Selling Food in Orange County Means a County Permit First

Orange County casts a wide net for food permits. Restaurants, bakeries, caterers, convenience stores, school cafeterias, church soup kitchens, snow-cone stands, and mobile vendors all show up in the county packet.

The Environmental Health and Code Compliance office is at 11475 FM 1442. The phone is (409) 745-1463. Its food-service area includes Orange, Pinehurst, West Orange, Bridge City, Vidor, Rose City, Pine Forest, and unincorporated places.

Pull the new-establishment packet early. The first step is a permit application plus plans. That lets the county review the menu, equipment, and layout while changes are still easier to make.