Question about starting a business

[Gabesz]

Hello!

I would like to ask for help. I would like to start a business, the main character of which is a double-decker bus that has been converted into a buffet car. The lower level has the kitchen and service area, and the upper level has a seating area. What do you suggest and what should we look out for?

Thanks in advance

 

[medtran49]

Check with the health department and see if they will allow something like that before you spend any money.

 

[Andy M.]

Make sure your city/town allows food trucks with customer seating.

 

[dragnlaw]

Which brings to mind another point. With customer seating, would you not have to have a lavatory?

 

[medtran49]

Which brings to mind another point. With customer seating, would you not have to have a lavatory?

In most places, yes. Apparently, it depends on how many tables you have though.

 

[taxlady]

Are there laws about accessibility where you live? How would someone in a wheel chair get to the seating area?

What about fire safety regulations? If a fire starts in the kitchen, how easy would it be for the customers and wait staff to escape?

 

[Aunt Bea]

Let someone else go first, the second mouse gets the cheese!

Restaurant on wheels comes to life in a double-decker bus

Converting a double-decker bus into a mobile restaurant was a three-year project for Billy Lavelle in Carson City, Nevada. The bus features an upstairs dining room supported by a downstairs kitchen. The first floor also serves walk-up customers.

www.foodtruckoperator.com

I think that I would opt to work out of a conventional kitchen for the heavy duty food prep and stock the buffet on wheels kitchen as a fast food or catered steam table serving area.

There are many professional licensed kitchens in every community that sit idle most of the time. Check local churches and fraternal organizations to see if you could work out a rental arrangement.

Good luck!

 

[taxlady]

That was an interesting article @Aunt Bea

 

[dragnlaw]

I agree taxy. I also think that Gabesz in Hungary, if that's where he's going to do it, could really learn the steps for getting approval for his project...
LOL - Gabesz take a look at the $$signs.
I think you would have a winning project and an awful lot of work! Good Luck!