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    Charlie's BBQ

    4.8 (61 reviews)
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    The chalkboard menu that I designed for my wedding that displays Charlie's BBQ deliciousness!
    Kimberly T.

    We hired Charlie's BBQ for my wedding at Gloria Ferrer Winery on 7/25/15 based on all his positive Yelp reviews. Thanks Yelpers for the great find! My fiance (now-husband) and I did not want to go broke and pay $100+/person for wedding caterers like Elaine Bell and Preferred Sonoma Caterers, so we went searching for more reasonable options. We met up with Derek of Charlie's BBQ up in Windsor at his Sunday's farmers market stand and we were very impressed when we tried his BBQ tritip & chicken! At that time in summer 2014, he quoted us $24/person to serve us BBQ tri-tip, BBQ chicken, grilled veggies, potato salad, garden salad, pork sliders as hors d'oeuvres, & strawberry lemonade. Fast forward to summer 2015, the cost of food has risen and also my husband and I decided to switch out the BBQ chicken for his grilled salmon w/ mustard & brown sugar glaze (to make our wedding menu a little more upscale). We ended up paying $33/person which is still much less than if we went with a full service caterer. The only downside is that you have to coordinate your own rentals and waitstaff, which we went with Bright Event Rentals (formerly known as Wine Country Party event rentals) and High Hand Staffing to fill our needs. This did bring up the cost a bit, however we still paid approximately 25% less for food/rentals/service than if we went with a full-service caterer. Another benefit with going w/ Charlie's BBQ is that he lets you modify the guest head count up until the Monday before your weekend wedding. Sh*t happens, and guests notify you last minute that they can't make it. It was nice knowing that I wouldn't be stuck paying for guests that could not attend the wedding. Everyone raved about the food, especially the grilled salmon, BBQ tri-tip, and grilled heirloom squash & portobello mushrooms! I wish my tight wedding dress allowed me to eat more during my wedding, but at least I got to eat Charlie's BBQ the three other times we visited their Windsor location for more tastings before the wedding!

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    Thank u…. Very nice

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    where and when did this spice offend you???

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    Happy to make it a special day

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    Was special for us as well ….. squizzzzzzzze

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    Thanks we do appreciate the review

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    Highly recommended. Family owned and wonderfully operated.

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    Ask the Community - Charlie's BBQ

    Dying to try your food! But do you have a place for me to go? Or is this strictly catering? Thanks.

    We are at the Windsor Farmers Market on Sun. 11 am a good time you can try some food…. Derek… Read more

    Do you have vegan main options?

    We grill lots of different veggies….

    I would to inquire about catering a birthday kids party? Could you give me an idea of your services and how much for the catering services ? Approximately 40+ guess Thank you…

    Please call me at your convenience…. Derek CHARIE’s Bbq… Read more

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    Review Highlights - Charlie's BBQ

    They served up the tastiest tri tip, chicken, mac n cheese, and salad for 40 people at our graduation party.

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