Mickle Center Shared Use Community Kitchen
1620 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA 50314
About this kitchen
The Mickle Center Shared Use Community Kitchen is a state-licensed commercial kitchen located at 1620 Pleasant Street, Des Moines, IA, now operating independently after launching in 2017 under The Wallace Centers of Iowa. It provides affordable space for food entrepreneurs—including food truck operators, caterers, and market vendors—to start, test, or scale a food business, and has facilitated the launch of 46 small businesses in the Des Moines metro. Contact Kitchen Supervisor Mary Kapler at 515.282.4715 for more information.
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- - Fresh water fill
- - Grey water dump
- - Overnight parking
- ✅ Truck-friendly access
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