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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 Clayton County · Iowa
Iowa Emergency Kitchen Trailer Leasing in St. Olaf — Commercial Dishwashing and Cold Storage Trailers
St. Olaf, a city in Clayton County, Iowa, dating to 1872, has about 102 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 Iowa projects are quoted case by case. Nearby we also serve Farmersburg, Elkader, and Clayton County. Call 24/7 or request a quote.
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St. Olaf at a glance
- Type
- City in Clayton County
- Population (2024 estimate)
- 102 (2020 base: 104)
- FEMA major disasters since 2000
- 14
- Local government
- Clayton County
Kitchen, dish, and cold storage trailers for St. Olaf
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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 St. Olaf
Past emergency
Flooding (2023)
The most recent federal disaster on record for Clayton County, which includes St. Olaf is DR-4732, flooding, declared August 25, 2023. Clayton County has had 14 major disaster declarations since 2000. Floodwater can reach ground-floor kitchens and storerooms, and cleanup and inspection keep them closed. A refrigerated trailer can save the stock in a failed walk-in first, and a kitchen trailer can follow if the building in St. Olaf stays closed.
Major construction
Public works repair in Clayton County
FEMA's Public Assistance program funded "(PW# 76) CLSSC01-NICKEL ROAD" (roads and bridges, about $719,000) in Clayton County after DR-4334, a severe storm declared August 27, 2017; FEMA lists the project as eligible. When work like this reaches St. Olaf, 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
Kitchen renovations in St. Olaf
Cafeteria remodels, hospital kitchen rebuilds, and hotel renovations are planned months ahead. A facility in St. Olaf can schedule a temporary commercial kitchen for the work, sized to its menu, meal counts, and the electrical service on site, instead of closing its kitchen.
Emergency equipment access
Getting equipment to St. Olaf
Iowa is in FEMA Region 7, which coordinates federal disaster support with the state's emergency management agency; locally, Clayton County emergency management leads response. Those public operations are separate from our rental deliveries. Projects in Iowa are outside our Virginia lead market and are quoted case by case, with delivery distance and timing set out in the quote. Equipment for St. Olaf would travel I-80 and local routes, as it would for nearby Farmersburg and Elkader. We confirm the route and site access with you before dispatch.
Local rental costs
Kitchen trailer rental costs in St. Olaf
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 St. Olaf, 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 hotel and conference center kitchen in St. Olaf
A worked example of how we would plan temporary food service here, using St. Olaf'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
Picture the next event on the scale of FEMA's DR-4732 (flooding, declared August 25, 2023): a hotel and conference center kitchen in St. Olaf floods at ground level, and the people it feeds still need their meals.2. Trailer setup
A 24ft Mobile Kitchen, and 12ft Refrigerated Trailer (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-80 corridor, with the final route and gate access confirmed with the facility before dispatch. On arrival, the refrigerated unit is cold-ready in about an hour, and the kitchen trailer takes about 5 hours to connect and start up.4. Timeline
First call: confirm power, water, and drain options. Delivery follows once the route is set. The rental runs by the week, so it ends as soon as the permanent kitchen passes inspection.5. Estimated rental cost
24ft Mobile Kitchen $4,995 + 12ft Refrigerated Trailer (Tier 1-4) $1,895 = $6,890 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.
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 St. Olaf 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 St. Olaf organizations call Desi Commercial Kitchen Virginia
When a kitchen in St. Olaf 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-80 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 St. Olaf 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 St. Olaf site are confirmed before delivery.
Experienced Logistics Coordination
Emergencies in Clayton County get a live answer on our 24/7 line.
Emergency kitchen trailer rentals in St. Olaf, 24/7
Kitchen fire, flooded dish room, or a walk-in freezer that quit overnight? Call our 24/7 line and have your St. Olaf 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.
St. Olaf kitchen trailer rental questions
Do you serve facilities in St. Olaf, IA?
Yes. Hospitals, schools, care homes, government sites, and hotels in St. Olaf can rent from us. Projects outside Virginia are quoted case by case, including delivery.
Is pricing in Iowa the same as in Virginia?
The monthly starting rates are the same: kitchen trailers $4,995 / month, dish trailers $4,995 / month, refrigerated trailers $1,895 / month. Delivery to St. Olaf is quoted for the distance.
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 St. Olaf
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
St. Olaf sources and references
Public reports and records cited on this page. Project examples describe public work, not our customers.
- Clayton County official websiteLocal government
- DR-4732: FloodingFEMA, declared August 25, 2023
- DR-4421: Severe Storms And FloodingFEMA, declared March 23, 2019
- DR-4334: Severe Storm(s) (Public Assistance project)FEMA, declared August 27, 2017
- OpenFEMA Public Assistance funded projects detailsFEMA
- OpenFEMA disaster declarations summariesFEMA
- City and town population totals, Vintage 2024 (sub-est2024)U.S. Census Bureau
- St. Olaf on WikidataWikidata
- 2024 Gazetteer files (locations and land area)U.S. Census Bureau
- Iowa disaster declarations and recoveryFEMA
- FEMA Region 7FEMA