How much is it to buy a hot dog cart in NYC?

[TonyTall]

I could see this being a solid career. Probably make over $250/day cash and the time would go by pretty fast. Carts themselves are only about a grand. Then just hot dogs, buns and condiments. Triple the price to sell them and you would make so much money.

However where do you keep the cart at night?

You would need to rent a parking spot and those are very expensive in NYC. or storage again not cheap. also you could buy an old truck and an old trailer and transport it out of the city each day. but gas prices and tolls would get you there.

Im looking at rentals in queens right now. a place that has some free storage. get the cart wheel it out around 10am stay on the street corner until about 6 pm. all profit and no taxes

here is a cart for $1,100



seems like one guy could push that around a few city blocks. im going to do this i already have over $4k offshore and more in the bank. would only be a few months until i made my investment back

[jjgold]

Pretty sure there's no more licenses anymore

I would think hundreds of thousands of dollars

[Monitor-Tan]

You need license, and once you get it which ain't cheap, GL not paying taxes on that when the city clearly sees you have hotdog vendor license and not paying taxes on it...

[TheCentaur]

Yeah but then a bunch of kids will steal it, trash it, then get sent to juvenile detention where they get sexually abused by alcoholic guards. Do you really want that on your conscience?

[jjgold]

Pass

[b1slickguy]

Don't forget the weekly extortion fees.
Good luck.

[smoke a bowl]

I like it Tall. Tell us how it goes.

[smoke a bowl]

If you can make a good chili you are home free.

[TonyTall]

Yeah but then a bunch of kids will steal it, trash it, then get sent to juvenile detention where they get sexually abused by alcoholic guards. Do you really want that on your conscience?

did you look at the guy next to the yellow cart. im not scared of a group of teens beating me down yelling "sick faggit" and stuff like that

cant just attack a hotdog guy before night time anyways

as for licenses its zoo york do you think those guys are all legit. of course not. its the wild west out there. either way im going to NYC cause there you have to live right. you might only get 2-3 seconds then a flash and then you are obliterated

[pattymayo]

Tony typically these trucks are small meaning low to the ground

You're tall as your handle says , do you think you are too tall for the truck tony

Id be concerned that all that bending down reaching for hot dogs out of the water and putting it in a bun would be bad for your back

Tony

[tony_come]

Don't forget soda drinks for a $1.00

[TheCentaur]

I think this would be a great cover for booking

Your customers would come to you for a hot dog, then you chat them up about the Jets and the Knicks, next thing you know lots of cash is changing hands as you give them a hotdog.

[TonyTall]

my cart would be on 14inch rims. no problem there

i bet id get a lot of chicks too. always do

[TheCentaur]

Whatever, call up the carnival

[Boner_18]

Cart and license is cheap. Finding a good location that isn't taken is a bitch.

[TheCentaur]

Cart and license is cheap. Finding a good location that isn't taken is a bitch.

This is TonyTall

He could just destroy the other guy's cart winging his fastballs at it

[itchypickle]

NYC anything is going to be limited and expensive as hell...venture out to a park somewhere or I see them outside smaller businesses a good bit in summer, next to sno cone stands. Can't see it being a solid career but definitely seems like good supplementary income if you want to have that.

[MoMoneyMoVaughn]

As far as aspirations go, its fairly realistic and attainable. Just doesn't seem all that great...

I say go for it.

[TheCentaur]

As far as aspirations go, its fairly realistic and attainable. Just doesn't seem all that great...

Brutal

If it makes any difference, this is just more fiction from Tony

[pavyracer]

Most millionaires started by buying a hot dog cart on credit.

[toga toga]

The carts that you show are much smaller than the typical nyc cart. Not sure of the fees to get license,etc but the growth of food trucks in nyc has put a large dent in the business these carts once had. Most carts sell more than just hot dogs now, which is why they are much bigger - so the cost would be much greater. I think you still can make decent money, but the hours are long and the weather can be brutal. Good
luck.

[Seaweed]

Can i have a hot dog?

[DwightShrute]

$1100 and you have to endure the weather. Might as well get one of these for $15

[itchypickle]

$1100 and you have to endure the weather. Might as well get one of these for $15

At .50 per dog the kid's clearly losing money and will not be in business long...buy him out for his equipment and raise the price and you're on your way Tony

[gauchojake]

Mayan has a fruitas stand here in east Los that is very profitable. Plus he charges rent to the mojados and that's where the real money is. Mayan I want some jicama with chili and salt ese.

[Slanina]

I love Hot Dog carts. When I was in NYC a few years ago I think I stopped at one 3x a day.

[gauchojake]

Hot dog carts in LA consist of a stolen shopping cart, tin foil, and sterno

[onemoregoal]

urgh, why would anyone want to eat from a strange man and his cart?
we dont have these here, yeah.

[PokinSmot]

spots are all taken in the city....queens is the safest borough

maybe you should do a shish kabab stand/cart

think outside the box/cart






these guys take in 10k a night min in the city....working 7pm-7am

[The Giant]

Do the umbrellas come with the carts?

And I would imagine condiments can really cut into profits. I would buy the generic kind.

[gauchojake]

Gyro?

[minet123]

Don't forget the weekly extortion fees.
Good luck.

^^^^^^^^^
This
Your better option is to set up in front of the county court house in one of the suburban counties in NJ,NY or Conn

[marcoloco]

i would eat away my profits and gain 50+ lbs in no time

[Kermit]

Tony, you ever see the movie Sleepers?

Your Hot Dog cart could be the key ingredient to the molestation of some young ragamuffins.

[Fidel_CashFlow]

Yeah but then a bunch of kids will steal it, trash it, then get sent to juvenile detention where they get sexually abused by alcoholic guards. Do you really want that on your conscience?

how the fukk did this post not get nominated