Perry's catered our wedding last weekend, and we got tons of (positive) comments about the food. It…read morewas delicious and abundant. We had Italian beef and chicken. Nick and Jay were great and easy to work with during teh preparation phase. The servers and bartenders had a great attitude and chatted easily with the guests. When our cakes (from another vendor) were delivered, the cake-delivery gal just stacked them up and left unceremoniously. Perry's took over and arranged the cakes so that they looked as good as they tasted. Fabulous to work with, delicious food (and tons of it!), very reasonable prices. We'd use them again!

We had my mom's funeral luncheon catered by Perry's and used their servers also. We had a fabulous…read moreexperience with them. Jay responded quickly to my call and followed up with emails. The food was yummy and plentiful. The service was top-notch. We ordered from them five years ago for a luncheon and had a similar great experience. I highly recommend them.

Parents beware! They advertise fresh, made from scratch food but please look closely at what they…read moreare pumping into your school! Most of it is processed, frozen and delivered to the restaurant from a large food distributor. Kiddos markets a service that they do not deliver. Please look closely at the actual food that they are bringing into your schools. I wouldn't have a problem if they did not push the fresh, made from scratch promise - but I feel like we are all being misled. My daughter came home from eating a kiddos lunch and noticed corn syrup as one of the ingredients with the meal we had paid for. I absolutely detest false advertising! Our children deserve better school lunches that are TRULY made from scratch.

Wonderful - it's a nice change of pace to see that our students are provided with the…read morewell-balanced, locally sourced lunches (one of the most important meals) necessary in energizing them throughout the rest of the school day!

We hired Be My Guest to cater our wedding this past May at Garfield Park Conservatory and I was…read moreleft with mixed feelings. First of all, let me just say that the the food was great, which is what really matters for a caterer. Susann is the main gal who you do all of your pre-planning with, but I felt like she should have been more of a presence during the wedding because she was in the back the entire time. She had someone assigned to the front of the house who approached me a few times asking for final details, such as the order the tables would eat (information I had given to Susann well before the wedding day). When I sent my husband to find out what was going on, the list I had given to Susann materialized (whew, because I definitely didn't have that memorized). The part that really made me mad was when this same worker asked me why people were assigned to table18 because there were only supposed to be 17 tables. I guess they didn't bring the most up to date floor plan to the event either. They did whip up another table pretty fast, but I'm still embarrassed that those guests were just standing there for awhile and it definitely could have been avoided. Also, it seemed like we had to tell Susann our preferences over and over before the event. Maybe that's good that she is quadruple checking, but it decreased my confidence that she knew what was going on. Initially, Susann discouraged us from hiring a coordinator or a planner to help on the day of the event. She reassured us that she would be able to handle extra things like the guest book, favors and place settings and she stated that an extra person would just get in the way. As the event neared, I was becoming less and less confident that she could handle extra things, so I regretted not hiring a coordinator for the day. I ended up assigning friends to extra tasks which I am glad that I did. In the end the price was right and people were happy with the food, so that is definitely important! I would highly recommend having a friend or coordinator handle the non-food related items and to make sure everything runs smoothly with the caterer as well, so that you aren't bombarded with ridiculous last minute questions.

We hired Be My Guest for our Aug 2008 wedding at the Garfield Park Conservatory and had a very…read moresimilar experience to Sara B.'s The food was very good and the staff was courteous. However, there were significant headaches that I was left to deal with on my own that day, so I would recommend BMG only if you also have an experienced wedding coordinator. Susann repeatedly discouraged me from hiring a coordinator, saying she'd be handling all those little details. Not so. The seating plan I had labored over for a month got mixed up by a staff member which put my mother's elderly friends right next to the DJs speakers and across the room from all the people they know. And relatives we wanted to keep a distance between were seated practically next to each other. Huge bummer. I found out too late that my photographers had had nothing to eat even though I'd paid for them and the DJ to have meals. I also took Susann's advice about not offering coffee service at the tables and regretted that because they set up the coffee at the opposite end of the hall near the bar so people had to get up and walk across the whole space just to get a cup of coffee when cake/dessert was served. I trusted Susann's abilities, and appreciated the double and triple checking of the details, but lost all confidence when I arrived at the Conservatory on the afternoon of the wedding and walked up to her to check in....she didn't recognize me! She just took the decorations I'd brought from me and walked away. I'd met with her in person at least 4 times and I WAS THE BRIDE!!! She didn't recognize my husband either because he was helping our musicians set up in the conservatory and she scolded him about where they should set up. Pretty unprofessional and unfortunately left a bad taste in my mouth. I guess it all boils down to this bit of advice to all brides to be: hire a coordinator who can manage your vendors, including your caterer. And think twice about a caterer who isn't keen on being managed.

I had Bibbs cater a backyard 'social distancing' bbq. The guests could not stop raving about the…read morefood.. many went for seconds and thirds.. they kept asking where I got it from (I made sure they got a card, Chris! :) ). We had the pulled pork, mac and cheese, special recipe chicken, salad and coleslaw. EVERYTHING was delicious. I only have a few leftovers and can't wait to eat them! On top of the great food, the service was fantastic! Everything came as ordered, right on time (seriously..down to the minute), and the delivery was super clean and professional (important in days of Covid). Extra special care was taken for cleanliness by the deliverer (gloves, mask, considerate distancing), and he was very professional. The presentation was also great as the packaging was perfect and orderly... with thoughtful utensils and sizing. Placing the order (questions/menu review/etc) was also a top notch experience. In summary: food was as good as it gets/customer service was as good as it gets. I would give more than 5 stars if I could. I will absolutely use Bibbs Backyard BBQ again! Thanks Chris and team!

We hosted a housewarming party, and decided to have Bibbs Backyard BBQ cater the event. From the…read moreinitial planning process to the delivery of the food(which, by the way, was delivered at the promised time), the entire process was seamless. Now for the food- all of our guests couldn't stop raving about the food- they loved it all, from the pulled pork(the sauce that comes with it is simply amazing), to the two types of Mac and Cheese, to the roasted potatoes- all exceeded the expectations we had, which were high to begin with. Thank you Chris for making our party such a success- we would highly recommend Bibbs Backyard BBQ for any event you may be planning.

So. this company is why I work at my current job, which is in a completely different field…read more I work for an apartment tower downtown and Starz catered the event for a broker open house. They had these mashed potato cocktails in these martini glasses and whatever was in the gravy was delightful. When I was considering switching jobs I thought, I should call the place with the mashed potato cocktails and see if they are hiring! They were and I mentioned that they came to mind first because of their food, the interviewers laughed and I got the job first place I interviewed. Every time we have had a company function catered I ask if the mashed potatoes will be there! And the lady that runs the company is so sweet :)

Over the past couple of years I have organized a number of very large upscale benefits in Chicago…read more The venues for these events are usually older buildings that do not necessarily have full kitchen capabilities. We had Starz provide our catering and I cannot say enough about how great they are! Not only was the food fabulous...but they even provided foliage for the tables. Also the owner was at the event to make sure everything was presented appropriately. They really helped to make our event memorable, because you know people always remember the food!!!

fanfare did a terrible job at my friend wedding last night I was very embarrassed for her because…read moreit was so many people & they served us garbage food the plantain was super moist the red beans & rice was disgusting wet & barely cooked properly & the cabbage was hard asf then they served us coolaid. I never write a review on anything but this upset me & fanfares need to be reported for that I just hope nobody get sick from it.

My husband and I got married at Promontory Point in May of 2013. Because Promontory Point is part…read moreof the Chicago Park District, we were limited to the list of caterers that were on that list. I wouldn't have thought I'd be saying this when I first started the planning process, but I'm really glad for that list. If it weren't for that list, I'm not sure I would have learned about Fanfares. We met with several caterers and found that Fanfares was the one that was most willing to work with our budget while still giving us delicious and elegant food. We weren't willing to compromise on the quality of food for our guests and Fanfares didn't make us have to do that. Charisse and Robert are pros that understood our vision for our wedding. Renting Promontory Point means renting an empty room. Fanfares was able to transform it into a magical space filled with delicious food and friendly faces. Have I mentioned the delicious food yet? The day of our wedding they were perfect. Just perfect. They were punctual, they did everything just as they said they would, they were friendly, and they made sure my husband and I ate that night! Everyone raved about the food of course and everyone commented on what a great job they did.

I used Wolfgang Puck Catering for our annual company holiday party. I've planned the event for the…read morepast few years using Food For Thought. I decided to try a different caterer this year- and thought they did a terrific job. The food was outstanding! I got tons of compliments on how great the food was. They helped me find a DJ and Florist too- which was very much appreciated. They are expensive- but I thought the party turned out terrific- well worth the money!

Dustin at Wolfgang Puck did our recent wedding, and they did a PHENOMENAL job. When we first did…read moreour tasting, they were the most expensive company and a bit out of our price range. Instead of telling us "too bad", they actually adjusted things a bit so they fell within our price range, without compromising the food or drinks at all. None of the other companies we tasted with were willing to do this. The day of the event, everything went perfectly. The food was one of the most important things to us, and everything was perfect! It was just like what we tasted, and we have gotten countless compliments on how good the food was. My only gripe, which is totally minor, was that the gazpacho that was served was not the same gazpacho we had originally tasted. Honestly, that was my only complaint! I would definitely recommend Wolfgang Puck.

We used Dolly's jerk chicken catering several times throughout the year and each time their food…read morewas delivered hot and fresh and was a big hit amongst our guests. I highly recommend this caterer!