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    Matthew S.

    My experience with Nathan and California Cookout was excellent. They catered my wedding in June and they did an exceptional job. The food was fresh, delicious, and we received compliments from our guests through the night on how good the food was. I guess people are used to stale, generic wedding food but Cali Cookout delivered the goods! I will attach pics to my review. Check them out. We got mesquite grilled chicken along with the tri tip. And the desserts! All so good!!

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    We hired California Cookout for our wedding, and the food was SO GOOD. I want to have another event just to eat the food again. Nathan was so great about talking through our options for allergies and dietary restrictions. The serving team on the day of was so fast and efficient and there was plenty of food for seconds. Some of the most popular items were the Santa Barbara salad, penne alfredo, tri tip, balsamic and mashed potatoes. For dessert, we had berry and peach cobbler with ice cream. Both were great- I especially liked the berry!

    From start to finish, working with CA Cookout was a breeze. I am happy to update my review with some photos (now that I have an abundance of photos and our photographer happened to get some of the amazing food!) I wish I could have eaten more on my wedding, but as the bride, talking with everyone etc. I was lucky to sit down and grab a plate! Cookout can pretty much do whatever kind of food you want, table settings looked amazing, and I appreciate the very very affordable cost (seriously, you will not find a better quote for the quality/amount of food, and if you add on any drinks, plates, etc. I think it will be the best choice you make!

    Fruit and charcuterie spread

    5 stars all around! Nathan and his staff did an amazing job catering our wedding. They took care of our appetizers, vegetarian entree, and dessert all for an UNBELIEVABLY AFFORDABLE price. Even if we got meat entrees, the price would still have been a lot lower compared to other wedding catering options. I reached out to dozens of vendors and no one came close to CA Cookout's price points. The price is just the icing on the cake though. Nathan is efficient and organized. His staff was professional and quick. And the food was really good! We had picky eaters at our wedding and they came back for seconds!

    May C.

    Great choice for our school function! They served a delicious tri-tip, barbecue chicken, caesar salad, string beans, potatoes and pasta. Service was excellent and the staff was smiling and exuberant the entire time! Thank you for the wonderful experience!

    Steven B.

    Just had a fantastic event in which the food was hosted by Cal. Cookout and Nathan and one of his co-workers was there. We were celebrating my girlfriend's 40th high school reunion. OMG, has the time past by so quickly!!! It was 95 degrees++ and we were at Cortez Park, West Covina with about 50-60 people who showed up. The event was great, meeting all of Beth's friends and enjoying talking to all these friends of hers. Nathan was in charge of the food and thus let us begin the review of the catering food now:) First off Nathan was super nice and friendly, and mind you, we were all standing around in 95 degree temperature. We had some tents for some shading, but still it was brutal! The food served was Tri Tip Beef, Chicken, Cesar salad, some awesome potatoes, seasoned bread, pasta, and for desert we had peach cobbler with vanilla ice cream. Everything was great. Very tasty and the chicken was outstanding. I love how it was marinated. I spoke to Nathan for about 10 min. He is super nice and they do this catering type of business to events quite often. I highly recommend them! Shout out to Steve Miller (if you yelp) for organizing this fantastic event. I was glad to be a part of it and meet all of Beth's old classmates!

    Kimberly M.

    Nathan and his team are hands down THE BEST!! They were integral in making our wedding a roaring success! He made sure every detail was perfect and worked with us and our budget. Extremely professional and helpful. Also the food was delicious! All of my guests (including the vegan folks) raved about our food.

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    Erich F.

    Exceptionally delicious catering for our COVID-friendly rehearsal dinner and wedding. Kudos to Nathan and the California Cookout team for their fantastic service and excellent culinary ensemble! Before I list the many wonderful things about our experience, I will offer one disclaimer: Nathan is a very busy guy, and therefore his response times to emails and phone calls can be rather slow. However, with enough time to prepare for your event and being patient with Nathan's busy schedule to give him time to reply, you will absolutely be 100% satisfied with the service. Now, for the good stuff! First of all, the entree selections on their menu are fairly diverse, so we had no shortage of options to choose from, and didn't feel pigeonholed into any particular main course. Sides and desserts were slightly less numerous, but were ALL fantastic, so the menu is definitely "quality over quantity" in terms of available selections. One BIG plus for us was that Nathan tries his best to make his dishes gluten-free when possible, and even though the peach cobbler was GF, it was absolutely to DIE for! We also had 2 wedding guests with other food allergies, namely cinnamon and tree nuts, and Nathan was very knowledgeable about exactly which ingredients went into every dish, including their sauces, sides, seasonings, you name it, so we were able to get our limited-menu guests taken care of without issue! I'm not exaggerating when I say that not a SINGLE plate was left unfinished. It was seriously THAT GOOD--delicious, soft pasta with flavorful sauces, buttery and flavorful rolls that were hot and fluffy, tender and robust tri-tip with a zesty signature BBQ sauce, spot-on "comfort food" level mashed potatoes, perfectly cooked green beans that weren't bland or mushy, crisp and fresh salads with delightful dressings, and that peach cobbler... just thinking about it makes my mouth water!! Thanks again to Nathan and the rest of the California Cookout crew for making our wedding feast a succulent success!

    Great service Great food at a great price
    Nora H.

    Such an amazing meal and great service. I did some shopping around because I never used a caterer before. I made my selection from yelp reviews and my modest budget. Serving 100 people with such professionalism and courtesy. My guests loved it! Oh and did I mention the food "muah!"

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    Nathan was an amazing caterer and we couldn't be happier with the turnout of the food served at our wedding!

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