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Food Truck Marathon Catering in Rhode Island

The success and staying power of a well-organized Marathon is predicated on an enjoyable, festive atmosphere at the finish line and there's no better option for gourmet food than mobile food vendors that can easily move to where you need them. So partner with Best Food Trucks, the industry leader in food trucks for marathons. We’ll make it easy to ditch the old style of catering for your next Marathon and show your runners, supporters, and event staff that you mean business and are offering them the best food around with the easiest way possible to order it!
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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+

Rhode Island Food Truck Catering for Large-Scale Events

From WaterFire in Providence to the Newport Folk & Jazz Festivals and the Bristol Fourth of July Parade, Rhode Island knows how to throw a party— and hungry crowds expect more than the usual hot-dog tent. Modern event planners across the Ocean State turn to food truck catering because each truck brings its own fully self-contained commercial kitchen, eliminating extra permits, generators, and hours of setup that old-school tents required.

Best Food Trucks coordinates the top mobile kitchens in Rhode Island so you can offer guests the variety they crave. Imagine starting the day with Liege-style waffles and locally roasted coffee from The Burgundian: Coffee and Waffles, grabbing a maple-glazed ring at Black Dog Donuts while walking along the Narragansett seawall, then sinking your teeth into slow-smoked brisket from No Joke Smoke BBQ as the PawSox game heads into extra innings. Cap it all off with a gooey melt from Fancheezical or a pile of ribs from Le Smoking BBQ—all without your team lifting a finger.

Whether you’re hosting a corporate convention at the Rhode Island Convention Center, a collegiate tournament at URI, or a 10-thousand-person concert on Newport’s Fort Adams lawn, our experienced staff will map truck placement, manage lines, and provide real-time point-of-sale analytics. We handle the logistics so you can focus on headliners and hashtags while guests indulge in the best food truck catering for large scale events in Rhode Island.

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Skip the Line and Soak Up the Ocean State Vibes

Nothing tanks the mood at WaterFire or a packed URI basketball tourney faster than a 40-minute food line. Best Food Trucks solves that problem with the only online ordering system built specifically for Rhode Island food truck catering for large-scale events. Guests browse menus on their phones, tap to purchase, and get a text the moment chowder bowls, doughboys, or calamari tacos are ready—no shivering on the Providence Riverwalk or missing a set at Newport.

Want to keep Fort Adams’ parade ground clear before gates open? Send attendees a pre-order link and let them lock in a pickup time before they even cross the Claiborne Pell Bridge. Our platform handles thousands of simultaneous orders, so whether you’re feeding 500 at a Bristol seafood festival or 15,000 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion, the flow stays smooth and the focus stays on your headliners, not a backup at the truck window.

Food trucks for large-scale events in Rhode Island plus Best Food Trucks’ real-time ordering equals happier crowds, cleaner traffic patterns, and higher sales for every truck on site. Your attendees spend less time waiting and more time cheering, dancing, and hashtagging the smallest state with the biggest appetite.

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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 (164,443 reviews)

Stewart D.

29 April 2024

Great working with both Lawless Food and BFT. The food was excellent, great service, and would love to work with all again.

Erin P.

15 August 2023

Steven and staff were prompt, friendly and helpful to all of our guests. We would recommend renting to anyone interested in this cuisine.

Kim S.

13 December 2025

The only thing we would not order again is the Barbacoa tacos. Expected them to be more finely shredded. The meat was a little tough. Everything else was great!

David H. D.

13 December 2025

More accurate timeline to have the food ready. My grandkids waited 45 mins after being told it would be 10 minutes

Tracy P.

12 December 2025

The chicken pesto and Brisket were delicious! The Ayer tots were cooked perfect with a golden crisp.

Pamela L.

12 December 2025

Food was exceptional. Chef Ryan and Roxanne was well prepared and the options were scrumptious. I woukld highly recommend Island spice grill again

Gabe S.

12 December 2025

The burger was well cooked, and the fries were actually my favorite kind of crispy with a nice seasoning

Rik C.

11 December 2025

Suggest slightly less fries. I did like how they were cooked. Slightly more sauce in the sandwich; not much though. I'd definitely order again in the future.

Chris V.

11 December 2025

Amazing pizza - perfect undercarriage - sauce is well balanced - ingredients tasted fresh- crust was Mmmm 😋 good. 5 ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ experience

Lee M.

11 December 2025

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