Why just hot dogs?

I get calls daily, asking, Hey can I cook soup on your carts or can I do bbq, do you have a deep fryer option and can I serve potatoes? Simply the answer is yes! And most manufacturers will sell you whatever you want. I am here to help you though. It is no coincidence that most carts are serving up hot dogs, brats and sausages instead of something different and unique. 99.9% of the reason for this is that most states don't allow other food items to be served. Why? Well, serving food on an open cart can be unsafe. To prevent food borne illness most states only allow Non-potentially hazardous foods to be served. What this means is foods that are not as susceptible to bacteria growth. Pre-cooked hot dogs are one of only a few foods that are non-potentially hazardous and hence why you mostly only hear of hot dog carts, instead of pancake carts and soup carts. To be able to sell potentially hazardous foods, you would want to work from a mobile kitchen, a concession stand. You can almost serve anything you choose from these, but then you have stricter limitations on where and when you can set up. For the states that do allow you to have cheese sauce and soups and such, then by all means add whatever you want to your cart that will allow you to serve those foods. Here at BensCarts, we can include about anything on your cart. But I do not want to sell you a deep fryer or a bbq grill if you can't use it. My joy comes from your success, not from making a sale for only the sales ...