Michael Evegens is a student of mine from Acworth, GA and he asked me if I could help him with hot dog carts in the Peach State.
The main thing you’ll need in Georgia is a cover over your cooking area. You can make on out of plexiglass pretty easily. Just make a box that fits over your cooking area and add a couple of hinged doors so you can access your pans.
I hope that helps,
- Steve
Derek Walker
// May 25, 2009 at 2:26 am
I own/operate a hot dog cart in the Savannah area..
steve
// May 25, 2009 at 7:44 am
Derek,
I’d really like to talk to you if you don’t mind.
Please give me a call at (888) DOG-BIZ1
Thanks!
-Steve
Cheryl
// Jun 4, 2009 at 6:46 am
Hello,
I’m in a rural town in Ga and have plans to open a brick and mortar hot dog biz rather than cart. I have a perfect spot, but need help on getting started and what equipment to buy.
Is this covered in your course Steve?
thanks
steve
// Jun 4, 2009 at 6:54 am
Hi Cheryl,
Sorry, my course only covers mobile hot dog vending (carts). Starting a brick and mortar
hot dog biz is much more expensive and complicated.
A good strategy is to start out with a cart, prove that there is a market, and then if
you absolutely have your heart set on opening a restaurant, go for it.
Hope this helps!
-Steve
tom
// May 4, 2010 at 10:15 am
seems like Georgia is a very hard place to be in the cart biz. i need some help from owners of carts in georgia please. what the state requires?
steve
// May 4, 2010 at 1:18 pm
The main thing that GA requires is an enclosed serving area. The code makes it sound like the whole cart needs to be enclosed but that’s just how it’s written. If you enclose the steam table area with a plexiglass box with doors in the front for access, you should be able to get the cart passed.
Check first to be sure but that’s what folks are doing and it’s been working.
-Steve
Robert M.
// May 25, 2010 at 11:58 pm
The carts in South Carolina or at least here in Columbia, SC have to be enclosed also. What a expense to put you through.
Tommy
// Jun 9, 2010 at 8:20 am
I am running into the same problems. Commissary is giving me a hard time, then I found a guy who owns a nathan’s hot dog shop but they say that I have to own the commissary …
Darryl
// Jan 22, 2011 at 7:05 pm
looking for help too in Georgia setup my hotdog cart
steve
// Jan 24, 2011 at 6:31 am
A commissary is nothing more than a commercial kitchen in a bar, restaurant, VFW hall, etc. You can get around owning the commissary by working as a sub contractor for an actual commissary owner, such as a catering company. Give the owner free advertising on your cart, menus, tow vehicle, etc. in exchange for a commissary agreement.
-Steve
Darryl
// Jan 30, 2011 at 8:51 am
Thanks of the inforn I still looking for a commissary to working as a sub contractor in the atlanta ,Ga . if you have any addition inforn
thank you
Darryl
// Feb 13, 2011 at 11:49 am
Looking to network with local atlanta ,Ga area operate a hot dog cart email at info@metroonevending.com
Darryl
Darryl
// Feb 25, 2011 at 7:20 pm
Any hot dog operated in gerogia ? email me .