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About Shanghai Mobile Kitchen Solutions

September 20, 2023

Founded in 1979 by Jimmy & Sylvia Wong

Welcome to our Shanghai Mobile Kitchen Solutions blog! In this series of blog posts, we will teach you more about our family, team, business and customers. The purpose of this blog is to teach you all about our history, capabilities, and background to help you make an informed decision when choosing the team to work on your mobile kitchen, food truck, or commercial or residential kitchen.

Shanghai Mobile Kitchen Solutions in Brooklyn, NY

A Business Rooted in Family & Tradition

Jimmy, Ernie and Sylvia Wong of Shanghai Mobile Kitchen Solutions

Shanghai Mobile Kitchen Solutions is currently owned and operated by Ernie Wong. Ernie is the son of two Chinese-American immigrants, Jimmy & Sylvia Wong.


Jimmy & Sylvia moved to America with the goal of making a better life for themselves and their family.


In 1979, Jimmy & Sylvia Wong founded Shanghai Stove Inc. At the time, we mostly provided Chinese cooking equipment and furnishing to restaurants in and around New York City.

Serving Mobile Kitchens and Food Trucks on the East Coast

Over the last 40+ years, our mission hasn't changed, but it has expanded. Now, we are known as Shanghai Mobile Kitchen Solutions. We continue to work with commercial kitchens in New York, but we have grown to become renowned experts in Mobile Kitchen and Food Truck buildouts, updates, maintenance & repair.

Shanghai Mobile Kitchen Solutions is based in Brooklyn, NY, but we work with Food Trucks and Mobile Kitchens across the country to make sure their businesses are built out and functioning perfectly. Most of our clients are located in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, The Bronx, and New Jersey, and even Boston, MA!

Precise Protocol for a Perfect Project

For every new client, the team at Shanghai Mobile Kitchen Solutions follows a strict design protocol to ensure their dreams and goals are fully realized during our food truck or mobile kitchen buildout.

1) Consultation and Conceptualization

Our work with new clients beings with an initial consultation, where we discuss your goals, desired functions, menu, food preparation needs and more. Though our team is not doing any physical building during this stage, it is a critical step of the process as we gain a complete understanding of your business's needs.

2) Design and Planning

Once we fully understand your needs and goals, the Shanghai Mobile Kitchen Solution team gets to work designing your food truck! This includes layout, suggested appliances, sizing and other details created to spec based on our initial consultation conversations.

3) Fabrication and Construction

Next comes the buildout! Out come the masks, saws, tape measurers and welders. In this step, we turn your ideas and our design into a physical reality.

4) Installation and Testing

After our construction phase, your kitchen will be fully-functional, but we're not done yet! Now is the time for us to work together to test the functionality and layout of your mobile kitchen. In this stage we will identify and correct any potential issues before you hit the road.

5) Training and Handover

Let's give you the keys! No buildout is complete without a full training. In this step, Ernie Wong himself will walk you through your new food truck or mobile kitchen, including all the features and appliances. We will also provide a detailed checklist for seasonal and annual maintenance.

We are the Food Truck Experts

Not only have we been doing this for 40+ years - we also have the know-how, experience, and processes to make sure your next mobile kitchen project is a complete success.

Have questions about our background, or are you ready to get started working with the experts in Food Trucks and Mobile Kitchens since 1979? Let's chat!

Treats are Good food truck in New York - one of our buildout customers

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