BFT logo

Food Truck Employee Appreciation Catering in Chicago

Don't let your amazing employee appreciation event get ruined by poor-quality food or an archaic and slow ordering service. Let Best Food Trucks blow everyone's minds with the best food trucks for employee appreciation events made by our professional chefs and streamlined by Best Food Trucks’ state-of-the-art ordering service!
Pfizer logo
Boeing logo
spaceX logo
Amazon logo
Cushman & Wakefield logo
Aramark logo
Compass Group logo
Swedish Hospitals logo

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
7,000+
Attendees
800,000+
Cuisines
80+

Chicago Office Food Truck Catering

Looking for an easy way to treat your team in the Loop, West Loop, or River North? Food truck catering for offices in Chicago brings a fully-equipped, on-site kitchen right to your loading dock or parking lot. Forget the old scoop-and-serve buffets that sit in Sterno trays for hours. With a food truck, every meal is grilled, tossed, or smoked to order—hot and fresh, even on a blustery Lake Michigan afternoon.

Our platform lets you rotate multiple Chicago favorites so your staff never gets menu fatigue. Craving Venezuelan-inspired tacos one week and hickory-smoked brisket the next? Book La Cocinita Chicago for Latin American street food on Monday, then bring in the award-winning BBQ of Soul & Smoke on Friday. Need gourmet sandwiches near the Merchandise Mart? The Fat Shallot has you covered. You can even add baked-to-perfection empanadas from 5411 Empanadas or authentic Sicilian bites from La Comodita for a true taste of the city’s diverse street-food scene.

Best Food Trucks’ industry-leading logistics engine handles everything—from permitting with City Hall to coordinating truck placement on Wacker Drive or Michigan Avenue. Our local catering pros will match your headcount, budget, and dietary needs with the right Chicago food trucks, and our 24/7 support team is on call before, during, and after service to make sure your lunch goes off without a hitch.

Ditch the brown-bag grind and boost morale with food truck catering for your Chicago office today. Your employees will thank you, productivity will soar, and you’ll earn MVP status faster than a rush-hour Red Line express.

Employee Appreciation catering

Supporting Chicago’s Small Food-Truck Businesses

Choosing food truck catering for your Chicago office lunch does more than satisfy hungry coworkers—it keeps the Windy City’s entrepreneurial spirit alive. Every time you book a truck through Best Food Trucks, you’re putting real dollars into family-run kitchens from Pilsen, Rogers Park, and the South Side. These are the neighborhood chefs who perfected their recipes at Sunday street fairs before rolling up to your loading dock on Wacker Drive.

Unlike the big-box caterers that fly in premade trays, Chicago food trucks are owner-operated small businesses. Your order of birria tacos or Italian beef sliders goes straight to the chef who braved licensing at City Hall and early-morning prep at The Hatchery in Garfield Park. That direct support keeps our local economy—and our legendary food scene—thriving.

Food trucks are also a smart, eco-friendly choice for corporate catering in Chicago. Compact kitchens run on efficient equipment, minimize food waste, and skip the mountains of disposable Sterno pans. Many of our partner trucks even source produce from Green City Market or Growing Home farms, so your team can taste the freshness of Midwest tomatoes and basil without leaving the office.

So the next time you Google “Chicago corporate catering near me,” do the city a favor and go mobile. Book a food truck, fuel your staff, and feel good knowing you’re helping both the planet and Chicago’s hard-working small-business owners—one delicious lunch at a time.

Employee Appreciation catering

Hire a Food Truck for your Employee Appreciationin Chicago today

Set up a regular food truck program or just a one time event

Our Food Truck Catering Cuisines

With more than 80 food truck cuisines available, these are just a few of the favorites our clients love:

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 (171,924 reviews)

Nyla K.

27 August 2026

Good food and great service!

Kim R.

10 August 2026

The truck was on time and produced food for staff in an efficient manner. Everyone was happy!

Michael R.

10 August 2026

I wasn't in the office when they came, but everyone always loves their food.

Workplace T.

4 August 2026

Came early and got set up. Kept me informed about their inventory. Quick service and well liked!

Allishea B.

3 August 2026

Food was excellent and they were pleasant to work with.

Jason W.

31 July 2026

Our team really enjoyed the jerk chicken, grilled chicken, and jerk mango wings. The coconut rice, plantains, and mango salad sides were awesome as well. Thanks!

Lindsay S.

31 July 2026

The food was incredible - by far our best ESOP day!

Linsay M.

30 July 2026

The food was good, but the girl was rude. They didn't hand out napkins with there food.

Dana R.

27 July 2026

On time, The food was amazing and speedy service and very friendly

Karen S.

25 July 2026

Everything went great. Food was delicious and operators were wonderful to work with.

Similar catering events