Commissary Kitchen Rental

Are you a culinary entrepreneur ready to break into the exciting field of hand crafted, artisanal, gourmet, or specialty foods, but need a commercial kitchen to prepare them?

Jersey Girl Cafe might be able to help you out.

Commissary Kitchen Agreement: Jersey Girl Cafe is able to support food businesses needing a commissary for prep, clean-up or waste disposal.

  • Commissary Kitchen Agreement with an annual fee of $350 + NJ Sales Tax, for authorization to use the cafe kitchen.

  • The following is provided by Jersey Girl Cafe to the vendor with the paid Commissary Kitchen Agreement fee:

    • electronic copy of Retail Food Establishment License

    • electronic copy of Sanitary Inspection Report

    • electronic copy of Risk Based Inspection Report

    • completion of the Commissary Kitchen section of any applications for events or off-site locations

  • Required Documentation from vendor:

    • minimum $1M liability insurance

    • Current Safe Food Handler (ServSafe) certification

    • Federal EIN letter (from IRS)

    • NJ Certificate of Authority (from NJ Treasury, authorizes your business to collect NJ sales tax)

Kitchen Use: The Cafe kitchen is available for rental after operating hours:

  • Tuesday - Friday - after 8:30pm

  • Saturday & Sunday - after 4:30pm

  • Advance reservation of the kitchen is required

  • Paid Commissary Kitchen Agreement

  • Registration with Hamilton Township Health Department if needed per the Hamilton Township Health Department

  • Pre-event prep: $100 for up to 4 hours, $25/hour for additional time

  • Post-event clean up: $50 for up to 2 hours, $25/hour for additional time

Available Equipment:

  • 6 burner stove, flat top grill, double oven, 2 deep fryer, 2 deck convection oven

  • commercial countertop Hobart style mixer

  • work tables, baking sheets

  • walk in refrigerator to chill product

  • limited overnight use of walk-in refrigerator, freezer for an extra charge

Not included:

  • no dry storage

  • no overnight parking

  • no use of disposables (e.g. parchment paper, food containers)

  • no use of cafe food products or small wares

  • Jersey Girl Cafe’s commercial kitchen is not licensed for canning / bottling processes

Contact owner, Chef Kathy, at 609-838-9799 to schedule a walk-through of the kitchen.