Lakeside carts may not be the first product type that pops into your mind when you think of the perfect kitchen, but for us right now, our attention is fully fixed on exactly that: Lakeside carts.

At ShortOrder.com, we get excited by quality restaurant equipment - everything from Manitowoc ice makers to Hobart glass washers. But the sad fact is that the more complicated kitchen appliances get all the glory. We’d be the first to admit we tend to focus on the pricier refrigerators and ranges - the cooking tools that perform the tasks you think of first when you think of food preparation.

But we think we all owe Lakeside carts an apology, because a solid, well-built, rustproof, and multi-use stainless steel cart is a thing of beauty and an essential for the professional kitchen.

You don’t want your staff making unnecessary trips across the facility, reducing efficiency and increasing the risk of an accident. Without a good Lakeside cart, how does your staff transport ingredients, dishes, and cooking implements from freezer to char broiler, or from kitchen to outdoor buffet? If your chef is stuck catering an important meal in an inhospitable location, what’s more indispensable than a Lakeside cart for prep, organization, transportation, and presentation? In a pinch, he or she can rely on a Lakeside cart as a station for worry-free chopping, heating, cooling, serving, and display. That’s a lot of work for a piece of restaurant equipment that you don’t even have to plug in.

Lakeside carts like the Lakeside Utility Cart 422 can bear the weight of several people - the 422 can carry 500 pounds - and look good doing it. The toughest of our Lakeside cart selections, the beefy Lakeside Utility Cart 944, can haul an astonishing 1000 pounds, and still not look out of place in a conference or dining room thanks to the careful manufacturing and natural style of brushed stainless steel. Lakeside carts are built to strict standards and feature all-welded stainless steel construction, swivel or fixed casters in a range of sizes, easy-to-clean design, assembly-free manufacturing, and the quality synonymous with the Lakeside cart product. Lakeside carts have been a mainstay in the foodservice and restaurant equipment industry for over 50 years.

We feel like it’s easy to overlook the contributions and usefulness of these gorgeous and durable Lakeside carts, but we’re trying to put an end to that. We’re proud to have Lakeside carts as a part of our utility cart selection, and we think you’d be proud to have a few Lakeside carts in your kitchen.