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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
Town in Highland County · VDOT Staunton District
Virginia Mobile Kitchen Trailer Rentals in Monterey — Dishwashing Trailers and Emergency Walk-In Cooler Trailers
Monterey is an incorporated town in Highland County with about 164 residents (Census Bureau 2024 estimate), in VDOT's Staunton District. 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, on a short-term rental by the week or a long-term lease by the month. We also serve nearby Highland County, Craigsville, and Bath County. Call 24/7 or request a quote.
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Monterey at a glance
- Type
- Town in Highland County
- Population (2024 estimate)
- 164 (2020 base: 157)
- Planning district
- Central Shenandoah
- Local government
- Highland County
Kitchen, dish, and cold storage trailers for Monterey
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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 Monterey
Past emergency
Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm (2016)
FEMA declared major disaster DR-4262, severe winter storm and snowstorm, on March 7, 2016 for Highland County, which includes Monterey, for an incident that began January 22, 2016. It is one of 10 major disaster declarations covering Highland County 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
Planning around construction in Monterey
VDOT's current program lists no separate project for Monterey. When construction near a hospital, school, or care home cuts utilities or closes a kitchen in phases, a facility could lease a mobile kitchen trailer and a dishwashing trailer for the length of the work and keep its own staff cooking on site.
Major renovation
Rebuilding local roads and bridges
VDOT's Six-Year Improvement Program lists "Route 220 Bridge And Approaches" on Potomac River Road in surrounding Highland County at an estimated $8.1 million. The project is under construction, with completion listed for December 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 Monterey is rebuilt, a temporary kitchen on site covers meal service until the work is done.
Emergency equipment access
Getting equipment to Monterey
Statewide emergency operations are coordinated from the Virginia Emergency Operations Center (VEOC) at 7700 Midlothian Turnpike, North Chesterfield, VA 23235; Monterey lies about 129 miles northwest of it in a straight line. Locally, Highland County emergency management leads response. Those public operations are separate from our rental deliveries. Monterey is in VDOT's Staunton District, and we plan routes around its active work zones, as we do for nearby Highland County and Craigsville. We confirm the route, gate access, and placement area with your team before dispatch.
Local rental costs
Kitchen trailer rental costs in Monterey
Starting monthly rates on our current price list, which applies to Monterey 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
Emergency plan: an elementary school cafeteria in Monterey
A worked example of how we would plan temporary food service here, using Monterey'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-4262 (severe winter storm and snowstorm, declared March 7, 2016): an elementary school cafeteria in Monterey loses power and road access under heavy snow, 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
Before dispatch we would look at active work such as VDOT's "Route 220 Bridge And Approaches" (construction started), confirm any lane closures, and choose an approach a tractor-trailer can make. Plan on roughly 5 hours from parking to cooking for the kitchen, about 1 hour for cold storage, and 4–6 hours more if a ramp is needed instead of stairs.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 Monterey 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 Monterey organizations choose Desi Commercial Kitchen Virginia
Monterey facilities cannot pause meal service while a kitchen is repaired. We plan a temporary kitchen around your site, utilities, and schedule.
Accelerated Deployment
Weekly rentals for emergencies, monthly leases for long renovations.
24/7 Emergency Service
Commercial cooking lines and dishmachines sized for institutional meal counts.
End-to-End Project Support
We plan kitchen, dishwashing, and refrigeration trailers together as one layout.
Flexible Rental Solutions
One price list for Monterey and the rest of Virginia, with delivery quoted for your site.
Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment
Leases extend by the week or month when a repair or renovation runs long.
Experienced Logistics Coordination
Placement and utilities at your Monterey site are confirmed before delivery, so cooking starts on setup day.
Emergency kitchen trailer rentals in Monterey, 24/7
Kitchen fire, flooded dish room, or a walk-in freezer that quit overnight? Call our 24/7 line and have your Monterey 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.
Monterey kitchen trailer rental questions
Do you serve facilities in Monterey?
Yes. Hospitals, schools, care homes, government sites, and hotels in Monterey can rent from us. We confirm the delivery date, route, and placement when we quote.
Is pricing in Monterey the same as elsewhere in Virginia?
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 Monterey are quoted separately.
What utilities does a kitchen trailer need?
Electrical service sized to the trailer, a potable water connection, and a way to handle wastewater. We review what your site has before we quote, and setup takes about 5 hours once those are ready.
What should I have ready when I call about Monterey?
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 Monterey
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
Monterey sources and references
Public reports and records cited on this page. Project examples describe public work, not our customers.
- Highland County official websiteLocal government
- DR-4262: Severe Winter Storm And SnowstormFEMA, declared March 7, 2016
- DR-4092: Hurricane SandyFEMA, declared November 26, 2012
- Route 220 Bridge And Approaches (UPC 117022)VDOT Six-Year Improvement Program, status: Construction Started
- City and town population totals, Vintage 2024 (sub-est2024)U.S. Census Bureau
- OpenFEMA disaster declarations summariesFEMA
- Six-Year Improvement Program project searchVirginia Department of Transportation
- 2024 Gazetteer files (locations and land area)U.S. Census Bureau
- VDEM contact and VEOC locationVirginia Department of Emergency Management