
28ft Mobile Kitchen
The same standard cooking line as the 24ft with more room to work, a common choice for school and healthcare kitchens.
Starting from $4,995 / month
24/7 emergency kitchen trailer rentals across Virginia
24/7 Direct Line: (888) 385-5513Independent city · VDOT Northern Virginia District
Alexandria is one of Virginia's 38 independent cities, governed separately from any county, with about 159,102 residents (Census Bureau 2024 estimate). It sits in VDOT's Northern Virginia District. 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, on a short-term rental by the week or a long-term lease by the month. We also serve nearby Arlington County, Falls Church, and Fairfax County. Call 24/7 or request a quote.
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The same standard cooking line as the 24ft with more room to work, a common choice for school and healthcare kitchens.
Starting from $4,995 / month
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A cooking line and a walk-in cooler in one trailer, so cold storage travels with the kitchen.
Starting from $7,995 / month
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A push-through low-temperature dishmachine with soil tray, scraping table, and 3-compartment sink.
Starting from $4,995 / month
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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
Past emergency
FEMA declared major disaster DR-4262, severe winter storm and snowstorm, on March 7, 2016 for the City of Alexandria, for an incident that began January 22, 2016. It is one of 10 major disaster declarations covering the city since 2000. Heavy snow closes roads and can collapse roofs or cut power to institutional kitchens. An emergency kitchen trailer and a refrigerated trailer can keep meals going while a permanent kitchen is cleaned, inspected, and repaired.
Major construction
VDOT's Six-Year Improvement Program lists "RTE 7 - Intersection Improvements At Beauregard, Phase II" on King Street in the City of Alexandria at an estimated $10.0 million. The project is advertised for construction bids, with work listed to begin in June 2026. Work zones like this can change how a truck reaches a site, so we check active VDOT work before planning a delivery. A long public project can also bring crews to the area, and a caterer or facility feeding them could add a mobile kitchen trailer for the duration.
Major renovation
VDOT's Six-Year Improvement Program lists "RTE 1 South Median Refuge Island" on Richmond Highway in the City of Alexandria at an estimated $2.9 million. The project is under construction, with completion listed for January 2027. Reconstruction like this keeps the route open for heavy deliveries. Kitchen renovations follow the same pattern: when a school, hospital, or care-home kitchen in Alexandria is rebuilt, a temporary kitchen on site covers meal service until the work is done.
Emergency equipment access
Statewide emergency operations are coordinated from the Virginia Emergency Operations Center (VEOC) at 7700 Midlothian Turnpike, North Chesterfield, VA 23235; Alexandria lies about 94 miles north of it in a straight line. Locally, the City of Alexandria's emergency management office leads response. Those public operations are separate from our rental deliveries. Alexandria is in VDOT's Northern Virginia District, and we plan routes around its active work zones, as we do for nearby Arlington County and Falls Church. We confirm the route, gate access, and placement area with your team before dispatch.
Local rental costs
Starting monthly rates on our current price list, which applies to Alexandria and every other Virginia location: mobile kitchen trailers $4,995 / month, dishwashing trailers $4,995 / month, and refrigerated trailers $1,895 / month. Your quote adds delivery, setup, and pickup for your site. See the full price reference.
Planning scenario · illustrative, not a past project
A worked example of how we would plan temporary food service here, using Alexandria'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
2. Trailer setup
3. Site and delivery
4. Timeline
5. Estimated rental cost
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.
Alexandria facilities cannot pause meal service while a kitchen is repaired. We plan a temporary kitchen around your site, utilities, and schedule.
Emergencies in Alexandria get a live answer on our 24/7 line.
Delivery in VDOT's Northern Virginia District, setup, and pickup coordinated with your team.
Leases extend by the week or month when a repair or renovation runs long.
Placement and utilities at your Alexandria site are confirmed before delivery, so cooking starts on setup day.
Weekly rentals for emergencies, monthly leases for long renovations.
Cold storage can arrive first if a walk-in fails in Alexandria before the kitchen does.
Kitchen fire, flooded dish room, or a walk-in freezer that quit overnight? Call our 24/7 line and have your Alexandria 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.
By truck, on a route we plan around active VDOT work in the Northern Virginia District. We confirm gate access, turning room, and a level placement area with your team first.
Yes. Monthly starting rates are the same statewide: kitchen trailers $4,995 / month, dish trailers $4,995 / month, refrigerated trailers $1,895 / month. Delivery, setup, and pickup to Alexandria are quoted separately.
Yes. A refrigerated trailer on its own covers a failed walk-in cooler or freezer; it starts at $1,895 / month and sets up in about an hour.
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.
Public reports and records cited on this page. Project examples describe public work, not our customers.