24ft Mobile Kitchen
A compact standard kitchen for conventional meal service.
7 listed equipment items · 220V, single phase, 200A
Starting from $4,995 / month
South Bend, IN
Indiana Mobile Kitchen Trailer Rentals in South Bend, with Dish and Cold Storage Trailers
From South Bend to Notre Dame, facilities lease our commercial kitchen trailers, with warewashing trailers and refrigerated containers to match. Whether the closure is an emergency or a project on the calendar, you can rent short-term for weeks or lease long-term for many months. Hospitals, nursing homes, schools, correctional facilities, and hotels use them to keep serving their own menus. We coordinate delivery, placement, and setup around your utilities, site access, and schedule. Send your dates and location, and we'll check availability and send a quote.
Local facts
South Bend at a glance
- Population
- About 101,516
- Residents, per GeoNames
South Bend sits about 70 straight-line miles from Fort Wayne. We plan delivery around the drive in, the site entrance, and your utilities, and confirm the arrival window with your quote. The same route covers nearby Roseland and Ardmore.
Local planning
Planning questions for South Bend kitchens
1.Power at the site is limited
Our kitchens list 220V single-phase service at 200 to 220 amps. Have an electrician confirm what's available near the parking spot before you pick a size.
2.The health department needs paperwork
Ask your local health office what it wants before the trailer arrives in South Bend. We send the equipment list and electrical data for the unit assigned to you.
3.Crews will stay on site
Add shower and restroom trailers, a laundry trailer, or sleeper containers to the kitchen delivery so the whole site is planned at once.
4.You need a quote for a budget request
Send the location, dates, and equipment list. We'll quote equipment, delivery, setup, and pickup as separate lines so you can budget them.
Kitchens in Notre Dame and Indian Village are on the same delivery route as South Bend. Starting rates match; only delivery is priced by distance.
Equipment for this area
Trailers South Bend customers ask about
40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen
A full cooking line with a walk-in cooler built in.
9 listed equipment items · 220V, single phase, 200-220A
Starting from $7,995 / month
38ft Mobile Kitchen
Adds a deep fryer for larger, more varied menus.
8 listed equipment items · 220V, single phase, 200-220A
Starting from $7,995 / month
38ft High Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer
High-temperature conveyor washing for the heaviest volume.
9 listed equipment items · 220V, single phase, 300A
Starting from $6,995 / month
Delivery area
Communities near South Bend
We deliver kitchen, dishwashing, and refrigeration trailers to South Bend and the communities around it, including Notre Dame, Indian Village, Roseland, and Ardmore. Sites in Mishawaka, Gilmer Park, Granger, and Chain-O-Lakes are within about 7 straight-line miles too, on the same terms.
- Notre Dame, INAbout 1 mi northeast
- Indian Village, INAbout 2 mi northeast
- Roseland, INAbout 2 mi north
- Ardmore, INAbout 4 mi west
- Mishawaka, INAbout 4 mi east
- Gilmer Park, INAbout 5 mi south
- Granger, INAbout 7 mi northeast
- Chain-O-Lakes, INAbout 7 mi west
Straight-line distances from South Bend; road distance is longer. Place list: US Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer.
More local pages
Our nearest city and town pages
- Mishawaka, INAbout 5 mi
- Osceola, INAbout 9 mi
- Niles, MIAbout 10 mi
- Buchanan, MIAbout 10 mi
- Edwardsburg, MIAbout 10 mi
- New Carlisle, INAbout 15 mi
- North Liberty, INAbout 15 mi
- Elkhart, INAbout 15 mi
- All of Indiana
More Indiana pages near South Bend (40)
- Wakarusa
- Bremen
- Walkerton
- Nappanee
- Bristol
- Goshen
- Plymouth
- La Porte
- LaPorte
- Kingsford Heights
- Bourbon
- Middlebury
- Milford
- Argos
- Syracuse
- Trail Creek
- Long Beach
- Knox
- Culver
- Michigan City
- Westville
- Warsaw
- Ligonier
- North Webster
- Wanatah
- Topeka
- Winona Lake
- North Judson
- Chesterton
- Rochester
- Porter
- Lagrange
- Pierceton
- Valparaiso
- Burns Harbor
- Akron
- Wolcottville
- Rome City
- Albion
- Winamac
Guides
Before you rent in South Bend
Planning guides
- Mobile Kitchen Trailer Rental Cost: 2026 GuideStarting monthly rates by trailer, what changes the price, what's never included, and how to budget a kitchen outage.
- Temporary Kitchen Approvals: Health Permit PlanningWho approves a temporary kitchen, how the FDA Food Code fits in, and the documents that speed up a health department review.
- Indiana agencies in our state-by-state guide
Sources
Official resources for South Bend kitchen projects
- National Weather Service forecast for South Bend(external site)
Check wind, heat, and storms before delivery and setup day.
- Indiana on USA.gov(external site)
Official Indiana government contacts, including state agencies that oversee health and emergency management.
- FDA Food Code(external site)
FDA's model food code. Local, state, tribal, and federal regulators use it as the basis for their own food safety rules.
- Ready.gov: power outages(external site)
Federal guidance on preparing for and handling outages, including keeping refrigerated food safe.
Place data for South Bend: GeoNames.
Rental terms at a glance
The terms are the same in every state we serve. A quote covers the equipment, delivery, setup, and pickup for your location. An inquiry doesn't reserve equipment; we confirm availability for each project.
Rental terms
Rent by the week or by the month: 1 week or monthly, short-term or long-term lease.
Hours
Calls answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including emergencies.
Setup time
Overall about 5 hours for kitchen and dishwashing trailers, about 1 hour for other units. With stairs, 5 to 15 minutes when stairs are needed; with a ramp, 4 to 6 hours when a ramp is needed.
Delivery and GPS
Delivery is scheduled for your site and confirmed in the quote. GPS tracking possible on request.
Why choose us
Why food service teams choose Family Entertainment Group USA
Renovations run long, compressors fail on holidays, and inspections don't wait. The point of a rental kitchen is that your food service keeps running on its normal timetable while the real kitchen is torn out, fixed, or replaced.
Accelerated Deployment
Trailers arrive ready for hookup, so setup takes hours rather than days.
24/7 Emergency Service
Call any hour to start an emergency kitchen or refrigeration rental.
End-to-End Project Support
You get help matching the trailer to your menu, staff, and site before anything ships.
Flexible Rental Solutions
Extend if the renovation slips; terms are set by week or month.
Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment
Commercial ranges, convection ovens, tilting skillets, and dish machines built for institutional volume.
Experienced Logistics Coordination
Delivery windows, stairs or ramps, and utility hookups are agreed in advance.
Why clients trust us
What you see is what we quote: a named trailer, its listed equipment, a starting monthly price, and a person on the phone any hour. We serve hospitals, nursing homes, schools and universities, correctional facilities, government and military sites, hotels, resorts, and caterers.
In South Bend
Planning a kitchen rental in South Bend
Read these as what-if planning notes. They describe common situations, not customer stories.
1. After a storm, flood, or outage
A kitchen fire, even a small one, usually means hood cleaning, inspection, and repairs before cooking resumes. A restaurant or care home in South Bend could move service into a kitchen trailer parked outside until the space is cleared.
2. Major construction
New construction on a campus often closes the old kitchen before the new one opens. A university in South Bend building a new dining hall could bridge the gap with a kitchen trailer rental and a dishwashing trailer.
3. Kitchen renovation
Summer is when schools redo cafeterias. A district in South Bend with summer meal programs could lease a mobile kitchen so the renovation doesn't stop service.
4. Emergency equipment access
During a declared emergency in South Bend, Indiana, state and local emergency management direct public relief logistics, staging areas, and road access; the state's page on USA.gov lists its agencies. Our deliveries are separate private arrangements: we confirm the route, site entrance, and placement with you.
5. What a rental costs in South Bend
Budget from $1,895 a month for emergency cold storage in South Bend, $4,995 for a dish trailer, and $4,995 for a full kitchen trailer, by the month or the week. These starting rates apply in every location we serve. Delivery, setup, pickup, utilities, and permits are quoted for your address. Compare every unit's price or build an estimate in the rental calculator.
24/7 emergency line
Emergency kitchen rentals in South Bend
A fire, flood, or failed hood can close a kitchen overnight. Call any hour and have ready: your address, meals per day, the date the kitchen went down, and the power and water available on site.
FAQ
Kitchen rental questions in South Bend
Do you deliver kitchen trailers in South Bend?
Yes. We serve South Bend as part of our nationwide service area. Delivery timing and cost depend on your exact address, the trailer, and site access, and we confirm both in your quote. We have no office in South Bend; trailers are delivered to your site.
How much does a mobile kitchen rental cost in South Bend?
The same starting prices apply in South Bend as everywhere we serve: kitchens from $4,995 per month, dishwashing trailers from $4,995, and refrigeration from $1,895. Delivery, setup, and pickup for South Bend are quoted for your address.
Can I get an emergency kitchen trailer in South Bend?
Call (888) 385-5513, 24/7. We'll check which kitchen trailers are available for South Bend, confirm your power and water, and give you a delivery time once availability is confirmed. A refrigerated trailer can come on the same delivery if your walk-in is down too.
Can I rent a temporary kitchen during a renovation?
Yes. Renovation is the most common reason for a kitchen rental. The trailer parks near your building, connects to power and water, and carries food service until the permanent kitchen reopens. Rentals run by the week or month, so the term can follow your construction schedule.
What size kitchen trailer do I need?
It depends on meals per day, menu, and staff. A 24 or 28 ft standard kitchen suits conventional meal service; a 38 or 40 ft kitchen adds fryers, double-stack ovens, and tilting skillets; a 40 ft bulk kitchen is built for institutional volume. Tell us your meal count and menu and we'll recommend a size.
Are long-term rentals available?
Yes. Rentals are available by the week or by the month (1 week or monthly), and long-term leases can run for the length of a multi-month renovation or rebuild.
Request a quote
Request a kitchen rental quote in South Bend
What to send for an accurate quote
- Project address, city, state, and ZIP code
- Equipment: kitchen, dishwashing, refrigeration, or a mix
- Meals per day and number of meal periods
- Start date and how long the kitchen will be offline
- Electrical service available (voltage, phase, amps)
- Potable water and wastewater or sewer access
- Parking space, ground conditions, and delivery access
- Whether you need stairs or a ramp
- Emergency or planned project
Prefer to talk it through? Call (888) 385-5513, 24 hours a day.