City in California
Brentwood, CA Mobile Commercial Kitchen Trailer Rentals
A closed kitchen in Brentwood does not have to close meal service: we rent mobile commercial kitchens, with commercial dishwashing and emergency refrigerated trailers to back them up. Use us for emergency feeding during sudden outages as well as planned kitchen renovations and construction projects. Rent for a week, lease by the month, or plan a long-term rental that matches a renovation schedule. Universities, municipal agencies and school districts are among the customers we rent to. We work out the delivery route, the pad and the connections with your facility contacts. Call or send a request to check availability in Brentwood or Oakley.
24/7 emergency line: (877) 416-7535

- Population (2024 est.)
- 66,286
- County
- Contra Costa County
- Land area
- 14.9 sq mi
- FEMA declarations (county)
- 19
Kitchen trailers for rent in Brentwood, CA
For Brentwood, a modular kitchen trailer brings griddles, ranges, ovens, sinks and refrigeration in one unit instead of rebuilding them piece by piece. If the work spills into Oakley, 4 miles from here, or into Antioch, a kitchen rented here can be planned around both sites.
Sizing starts with how many meals you serve. The 40ft Mobile Kitchen and 28ft Mobile Kitchen suit different kitchen volumes, and the 38ft Mobile Kitchen adds capacity for larger operations; compare their equipment lists and power needs before you choose.
Who rents kitchen trailers in Brentwood
Rental customers in Brentwood are commercial, institutional and public: universities, municipal agencies, school districts and hospitals. Each has its own pressure points, from a university kitchen rental during a remodel to keeping staff fed through a long project. Danville (about 43,410 residents) and San Ramon (about 85,924 residents) each have their own mix of hospitals, schools and plants, but the reasons they rent line up.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services counts 8 hospitals in Contra Costa County, among them Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, John Muir Behavioral Health Center, John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus and John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus. Certified nursing care adds 30 homes and roughly 2,916 beds. Public schools here number 278, enrolling about 167,630 students, with San Ramon Valley Unified, Mt. Diablo Unified and West Contra Costa Unified among the larger districts (NCES).
- University and Campus Temporary Kitchen Rentals: dishwashing capacity for trays and plates at peak times
- Municipal and Public Institution Kitchen Trailer Rentals: emergency operations centers that need to feed responders
- School Cafeteria Kitchen Rentals During Renovation: central kitchens that need a temporary production line during modernization
- Hospital Kitchen Rental and Temporary Kitchen Trailers: a fire, flood or equipment failure that closes the kitchen with little warning
Brentwood by the numbers
Census estimates put Brentwood at 66,286 people in 2024, 136th of 475 California places covered here. The city spans roughly 14.9 square miles in Contra Costa County. Across Contra Costa County's 717 square miles, 19 places are covered here, together about 995,431 residents, with Concord the largest. Spread over that area, the estimate gives about 4,459 residents per square mile. In a straight line, Brentwood sits about 46 miles from Sacramento, the capital of California. Antioch is the closest larger covered place, roughly 5 straight-line miles from Brentwood.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer 2024 and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.
Brentwood: emergencies, projects, access and costs
What past disasters mean for kitchens in Brentwood
Since 1969, Contra Costa County has been named in 19 FEMA declarations; flooding (8 declarations) and severe storms (6 declarations) lead the list. Oakley has its own page with its county's federal declarations, which helps when a project spans both.
The most recent is Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (major disaster declaration, DR-4683), declared January 14, 2023, with the incident beginning December 27, 2022. Flooding tends to knock out power and drainage first, leaving kitchens unable to cook or keep food cold even when the building is standing. By incident type, the count is flooding 8, severe storms 6, coastal storm 2, hurricane 1 and earthquake 1. By decade: 1960s 1, 1970s 1, 1980s 5, 1990s 5, 2000s 2, 2010s 3 and 2020s 2. Before that came Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (EM-3591, January 9, 2023), Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (DR-4308, April 1, 2017), Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (DR-4305, March 16, 2017), Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides (DR-4301, February 14, 2017) and Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides (DR-1628, February 3, 2006).
Between 2016 and 2025 the Storm Events Database recorded 60 county-based event records in Contra Costa County, with flood events the most common at 57. Floodwater leaves a building standing but unusable, so cooking, dishwashing and cold storage have to run from a trailer on higher, firm ground.
No wildfire of 1,000 acres or more has a mapped origin in Contra Costa County in NIFC's records since 2016. Smoke and power shutoffs travel farther than fires do, though: the nearest large fire on record began in Alameda County, about 19 miles away, where the Little fire burned 1,078 acres in 2026.
Declarations are federal designations for an area, not a record of damage at a particular site.
Infrastructure work around Brentwood
USASpending.gov lists 60 federal construction contracts of $500,000 or more with work in Contra Costa County since October 2021, worth about $374 million together. The Department of Defense committed $97 million to “Repair/Upgrade Pier 2 Main Platform Deck Structure, Motco, Concord CA” in Contra Costa County, awarded July 2018 (award record). Another public record is “Containerized Ammunition Holding Facilities,” a $85 million Department of Defense contract from February 2026 in Contra Costa County (award record). In September 2026, the Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a $23 million contract for “Parking Structure (Design-Build) Martinez, CA: Implementing Eo 14398 Dei Discrimination” in Contra Costa County, with work running to January 2028 (award record). USASpending.gov shows a $18 million Department of Defense contract, “Johnson Road Elect, Comm, Lighting,” starting September 2019 in Contra Costa County (award record). Crews on projects like this rarely have a restaurant nearby, which is the case for cooking on site with a rented kitchen and a dishwashing trailer. A project in Antioch, about 118,453 residents, would face the same phasing questions about gates, haul roads and pad space.
Rebuilds and remodels around Brentwood
No federal contract for repairing or modernizing a building is on record for Contra Costa County. The nearest is in Alameda County, about 19 miles away. In September 2026, the Department of Homeland Security awarded a $31 million contract for “Alameda Child Development Center Major Maintenance and Repair (M&R) and Expansion Project” in Alameda County, with work running to September 2028 (award record). USASpending.gov shows a $7.3 million Department of Agriculture contract, “4 Part Construction Project to Upgrade Boilers at the Albany, CA Wrrc,” starting September 2026 in Alameda County (award record). Renovations like this are the usual reason an institution leases a mobile kitchen, because the permanent one cannot run while the work is under way. Whoever remodels in Pittsburg starts from the same two questions: when does the kitchen close, and what feeds people until it reopens?
Getting emergency equipment into Brentwood
Public emergency operations in California are coordinated by the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), with county emergency managers handling local response. Staging areas and access routes for disaster response are published by those agencies and can change, so this page does not draw a route. For work in Clayton, look to the agencies covering that area rather than assuming the same routes.
The nearest hospital in CMS's list is Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch, in Antioch, about 5 miles from Brentwood in a straight line.
Pricing a mobile kitchen for Brentwood
Price depends on the model, the rental period, delivery and setup requirements and the utilities on site. Starting prices for kitchens near Brentwood include the 40ft Mobile Combo Kitchen from $9,995, the 38ft Mobile Kitchen from $7,995 and the 28ft Mobile Kitchen from $6,995, and prices may vary. See the equipment pages for dishwashing and refrigeration. Concord is quoted on the same factors, but at 16 miles away a different address can change delivery and setup terms.
Starting prices are guides, and prices may vary with location, rental length, delivery, setup and utilities. A written quote states the equipment, the rental period and what is included.
Sources: OpenFEMA (retrieved October 30, 2026); NOAA Storm Events, NIFC fire perimeters, NOAA nClimDiv normals, CMS provider data, NCES school data and USASpending.gov (retrieved October 31, 2026). Public records for an area or a project, not damage reports or work we did.
Dishwashing and emergency refrigeration in Brentwood
A kitchen is only half of food service. A dishwashing trailer such as the 38ft Low-Temp Conveyor Dishwashing Trailer (220V, single phase, 220A) handles trays, plates and pans so Brentwood kitchens do not fall back on disposables. Clayton, 12 miles away, has the same problem when the dish room closes before the cooking line does.
When a compressor quits, product loss follows within hours. Emergency refrigerated trailers, such as the 20ft LT Refrigerated Trailer, are rented to restaurants, hotels, hospitals and institutions around Brentwood. A call about emergency refrigeration from Concord starts with the same three questions: what failed, what is inside and where the trailer can sit.
A typical January night in Contra Costa County drops to 40°F, a typical July afternoon reaches 86°F, and the county gets about 19 inches of precipitation in a year (NOAA, 1991 to 2020). January lows run about 4 degrees warmer than the average California county. A mixed climate means a kitchen trailer sees freezing mornings and hot afternoons in the same year, and the setup allows for both.
Site checklist for Brentwood
Sites near Rio Vista and Livermore start from this same list, then adjust for their own pad, power and permits.
- People: decide who meets the driver, who signs off the setup and who calls us if something changes.
- Timing: share your start date and rental period so the quote reflects the real schedule.
- Potable water: kitchens and dishwashing trailers need a clean supply close to where they sit.
See the site planning guides for power, water, wastewater and placement detail.
Other places near Brentwood we rent to
A shared kitchen need can span several communities. The nearest places to Brentwood are listed with their straight-line distance; road distance and delivery time will differ.
- Oakley, CA: about 4 miles from Brentwood, about 47,158 residents
- Antioch, CA: about 5 miles from Brentwood, about 118,453 residents
- Pittsburg, CA: about 11 miles from Brentwood, about 77,131 residents
- Clayton, CA: about 12 miles from Brentwood, about 10,933 residents
- Concord, CA: about 16 miles from Brentwood, about 124,016 residents
- Danville, CA: about 16 miles from Brentwood, about 43,410 residents
Counties around Brentwood
The nearest California counties to Brentwood are Alameda County (23 miles), San Joaquin County (24 miles) and Solano County (26 miles).
- Alameda County: about 23 miles from Brentwood, 22 FEMA declarations since records began, 15 hospitals listed by CMS
- San Joaquin County: about 24 miles from Brentwood, 23 FEMA declarations since records began, 8 hospitals listed by CMS
- Solano County: about 26 miles from Brentwood, 28 FEMA declarations since records began, 6 hospitals listed by CMS
Beyond the kitchen: facilities for longer jobs
Plan the kitchen first; everything else is sized around mobile kitchens in Brentwood. Crews on a long or remote job can add shower and restroom combination trailer rentals, such as the 22ft Six-Stall Shower and Restroom Trailer, or laundry trailer rentals, such as the 24ft Laundry Trailer. Each model page lists its equipment and power, and we quote them on request.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a temporary kitchen in Brentwood need a health permit?
The local health authority usually reviews temporary food-service facilities, and requirements differ by jurisdiction. Contra Costa County environmental health or the California health department can tell you what applies. We can supply equipment lists to support the review.
What power does a kitchen trailer need in Brentwood?
Kitchen trailers on our list run on 220V single phase, from 200A on the 24ft and 28ft models to 200 to 220A on the larger ones. Dishwashing trailers range from 150A to 300A depending on the model, and the 30ft conveyor unit is listed on three-phase power. Check the model page before you confirm the site.
How do I get emergency refrigeration in Brentwood?
Call the 24-hour line and describe the failure, your address and the product you need to protect. Emergency refrigerated trailers are 20ft units listed at 32°F, 15°F and -5°F and need a 220V single-phase supply rated 40 to 60A. Availability depends on the unit and your location.
Who rents mobile kitchens near Brentwood?
Commercial, institutional and public customers: universities, municipal agencies, school districts and hospitals. We do not rent to households.
Why Organizations Choose Emergency Commercial Mobile Kitchen Service
Facilities around Brentwood rely on mobile commercial kitchen rentals when renovation, construction or equipment failure interrupts normal operations. Reliable equipment and clear coordination are what make that stop-gap work.
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Accelerated Deployment
Gathering utility and access details up front removes the common causes of setup delays.
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24/7 Emergency Service
Emergency calls are taken around the clock, so a failure at midnight is not left until morning.
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End-to-End Project Support
Help with site planning, equipment selection and delivery coordination keeps the details from falling to you.
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Flexible Rental Solutions
Rentals run from one week to monthly terms, with short-term and long-term options for planned and emergency needs.
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Heavy-Duty Commercial Equipment
Trailer kitchens carry the same classes of equipment used in permanent commercial kitchens.
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Experienced Logistics Coordination
Trailer length, turning room and access are checked against your site before anything is scheduled.
Why clients trust usWhat we can confirm
- Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for emergency and planned rental requests.
- Rentals are for commercial and industrial customers: hospitals, schools, institutions, hotels, contractors and public agencies.
- Equipment and electrical requirements are listed on each model page, so you can check them against your site.
- Delivery, setup and pickup are coordinated with your facility team, with guidance on power, water and wastewater.
Open 24/7 for emergencies
Start Your Rental Inquiry
Tell us the project location, the equipment you need, how long you need it and what is on site, and we will help match a trailer to the job. Emergencies and planned rentals both start here, or call the line any hour.
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