Food Truck Swap Meet 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
From Grant Park concerts to neighborhood street fests in Wicker Park and championship rallies outside Wrigley Field, big gatherings in Chicago demand food that’s every bit as iconic as our skyline. Modern food truck catering solves the old headaches of pop-up tents, power hookups, and marathon setup times. With self-contained kitchens on wheels, Chicago food trucks roll in, fire up, and start serving within minutes—keeping hungry crowds happy whether you’re hosting 500 people on the Lakefront Trail or 10,000 fans at Soldier Field.
Best Food Trucks partners with the city’s most popular rolling restaurants to bring variety, speed, and Windy City flavor to your large-scale event. Want smoky barbecue that rivals the South Side’s best? Book Soul & Smoke. Craving bold Latin bites that play well with a cold craft beer at Navy Pier? La Cocinita Chicago has you covered. Looking for gourmet sandwiches that satisfy even during a marathon expo at McCormick Place? The Fat Shallot never disappoints.
Our Chicago food truck lineup also includes handheld favorites perfect for roaming crowds. Treat guests to golden Argentinian pastries from 5411 Empanadas, or bring a taste of Sicily to the West Loop with wood-fired fare from La Comodita. No matter the cuisine, every truck arrives fully licensed, health-inspected, and ready to serve at scale—so you can focus on the music, the speakers, or the game instead of worrying about chafing dishes and extension cords.
Planning a festival weekend, corporate summer outing, or city-sized fundraiser? Best Food Trucks will curate the perfect fleet, manage scheduling, obtain required Chicago Park District permits, and provide on-site support. When it comes to food truck catering for large-scale events in Chicago, we’re the one-stop shop that keeps the crowds moving and the lines short—Chi-Town style.
Skip the Line, Chicago—Enjoy Your Large-Scale Event
Chicagoans know wasting time in line is a rookie move—especially when there’s a headliner on the Pritzker Pavilion stage or the Bulls game is tipping off on the big screen. Best Food Trucks’ proprietary online ordering system lets guests place and pay right from their phones, then roam Millennium Park or snap selfies under “The Bean” until a text alerts them that their Italian beef or churro-dusted soft-serve is ready.
For planners, this is the secret sauce of food truck catering for large-scale events in Chicago. Attendees can even pre-order days in advance and choose a pickup window, smoothing the rush between Lollapalooza sets or during halftime outside the United Center. Our platform handles thousands of simultaneous orders without a hiccup—so whether you’re feeding 1,000 runners after the Shamrock Shuffle or 25,000 fans at a Taste of Chicago pop-up, ticket times stay tight and lines stay short.
Pair Chicago’s best food trucks with Best Food Trucks’ high-volume ordering tech and you get happier crowds, cleaner traffic flow, and bigger per-head sales. It’s the fastest way to keep your large Chicago event focused on the music, the art, or the game—not the wait.
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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 (164,049 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.
Melinda S.
25 November 2025
The food was delicious ❤️ it was prepared on time 😍 I can't wait for them to come back! See you soon 😃
Alicia H.
25 November 2025
The bang bang chicken is PHENOMENAL. Portions are generous. Consistently amazing quality. I Love this food truck.
Sandra G.
24 November 2025
There were three of us. We all had different foods but all of us loved them-we had one Heat burger with onion rings that both folks loved. One person got the veggie burger-I had a taste and we both loved the flavors. I had the Mediterranean salad. I enjoyed the mixture of ingredients and the unexpected flavors of the broccoli and cauliflower.
