We are Texas food truck operators who spent years figuring out the permit process the hard way. We built this service so you don't have to.
Texas Food Truck Permits exists because the permit process shouldn't be the reason a good operator doesn't open. We've watched talented people with great food and real hustle get stopped cold by paperwork — wrong documents, missed requirements, failed inspections, rejected applications.
We know what that feels like. We've lived it. Every operator who sits across from us on a review call is someone we've been in the same position as. That's not marketing. It's why we built this.
Based in Brownsville, Texas — the 956 — we serve operators in every major Texas market. Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, El Paso, Laredo, McAllen. If you're in Texas and you're trying to open a food truck, we can help.
We are not a permit mill. We are not a generic consulting firm. We are working food truck operators and hospitality professionals who have built real concepts, served real customers, and fought through the real Texas permitting process — in multiple cities, under multiple rule sets, and now under HB 2844.
Here's who's actually doing your review.
Rolando grew up watching Emeril with his father, cooking filet mignon and rack of lamb at home before most kids knew what a mise en place was. Entrepreneurship is in his DNA — his father owns a used car dealership, and Rolando left that world with respect but with his own vision.
He built his first food truck concept in Austin — a taco operation that earned a Top 10 Tacos in Austin recognition from José Ralat, featured in Eater and Texas Monthly. His grandmother's scratch chorizo recipe was on the menu not because it was the smart business move, but because he loved it enough to eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's who he is.
He came back to Brownsville and built Smash Bros 956 — bringing Austin food truck culture home but keeping it rooted in the 956. The first day he had 4 customers. Now he's building toward a sports bar and a franchise model. He's lived every stage of the operator journey, including the permit headaches.
When Rolando reviews your application, you're getting 18+ years of real kitchen and operator experience — not a checklist from someone who read the DSHS website.
Diego brings operational depth to the team — food truck buildout, equipment compliance, and the kind of hands-on commissary knowledge that only comes from actually operating. He's worked through permit processes in multiple Texas markets and knows the practical difference between what DSHS requires on paper and what inspectors actually look for in the field.
If your truck has an equipment issue that could cause a failed inspection, Diego will find it before DSHS does.
Behind every review is a network of Texas food truck operators — people who have been permitted in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Brownsville, and El Paso under different rule sets and different inspectors. When your city has a specific quirk or your situation is unusual, we have someone in that market who has seen it.
We don't outsource to a call center. Every review is handled by someone who has actually operated a food truck in Texas.
We built this service because we needed it ourselves. Every decision — what to include in the review, how to price it, what to flag — comes from the operator's perspective, not a consultant's checklist.
Your review is specific to your truck, your city, and your situation. We don't send a PDF. We don't use a script. We look at your actual documents and tell you what's wrong and what to do.
We don't try to serve 50 states. We know Texas — its health departments, its inspectors, its city-specific quirks, and HB 2844 inside and out. Depth over breadth, every time.
30 minutes. Real answers. A written plan after the call. From people who've been exactly where you are.
Start My Permit Review — $99