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The birthday girl and the smoker!
Penney L.

Yo. Y'all sleeping on Berkley. I'm hesitant to leave this because I don't want him to be booked up months in advance and he may not be available if I need him. But nonetheless, I must share the IE's best kept backyard bbq secret. Let me start by saying he's a DOPE dude. Fun, kind, great communicator (which is key if you're planning a party), and reasonably priced. He catered my mom's 70th bday and his set up, energy, music, full on smoker, professionalism, and most importantly, his FOOD, was a hit. We had pulled pork, chicken, bbq baked beans, potato salad (my personal fave), bread rolls, a green salad, max & cheese, and lemonade. And *chefs kiss* it was all delicious. Not only was it delicious, but Berkley and his team member Adam had a professional set up, provided the chafing dishes, plates, silverware and napkins, served us, AND even had cute decor. Bonus - they played filipino music! (We're filipino!) and we busted out some karaoke! The food was excellent and as someone with high standards, the part that blew me away was the full service. In other words, he took care of everything that had to do with the food and what a huge weight off my planning shoulders. Berkley for life! And shoutout Adam!

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Mary Charisse D.

Only if we can give him 100 out of 5 star rating I'd give him a 100. I swear I don't really like to give yelp reviews unless I have a complaint. Lol. But, with Berkley's BBQ, I have none. Food was superb! Service was 100 percent what we were hoping for, and he went above and beyond with our expectations. A lot of our guests been praising us about the food, like how good it was and a great choice. We got a lot of guests cancellation due to being positive on Covid, but we didn't have much left over.

Kay C.

My nonprofit organization host an Anniversary Luncheon on Sunday, Oct. 17th in Yorba Linda to raise moneyfor the homeless. As you can see from the invoice, we paid $1800 for 60 people for a Soul food menu (BBQ Ribs and Chicken, yams, no pork collard greens, salad and rolls). What we got was a rip off. Our BBQ Ribs was some awful tasting pull pork, dried chicken breast, mushy can sweet potatoes, dried beyond sausage, salad, and rolls. This was a poor excuse for a soul food menu. This man is suppose to be in business preparing soul food meals but he did horrible job with our meal preparation. When I confronted him about the meal, he had every excuse you could think of. He didn't apologize or make any compensation about it. We had vegetarians attending and he assured us it would be pork free and lied about that as he did about the whole meal. All I can say is "buyer beware!" This guy is a fast talker and con man, Berkley. Don't be taken in by his lies.

Our set up for the luncheon. Want to be specific Berkley didn't decorate or set up they just drop off.
Ileana G.

We booked Berkley for our teacher appreciation lunch last month. I just want to say that even though we had some unforeseen last minute changes Berkley didn't disappoint. The food was delicious everyone loved and asked for his contact information. We ordered the smoked chicken which was not dry at all, it was so juicy and flavorful. We also got the smoked sausage and peppers, potato salad baked beans and garden salad with dinner rolls. So so yummy. I would recommend to anyone wanting some delicious bbq for a party or event. The teachers and staff at our school were extremely satisfied. Our PTA and School staff appreciate your services Berkley. Thanks again. And sorry for taking so long to write this review.

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The food was amazing! We used Berkleys's backyard barbecue for a school event, and the kids would not stop raving. Delicious!

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Berkley catered my baby shower! Food was amazing, everyone could not stop talking about how delicious it was!

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Thank you so much. It was a pleasure serving your company!!

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We had Berkley cater at my work this past week, food was absolutely amazing and already looking forward to having him back!

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Thank you so much Vanessa! It was great working with you!

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This business is a jok, overpriced using frozen produce, I would be cautious

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Hi there..what event did you attend?

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The food is absolutely delicious and Berkeley is amazing to work with. Thank you so much for catering!

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Berkeley and his crew created a great menu and meal and delivered amazing service during a difficult situation.

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