How To Get A Hot Dog Cart Commissary

Ben shares some tips on how to get a hot dog cart commissary and just how easy this “often viewed” challenge can be accomplished.
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[@frankpappalardo630]

Thank you What great idea

[@comidadegato]

I want a shirt just like that! 🤣🤣🤣

[@dicklawrence1931]

Thanks Ben you’ve been a big help

[@BensCarts]

Thank you Dick. :)

[@DD_850]

👍

[@ralphandnick]

Ben you are so helpful and entertaining at the same time. Thanks. Is that a real accent? Lol

[@BensCarts]

100% hillbilly whitetrash, yessir

[@BensCarts]

Thank you.

[@SkwerlyChess]

geat show -- this is one of the hurdles I know i personally fear.

[@timothyjohnson5628]

Hey Ben, i know you just explained what a commissary is but i'm still confused. What exactly do you use the commissary for? is it used for cutting up your food or setting up your condiments? also how do you transport all of the ingredients you're going to use from point A to point B? I love all your videos they're all super helpful. Hope to hear back soon!

[@BensCarts]

Gonna cover that today live at some point when I get a minute.

[@timothyjohnson5628]

thanks for replying so fast. is there a link or something to view your live stream?

[@ianscianablo8507]

Hey Ben. I THINK I just had a brilliant idea! Why not my basement? There's already plumbing down there for the house itself. Could this work? It certainly is a different space.

[@BensCarts]

Absolutely Ian!

[@ianscianablo8507]

Hi Big Ben. Problem. I Will try to get a commissary this week in the small town I'm in. But how do you haggle? I have no money. I don't mind offering a free lunch shift for the local EMS team or the Fire Dept but I really don't know how to use that commissary. I think I know now that even if I have a commissary NYS will forbid me from putting pot salad or mac salad on the cart. Is that when a private catering gig comes in? Thanks.

[@MarkAJones426]

Commisisary in Austin Texas is $85 each month. Less if you pay for the year.

[@BensCarts]

Awesome.

[@JuanAlvarez-pp1if]

So I went to the fire department today tell captain about me opening up a hot dog cart and how I needed a commissary needless to he looked at me lol like was crazy yeah I was nervous maybe that came out I don’t know but I told myself I had to do it well I failed the captain gave a phone number to headquarters or something like that I called them and they didn’t really know what I was talking about either. Just wanted you to know I did try that I will try elk lodge see what they tell me this is harder then I thought it would be.

[@JuanAlvarez-pp1if]

I have a fire department up the street from me I’m thinking of asking them about the commissary should I barter hot dogs in exchange for their help or how should I go about it?

[@BensCarts]

I'd ask like I teach to ask. Part 4 learnhotdogs.com/hot-dog-cart-business/

[@sharonjohnson5834]

I'm one of the ones who's scared of asking about a commissary

[@BensCarts]

I think I'll cover this tonight at 8PM live.

[@JuanAlvarez-pp1if]

So is getting a commissary the first step when your trying to open a hot dog business before you can get a permit

[@BensCarts]

It's one of the first things and certainly one that needs done prior to inspection.

[@JuanAlvarez-pp1if]

Thank you so much for your response I really want to open a hot cart business I got money saved up for my cart but just need to get the paper work done before I can do that I’m watching your videos on you tube and going follow your instructions the best I can and pray every thing works out.