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Food Truck Swap Meet Catering in Santa Barbara

You've got a lot of people coming looking for sweet deals and something good to eat! Wow your attendees and show vendors with some of the best food in the four-county area! Ditch the lines and give everyone on-site the ability to get excellent food with our best food trucks for swap meets.
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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 Santa Barbara

From the sun-soaked stretches of East Beach to packed nights at the Santa Barbara Bowl, big gatherings here on the American Riviera are famous for pairing postcard views with unforgettable bites. Modern event planners no longer wrestle with pop-up tent kitchens and endless generator permits—self-contained food trucks roll in fully licensed and ready to cook. That means faster set-up, quicker breakdown, and, most importantly, happier guests.

Best Food Trucks curates Santa Barbara’s most crowd-pleasing mobile kitchens for festivals, corporate conferences at The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, UCSB graduations, and Old Spanish Days fiestas alike. We can station multiple trucks so your attendees jump from sizzling Tacos Pipeye al pastor to crave-worthy fried chicken from Yummy Bird without ever leaving the dance floor.

Want Latin comfort plates that taste like abuela’s Sunday spread? Book Maravilla Latin Cuisine. Need a late-night taco window for a film-festival after-party in the Funk Zone? Gloria's Gourmet Kitchen and Taqueria Mena keep the tortillas flying well past last call.

Whether you’re producing a 20-truck beachfront concert or a 2-truck tech launch downtown, our local team handles permitting, parking logistics, menu coordination, and real-time ordering apps—so you can focus on the stage lights, not the food lines. Reach out today and discover why Best Food Trucks is the go-to partner for large-scale food truck catering in Santa Barbara.

Swap Meet catering

Skip the Line & Savor Your Santa Barbara Event

Best Food Trucks brings more than just the coast’s best mobile kitchens—we also bring a surf-smooth ordering experience made for Santa Barbara’s biggest crowds. Our cloud-based system lets Fiesta-goers at De la Guerra Plaza, concert fans at the Bowl, and alumni at UCSB’s Harder Stadium order straight from their phones, then stroll the venue while we cook. A quick text alerts them the moment their tri-tip torta or crispy rockfish taco is ready—no lines, no lost beach time.

Planning an airshow at Stearns Wharf or a tech expo at the Hilton Beachfront? Send guests a pre-order link days in advance so they can lock in a pickup window before doors even open. Our platform is built to handle high-frequency ordering, so whether you deploy two trucks or twenty, the flow stays fast and the focus stays on your program—not the queue.

Food truck catering for large-scale events in Santa Barbara has never been easier. Pair our local fleet with our seamless online ordering and give attendees the freedom to explore, snap sunset pics, and dance through intermission while their food finds them.

Hire a Food Truck for your Swap Meetin Santa Barbara today

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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.

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)

Jo-Anne S.

30 October 2025

The people were awesome and friendly. The food ... outstanding! I had the brisket and is definitely at the top of my list now. I will be following their truck for sure!

Timothy D.

30 October 2025

Some of the best barbecue I have had. Hands down the best food I have had from a food truck. The Mac and cheese was delicious and the portions were large!

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