartment is chosen from the group consisting of: a food and beverage trolley, a food cart, and a refrigerator; separately controlling the evaporator motor and the condenser fan motor; powering up the compressor (135; 302) and the condenser fan motor on reception of the start-up demand, to compress vapor from the refrigerant and to provide cooling to the condenser (115; 308) to cool while leaving the evaporator fan (160; 330) idle to reduce warm air recirculation from the evaporator; and powering up the evaporator fan (160; 330) to provide chilled air to the compartment when the cooled compressed liquid coolant enters the evaporator (150; 326). providing an aircraft galley refrigeration system (100; 300; 500) including an enclosure, a compressor (135; 302), a condenser (115; 308), a condenser fan (125; 310), a condenser fan motor, a condenser fan shroud, a refrigeration equipment air outlet, an evaporator (150; 326) having an inlet, an evaporator fan (160; 330), an evaporator fan motor, an evaporator fan shroud, evaporator air ducting at an evaporator fan outlet, and tubing to circulate refrigerant through the refrigeration system (100; 300; 500) from the compressor (135; 302) to the condenser (115; 308) to the evaporator (150; 326) and back to the compressor (135; 302); wherein the enclosure is positioned above the aircraft galley, such that the refrigeration system (100; 300; 500) is configured to be coupled to an aircraft galley air recirculating system, and the evaporator fan outlet is on a bottom of the enclosure to reduce the pressure drop in the aircraft galley due to operation of the refrigeration system; and wherein the compartment is chosen from the group consisting of: a food and beverage trolley, a food cart, and a refrigerator; separately controlling the evaporator motor and the condenser fan motor; powering up the compressor (135; 302) and the condenser fan motor on reception of the start-up demand, to compress vapor from the refrigerant and to provide cooling to the condenser (115; 308) to cool while leaving the evaporator fan (160; 330) idle to reduce warm air recirculation from the evaporator; and powering up the evaporator fan (160; 330) to provide chilled air to the compartment when the cooled compressed liquid coolant enters the evaporator (150; 326).