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
- 2,000+
- Attendees
- 300,000+
- Cuisines
- 80+
Food Truck Catering for New York Schools
If you’ve ever raced from class in Midtown to after-school practice in Brooklyn, you know New Yorkers live life on the move. That’s exactly why food truck catering for schools in New York is a game-changer. Best Food Trucks partners with the city’s most beloved mobile kitchens to bring fresh, fast meals to K-12 campuses, charter schools, and universities across the five boroughs. Whether it’s a Friday night football game, a PTA fundraiser on the Upper West Side, or everyday lunch service in Queens, our trucks keep hungry students and faculty satisfied—without the cafeteria lines.
Our proprietary online ordering platform lets kids preorder on their phones between periods, then grab their food in seconds. No more missing homeroom because you were stuck waiting for pizza. And because New York is a melting pot, we curate a roster of local trucks that handle every dietary need, from halal and vegan options to gluten-free comfort food. You pick the event date; we handle scheduling, permits, and vendor management so your staff can focus on teaching, coaching, and cheering.
Check out a few of the New York food trucks we can roll up to your school curb:
- Yankee Doodle Dandy's – All-American chicken tenders and stacked sandwiches that make study hall feel like the Fourth of July.
- Carvel Ice Cream Truck – Classic soft-serve cones and sundaes perfect for field-day rewards or end-of-semester celebrations.
- Jiannetto's Pizza – Thin-crust Sicilian grandma slices that even the most opinionated NYC pizza lovers approve of.
- Smash Burger – Sizzling Angus beef burgers smashed to perfection—ideal fuel before SAT prep or after a big game.
- MAKINA Cafe – Flavor-packed Ethiopian-Eritrean plates featuring injera and sambusas, bringing global taste to your quad.
From Manhattan’s skyline campuses to suburban schools in Westchester and Long Island, Best Food Trucks delivers the most reliable, flavorful, and fun food truck catering in New York. Ready to give your students a dining experience as iconic as the city itself? Contact Best Food Trucks today and transform your next school event with New York’s best food truck catering.
Matt,
Huge kudos to you and the Best Food Trucks crew for another standout year of food truck catering for our New York school events.
From the Fall Festival in Tribeca to our Regents prep fuel-up in Downtown Brooklyn, every truck you sent hit the mark and met NYC DOE guidelines.
Students raved, teachers relaxed, and the PTA looks like rock stars—couldn’t ask for a better partner in school food truck catering!
Brett
PTA President, Stuyvesant High School, Manhattan
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Our features
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 (159,698 reviews)
Vanessa Q.
26 June 2024
excellent service and the food was delicious- rave review on the chicken sandwich!! staff courteous and professional
Pam M.
10 June 2025
Absolutely AMAZING food! Great customer service, friendly, on time, and quick to answer any questions we had along the way. We will be using them again and recommend them to everyone.
Erika W.
12 May 2025
Our team really enjoyed the empanadas. Angel was great to work with and kept me informed the entire time.
Rachel S.
10 May 2025
I'm excited to continue business with Takozz. Everything was great!
Kristina H.
30 April 2025
The food was amazing and the staff was so friendly. THANK YOU!
Jaye L.
24 January 2025
Stunning from start to finish!
Jaye L.
24 January 2025
This experience was simply amazing!! I cannot say enough good things about it!
Tamika F.
19 November 2024
Food was amazing, customer service was great too! Food was hot and fresh and they were willing to accommodate for our students. The melt machine is awesome!
Ann-Marie S.
18 October 2024
Carnivale Donut Bar was great! A wide menu of delicious items to choose from. Great service and super easy to work with. They were a part of a work event and coordinated their services around our needs. Would highly recommend!
Sarah D.
24 September 2024
Excellent food, excellent service, generous portions. Would definitely hire again!
