Production happens at our shop in Olivehurst, CA. Visit by appointment to watch your trailer take shape. Once complete, the trailer is yours to collect in Olivehurst, or we ship it to Alhambra. We deliver to all 50 states.
In Alhambra, the County takes the next step. Book an evaluation with the LA County Plan Check Program at (626) 430-5560. Public Health then runs a structural evaluation and final inspection before it issues the health permit.
The 3D builder costs nothing, needs no registration and allows unlimited tries. Start with a hot or cold layout, choose the length, then fit kitchen and service-side equipment. Your design stays on file for 90 days, open to edits or sharing.
Plan the equipment with LA County plan check in mind. It asks for the maker's spec sheet for every piece, each certified for sanitation by an ANSI-accredited program. Settle the list early, since a later swap means updating the plan set.
Golden State Trailers engineers its food trailers for sale in Alhambra as complete commercial kitchens. Our team makes each one in-house at the Olivehurst, California shop, then ships it to your Alhambra site.
The menu sets the build. Grill, taco and barbecue menus call for a hot trailer, while coffee and desserts fit a cold one. Our taco trailers and coffee trailers show both ends of that range.
Browse the food trailers for sale in our store, or the custom food trailers we have built. Lengths step up in two-foot increments from 16 to 30 feet. Beyond single trailers, we take on multi-unit work for schools, franchises and corporate food service.
The city runs a Certified Farmers Market every Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 100 South Second Street. It invites vendor inquiries by email, and our farmers market food trailers page covers that kind of service.
Free concerts and movies fill Friday and Saturday nights in July and August at the Alhambra Park Bandshell. Ask the city about food vendor space before you plan a season around them.
Each winter, the Lunar New Year Festival brings food from local vendors to Main Street. Its organizer collects vendor interest forms online. A trailer suits these dates, since it sets up once and serves through the whole market morning or evening program.
The city adds its own layer to the County health permit. Alhambra’s Community Development Department issues a Mobile Food Vending Permit, and you apply for it online. The Finance Department issues the separate business license.
The city’s vending permit handout sets where and when vendors may operate:
Confirm trailer rules with the Planning Division, (626) 570-5034 or planning@alhambraca.gov, before you order.
The kitchen itself answers to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. It permits and inspects mobile food facilities countywide, except in Long Beach, Pasadena and Vernon. Its Mobile Food Program lists enclosed trailers among the units it covers.
Plans and specifications go to the County’s Plan Check Program before construction. Its first review takes up to twenty working days.
After approval, the trailer is built. A structural evaluation and a final inspection follow before the permit is issued. That permit names the license plate and registered owner.
The County sorts mobile food facilities into risk tiers by menu. Menus that handle raw meat, such as tacos, kebabs or barbecue, fall in the high-risk tier.
We prepare the plan sets and documentation the County reviews and support you through plan check. An enclosed unit may also need state certification from the California Department of Housing and Community Development. We work directly with HCD.
For enclosed units that cook, the County’s plan check guidelines require fire suppression over all cooking equipment. The system is certified every 6 months. Gas appliances must meet ANSI standards, and the gas installation must be UL approved.
Our hot trailers carry a UL 710 compliant exhaust hood, and the system conforms to NFPA 96. Fresh air comes back in through a 14×14 make-up air unit. The suppression agent tank and gas shut-off valve sit in a stainless cabinet.
Burners draw on a 400,000 BTU propane setup that changes cylinders over automatically. A separate shut-off valve serves each appliance. Cold trailers for coffee and other non-cooking menus are built without a hood, suppression or gas lines. Our build standards list each system in detail.
Alhambra’s Fire Department handles city fire safety permits, suppression systems included, through its Community Risk Reduction Division. Ask the division at (626) 570-5193 whether one applies to your trailer.
At the nearest NOAA station, in neighboring San Gabriel, about 65 days a year hit 90°F or higher. The normal August high there is about 88°F, and cooking raises the cabin temperature further.
On the roof sits a 15,000 BTU air conditioner, included with our builds. Walls get enhanced insulation and reinforced interior backing. The roof unit draws power alongside the kitchen, so it enters the electrical load from the first layout.
Freezing nights are rare here, about one a year, so cooling leads the cabin plan.
Fabrication begins after your sign-off on the 3D render. Our build process page lays out every stage. The engineering blueprints that guide the work show the electrical, plumbing and gas layouts.
Before shipping, we test every system on the trailer, from the brakes and structure to plumbing and electrical load. No trailer goes out with a check still open. At handoff, our team walks you through operating the equipment, power, gas and water tanks.
For funding, Alhambra buyers can use one of our lending partners or the bank they already work with. Request a quote, and describe your Alhambra menu, size and timeline in the project details box.
At Golden State Trailers, we build custom commercial food trailers around real operational needs. Every project is planned with equipment, workflow, systems, safety, and long-term reliability in mind. Our goal is to build food trailers that perform reliably in daily commercial use.
