Gus Rodriguez built this awesome metal food cart from the E-Z Built Hot Dog Cart Video and Plans Package. He added compartments for shaved ice flavorings along both sides and put his ice shaver in the bun storage area with an ice chute through the top. Pretty slick!
But that’s not all. It’s an easy switch back to hot dogs by simply replacing the pans in the steam table. Genius! I love seeing all the different ways that my customers modify their carts. In fact, it seems like just about everyone adds at least one special touch. It’s very simple to do.
From hot dogs to sno cones, tacos to sushi, if you can dream it you can build it. That’s why you see so many versions of the E-Z Built in the photo gallery. I designed the E-Z Built Hot Dog Cart from the very beginning to be easy to modify. Once you watch the five DVDs you will be able to customize your cart to serve any food you desire just like Gus did.
Congratulations Gus on a wonderful build – I’m really proud of you!
Let’s hear it for Gus in the comments my fellow slingers, and let me know what other kinds of foods you are serving from your cart…
-Steve
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That looks Awesome! Shaved ice is a huge seller here in San Diego! I am inspirited to see how to add that onto my cart as well. Nice work!
Can’t wait to see what you do with this Brian. Nice talking to you the other day!
Great idea, snow cones in the heat of the summer and hotdogs in the fall and spring…
Good!! Good!!
Hot food sells best when it’s not too hot out. Cold treats sell best when it’s not too cool out. Cover all the bases to increase profits.
That’ll work..what part of Co. are you in? Just got back, planning on making a ride visiting fellow Slingers in our state…good Luck
I am waiting for inspection this week coming up, I will be setting up downtown Denver
haven’t picked the spot yet, i just took the cart out for a trial for a couple hours,, did great.., Shoot me an e mail at teachingenglish1@hotmail.com and \i let you know where I going to be this weekend..
Thanks Gus
Nice job!!! too cool here in Puget Sound Washington most of the time for sno cones
or I would do it too…..somebody asked me a week ago for peanuts soooooo….
buying by 5 pounds at Costco and selling baggies of them on my cart….selling
pretty good……just another idea for things to sell……keep doggin’ !!!
Way to go Larry, find a need and fill it. Now you have an additional profit center.
Awesome job! Great ideas for placement of the syrups! Love it!
I’m just about to add one to my cart too to sell snow-cones at the local Farmer’s Market. (It’s already got a buzz in town :))
Other things I’m selling…Sausage with peppers and onions are a big hit here in my area! Veggie dogs too! 100% vegetarian dogs by Field Roast are popular and have been getting a buzz and growing steadily. Since I’m not allowed a grill on my cart (health dept.), I’ve been grilling the sausages at home with the onions and peppers and then keep them steamin’. I separated one of the steam pans for the onions and peppers in aluminum foil and then keep the dogs and sausages in the other part of the steam pan. Works great! 🙂
Good for you Julia! Send me some pics of you and your rig at the farmer’s market!
Steve,
I loved the gallery of carts. If you can’t find a good idea from these, you don’t need to build a cart!
I love looking at the gallery too. It’s so cool to see all the modifications that my slingers come up with. What a creative bunch!
Now that’s awesome. I have been looking into adding a Shaved Ice/ Snow Cone Machine. Great Read!!!
Thanks Bulldoggie!
Wonderful idea, Gus. Great to see how creative my fellow dog slingers are. With the economy the way it is, you gotta give the people what they want. Hope to visit your setup in Denver sometime, Gus.
hello mr gus i live in miami i would like a sno cone cart without the frank part just like the one in the picture i have that same sno cone machine plz give me a call 919 332 4240
Hello gus i’m interested in one of this snow cone carts can u call me please a.s.a.p 916 544-3499 ???? thanks wait for ur call