Food Truck Marathon Catering in Chicago
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+
Food Truck Catering for Large Scale Events in Chicago
When Chicago throws a party—whether it’s a massive music fest in Grant Park, a Bears tailgate outside Soldier Field, or a summer concert series on the lakefront—locals expect two things: world-class entertainment and unforgettable food. Modern food trucks deliver both flavor and convenience, eliminating the headaches of old-school tent kitchens that needed extra permits, power hookups, and hours of setup. With Best Food Trucks, you get fully self-contained mobile kitchens that roll in, feed the crowd, and roll out with Windy City efficiency.
Best Food Trucks specializes in curating multiple trucks for crowds that can fill Millennium Park or pack Navy Pier. Looking for smoky barbecue? We can park Soul & Smoke right by the stage, serving Chef D’Andre Carter’s tender brisket and mac ‘n’ cheese. Craving Latin flair? La Cocinita Chicago dishes Venezuelan-inspired arepas that keep festival-goers fueled from the first guitar riff to the last encore.
Chicagoans also love variety, so we’ll round out your lineup with gourmet sandwiches from The Fat Shallot, baked-fresh Argentinian empanadas from 5411 Empanadas, and Sicilian street eats from La Comodita. From the West Loop to the South Side, our network of local favorites keeps lines moving and guests smiling.
Planning a corporate outing at McCormick Place, a neighborhood block party in Pilsen, or a 10K along the Lakefront Trail? Best Food Trucks handles all permitting, scheduling, and point-of-sale logistics, so you can focus on the big picture while we feed the big crowds. For large-scale food truck catering in Chicago, nobody plates the city’s diverse flavors better than Best Food Trucks.
Skip the Line and Soak Up the Chicago Vibes
Chicago crowds don’t have time for sluggish service—just ask anyone who’s tried to snag a table in the West Loop on a Friday night. That’s why Best Food Trucks pairs our large-scale event catering in Chicago with a lightning-fast online ordering platform. Whether you’re hosting a summer music fest in Grant Park, the finish-line party for the Chicago Marathon, or a corporate summit at Navy Pier, guests can pull out their phones, choose a favorite food truck menu, and keep enjoying the show while we cook.
The moment a Chicago-style dog, Italian beef, or birria taco is ready, our system fires off a text so the customer can swing by the truck, grab their food, and dive right back into the action. No winding lines snaking through Soldier Field’s parking lot, no crowd bottlenecks on the Lakefront Trail—just seamless service that keeps the focus where it belongs: on your event.
Want to move even faster? We’ll email or text attendees a pre-order link days before the gates open. They pick a time slot, we stage the meals, and your check-in flow stays smooth as a Lake Michigan breeze. Our technology is built to handle thousands of simultaneous orders, making it ideal for festivals, trade shows at McCormick Place, and huge neighborhood block parties from Pilsen to Rogers Park.
Combine Chicago’s best food trucks with Best Food Trucks’ high-capacity online ordering, and you’ve got the ultimate recipe for large-scale event success in the Windy City.
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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 (159,873 reviews)
Alyse K.
24 July 2025
Food was great. Our client loved it and super fast turnaround. Served 50+ people in under 40 mins. I would recommend and I will book again.
Lindsay S.
8 July 2025
Food was AMAZING!! They were friendly and great with all our guests! Food was delicious and everyone at the party was raving about how good it was! Huge success!
Erika W.
12 May 2025
Our team really enjoyed the empanadas. Angel was great to work with and kept me informed the entire time.
Jenn W.
17 December 2024
Food was great and such a hit for our holiday party
Chris K.
23 October 2024
Super friendly crew, delicious cupcakes, banana cream pudding & butter cookies! Can't wait to hire them for next year!
Martha M.
10 September 2024
Excellent tacos, rice and beans, and street corn! My guests raved about the food! I would have La Patrona back in a heartbeat! Watch out for the salsa - they are both spicy!
Jordan O.
31 May 2024
Food was amazing and the team was very responsive in helping me find a food truck promptly.
Marci P.
31 July 2025
Well, my husband and I ordered the Italian beef sandwich and it was phenomenal. The crunch on that bread was amazing. Probably the best sandwich I've ever had on Italian beef as a matter of fact, it was the best sandwich ever.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Danica J.
31 July 2025
Sandwiches were great- sauces were really good!- coleslaw perfect for sandwich topping. Mac and cheese was terrible.
Eliana D.
31 July 2025
/5! Glad I picked them again, hopefully next time I remember to do earlier. Still amazing customer service, the lady in charge is always so nice and friendly. She even called me to let me know my order would be ready and that I. An start heading down.
