Hot Dog Cart News for 2013

Hot Dog Cart News for 2013
Osborne's Dreammaker Hot Dog Carts Arrive Soon

Friday, February 24, 2012

Hot Dog Carts in Indiana


At Osborne's Dreammaker Hot Dog Carts in Fort Wayne Indiana we have worked extremely hard to source out a vendor friendly model of hot dog cart.  The love of concession stands, hot dog stands, mobile food vending carts appears to not only be a passion but a necessity as the American economy continues to get worse it seems.  Pending a new political election people who have an entrepreneurial spirit have taken to the streets to take their future in their own hands literally.  A hot dog vending cart purchase not only makes sense it makes money, real green cash money.  This season we have more to offer the new hot dog vendor, an easy to use piece of equipment.  See our website, new pictures are posted daily.  Better yet, come to Fort Wayne Indiana...visit the factory and see for yourself how special we are.  Fat Jon's BBQ did and here is what they had to say about us here.  Thank you Jon, it's customers like you that we work endless hours for.  We look forward to doing business with you in the future.  Here is Jon's testimonial to us:



I've been in the BBQ business for a while, and began looking into
the Hot Dog Cart scene a couple years ago to help take up the
time in between BBQ gigs, especially in the off-season.

I must have looked at every hot dog cart maker in the US,
watched every EBay auction and read every Craigslist ad I could
find for more than two years!

One day this last  October I found an ad on Craigslist for a used
cart and best of all, it was only 20 miles from my house.  I
stopped in and that's when I met Deb Osborn for the first time. 

Through my hot dog cart research I remember seeing Dog House
Carts but it was not until this day I realized they were built in
good old Fort Wayne, Indiana.

I got to see all the new carts they have in stock, ready to sell hot
dogs. Then I even got to go through their factory and see first-
hand the highest quality, pride and attention to every detail that
goes into each cart built.

The craftsmen there were happy and more than eager to show me
all the many features that are built into every cart made at their
plant.

I have a mechanical contracting background and know high -
quality craftsmanship when I see it.  And I saw high quality that day--
everywhere I looked.

Needless to say, after meeting Deb, her team, seeing her hot dog
carts,  I was hooked.  And, I bought one!

The whole experience with Deb and her team has made me a life-
long customer and if anyone is in the market for a hot dog cart--
there is no other choice:  .

Side Note:  On the morning of my first hot dog day, Deb drove to
my location just to see if I needed anything, to make sure
everything was going as smooth as possible!  Seriously!

How many times do you hear of people doing anything like that
these days?

"Fat" Jon Dobson

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Used Hot Dog Carts

Buyer Beware, used hot dog carts can at times be a nightmare for the buyer.  Often times older models of hot dog carts, food vending carts, hot dog stands and concession trailers are outdated and no longer meet the code in the city that they were originally purchased for.  You can feel a little bit more secure if the cart is in operation and under a current health department permit.  In most midwest states like Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Illinois if a cart is currently licensed, and inspected it will be approved to run.  Recommendations will often be made by the county health departments to upgrade the water systems and the burner systems if they are not sufficient or if they lack modern fixtures.  The best way to find out if the used hot dog cart that you are buying meets your local county health codes is to get the guidelines and ask what codes are the most important when you are looking to buy a used hot dog cart or mobile food stand.  Do they require water under pressure?  How long will it take for your water to heat up so that you can wash your hands?  What temperature is the handwashing water on your hot dog cart?  These are some very important questions.  At times the hot dog cart or mobile food stands will have an old serpentine coil water heating system, these are ineffective and when water is heated and steam is created your water lines will pop off every time.  Watch for someone who tells you to leave your hot water tap open to release pressure, you should have a pressure relief system installed on the water system or an on demand hot water system.  Dreammaker Hot Dog Carts, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana sells hot dog carts, mobile food stands and concession stands with the standard eccotemp hot water system which is a hot water on demand system.  Dreammaker Hot Dog Carts has the ability to manufacture NSF hot dog carts.  They also specialize in a cool air flow burner system which makes sure the heat stays where you need it most, in the burner well not heating up your cart or your cooler section.  What is unique about Osbornes Hot Dog Carts  in Fort Wayne, Indiana is that they have created options for any type of food production, this unit heats directly from your steam well and is very easily controlled by installed louvers.  Also, new in the accessory department is a free standing propane steam table unit, full size.  This unit is one of the only units that are manufactured specifically on the hot dog vending carts or as a stand alone unit.  Unique, and adds massive opportunities for any hot dog vendors current menu.  Just visit http://www.dreammakerhotdogcarts.com for more information on getting your cart upgraded to some of their unique options or for an entire hot dog cart overhaul.  If you don't like how your hot dog cart operates we can modify your existing cart without you having to buy a new one.