Restaurant Equipment and Supply for Lafayette, West Lafayette and Kokomo
Lafayette and West Lafayette face each other across the Wabash River in Tippecanoe County, and Kokomo sits about an hour east in Howard County. This is drive-in country. Triple XXX has served root beer and burgers in West Lafayette since 1929, Ray's Drive-In, known for its pork tenderloins, has been in Kokomo since 1948, and Louie's Coney Island has been a Kokomo stop since 1937.
It is also where two Indiana pizza chains got their start. Pizza King opened in Lafayette in 1956, Arni's grew out of a Lafayette Pizza King franchise in 1965, and Kokomo's Martino's Italian Villa has made pies since 1962. Add a farmers market that dates to 1839, a downtown candy shop with a working soda fountain, and the Feast of the Hunters' Moon every fall, and these kitchens stay busy all year.
Since 2015, The Restaurant Warehouse has shipped to thousands of commercial kitchens in every state. Lafayette and Kokomo orders ship from our Chicago warehouse, so Lafayette, West Lafayette and Kokomo restaurants get the same low prices and freight delivery right to Lafayette, West Lafayette, and Kokomo. The most common orders here are deep fryers, griddles, pizza prep tables, ovens, reach-in refrigerators, and freezers.
Pork Tenderloins and Drive-Ins from Kokomo to West Lafayette
The breaded pork tenderloin is an Indiana original, and the sandwich usually hangs well past the bun. In Kokomo, Ray's Drive-In on North Courtland Avenue has been at it since 1948, selling an oversized "King" tenderloin and a smaller size, and Visit Indiana puts it on its Tenderloin Lovers Trail. In West Lafayette, Triple XXX opened in 1929 as a Triple XXX "Thirst Station" and is the last one left; Visit Indiana calls it Indiana's first drive-in restaurant. Its burgers are "chop steak" ground from sirloin, and the root beer brand goes back to 1895. Kokomo has more old favorites: Louie's Coney Island has sold its "bake," a baked hamburger shaped like a hot dog and topped with coney sauce, since 1937, and Cone Palace, open since 1966, is known for chili dogs and vanilla Cokes.
A tenderloin line runs on deep fryers with room for a sandwich that big, plus griddles or charbroilers for burgers and coney dogs, freezers for breaded pork, and sandwich prep tables at the window. Root beer stands and soda counters add ice machines and back bar coolers.
Pizza King, Arni's and Martino's: Indiana Pizza That Started Here
Pizza King began in Lafayette in 1956, founded by brothers Wendell and Bob Swartz. Within a year they split Indiana by a gentlemen's agreement, with Wendell taking about three-quarters of the state and Bob taking the east, based in Muncie. In 1965 Arni Cohen turned a Lafayette Pizza King franchise in the Market Square Shopping Center into Arni's, known for pizza cut into squares, which had 19 locations in 2023 and is now owned by the founder's two sons. Kokomo has its own pizza history: Martino's Italian Villa, founded in 1962 by Angela and Frank Martino, was the city's second pizza place, has been on North Washington Street since 1972, and entered PMQ's Pizza Hall of Fame in 2017.
Pizza shops here need pizza prep tables with cold rails for toppings, deck and conveyor ovens, stainless work tables for dough, and reach-in refrigerators for sauce and cheese. Family restaurants that also run a fryer station add deep fryers and undercounter refrigeration.
Lafayette Farmers Market, McCord Candies and the Feast of the Hunters' Moon
The Lafayette Farmers Market was founded in 1839 and runs downtown on Fifth and Main streets Saturdays, May through October. The 2026 season had a record 120 vendors, according to Greater Lafayette Commerce, plus 21 food and beverage trucks. On the market's Main Street stretch, McCord Candies has sold candy at Sixth and Main since 1912, and its 1950s soda fountain still pours floats. Every fall since 1968, the Feast of the Hunters' Moon at Fort Ouiatenon Historic Park on the Wabash serves period food like rabbit stew, voyageur stew and venison sausage. The farms around it are big business: Tippecanoe County's 712 farms sold $244.2 million in 2022, mostly corn and soybeans, and counted more than 59,000 hogs, according to the USDA.
Market vendors and festival cooks build out with food truck equipment, compact griddles and undercounter refrigerators. Brewpubs and taprooms order draft beer coolers, bar refrigeration, glass door merchandisers, and ice machines, and candy and dessert counters use countertop display cases.
Restaurant Supply Store in Lafayette
We ship straight to your Lafayette restaurant. Most Lafayette and Kokomo orders arrive in 1 to 3 business days from our Chicago warehouse, with free freight and free lift gate service. Will-call pickup in Chicago is available for verified restaurant businesses, but most kitchens skip the trip and let us ship it. Most calls from this area are for a fryer, a griddle or a freezer that has to be replaced before the next lunch rush, a pizza line for a new shop, or a trailer build for the Saturday market and fall festivals. Tell us what you cook and how much room you have, and we will help you size it.
Why Lafayette Restaurants Buy From The Restaurant Warehouse
Every piece of new Atosa equipment we sell is run-tested for 24 hours at the factory before it ships. It carries Intertek's ETL Sanitation and cETLus listings, which certify it to the NSF/ANSI food equipment standards and US and Canadian safety standards that inspectors from the Tippecanoe County Health Department and the Howard County Health Department look for. Refrigeration comes with a 3-year parts and labor warranty and a 5-year compressor warranty, gas cooking equipment comes with a 1-year parts and labor warranty, and extended warranties are available.
- Free freight on qualifying orders, no lift gate fees
- Built for scrappy startups, food trucks and independent kitchens
- Founder Sean Kearney answers calls, texts and email at (206) 419-5801 or therestaurantwarehouse@gmail.com
Serving Lafayette, West Lafayette and Kokomo
Lafayette is our hub for Tippecanoe and Howard counties. Restaurants in Lafayette, West Lafayette and Kokomo get the same equipment, free lift gate freight and warranty, and they talk to the same team.
Lafayette
Downtown Lafayette has the farmers market and McCord Candies, and Arni's is headquartered here. Lafayette kitchens order pizza prep tables, ovens, draft beer coolers, and reach-in refrigerators.
West Lafayette
Across the Wabash, West Lafayette is home to Triple XXX, and the Feast of the Hunters' Moon is held each fall at Fort Ouiatenon, just outside town. Restaurants and campus-area cafes there order griddles, sandwich prep tables, ice machines, and food truck equipment.
Kokomo
Kokomo has Ray's Drive-In tenderloins, Louie's Coney Island and Martino's Italian Villa, and the Haynes-Apperson Festival brings concerts to Foster Park and food vendors to town each early July. Kokomo kitchens order deep fryers, freezers, charbroilers, and pizza prep tables.
Lafayette Restaurant Equipment FAQ
Do you ship restaurant equipment to Lafayette?
Yes. The Restaurant Warehouse ships commercial restaurant equipment to Lafayette and the rest of Lafayette, West Lafayette and Kokomo by freight, with lift gate delivery to your door.
Do you deliver to West Lafayette and Kokomo?
Yes. We deliver across Tippecanoe and Howard counties, including Lafayette, West Lafayette and Kokomo.
How fast is delivery to Lafayette?
Most Lafayette and Kokomo orders arrive in 1 to 3 business days from our Chicago warehouse, depending on item availability and carrier routing. Contact us if you need equipment urgently.
Do you offer free freight?
Yes. Free freight is available on select models and qualifying orders. Contact us to confirm freight options for a specific item.
Do you charge lift gate fees?
No. We do not charge lift gate fees.
What types of restaurant equipment do you sell?
We sell commercial refrigerators, freezers, prep tables, griddles, charbroilers, deep fryers, ovens, ice machines, bar refrigeration, and food truck equipment, plus many other categories for professional kitchens.
Can I get help choosing the right equipment?
Yes. If you can't find what you need, call or email us and we'll help you source the right product for your kitchen.
Can I pick up my order?
Yes. Verified restaurant businesses can arrange will-call pickup at our Chicago warehouse. But why lose a day renting a truck, strapping it down and unloading it yourself? With free freight and free lift gate service, most Lafayette and Kokomo orders arrive at your door or curb in 1 to 3 business days. Call (206) 419-5801 to set up either option.
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