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40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen
A cooking line and a walk-in cooler in one trailer, so cold storage travels with the kitchen.
Starting from $7,995 / month
City in Santa Barbara County · California
California Emergency Kitchen Trailer Leasing in Santa Barbara — Commercial Dishwashing and Cold Storage Trailers
Santa Barbara, a city in Santa Barbara County, California, dating to 1847, has about 87,291 residents (Census Bureau 2024 estimate). For planned kitchen work or a sudden equipment failure at an institution there, Desi Commercial Kitchen Virginia can set up 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 Goleta, Carpinteria, and Santa Barbara County. Call 24/7 or request a quote.
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Santa Barbara at a glance
- Type
- City in Santa Barbara County
- Population (2024 estimate)
- 87,291 (2020 base: 88,806)
- FEMA major disasters since 2000
- 14
- Local government
- Santa Barbara
Kitchen, dish, and cold storage trailers for Santa Barbara
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38ft All Electric Kitchen
An all-electric kitchen for sites that cannot bring propane on campus. Configuration confirmed with each quote.
Price by quote
Specifications by quote
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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
Past emergency
Santa Barbara and DR-4769
FEMA declared major disaster DR-4769, severe winter storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides, on April 13, 2024 for Santa Barbara County, which includes Santa Barbara, for an incident that began January 31, 2024. It is one of 14 major disaster declarations covering Santa Barbara County 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, 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. When work like this reaches Santa Barbara, a kitchen can lose water or power for a shift or a week, and trucks may need another way in. A crew camp on a long repair job can use a mobile kitchen trailer for its meals.
Major renovation
Rebuilding public 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 serve on site until it moves back in.
Emergency equipment access
Getting equipment to Santa Barbara
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 would travel I-5 and local routes, as it would for nearby Goleta and Carpinteria. We confirm the route and site access with you before dispatch.
Local rental costs
Kitchen trailer rental costs in Santa Barbara
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, 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
Renovation plan: a public high school cafeteria in Santa Barbara
A worked example of how we would plan temporary food service here, using Santa Barbara'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
A public high school cafeteria in Santa Barbara plans 4 months of work regrading the floor drains and replacing the dish room. Closing for the whole project is not an option, so food service moves outside.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
8–12 weeks before demolition: site visit and utility check. 1 week before: delivery and setup. Then 4 months of cooking outside, with pickup after the new kitchen is commissioned.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, or about $87,940 for 4 months. Delivery, setup, and pickup are added in the quote. This is an estimate, not a quote.
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 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 organizations call Desi Commercial Kitchen Virginia
When a kitchen in Santa Barbara closes, meals still have to go out. We plan the temporary kitchen around your site, utilities, and schedule before anything ships.
Accelerated Deployment
Long-distance delivery along I-5 coordinated with your team.
24/7 Emergency Service
Leases extend by the week or month when a repair or renovation runs long.
End-to-End Project Support
Cold storage can arrive first if a walk-in fails in Santa Barbara before the kitchen does.
Flexible Rental Solutions
Your own staff keep cooking; we supply and set up the equipment.
Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment
Placement and utilities at your Santa Barbara site are confirmed before delivery.
Experienced Logistics Coordination
Emergencies in Santa Barbara County get a live answer on our 24/7 line.
Emergency kitchen trailer rentals in Santa Barbara, 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 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 kitchen trailer rental questions
Can you deliver a kitchen trailer to Santa Barbara?
Yes. 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. Send your Santa Barbara site address and dates, and delivery timing is confirmed with your quote.
What does a kitchen trailer rental cost in Santa Barbara?
Mobile kitchen trailers start at $4,995 / month on our current price list. Delivery to Santa Barbara, 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.
What should I have ready when I call about Santa Barbara?
The site address, the dates, how many meals you serve, the power and water available, and photos of where the trailer would park. Our line is answered 24/7.
Request a kitchen trailer quote for Santa Barbara
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 sources and references
Public reports and records cited on this page. Project examples describe public work, not our customers.
- Santa Barbara 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 on WikidataWikidata
- 2024 Gazetteer files (locations and land area)U.S. Census Bureau
- California disaster declarations and recoveryFEMA
- FEMA Region 9FEMA