food truck help

boogiesnap · Aug 4, 2011

can a food truck be a certified kitchen and thus allowed to do all the prep/cooking inside?

or must there be a certified brick and mortar? or does it depend where you are?

thanks for the info. BTW, this is NOT for me. i have nowhere near the skill nor a sex toy shop to subsidize the business. :becky:

Bbq Bubba · Aug 4, 2011

Depends on your local H.D.

My trailer was a rolling certified kitchen.:thumb:

HBMTN · Aug 5, 2011

In Virginia the answer is yes.

Tinybud · Aug 7, 2011

In PA yes, both my concession trailer and my canteen truck are both considered certified commercial kitchens.

JimmyDAL · Aug 7, 2011

Where about are you?

jbrink01 · Aug 7, 2011

In my county, the trailer must have (and ours does) hot and cold water, refrigeration, a method of heating and holding food, a 3 hole sink, drain boards and a hand wash. Ours does, and we utilize the FEC with IQ4 for cooking and holding.

PCDoctor_1979 · Aug 7, 2011

In Iowa, yes you can have a truck that's a licensed kitchen. The HD comes to see my truck at least twice a year and there's never been a problem.

Matt_A · Aug 7, 2011

In Oklahoma, food trucks must operate from a certified/permitted fixed location (commissary) where they must start and end the day.

boogiesnap · Aug 7, 2011

thanks for all the info guys.

i'm in southern ct.

Terry Knife · Aug 9, 2011

All the HD rules here in MT, and especially in this county, are so vague that we've taken to an 'act now and let them come explain their rules' rule of thumb. It's also been very clearly demonstrated our local HD doesn't know their own regs or the basis for them. We have a canned ham trailer being built right now that will be able to handle all our meat prep for bbq and beyond...the kitchen will be used for clean up and storage and light prep.

robothard · Aug 22, 2011

udging from previous Beehive posts, many people around here are proponents of Fresno developing a more dynamic mobile cuisine scene. Now, chef Martin Franco (formerly of Pangea, among other local restaurants) is hoping Fresnans will put their money where their appetites are. Specifically, he's looking to locals for help Kickstarting his new culinary endeavor -- a food cart he's calling Taste Kitchen. :clap2::bow::laugh:

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JimmyDAL · Aug 25, 2011

Talk to your HD first and see what they req, then build around that.

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