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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
City of Lexington · Shenandoah Valley
Virginia Mobile Kitchen Trailer Rentals in Lexington — Dishwashing Trailers and Emergency Walk-In Cooler Trailers
Lexington sits where I-81 and I-64 meet, home to Virginia Military Institute and Washington and Lee University and their large dining operations. When a kitchen there closes for renovation or construction, or in an emergency after a storm or equipment failure, Desi Kitchen Virginia can bring in a mobile kitchen trailer rental with a dishwashing trailer and emergency refrigerated trailer beside it. Choose a short-term rental by the week or a long-term lease by the month. We work with healthcare, education, correctional, government, hospitality, and catering customers near Radford and Front Royal, and coordinate delivery and setup by the I-81 and I-64 corridor. Call 24/7 or request availability for your Lexington site.
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Lexington at a glance
- Service area
- Lexington and City of Lexington, Shenandoah Valley
- Population (2020 Census)
- 7,320
- Main delivery corridor
- I-81 and I-64
Common Lexington rental situations
- 1. Dish room renovation at a campus dining hall
- 2. Freezer replacement requiring temporary cold storage
- 3. Flood or utility outage closing a kitchen
Kitchen, dish, and cold storage trailers for Lexington
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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 recent events and projects mean for food service in Lexington
Past emergency
Maury River flooding
The upper Maury River, including Lexington, set its flood of record in November 1985, and the National Weather Service issued a flood warning for Lexington and Rockbridge County again on February 16, 2025. Flooding that reaches utilities or loading areas can close an institutional kitchen; a self-contained kitchen trailer placed on high ground keeps cadets, students, and staff fed.Major construction
VMI construction
VMI's Center for Leadership and Ethics Phase 2, which includes dining and food space, was listed with an anticipated construction start of June 2026 and a 30-month duration. Multi-year construction near dining areas is a common reason to arrange a long-term commercial kitchen lease and a matching dishwashing trailer.Major renovation
Crozet Hall scullery and freezer renovation
VMI sought bids in 2025 to renovate the scullery and freezers at Crozet Hall, its dining facility, with a listed bid result of $863,000. When a dish room and freezers are out of service at the same time, a dishwashing trailer and a refrigerated trailer can cover warewashing and cold storage until the renovated space reopens.Emergency equipment access
Getting equipment to Lexington
Statewide emergency operations are coordinated from the Virginia Emergency Operations Center (VEOC) at 7700 Midlothian Turnpike, North Chesterfield, VA 23235; locally, Lexington–Rockbridge emergency management leads response. Those public operations are separate from our rental deliveries, which reach Lexington by the I-81 and I-64 corridor. We confirm the route, gate access, and placement area with your team before dispatch.
Local rental costs
Kitchen trailer rental costs in Lexington
Starting monthly rates on our current price list, which applies to Lexington 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.
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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 Lexington 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 Lexington organizations choose Desi Kitchen Virginia
Lexington facilities cannot pause meal service while a kitchen is repaired. We plan a temporary kitchen around your site, utilities, and schedule in City of Lexington.
Accelerated Deployment
Placement and utilities at your Lexington site are confirmed before delivery, so cooking starts on setup day.
24/7 Emergency Service
Emergencies in City of Lexington 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
Delivery along the I-81 and I-64 corridor, setup, and pickup coordinated with your team.
Emergency kitchen trailer rentals in Lexington, 24/7
Kitchen fire, flooded dish room, or a walk-in freezer that quit overnight? Call our 24/7 line and have your Lexington 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.
Lexington kitchen trailer rental questions
Can you deliver a kitchen trailer to Lexington?
Yes. We deliver to commercial and institutional sites in Lexington and across City of Lexington, usually by the I-81 and I-64 corridor. Delivery timing is confirmed with your quote.
What does a kitchen trailer rental cost in Lexington?
Mobile kitchen trailers start at $4,995 / month on our current price list, which applies across Virginia. Your quote adds delivery, setup, and pickup for your Lexington site.
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.
Who rents kitchen trailers in Lexington?
Commercial and institutional customers: hospitals and care facilities, schools and colleges, correctional and government facilities, hotels, clubs, and caterers in and around Lexington.
Can I call outside business hours?
Yes. Our line is answered 24/7 at (888) 385-5513 for emergency kitchen, dishwashing, and refrigeration rentals.
Request a kitchen trailer quote for Lexington
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
Lexington sources and references
Public reports and records cited on this page. Project examples describe public work, not our customers.
- Upper Maury River flood of record (1985)Wikipedia (citing NWS)
- NWS flood warning for Lexington and Rockbridge, Feb. 16, 2025National Weather Service
- Crozet Hall scullery and freezer project (bid listing)ConstructConnect
- VMI construction updatesVirginia Military Institute