food truck help

boogiesnap · 08-04-2011, 03:31 PM

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.

Bbq Bubba · 08-04-2011, 03:56 PM

Depends on your local H.D.

My trailer was a rolling certified kitchen.

HBMTN · 08-05-2011, 08:28 PM

In Virginia the answer is yes.

Tinybud · 08-07-2011, 08:00 AM

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

JimmyDAL · 08-07-2011, 09:54 AM

Where about are you?

jbrink01 · 08-07-2011, 10:43 AM

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 · 08-07-2011, 11:30 AM

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 · 08-07-2011, 02:03 PM

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

boogiesnap · 08-07-2011, 02:30 PM

thanks for all the info guys.

i'm in southern ct.

Terry Knife · 08-09-2011, 08:36 AM

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 · 08-22-2011, 07:32 AM

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.

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JimmyDAL · 08-25-2011, 06:23 AM

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

08-04-2011, 03:31 PM	#1
boogiesnap Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-22-10 Location: NEW ENGLAND	food truck help 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. __________________ [SIZE="3"][B][COLOR="Blue"][I][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][/FONT]"YAWN"[/I][/COLOR][/B][/SIZE]-[COLOR="Red"][SIZE="2"]In memory of a friend.[/SIZE][/COLOR] avatar by grillman. patent pending. :mad2::becky:

08-04-2011, 03:56 PM	#2
Bbq Bubba somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-03-07 Location: New Baltimore, Mi.	Depends on your local H.D. My trailer was a rolling certified kitchen. __________________ Owner of Bubba's BBQ & Catering L.L.C. Beer Snob I cook the #bestbrisketnorthoftexas. Get over it. #detroitporkmafia BBQ Person of the Year 2013

08-07-2011, 08:00 AM	#4
Tinybud Take a breath! Join Date: 10-24-06 Location: Beech Creek, PA	In PA yes, both my concession trailer and my canteen truck are both considered certified commercial kitchens. __________________ The Redneck PitKrew (comp. team) Tiny's Bar-b-que Catering Char-griller superpro w/side firebox 6ft. Southern Yankee Meadow Creek Caterer's Delight 108 Caldera Tallboy

08-07-2011, 10:43 AM	#6
jbrink01 is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 08-17-06 Location: Washington, Missouri	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. __________________ [CENTER][B][/B] [/CENTER] [CENTER][B][I][B]KCBS #13207[/B][/I][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][I]2013 Insane Can Posse [/I][I]Tour [/I][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][I]Sponsored By: [/I][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][I]Gateway BBQ Store[/I][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][I]Blues Hog BBQ Company[/I][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][I]Plowboys BBQ Company[/I][/B][/CENTER]

08-07-2011, 11:30 AM	#7
PCDoctor_1979 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 11-01-09 Location: West Des Moines, IA	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. __________________ Brian Sweeney - CBJ #3691 - '77 Step Van Mobile Kitchen, Horizon Marshall, WSM with Pro Q Stacker, Weber Kettle & Smokey Joe GOLD. "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" - Clarke's Third Law

08-05-2011, 08:28 PM	#3
HBMTN is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 10-16-08 Location: Virginia	In Virginia the answer is yes.

08-07-2011, 09:54 AM	#5
JimmyDAL is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-30-11 Location: New England	Where about are you?

08-07-2011, 02:03 PM	#8
Matt_A is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-19-11 Location: Moore, Oklahoma	In Oklahoma, food trucks must operate from a certified/permitted fixed location (commissary) where they must start and end the day. __________________ [B]Matt Armistead[/B]

08-07-2011, 02:30 PM	#9
boogiesnap Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-22-10 Location: NEW ENGLAND	thanks for all the info guys. i'm in southern ct. __________________ [SIZE="3"][B][COLOR="Blue"][I][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][/FONT]"YAWN"[/I][/COLOR][/B][/SIZE]-[COLOR="Red"][SIZE="2"]In memory of a friend.[/SIZE][/COLOR] avatar by grillman. patent pending. :mad2::becky:

08-09-2011, 08:36 AM	#10
Terry Knife Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 05-17-10 Location: Missoula Mt	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. __________________ Co-Owner/Operator of Burns St Bistro, Missoula MT

08-22-2011, 07:32 AM	#11
robothard Found some matches. Join Date: 07-25-11 Location: bhubaneswar	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. Servsafe practice test, Servsafe online

08-25-2011, 06:23 AM	#12
JimmyDAL is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-30-11 Location: New England	Talk to your HD first and see what they req, then build around that.

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