
40ft Mobile Kitchen
Double-stack ovens and a tilting skillet for high output.
9 listed equipment items · 220V, single phase, 200-220A
Starting from $7,995 / month
Emergency and planned kitchen rentals, answered 24/7 nationwide
24/7 line (888) 385-5513Adel, IA
We rent kitchen trailers across Adel, along with dish trailers and refrigerated trailers for the cold storage that goes with them. Short-term rentals handle the urgent call after a failure; long-term leases carry a planned kitchen rebuild from demolition to reopening. They serve healthcare, education, corrections, government, military, and hospitality kitchens that can't stop feeding people. We handle delivery coordination and setup, and our phone is staffed around the clock. Request availability or a quote for your Adel project today.

Local facts
Adel is within about 20 straight-line miles of Des Moines. Metro traffic and site access usually set the delivery window more than distance does, so we confirm both with your quote. The same route covers nearby Waukee and Van Meter.
Local planning
Ask your local health office what it wants before the trailer arrives in Adel. We send the equipment list and electrical data for the unit assigned to you.
Send the location, dates, and equipment list. We'll quote equipment, delivery, setup, and pickup as separate lines so you can budget them.
Tell us the closing date and meals per day. We'll size a kitchen trailer for Adel and schedule delivery before the last day in the old kitchen.
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.
Kitchens in Dallas Center and De Soto are on the same delivery route as Adel. Starting rates match; only delivery is priced by distance.
Equipment for this area

Double-stack ovens and a tilting skillet for high output.
9 listed equipment items · 220V, single phase, 200-220A
Starting from $7,995 / month

More line and prep space with the same standard equipment set.
7 listed equipment items · 220V, single phase, 200A
Starting from $4,995 / month

The largest kitchen on the list, with walk-in cold storage.
10 listed equipment items · 220V, single phase, 200-220A
Starting from $10,995 / month

A shorter conveyor trailer; note its three-phase power.
9 listed equipment items · 220V, 3 phase, 200A
Starting from $6,995 / month
Delivery area
We deliver kitchen, dishwashing, and refrigeration trailers to Adel and the communities around it, including Dallas Center, De Soto, Waukee, and Van Meter. Sites in Redfield, Minburn, Earlham, and Clive are within about 11 straight-line miles too, on the same terms.
Straight-line distances from Adel; road distance is longer. Place list: US Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer.
More local pages
Guides
Sources
Check wind, heat, and storms before delivery and setup day.
Coordinates disaster response in the state. Check it for active emergencies and road or access limits before delivery.
Licenses and inspects food establishments in the state, including temporary food service.
Official Iowa government contacts, including state agencies that oversee health and emergency management.
FDA's model food code. Local, state, tribal, and federal regulators use it as the basis for their own food safety rules.
Federal guidance on preparing for and handling outages, including keeping refrigerated food safe.
Place data for Adel: GeoNames.
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.
Rent by the week or by the month: 1 week or monthly, short-term or long-term lease.
Calls answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including emergencies.
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 is scheduled for your site and confirmed in the quote. GPS tracking possible on request.
Why choose us
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.
Delivery is scheduled around the day your kitchen closes, so there's no gap in service.
Our line is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so a failed walk-in at 2 a.m. gets a real answer.
You get help matching the trailer to your menu, staff, and site before anything ships.
Short-term rentals for emergencies and long-term leases for rebuilds, on the same terms.
Equipment lists are published for each trailer, so you know what's inside before it arrives.
Power, water, wastewater, and trailer placement are planned before delivery day.
We don't hide the details. Every trailer page lists its equipment and electrical needs where we have them, every unit shows a starting monthly price, and our line is staffed around the clock. We serve hospitals, nursing homes, schools and universities, correctional facilities, government and military sites, hotels, resorts, and caterers.
In Adel
Read these as what-if planning notes. They describe common situations, not customer stories.
If severe weather floods a hospital basement kitchen in Adel, the cooking line may be out for weeks while it's dried, inspected, and rebuilt. A mobile kitchen trailer parked near the loading dock could carry meal service through the repair.
Remote job sites near Dallas Center often have no restaurant within a short drive. A contractor there could feed crews from a mobile kitchen trailer, with shower and restroom trailers on the same delivery.
Hotel kitchen remodels collide with banquet calendars. A hotel in Adel could keep its events booked by running them from a rented commercial kitchen beside the building.
During a declared emergency in Adel, Iowa, the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management and local emergency managers direct public relief logistics, staging areas, and road access. Our deliveries are separate private arrangements: we confirm the route, site entrance, and placement with you, and follow any access limits officials publish.
Budget from $1,895 a month for emergency cold storage in Adel, $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
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
Yes. We serve Adel 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 Adel; trailers are delivered to your site.
The same starting prices apply in Adel 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 Adel are quoted for your address.
Call (888) 385-5513, 24/7. We'll check which kitchen trailers are available for Adel, 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.
Match it to volume. A 22 to 26 ft low-temperature push-through trailer handles moderate service; 30 and 38 ft conveyor trailers handle hospital, campus, and correctional volume. Note that the 30 ft conveyor trailer needs three-phase power.
Overall setup is about 5 hours for kitchen and dishwashing trailers and about 1 hour for other units. Stairs take 5 to 15 minutes to place; a ramp, when needed, takes 4 to 6 hours.
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.
Request a quote
Prefer to talk it through? Call (888) 385-5513, 24 hours a day.