Food Truck On Location Catering Catering in Santa Barbara
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 Santa Barbara Studio
From the sun-splashed backlots on Canon Perdido to the indie sound stages tucked behind the Funk Zone, Best Food Trucks is the go-to source for food truck catering for studios in Santa Barbara. Our on-set specialists build rotating daily menus that keep cast and crew energized during those long shoot days overlooking the Pacific.
Need fish-taco Friday, vegan Monday, or a comfort-food night shoot? We’ll curate the perfect lineup—think smoky al pastor from Tacos Pipeye, pupusa platters by Maravilla Latin Cuisine, gourmet street tacos from Gloria's Gourmet Kitchen, crispy fried-chicken sandwiches at Yummy Bird, and mission-style burritos courtesy of Taqueria Mena. Our team handles everything—permitting with the City of Santa Barbara, optimal truck parking near your soundstage, contact-free ordering, and real-time pick-up windows—so your meal break rolls as smoothly as your camera.
Food truck catering isn’t just delicious; it’s eco-friendly too. By serving fresh meals straight from the truck, we reduce disposable packaging and cut down on food waste—perfect for studios committed to Santa Barbara’s green initiatives. Let Best Food Trucks simplify mealtime on set, keep your production on schedule, and make every break feel like a mini trip down State Street—all while staying on budget.
Fueling Your Shoot—and Santa Barbara’s Small Businesses
Every time you book food truck catering for your Santa Barbara studio, you’re putting dollars right back into the local community. Most of our trucks are run by Santa Barbara–based chefs—think family teams from the Mesa or solo entrepreneurs who got their start at the Tuesday Night Farmers Market on State Street. Your craft-services budget helps them pay staff, source produce from Goleta farms, and keep the Central Coast’s culinary scene vibrant.
Going the food-truck route is also a win for Mother Earth. Modern mobile kitchens draw less power than a traditional commissary set-up and plate straight from the griddle, slashing single-use plastics and food waste—key goals in a city that pioneered the plastic-straw ban. That’s why so many production managers looking for “low-budget film catering near me” end up choosing our Santa Barbara food trucks: the food is incredible, the carbon footprint is lighter, and the feel-good factor shows up on screen.
Ready to keep your cast, crew, and community happy? Tap Best Food Trucks for studio catering in Santa Barbara and discover how easy—and delicious—doing the right thing can be.
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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 (164,667 reviews)
Karen M.
29 July 2024
Great communication, service and food!
Deanna K.
19 July 2023
Process was super easy with the website. The food truck crew was friendly and efficient and the food was amazing!!!!! Would recommend 10/10.
Tony F.
29 December 2025
Joann and her team with Senor Blues was a pleasure to work with for our company Xmas party. They showed up early and were ready to go when our party started and the food was delicious.
Gail M.
28 December 2025
Chris and his helper were fantastic!!! The food was delicious, hot and served with care!! I would definitely use them again and recommend them!!! Thank you Chris!!!!?
Jill Ann C.
22 December 2025
Candace was on time! food was great!
Laura F.
20 December 2025
The pizza taste great but the picture made them look bigger than the pie was and I didn't know I would have order a few more because they were small.
Nancy S.
18 December 2025
Nashville bourbon cheesesteak.. delicious only suggestion to put queso sauce in a separate container so the bread won't get soggy.
Alex F.
18 December 2025
. The boneless wings and fries were really good but the kids burger barely had a meat patty on it. It was almost eating just bread. I know it's a kids burger but it still costs like 9 dollars.
Alicia C.
18 December 2025
I made a review earlier about their sauces being a little amount, I’ve tried them since and they have made the portion of their sauces much better and the food was amazing again!
Robert B.
18 December 2025
I got the Karaage Chicken and the Lo Mein. Karaage Chicken was great... Somehow the Lo Mein was EVEN BETTER!!!!
