What are the requirements to open a Mobile Food Cart?
A mobile food cart must submit a plan review packet, including a plan review application, fee, menu, standard operating procedures, drawing/layout of cart, equipment specification sheets, and any other applicable items listed in Food Service Plan Review Guide. You must have your commissary complete the Mobile Food Establishment Commissary Verification Form, available in our offices or online. A mobile food cart must have the equipment and resources available to ensure food safety. Typically, this requires items such as a hand wipes, gloves, a sanitizer spray bottle and paper towels, a metal stem thermometer, methods of hot and cold holding of foods, and a method of covering and protecting food from customers and the elements. Additionally, a mobile food cart must have the name and address of the business operating the mobile cart on each side of the cart in letters not less than 3 inches high. Mobile carts are typically inspected once every six months by a Sanitarian. What is the diffe
