Cresco Resco

Cresco Resco’s story begins with a small restaurant-equipment store in Reno. In 1977, Paul Oelsner bought Resco Restaurant Equipment and transformed a business with little inventory into a showroom, with weekly deliveries on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada. The company remains family-owned and now combines in-person sales, online orders, and phone advice.

The catalog covers the kitchen from preparation to service. Fryers, gas ranges, griddles, ovens, charbroilers, and mixers sit alongside meat slicers, vacuum sealers, and dough equipment. Refrigeration includes upright units, sandwich and pizza prep tables, display cases, and bar equipment; ice machines have their own storage and dispensing ranges.

The offering continues with the items used throughout the workday: knives, cutting boards, cookware, ingredient containers, scales, and thermometers. Bakery supplies include sheet pans, molds, decorating utensils, and pastry tools. Coffee and tea service brings together brewers, grinders, milk pitchers, insulated servers, and espresso accessories; bar supplies include shakers, jiggers, strainers, and garnish stations.

The dining room is also part of the supply range. Cresco Resco sells table bases and tops, chairs, stools, and outdoor furniture, alongside china, glassware, and flatware. Shelving, carts, cabinets, cleaning equipment, and disposables complete storage and sanitation needs. Browsing by business type organizes products for bars, food trucks, bakeries, pizzerias, ice-cream shops, delis, and catering operations.

Professional kitchen design is a separate service alongside retail sales. The company works with businesses planning a new restaurant and arranges equipment around cooking needs and applicable technical and sanitation requirements. Sales staff assist customers in stores, while online purchases allow a location to be selected for order pickup.

In California, stores are at 2018 S. Van Ness Avenue, Fresno, CA 93721, and 951 Richards Boulevard, Sacramento. Fresno is also listed as the customer-service mailing address. In Nevada, locations are at 401 E. Plumb Lane, Reno, NV 89502, and 1300 E. Charleston Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89104.

The store listed under Denver is at 751 Billings Street, Aurora, CO 80011. These are five retail locations open to the public, alongside the digital catalog. The network serves both complete kitchen projects and individual utensil replacements, with a selection covering equipment, supplies, and furniture for food businesses.