Food Truck On/Off Campus Event Catering
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+
Food Truck Catering for Chicago Schools and Campuses
From Rogers Park to Hyde Park, Chicago schools know that nothing draws a crowd like a good food truck lineup. Whether you’re feeding a CPS field day at Lane Tech or refueling DePaul students between classes off Fullerton, Best Food Trucks makes food truck catering for school events in Chicago fast, fun, and unforgettable.
Using our best-in-class online ordering platform, students and faculty can skip the Michigan-Avenue-sized lines and pick up their meals in just a few taps. No cash, no chaos—just Chi-Town flavor ready when the bell rings.
We handle all the logistics, permits, and scheduling, so your PTA or campus services team doesn’t have to. Our local roster features some of the city’s most talked-about mobile kitchens, including:
- La Cocinita Chicago – Venezuelan-inspired Latin bowls and arepas that bring the heat even on a Lake Shore Drive windy day.
- Soul & Smoke – Slow-smoked brisket and soulful sides perfect for post-game celebrations in the West Loop.
- The Fat Shallot – Gourmet sandwiches that keep hungry Wildcats and Ramblers powered through finals week.
- 5411 Empanadas – Argentinian pockets of joy, baked fresh and ideal for grab-and-go lunch periods.
- La Comodita – Authentic Italian street food that turns any quad into a mini Taste of Little Italy.
Gluten-free, vegetarian, halal, or classic Chicago carnivore—our network covers every dietary need so nobody gets left out. From high-energy pep rallies in Wrigleyville to quiet teacher appreciation lunches in Beverly, let Best Food Trucks lift the burden of vendor vetting and bring the Windy City’s best rolling restaurants straight to your curb.
Ready to level up your campus dining? Book your Chicago school food truck catering with Best Food Trucks today and give your students and staff a meal experience as iconic as the skyline.
Matt,
You and the Best Food Trucks crew knocked it out of the park again this year. From our CPS Track & Field Finals at Lane Tech to the end-of-semester bash at Walter Payton, every food truck showed up on time, hot, and ready to serve our hungry students.
Your team handles Chicago permits and logistics so smoothly that our staff can actually enjoy the events instead of worrying about the details.
Thanks for being the MVP of our school catering lineup!
— Brett, Chicago Public Schools Athletics Department
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Our Food Truck Catering Cuisines
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 (170,443 reviews)
Erika W.
12 May 2025
Our team really enjoyed the empanadas. Angel was great to work with and kept me informed the entire time.
Shawna D.
19 June 2026
TNT was AMAZING!!!!! My staff loved it! I’m craving a taco RIGHT NOW!!! Victor was kind and professional. We will definitely be using them again!!!
James C.
9 June 2026
Recommended! Viking Burgers & Wings really came through for us with on-time arrival, tasty food, and consistent service. They were able to provide solid food options for our event needs, helping to keep all our hungry college students satisfied.
Karim S.
2 June 2026
Fantastic food, great service, courteous staff!
Shannon B.
26 May 2026
Aloha Friday worked out great for us. It was easy for them to serve our 350 middle schoolers in less than 2 hours. We offered them 3 choices and the kids loved the Spam Musubi, Chicken Teriyaki and Spicy Tuna Bowl. I would definitely work with them again! The communication with using Best Food Truck to get to them was a little spotty but it all worked out in the end.
Iris G.
19 May 2026
Jersey Johnny's Grill was Fabulous....food was incredible and Johnny was a delight to work with! Can't wait to have them back!
Traci P.
12 May 2026
Seasons Catering was the best! The food was amazing and the owners could not have been nicer or more friendly. Highly recommend!
Wesley B.
28 April 2026
Food was great and the service was great! Thank yall so much!
Monica K.
24 April 2026
Silvas Tacos was very early to the event for set up- which was nice. The food was delicious and the service was fast and friendly.
Maddie L.
3 February 2026
everyone loved the food yesterday!! Thank you so much Sarah! We hope to do business with you again soon. :)
