One Fat Frog Blog
Buying Guide: Walk-In Coolers, Freezers, Combos
Walk-in coolers, freezers, and combos can be one of the biggest purchases you make for your restaurant location. When making a decision on the right walk-in for your location, there are several aspects that have to be considered. In this post, One Fat Frog Restaurant...
Buying Guide: Restaurant Hoods
A restaurant hood system is easily one of the most crucial pieces of equipment you need for your location. It's also one of the most expensive, so it's key to understand the aspects of a hood, where hoods are needed, and other important hood-related aspects. Here are...
Buying Guide: Blast Freezers
Blast freezers used to be reserved for industrial food production on a large-scale. The times they are a-changing though, and now you can find blast freezers in restaurants, caterers, bakeries, and other small locations. If you've been thinking about adding a blast...
Restaurant Startup: Leasing Commercial Property
There are so many steps that you need to take to get your restaurant off the ground. We've covered many of them on this very blog, and you can go through the search bar on the right to find other topics in this area. One of the most important aspects of any business...
Jobs in a Restaurant Kitchen
There are many ways to learn the skills needed to become a chef. Well, there are two ways if you really narrow it down: culinary school and learning on the job. In a previous post, we discussed the pros and cons of both paths, and you can check that out when you get...
Restaurant Startup: Licenses You’ll Need
So we here at the Frog like to provide a variety of services aside from just setting you up with some awesome pieces of restaurant equipment and flipping quarters with forklifts (and yes, we can do that last one very well). We are also registering you up-and-coming...
Restaurant Startup: A Day in the Life of a Chef
So you've finally done all that must be done to get your restaurant opened. You've gotten the loans, bought the location and the concept, managed to get all of your equipment for a great price (from us, no doubt), and you're ready to be the amazing chef you've always...
Buying Guide: Tilt Kettles
Tilt kettles are essential for any restaurant location that moves a lot of sauces, soups, stews, chili, sup beans, etc. They're also perfect for cooking entrees, such as beef, chicken, or pork. They offer a large cooking area that can be easily tilted to allow for...
Restaurant Startup: Where Do You Learn The Skills?
Your dream of opening a restaurant is ahead of you, and you know there are a variety of reasons why one wants to start up a restaurant. One of those reasons is because you've always had a love for cooking, and you hope that love translates into a successful business....
Startup Restaurant: We Make It Easy For You!
Ask anyone out there: starting up a restaurant is hard. It doesn't matter if you've got a multimillion-dollar investor or you're digging into your kids' college fund, that doesn't mean that people will line up at your door to sample the culinary brilliance you have to...
Buying Guide: Walk-In Coolers, Freezers, Combos
Walk-in coolers, freezers, and combos can be one of the biggest purchases you make for your restaurant location. When making a decision on the right walk-in for your location, there are several aspects that have to be considered. In this post, One Fat Frog Restaurant...
Buying Guide: Restaurant Hoods
A restaurant hood system is easily one of the most crucial pieces of equipment you need for your location. It's also one of the most expensive, so it's key to understand the aspects of a hood, where hoods are needed, and other important hood-related aspects. Here are...
Buying Guide: Blast Freezers
Blast freezers used to be reserved for industrial food production on a large-scale. The times they are a-changing though, and now you can find blast freezers in restaurants, caterers, bakeries, and other small locations. If you've been thinking about adding a blast...
Restaurant Startup: Leasing Commercial Property
There are so many steps that you need to take to get your restaurant off the ground. We've covered many of them on this very blog, and you can go through the search bar on the right to find other topics in this area. One of the most important aspects of any business...
Jobs in a Restaurant Kitchen
There are many ways to learn the skills needed to become a chef. Well, there are two ways if you really narrow it down: culinary school and learning on the job. In a previous post, we discussed the pros and cons of both paths, and you can check that out when you get...
Restaurant Startup: Licenses You’ll Need
So we here at the Frog like to provide a variety of services aside from just setting you up with some awesome pieces of restaurant equipment and flipping quarters with forklifts (and yes, we can do that last one very well). We are also registering you up-and-coming...
Restaurant Startup: A Day in the Life of a Chef
So you've finally done all that must be done to get your restaurant opened. You've gotten the loans, bought the location and the concept, managed to get all of your equipment for a great price (from us, no doubt), and you're ready to be the amazing chef you've always...
Buying Guide: Tilt Kettles
Tilt kettles are essential for any restaurant location that moves a lot of sauces, soups, stews, chili, sup beans, etc. They're also perfect for cooking entrees, such as beef, chicken, or pork. They offer a large cooking area that can be easily tilted to allow for...
Restaurant Startup: Where Do You Learn The Skills?
Your dream of opening a restaurant is ahead of you, and you know there are a variety of reasons why one wants to start up a restaurant. One of those reasons is because you've always had a love for cooking, and you hope that love translates into a successful business....
Startup Restaurant: We Make It Easy For You!
Ask anyone out there: starting up a restaurant is hard. It doesn't matter if you've got a multimillion-dollar investor or you're digging into your kids' college fund, that doesn't mean that people will line up at your door to sample the culinary brilliance you have to...
Frequently Asked Questions
I'm new to food trucks and trailers, how do I get started?
The best place to start the process is in our showroom discussing your dream with one of our sales associates. They can help you map out a path for what type of trailer will best fit your needs.
How much does a food truck or trailer cost?
Am I able to finance my food truck or trailer?
Financing is available through third party lenders. We work with most credit scores and will help you get approved in as little as 3 business days. Learn more
How long will it take for my food truck or trailer to be built?
It’s our goal to get you up and running as soon as possible. Manufacturing times vary depending on a lot of factors. While your trailer is in production, we help make sure you have all your permits and licensing ready so that when the trailer arrives you’re ready for inspection and you’re cookin! A sales associate will work with you on a specific timeline.