Food Truck On Location Catering Catering in Chicago
Best Catering Expertise
By managing food truck daily life from event booking, to online ordering and catering we have cultivated an intimate relationship with great vendors throughout the country and know exactly which truck(s) will suit your needs, from a small neighborhood party to massive corporate events.
- Cities
- 1900+
- Caterings
- 2,000+
- Attendees
- 300,000+
- Cuisines
- 80+
Hot, Customizable Meals for Chicago Studios—Ready When the Director Calls “Cut!”
From Cinespace on the West Side to NBC Tower overlooking the Chicago River, Best Food Trucks has fed film and TV crews all across the Windy City. We know that when the cameras stop rolling, your crew needs food fast—and it has to taste great. Our Chicago studio catering program delivers just that, pairing the city’s most popular food trucks with tight production schedules and even tighter budgets.
We’ll work hand-in-hand with your production team to create rotating daily menus that keep everyone excited. Craving Latin flavors? We’ll roll in La Cocinita Chicago. Need smoky comfort food after a long night shoot? Soul & Smoke has you covered. Want gourmet sandwiches that even the pickiest PA will love? The Fat Shallot is a Chicago staple. Looking for a quick handheld bite between scenes? 5411 Empanadas serves Argentina-inspired goodness. And if the crew is shouting “Mangia!”, we’ll park La Comodita curbside for authentic Sicilian street food.
Beyond the menu, we scout the best on-lot or curbside serving locations, streamline online ordering and pickup, and vet every vendor for city permits, health inspections, and insurance—so you don’t have to. After service, we provide a detailed cost breakdown that stays within your production budget.
Food truck catering is also a greener choice for Chicago studios: individual made-to-order meals mean less overproduction and drastically reduced packaging waste compared with traditional buffet catering.
Let Best Food Trucks handle mealtime on your Chicago set, so you can stay focused on getting the perfect shot while your crew enjoys the perfect meal.
Fueling Chicago’s Independent Food Scene
Choosing food truck catering for your Chicago studio set does more than keep the crew happy—it keeps our city’s neighborhoods thriving. Every truck we dispatch for Chicago studio catering is a locally owned small business, from a Logan Square husband-and-wife taquería on wheels to a Bronzeville pit-master smoking ribs right on the curb. When you order food truck catering for film sets in Chicago, your craft-services dollars flow straight back to Chicago families, farmers, and suppliers instead of a national chain’s headquarters.
Food trucks are also a smart, eco-friendly swap for the old buffet table. On-board kitchens use less energy, make every meal to order, and ditch the mountains of plastic clamshells you’ll see piling up behind other caterers’ vans. That means fewer half-eaten trays headed toward landfills on the Calumet River and more compostable utensils sourced from Green City Market vendors.
So the next time your production coordinator types “low budget film catering near me” or “food truck catering for studios in Chicago,” skip the steam trays. Call Best Food Trucks, keep Chicago green, and put your budget to work for the small businesses that make the Windy City taste so good.
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Our features
Streamlined Requests
With our quick and simple online catering form, you can request food trucks for your next event in a matter of minutes, specifying your guest count, budget and dates.
Choose Your Favorites
After you submit a catering request to us, our team will check availability for you and send over a list of amazing food truck menus to browse through (try not to drool).
Simplified Payments
Once you've decided on which truck you'd like to book, confirming them is as easy as clicking a button. All payments are handled securely on our website for ease of booking.
Pre-Ordering
If your meal time is limited, our staff will work with you to coordinate an online pre-order system where meals are predetermined and handed out hot during service.
Support Team
Our dedicated support team will be with you every step of the way from planning to organizing to grubbing your little heart out. With every event you'll have a dedicated member of our team available in case anything should arise.
Corporate Portal
With customizable features, executives can set up their own account, add a credit card and let their employees order as they want from the food truck or set spending limits.
They talk about us
4.64 (161,607 reviews)
Alyse K.
24 July 2025
Food was great. Our client loved it and super fast turnaround. Served 50+ people in under 40 mins. I would recommend and I will book again.
Lindsay S.
8 July 2025
Food was AMAZING!! They were friendly and great with all our guests! Food was delicious and everyone at the party was raving about how good it was! Huge success!
Erika W.
12 May 2025
Our team really enjoyed the empanadas. Angel was great to work with and kept me informed the entire time.
Jenn W.
17 December 2024
Food was great and such a hit for our holiday party
Chris K.
23 October 2024
Super friendly crew, delicious cupcakes, banana cream pudding & butter cookies! Can't wait to hire them for next year!
Martha M.
10 September 2024
Excellent tacos, rice and beans, and street corn! My guests raved about the food! I would have La Patrona back in a heartbeat! Watch out for the salsa - they are both spicy!
Jordan O.
31 May 2024
Food was amazing and the team was very responsive in helping me find a food truck promptly.
Kyle R.
15 September 2025
Be attentive to ordering apps, so that food is ready in a fair amount of time. And, have To-Go packaging ready for safe transport.
Anthony P.
15 September 2025
The variety of item choices and quality of the food was great. All participants of our event praised the food. Definitely a good choice.
Sara B.
15 September 2025
They were fabulous!! Sandwiches and customer service were amazing. We strongly recommend them for your next event.
