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24ft Mobile Kitchen
The compact standard kitchen for a cafeteria, kitchen, or catering line that needs a full cooking line on a small footprint.
Starting from $4,995 / month
County · California
California Mobile Kitchen Trailer Rentals in Santa Barbara County — Dishwashing Trailers and Emergency Walk-In Cooler Trailers
Santa Barbara County is one of 58 counties and county equivalents in California, with its seat at Santa Barbara, covering about 2,734 square miles. Formed in 1850, it has about 444,500 residents (Census Bureau 2024 estimate). When a hospital, school, care-home, or government kitchen there closes for renovation, construction, or an emergency, Desi Commercial Kitchen Virginia can bring in a mobile kitchen trailer rental with a dishwashing trailer and emergency refrigerated trailer, by the week or by the month. Our home market is Virginia, and California projects are quoted case by case. Nearby we also serve Solvang, Buellton, and Goleta. Call 24/7 or request a quote.
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Santa Barbara County at a glance
- Type
- County (seat: Santa Barbara)
- Population (2024 estimate)
- 444,500 (2020 base: 448,217)
- FEMA major disasters since 2000
- 14
- Local government
- Santa Barbara County
Kitchen, dish, and cold storage trailers for Santa Barbara County
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38ft Mobile Kitchen
Adds a deep fryer and a longer line for kitchens serving several hundred meals across multiple periods.
Starting from $7,995 / month
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22-26ft Low Temp Dish Trailer (Tier 1-4)
A push-through low-temperature dishmachine with soil tray, scraping table, and 3-compartment sink.
Starting from $4,995 / month
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20ft Refrigerated Trailer (Tier 1-4)
A full walk-in replacement, offered in cooler and freezer set points, for a commercial walk-in that has failed.
Starting from $1,895 / month
Local conditions
What public records show for food service in Santa Barbara County
Past emergency
Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (2024)
The most recent federal disaster on record for Santa Barbara County is DR-4769, severe winter storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides, declared April 13, 2024. Santa Barbara County has had 14 major disaster declarations since 2000. Storms like this cut power and water and close roads, which takes kitchens and walk-in coolers offline. For a school, care home, or shelter in Santa Barbara County, that means cooking outside the building in a self-contained kitchen trailer until the inspection is passed.
Major construction
Public works repair in Santa Barbara County
FEMA's Public Assistance program funded "Lauro Debris Basin Sediment Removal" (water control facilities, about $189,000) in Santa Barbara County after DR-4769, a severe storm declared April 13, 2024; FEMA lists the project as eligible. Repairs to roads, water systems, and utilities like this can cut service to kitchens nearby or change truck access, so we check the route before delivery. Long repair projects also bring crews who need to be fed, and a mobile kitchen trailer can serve them on site.
Major renovation
After the damage: buildings in Santa Barbara County
FEMA's Public Assistance program funded "Jameson Lake & Park Lane Reservoir Structures" (buildings and equipment, about $478,000) in Santa Barbara County after DR-4353, a wildfire declared January 2, 2018; FEMA lists the project as eligible. Rebuilding takes months, and meals cannot wait that long. A kitchen trailer and a dish trailer let a facility in Santa Barbara County serve on site until it moves back in.
Emergency equipment access
Getting equipment to Santa Barbara County
California is in FEMA Region 9, which coordinates federal disaster support with the state's emergency management agency; locally, Santa Barbara County emergency management leads response. Those public operations are separate from our rental deliveries. Projects in California are outside our Virginia lead market and are quoted case by case, with delivery distance and timing set out in the quote. Equipment for Santa Barbara County would travel I-5 and local routes, as it would for nearby Solvang and Buellton. We confirm the route and site access with you before dispatch.
Local rental costs
Kitchen trailer rental costs in Santa Barbara County
Starting monthly rates on our current price list: mobile kitchen trailers $4,995 / month, dishwashing trailers $4,995 / month, and refrigerated trailers $1,895 / month. Delivery to Santa Barbara County, setup, and pickup are quoted for your site, including the distance from Virginia. See the full price reference.
Planning scenario · illustrative, not a past project
Emergency plan: a nursing and rehabilitation center in Santa Barbara County
A worked example of how we would plan temporary food service here, using Santa Barbara County's own public records and our current price list. It describes what a facility like this could do, not a job we have done.
1. Situation
Santa Barbara County's most recent federal disaster was FEMA's DR-4769 (severe winter storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides, declared April 13, 2024). If a repeat left a nursing and rehabilitation center there unable to cook, the facility would need a working kitchen outside the building within days.2. Trailer setup
A 40ft Bulk Kitchen, 38ft High Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer, and 40ft Refrigerated Container (Tier 1-4), parked near the loading dock, where staff can move food between the trailers and the serving line.3. Site and delivery
Equipment would travel the I-5 corridor, with the final route and gate access confirmed with the facility before dispatch. Setup would take about 5 hours for the kitchen and dishwashing trailers once power and water are ready, and about an hour for the refrigerated unit; stairs add 5–15 minutes.4. Timeline
Day 1: call the 24/7 line and send photos of the placement area. Next: delivery and setup once placement is confirmed. Then: cooking from the trailer while the kitchen is repaired, extended by the week if repairs run long.5. Estimated rental cost
40ft Bulk Kitchen $10,995 + 38ft High Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer $6,995 + 40ft Refrigerated Container (Tier 1-4) $3,995 = $21,985 per month on our starting price list for a one-month emergency rental. Delivery, setup, and pickup are added in the quote. This is an estimate, not a quote.
Cities and towns in Santa Barbara County
Rental terms at a glance
- Rental terms
- Weekly and monthly rentals, short-term or long-term lease
- Hours
- 24/7 phone line, every day
- Delivery
- Scheduled to your Santa Barbara County site; timing confirmed with each quote
- Setup time
- About 5 hours for kitchen and dishwashing trailers; about 1 hour for other units
- Stairs or ramp
- Stairs: 5–15 minutes. Ramp: 4–6 hours
- GPS tracking
- Available on request
- Customers
- Commercial, institutional, and industrial only
A quote covers the equipment, rental period, delivery, setup, and pickup for your location. An inquiry does not reserve equipment; availability is confirmed when you accept a quote.
Why Santa Barbara County organizations call Desi Commercial Kitchen Virginia
When a kitchen in Santa Barbara County closes, meals still have to go out. We plan the temporary kitchen around your site, utilities, and schedule before anything ships.
Accelerated Deployment
Placement and utilities at your Santa Barbara County site are confirmed before delivery.
24/7 Emergency Service
Emergencies in Santa Barbara County get a live answer on our 24/7 line.
End-to-End Project Support
We plan kitchen, dishwashing, and refrigeration trailers together as one layout.
Flexible Rental Solutions
Weekly rentals for emergencies, monthly leases for long renovations.
Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment
Commercial cooking lines and dishmachines sized for institutional meal counts.
Experienced Logistics Coordination
Long-distance delivery along I-5 coordinated with your team.
Emergency kitchen trailer rentals in Santa Barbara County, 24/7
Kitchen fire, flooded dish room, or a walk-in freezer that quit overnight? Call our 24/7 line and have your Santa Barbara County site address, the meals or storage you need to cover, and the power and water available on site. We will help you match a mobile kitchen, dishwashing, or refrigerated trailer to the problem.
Santa Barbara County kitchen trailer rental questions
Do you serve facilities in Santa Barbara County, CA?
Yes. Hospitals, schools, care homes, government sites, and hotels in Santa Barbara County can rent from us. Projects outside Virginia are quoted case by case, including delivery.
What does a kitchen trailer rental cost in Santa Barbara County?
Mobile kitchen trailers start at $4,995 / month on our current price list. Delivery to Santa Barbara County, setup, and pickup are added in your quote.
How fast can a kitchen trailer be set up?
Kitchen and dishwashing trailers take about 5 hours to set up once on site with utilities ready; refrigerated trailers take about an hour.
Can I call outside business hours?
Yes. Our line is answered 24/7 at (888) 385-5513.
Request a kitchen trailer quote for Santa Barbara County
What to send for an accurate quote
- Project city, county, and ZIP code
- Trailer type and number of units
- Meals per day and service periods
- Dishwashing volume or rack counts
- Cold storage needed and target temperature
- Start date and rental length
- Electrical service available (voltage, phase, amps)
- Potable water and wastewater options
- Level placement area and delivery access
- Stairs or ramp needs
- Emergency or planned project
Santa Barbara County sources and references
Public reports and records cited on this page. Project examples describe public work, not our customers.
- Santa Barbara County official websiteLocal government
- DR-4769: Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesFEMA, declared April 13, 2024
- DR-4699: Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And MudslidesFEMA, declared April 3, 2023
- DR-4353: Wildfire (Public Assistance project)FEMA, declared January 2, 2018
- OpenFEMA Public Assistance funded projects detailsFEMA
- OpenFEMA disaster declarations summariesFEMA
- City and town population totals, Vintage 2024 (sub-est2024)U.S. Census Bureau
- Santa Barbara County on WikidataWikidata
- 2024 Gazetteer files (locations and land area)U.S. Census Bureau
- California disaster declarations and recoveryFEMA
- FEMA Region 9FEMA