Food Truck Photo Shoot 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 Set
From the bustling streets of the East Village to soundstages tucked away near the Des Moines River, Best Food Trucks brings fresh, on-time meals to every corner of the Metro. We’ve spent years perfecting food truck catering for studio crews, and now we’re putting that expertise to work for productions right here in Des Moines.
We collaborate with your production team to create rotating daily menus that keep cast and crew energized through sunrise call-times and late-night shoots. Need a grab-and-go taco between takes? Tacos Degollado, Tacos La Barca D.C., Ninas Tacos, and Taqueria La Esperanza serve up authentic Mexican favorites that satisfy every spice level. Looking for a plant-powered pick-me-up? Veggie Thumper rolls in with vibrant bowls and smoothies that keep your talent camera-ready.
Our local logistics team will pinpoint the best parking spots—whether it’s outside a warehouse on SW 9th Street or beside Principal Park—to ensure quick ordering and zero downtime during meal breaks. We vet every vendor for proper City of Des Moines permits and insurance, streamline online ordering, and deliver a detailed cost analysis that fits your production budget.
Food truck catering for studios in Des Moines is eco-friendly too; precise, made-to-order meals mean less food and packaging waste. Let Best Food Trucks handle the cast-and-crew cuisine so you can focus on nailing that next shot. When Des Moines studios need reliable, crowd-pleasing catering, they call the experts—Best Food Trucks.
Fueling Des Moines Dreams—and Des Moines Small Businesses
When you roll a food truck onto your Ingersoll Avenue shoot or downtown studio lot, you’re doing more than feeding the crew—you're keeping Greater Des Moines dollars right here at home. Nearly every truck we partner with is a Hawkeye-State labor of love, run by solo chefs and multigenerational families who live in neighborhoods like Beaverdale, South Side, and Waukee. Your catering budget helps them pay staff, restock at the Downtown Farmers’ Market, and keep their Iowa-registered rigs rolling all year long.
Food trucks are also a smart, eco-friendly alternative to traditional craft services. Because each meal is cooked to order in an energy-efficient mobile kitchen, there’s less power draw than a banquet setup and far fewer chafing-dish leftovers ending up at the Metro Waste Authority. Compostable service ware and digital ordering slash single-use plastics and paper menus, keeping the Raccoon River a little cleaner for our next skyline drone shot.
So the next time you’re Googling “affordable film set catering in Des Moines,” remember that Best Food Trucks connects you with locally owned trucks that taste great and do good. Book with us, and give your cast, crew, and the Des Moines small-business community a standing ovation.
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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 (168,289 reviews)
Leonard W.
5 May 2026
Everything tasted great! However, we did not get our drinks. It's okay though because it was our fault!
Nina B.
5 May 2026
Food was good! And nice staff. Thank you!
Alyce O.
5 May 2026
Our event was great, in large part because the food truck was awesome. Everyone loved the food!
Jennifer S.
4 May 2026
Very tasty! More care could have been given on presentation/how meal was placed in the to go container. All the filling was in the bottom of the container and not in the tortilla, the tortilla was laying on top and not folded like a quesadilla.
Erik C.
4 May 2026
Excellent communication and service the entire time. Everything worked very smoothly and the food was delicious.
Holly W.
3 May 2026
Wonk's was wonderful! They showed up early so they could be ready on time, Very cooperative, organized, honest and courteous. The food was delicious! Will definitely use Wonks Taco Truck again.
Karen R.
2 May 2026
One of our super favorite food trucks! They truly give you your moneys worth with their generous portions and it’s always so fresh and delicious. We will order from them every single time that they’re in our subdivision.
STEVEN C.
1 May 2026
The way orders are made and called out. I was standing at the truck waiting on my order. I got a text that my order was ready. I waited for 10 min, No one called my name. All the while they were passing out other orders. Stepped to the window to ask about my order, got a little bit of attitude from the guy it took him 10 seconds to walk over and get my order. It was obviously waiting for that 10 min.
Erica E.
1 May 2026
We get their birria tacos and nachos every time they're here and they're always great! Feels like it's been a while since they've been here, and we've missed them. Order was ready exactly at the time I had asked for.
James F.
1 May 2026
👍 to “ Great news, the food truck accepted your Order BFT103. Your order should be ready in 15 minutes. You'll receive a final text once your order is ready. REPLY if you have any questions. ”
