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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 Essex County · VDOT Fredericksburg District
Virginia Mobile Kitchen Trailer Rentals in Tappahannock — Dishwashing Trailers and Emergency Walk-In Cooler Trailers
Tappahannock, a town in Essex County incorporated in 1682, has about 2,199 residents (Census Bureau 2024 estimate) and sits in VDOT's Fredericksburg 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 Essex County, Warsaw, and Richmond County. Call 24/7 or request a quote.
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Tappahannock at a glance
- Type
- Town in Essex County
- Population (2024 estimate)
- 2,199 (2020 base: 2,190)
- Planning district
- Middle Peninsula
- Local government
- Town of Tappahannock
Kitchen, dish, and cold storage trailers for Tappahannock
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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 Tappahannock
Past emergency
Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm (2022)
FEMA declared major disaster DR-4644, severe winter storm and snowstorm, on March 11, 2022 for Essex County, which includes Tappahannock, for an incident that began January 2, 2022. It is one of 11 major disaster declarations covering Essex County since 2000. Storms like this cut power and water and close roads, which takes kitchens and walk-in coolers offline. An emergency kitchen trailer and a refrigerated trailer can keep meals going while a permanent kitchen is cleaned, inspected, and repaired.
Major construction
Road construction around Tappahannock
VDOT's Six-Year Improvement Program lists "Bridge Replace Rt 607 Dragon Run Id 06145" on Cheaneys Bridge Rd in surrounding Essex County at an estimated $3.2 million. The project is listed as complete, with construction ending May 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
Kitchen renovations in Tappahannock
Cafeteria remodels, hospital kitchen rebuilds, and hotel renovations are planned months ahead. A facility in Tappahannock 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 Tappahannock
Statewide emergency operations are coordinated from the Virginia Emergency Operations Center (VEOC) at 7700 Midlothian Turnpike, North Chesterfield, VA 23235; Tappahannock lies about 45 miles northeast of it in a straight line. Locally, Essex County emergency management leads response. Those public operations are separate from our rental deliveries. Tappahannock is in VDOT's Fredericksburg District, and we plan routes around its active work zones, as we do for nearby Essex County and Warsaw. We confirm the route, gate access, and placement area with your team before dispatch.
Local rental costs
Kitchen trailer rental costs in Tappahannock
Starting monthly rates on our current price list, which applies to Tappahannock 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
Renovation plan: a nursing home kitchen in Tappahannock
A worked example of how we would plan temporary food service here, using Tappahannock'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
Suppose a nursing home kitchen in Tappahannock schedules a 4-month renovation, rebuilding its walk-in cooler and freezer, while it keeps serving 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 recent work such as VDOT's "Bridge Replace Rt 607 Dragon Run Id 06145" (construction completed), confirm any lane closures, and choose an approach a tractor-trailer can make. Setup would take about 5 hours for the kitchen trailer once power and water are ready, and about an hour for the refrigerated unit; stairs add 5–15 minutes.4. Timeline
Book while the renovation is being bid, so delivery lands the week before the kitchen closes. The 4-month lease can be extended by the month if the contractor's schedule slips.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, or about $27,560 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 Tappahannock 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 Tappahannock organizations choose Desi Commercial Kitchen Virginia
Tappahannock facilities cannot pause meal service while a kitchen is repaired. We plan a temporary kitchen around your site, utilities, and schedule.
Accelerated Deployment
We plan kitchen, dishwashing, and refrigeration trailers together as one layout.
24/7 Emergency Service
Delivery in VDOT's Fredericksburg District, setup, and pickup coordinated with your team.
End-to-End Project Support
Cold storage can arrive first if a walk-in fails in Tappahannock before the kitchen does.
Flexible Rental Solutions
Weekly rentals for emergencies, monthly leases for long renovations.
Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment
Leases extend by the week or month when a repair or renovation runs long.
Experienced Logistics Coordination
Your own staff keep cooking; we supply and set up the equipment.
Emergency kitchen trailer rentals in Tappahannock, 24/7
Kitchen fire, flooded dish room, or a walk-in freezer that quit overnight? Call our 24/7 line and have your Tappahannock 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.
Tappahannock kitchen trailer rental questions
How does a trailer get to a site in Tappahannock?
By truck, on a route we plan around active VDOT work in the Fredericksburg District. We confirm gate access, turning room, and a level placement area with your team first.
Is pricing in Tappahannock 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 Tappahannock are quoted separately.
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 for emergency kitchen, dishwashing, and refrigeration rentals.
Request a kitchen trailer quote for Tappahannock
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
Tappahannock sources and references
Public reports and records cited on this page. Project examples describe public work, not our customers.
- Town of Tappahannock official websiteLocal government
- DR-4644: Severe Winter Storm And SnowstormFEMA, declared March 11, 2022
- DR-4602: Severe Winter StormsFEMA, declared May 10, 2021
- Bridge Replace Rt 607 Dragon Run Id 06145 (UPC 113850)VDOT Six-Year Improvement Program, status: Construction Completed
- 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
- Tappahannock on Wikidata (founding year)Wikidata
- 2024 Gazetteer files (locations and land area)U.S. Census Bureau
- VDEM contact and VEOC locationVirginia Department of Emergency Management