Food Truck Photo Shoot Catering in Santa Barbara
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+
Hot, Customizable Meals for Santa Barbara Studios—Ready When the Director Yells “Lunch!”
From the sun-kissed back lots off Milpas Street to on-location shoots overlooking the Santa Ynez Mountains, Best Food Trucks is the trusted name for food truck catering for studios in Santa Barbara. Decades of film-crew experience mean we keep call sheets on schedule and cast & crew smiling. We’ll build rotating daily menus, scout the perfect parking spot—whether that’s the Funk Zone or a ranch in Goleta—streamline online ordering and pickup, vet every vendor for permits and insurance, and hand you a crystal-clear cost analysis that fits your production budget.
Our local lineup features crowd-pleasers such as zesty Tacos Pipeye, vibrant Maravilla Latin Cuisine, authentic Gloria’s Gourmet Kitchen, crave-worthy fried chicken from Yummy Bird, and traditional flavors from Taqueria Mena. Each truck brings a slice of the Central Coast’s culinary scene straight to your set, with menus that can be customized for vegan, gluten-free, or keto diets—perfect for even the most persnickety eaters.
Choosing food truck catering in Santa Barbara isn’t just delicious—it’s sustainable. Trucks prepare exactly what your crew orders, cutting down on food and packaging waste and keeping our beaches and bougainvillea as pristine as ever. Let Best Food Trucks handle every mealtime detail for your studio production so you can focus on capturing that perfect golden-hour shot.
Fueling Santa Barbara’s Economy—One Independent Food Truck at a Time
Booking food truck catering for your Santa Barbara studio shoot doesn’t just keep the cast fed—it keeps local entrepreneurs in business. Almost every truck we roll onto set is a family-run operation, often started by UCSB grads or long-time residents who first sold tacos at the Saturday Farmers Market on Cota Street. Your production dollars stay right here in the 805, circulating from the Mesa to Montecito and back again.
Choosing a truck over traditional buffet lines is also the greener call. Santa Barbara’s strict composting laws and our partners’ use of biodegradable serveware mean lighter trash runs and a smaller carbon footprint. Many of our vendors even power their kitchens with biodiesel sourced from nearby Carpinteria farms.
So the next time the AD types “film catering Santa Barbara” or “low-budget studio food truck” into a search bar, remember that Best Food Trucks can deliver hot, customizable meals while supporting the community you’re filming in. Great food, smaller footprint, stronger local economy—roll camera, roll lunch!
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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 (163,299 reviews)
Karen M.
29 July 2024
Great communication, service and food!
Deanna K.
19 July 2023
Process was super easy with the website. The food truck crew was friendly and efficient and the food was amazing!!!!! Would recommend 10/10.
Brenda W.
3 November 2025
Tacos El Poblanito was fantastic! Everyone loved the food and the team on the truck was great. Great service, very personable and speedy service. Will def. hire again.
Tom H.
3 November 2025
Doc is great and we really enjoyed the food as well as is excellent sense of hospitality and customer service.
Sheryl T.
2 November 2025
Crepe Crazy is always the best! You might have to wait a minute,but worth the time! Always serve with love & joy!
Garth T.
1 November 2025
The food was hot and delicious! Egg rolls were fantastic and first time having the spicy Korean Chicken and it was great. My kids tried to eat all my fried rice so will definitely have to order more next time.
Ingrid R.
1 November 2025
The food tasted great the service was quick and courteous! Would definitely order from them again!! ♥️
April R.
31 October 2025
Fat Boys Food Truck catered our CEO’s 25th anniversary celebration, and they were fantastic from start to finish! The team was punctual, professional, and a pleasure to work with. Our staff had great things to say about how delicious everything was — the food was fresh, flavorful, and well-prepared. We were pleasantly surprised by the variety of options; we were expecting just burgers but were thrilled to see chicken tenders, wraps, and salads as well. Everyone found something they loved! Thank you, Fat Boys, for helping make our event such a success. We’ll definitely keep you in mind for future celebrations!
Eileen B.
30 October 2025
Good size pizza, tasty pies. Cauliflower crust was good. Hard to have a hot pizza by the time we walked home.
Katie W.
30 October 2025
It was a perfect combo of flavors with the right amount of spice and it had lots of chicken and veggies. (Spicy basil w/ rice)
