The food truck scene in Dallas is rapidly evolving for the better.
that will make it easier for mobile food units — no matter food trucks, food trailers or other vendors — to operate within the city of Dallas.The approved ordinance is changing the outdated term “mobile food establishments” to “mobile food units,” which is all-inclusive of food trucks, food trailers, push-carts, etc.
There’s hope that the barrier to entry for small business owners to get into mobile food vending will be reduced and the fees for permits will be as well that will allow food trucks to operate in specific locations of Dallas Most notably, the ordinance is changing the outdated term “mobile food establishments” to “mobile food units,” which is all-inclusive of food trucks, food trailers, push-carts, etc. It currently food trucks, not ones that have been retrofitted.
Expanding this term opens up the availability for non-motorized units to operate, like converted shipping containers or storage trailers. The ordinance also makes distinctions of different classes of mobile food units. Class I sells pre-packaged foods, Class II allows limited cooking and preparation, Class III are mobile food preparation trailers with external covered areas and Class IV units are fully enclosed and meet safety equipment standards as a brick and mortar.
The new ordinance also aims to diversify and increase the types of mobile food units and food options in the city. There’s also hope that the barrier to entry for small business owners to get into mobile food vending will be reduced and the fees for permits will be as well. trips to an off-site commissary kitchen, but that requirement has been lowered to once a week. Additionally, non-frozen, raw poultry and seafood wer not allowed to be prepared on a mobile food unit; that has since changed.