To qualify as a Pop-Up vendor, you must have or obtain a Health Permit to Operate within the City and County of San Francisco. For example, a licensed caterer may operate a Pop-Up at a licensed restaurant if they obtain necessary approval from the Health Department.

A Pop-Up vendor can operate no more than three (3) days per week out of a currently licensed food facility in San Francisco.

Obtaining Approval:

To obtain approval to operate, the Pop-Up vendor must submit the following materials to the Food Safety Program:

Completed Permitted Kitchen Verification Form for Pop-Up.
Pop-up Fee: credit card, check, or money order in the amount for one hour of the current Environmental Health Inspector Hourly Rate. Checks should be made out to SFDPH.
Copy of Pop-Up Certified Food Safety Manager Certificate.
Copy of Pop-Up Menu.
Floor plan of pop-up host location: indicate all equipment, sinks, storage spaces, and details on pop-up set-up. Identify all equipment to be used by pop-up.
Transport Operation Plan: brief description of safe food handling practices in regards to the protection of food, equipment, and utensils from contamination and/or temperature abuses during transport from commissary to pop-up. This will only be needed if commissary and pop-up at different location.
Facility Operation Plan at pop-up location: brief description of pop-up set-up and safe food handling practices in regards to the protection of food, equipment, and utensils from contamination and/or temperature abuses at pop-up site.

**Important** The Pop-Up approval by SFDPH is location specific and cannot be transferred to another food facility. Additional application fee may apply for transfer of commissary and/or pop-up location.

For information on permits for pop-up and other non-traditional temporary food facilities, please call our office at 415-252-3800.

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Obtaining Approval:

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