Food Truck Music Festivals & Arena Concerts 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+
Chicago Food Truck Catering for Large-Scale Events
From summer concerts in Millennium Park to marathon watch-parties along Lake Shore Drive, every huge Chicago gathering demands two things: electric vibes and incredible eats. Swapping old-school tent kitchens for fully self-contained food trucks has become the Windy City’s secret weapon for feeding the masses quickly and safely. Best Food Trucks lines up the city’s most iconic mobile kitchens—like the Venezuelan-inspired La Cocinita Chicago, smoked-meat superstar Soul & Smoke, gourmet sandwich favorite The Fat Shallot, Argentinian classic 5411 Empanadas, and Sicilian street-food specialist La Comodita—so your large-scale event catering in Chicago is as diverse as the city itself.
Whether you’re producing a music festival in Grant Park, hosting a corporate outing in the Loop, or planning a Navy Pier fireworks bash, our fleet rolls in ready to serve. Each truck arrives with its own fully licensed commercial kitchen, eliminating extra permits, generators, and hours of setup that traditional caterers require. Lines stay short, menus stay exciting, and guests stay happy—no matter if you’re feeding 500 at a charity 5K or 15,000 at a playoff tailgate outside Soldier Field.
Best Food Trucks coordinates multiple vendors, handles scheduling and permits, and provides on-site management, so you can focus on the show while we handle the chow. When it comes to food truck catering for large scale events in Chicago, nobody plates the city’s flavor like we do.
Skip the Line, Chicago—Enjoy Your Large-Scale Event!
Chi-Town crowds don’t like standing around—whether it’s for deep-dish at Lou Malnati’s or for merch at Lollapalooza. With Best Food Trucks’ cutting-edge online ordering system, your festival-goers, corporate teams, or South Side block-party guests can place their food truck orders right from their phones and get a text the moment their Italian beef, birria tacos, or flaming hot elotes are ready. No weaving through a packed plaza, no shouting over the “Go, Cubs, Go” chants—just grab, eat, and get back to the action.
Planning a huge turnout at McCormick Place or a sold-out concert at the United Center? Send a pre-order link days in advance so attendees can lock in a pickup time before the gates even open. Our platform is built to handle the high-frequency ordering that comes with feeding thousands on Navy Pier or along the Chicago Riverwalk, keeping lines short and spirits high. Food trucks for large-scale events in Chicago plus seamless online ordering equals satisfied guests and a smoother show for you—courtesy of Best Food Trucks.
Hire a Food Truck for your Music Festivals & Arena Concertsin Chicago today
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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 (165,225 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.
Patrick M.
22 January 2026
Absolutely incredible. Fresh delicious and the sauces provided were great. The green one is not for the faint of heart
Tom G.
21 January 2026
Love the popper. I liked how the jalapeño is within a tortilla so the filling doesn't spill out. Your tortillas are excellent.
Kaitlyn F.
20 January 2026
Delicious and quick! Excellent experience. Our team loved it!
