Semi-Rural vending

I'm down the road from you in Monroe, and I have wondered the same thing. Anyone have an answer?

It definitely happens. I plan to have my stuff in order when I roll out, though.

There is a carveout in the ga regs that says that those who cook on-site don't have to have a commissary, but I doubt that applies to roadside setups.

Does your health department work on weekends? Most dont, and mobile vendors are even more difficult to inspect, because they are mobile. I think I read this spring that in Minneapolis that only about 25% of the 70+ food trucks are current with inspections, because of their varying hours and locations.

I would think police get involved only if theres a complaint to them.

ynotfehc said:

I would think police get involved only if theres a complaint to them.

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Or if you're improperly parked, trespassing, etc..

This is actually an interesting question as I’ve noticed a new phenomenon of a lot of these so called ”underground barbecue” businesses popping up all around the country where people are now making the food at home and selling it to people they connect with online on Instagram. It’s all promoted via social media and these guys are killing it in Los Angeles, Texas, Virginia, etc. People literally show up at their homes and buy from them on the spot. 100% illegal BTW but very interesting nonetheless. And seems like the local health departments there rarely do anything about it...

Recent story on one of the more popular "underground BBQ" guys:

https://la.eater.com/2018/4/23/17270538/moos-craft-barbecue-shut-down-health-department

BigThicket said:

Recent story on one of the more popular "underground BBQ" guys:

https://la.eater.com/2018/4/23/17270538/moos-craft-barbecue-shut-down-health-department

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That was one of the unlucky ones even though he is back up and running. And then there is these:

https://www.dallasobserver.com/rest...th-cooks-up-popular-barbecue-pop-ups-10839056

https://la.eater.com/2017/2/17/14651980/trudys-underground-barbecue-brisket-studio-city-photos

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/20/...street-corner.html?smid=tw-nytmetro&smtyp=cur

Trudy’s has nearly 39,000 followers now on Instagram even though he is reportedly working on a big barbecue joint in east LA with some financial investors. Also, ZZQ Barbecue in Richmond, VA used to do this out of there home before finally getting busted (it was a funny story). And this is just some of the barbecue scene...many others doing this with burgers, Asian fusion foods, etc.

I agree that the local health departments probably don’t have time nor know about these but with all the online press they’re now getting I’m still surprised many aren’t getting shut down...would definitely take the cops getting involved if a neighborhood started getting too much disturbance like Czarbecue said. I guess I’m just shocked these guys do this without liability insurance (which they couldn’t get anyway since they’re operating illegally). I would think all it takes is one person to sue you???