Food Truck Movie Set Catering Catering in Des Moines
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 Your Des Moines Studio Crew
Filming in Des Moines? From soundstages near the Iowa State Fairgrounds to indie sets in the East Village, Best Food Trucks keeps your cast and crew fueled with fresh, on-time meals. We’ve spent years feeding production teams, so we know how to sync service with your call sheet and satisfy even the pickiest Midwestern palate.
Our local account managers build rotating daily menus featuring DSM favorites like Tacos Degollado, Tacos La Barca D.C., Ninas Tacos, Taqueria La Esperanza, and the plant-powered Veggie Thumper. Whether you need sunrise breakfast burritos before a dawn shoot at Gray’s Lake or late-night bowls after wrap in the Western Gateway, we’ve got you covered.
We handle everything: scouting the best parking spots around Pappajohn Sculpture Park, verifying permits and insurance with the City of Des Moines, streamlining app-based ordering and pickup, and providing a transparent cost breakdown that fits your budget. Choosing food truck catering also slashes food and packaging waste—good for your production and for keeping the Des Moines River clean.
Let Best Food Trucks remove the stress from mealtime so you can focus on capturing that perfect shot of the Capitol dome. For studio food truck catering in Des Moines, we’re the crew’s favorite call.
Backing Des Moines’ Home-Grown Food Truck Entrepreneurs
Choosing food truck catering for your studio set isn’t just the tastiest option in Des Moines—it’s an investment in our city’s small-business heartbeat. Most DSM trucks are run by solo chefs and family crews who perfected their menus at the Downtown Farmers’ Market or along Ingersoll Avenue before rolling up to film lots. Every breakfast skillet or pork tenderloin sandwich you order keeps dollars circulating from Beaverdale to the South Side and helps our local economy thrive.
Food trucks are also a smart, eco-friendly alternative to traditional craft services. Because they cook to order in compact kitchens, trucks draw less power than a pop-up buffet line and cut down on unused pans of food. Many Des Moines vendors even serve in compostable, Iowa-grown corn-based containers, meaning fewer trash bags headed to the Metro Waste landfill and a cleaner Des Moines River.
So the next time your production manager types “studio food truck catering in Des Moines” or “low-budget film catering near me” into a search bar, give Best Food Trucks a call. You’ll feed your cast and crew memorable meals, support the city’s hardest-working mobile restaurateurs, and keep your set sustainable—all in one quick booking.
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Our Food Truck Catering Cuisines
How We Make Food Truck Catering Easy
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 (167,573 reviews)
Maura D.
10 April 2026
Perfect pies and outstanding customer service on a lovely Friday evening So happy the trailer is there!
Patricia B.
10 April 2026
Grilled sourdough bread with chicken, cheeses, and Buffalo sauce was so good. No other sandwich like it.
Benjamin S.
10 April 2026
initially when I went to pick up the food it was a little chaotic I would like to see clear signs of where to order and pickup the food
Judi C.
9 April 2026
One of the pizza's was perfect but the cheese pizza was burned in the bottom which made the pizza taste bad . We follow the truck and have never had this happen.
Jennifer J.
7 April 2026
I tried their ceviche for the time and it was delicious. The owners are really nice and appreciative of everyone that supports them.
Christine C.
5 April 2026
They were on time, no fuss and really great menu. Thank you so much!
Tracy P.
4 April 2026
This is the best burger truck. Everything we ordered was really fresh. Please keep Smash and Roll on Talavera’s list of trucks.
Jordan H.
3 April 2026
The fries were cooked well and love the seasoning, I just prefer thinner fries. I also think it would be better if the bun was toasted. Otherwise great meal.
Karrie G.
3 April 2026
Best grilled cheese I've ever had! And the soup was still nice and hot. Outstanding food and service! Thank you!
Susan T.
2 April 2026
Everything about the taco was great! And they were so friendly. Looking forward to having them here again.
