Iowa Mobile Refrigeration Trailer Rental

Restaurant inspection update: Dead mice, expired food, kitchen closures

Sam’s Fine Foods and Egg Rolls in Des Moines voluntarily closed for the rest of the evening on July 14, 2026 to clean and relocate food into its remaining functioning refrigerators after one cooler was withdrawn. The inspector found food as warm as 62 degrees and required disposal of out-of-temperature items, also identifying a need for additional refrigeration. Clark Kauffman’s August 18 report described the findings, including water dripping onto food in the reach-in cooler.

We serve Des Moines and the adjoining West Des Moines, Urbandale, Johnston, Ankeny, Altoona, Grimes and Waukee communities. Central routes extend to Ames, Boone, Marshalltown, Newton and Grinnell. Eastern coverage connects Cedar Rapids and Marion with Iowa City, Coralville and North Liberty, then Davenport, Bettendorf, Muscatine, Clinton and Dubuque. Northern service includes Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Waverly, Decorah, Mason City, Clear Lake and Fort Dodge. Western corridors reach Sioux City and Le Mars, Spencer, Storm Lake and Cherokee, then Carroll and Denison through Council Bluffs, Atlantic, Red Oak and Shenandoah. Southern coverage includes Creston, Indianola, Knoxville, Pella, Oskaloosa, Ottumwa and Centerville, continuing through Fairfield and Mount Pleasant to Burlington and Keokuk.

The July 14, 2026 inspection tied a real relocation task to the loss of one cooler and a reported need for more refrigeration. Moving food into the remaining units required stock selection as well as physical space. For a comparable correction, temporary mobile refrigeration rental could hold an agreed portion of suitable chilled stock separately, leaving room for staff to clean and reorganize the kitchen. Plan the transfer around the operator’s food-retention decisions and the working cabinets. Call +1 (866) 216-4667 on our 24/7 phone line to discuss that division of stock.