18 public lists re-checked September 29, 2026406 kitchens · 25 county & city rulebooks · 14 state cottage laws
CommissaryMap

Commissary and shared kitchens in California

152 kitchens across 74 towns. Each one comes from a public list, linked below with its date.

Kitchens152
Truck commissaries81
Prep kitchens67
Source lists9

Cities

California rules in brief

Commissary needed?
Yes. CalCode requires mobile food facilities to operate out of an approved commissary or other approved facility.
How often
County guidance (Sonoma County, citing CalCode §§114295, 114326): report to the commissary at least once each operating day for cleaning and servicing, and store the unit there.

Confirm with your health department. This is our plain-English summary of Summary of Mobile Food Facility Regulations (Sonoma County EH). Rules change and inspectors apply them case by case.

Full California (statewide) commissary rules

Local commissary rules

Other towns

Where these listings come from

  1. List of Permitted Commissaries — Alameda County Environmental Health (29 kitchens)
  2. Commissary List for Mobile Food Facilities (MFF) — Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, March 26, 2025 (28 kitchens)
  3. Commissary Kitchens — County of Marin Environmental Health Services, September 2025 (7 kitchens)
  4. Orange County Commissaries for Servicing and Storage of Mobile Food Facilities and Mobile Support Units — Orange County Health Care Agency, Environmental Health, April 23, 2025 (14 kitchens)
  5. Mobile Food Facility Commissaries (126-17-DES) — Riverside County Department of Environmental Health, 2023 (10 kitchens)
  6. Approved Commissary List — Sacramento County Environmental Management Department, August 26, 2025 (16 kitchens)
  7. Mobile Food Facility (MFF) Approved Commissaries List — San Bernardino County Environmental Health Services, March 2025 (10 kitchens)
  8. Commissaries and Shared Permanent Food Facilities Listing — County of San Luis Obispo Health Agency, Environmental Health Services (13 kitchens)
  9. Certified Commercial Kitchens — Sonoma County Department of Health Services, Environmental Health (25 kitchens)

Questions people ask

How many commissary kitchens are listed in California?

152: 81 that service food trucks or carts and 67 that rent kitchen space, from 9 public lists. Some kitchens do both.

Do these kitchens have space right now?

Health department lists don't track availability. Call first, or send a booking request from the kitchen's page.

Is my town missing?

Only Alameda County Environmental Health; Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health; County of Marin Environmental Health Services; Orange County Health Care Agency, Environmental Health; Riverside County Department of Environmental Health; Sacramento County Environmental Management Department; San Bernardino County Environmental Health Services; County of San Luis Obispo Health Agency, Environmental Health Services; Sonoma County Department of Health Services, Environmental Health publish lists we can use in California. If you run a kitchen, add it for free.