We used Choura for our wedding rentals at Saddlerock Ranch and couldn't have been happier! Jim and his team were such a pleasure to work with and the process was stress-free! Jim and Liz were always responsive whenever I had a million questions and allowed me to visit the headquarters to see products in person. As a bride, it is very reassuring to have the feeling that your rentals are in good hands because they're such a huge part of the wedding day! They have a huge inventory and If they didn't have a specific item in stock they would find an alternate option. The day of the wedding, their team started setting up around 8:30 a.m. and cleaned up until 4 a.m. after our wedding ended. Their team is extremely professional and their products are all top-notch! We will definitely use Choura for any future parties or events. read more

Needed tables, chairs, umbrellas , table cloths, plates, silverware, napkins, ice tubs etc. and the setup and delivery was perfect and on time. Absolutely no issues and courteous and helpful setup crew. Very helpful employee named Tammy was extremely helpful with initial ordering. A no hassle experience Rich. Rolling Hills Estated read more

4.5 stars. Choura certainly knows how to get the game on! =) This time was no different - Choura strikes once again with their Food Tasting Party replete with flower, photo booth, DJ vendors as well as their own air of oh so coolness decor. Choura puts these sweet awesome events for all their clients. This is the 2nd free event - the first one was awesome too.. it was like going to a club on a weeknight... shhh =) The tasting party: The lounge ? Snazzy Snazzy! Plush sofas and ottomans for guests to hang out. The food - oh thank you, free! =) -mini beef wellington, crab cakes, ahi tuna appetizers -salad, salmon, cordon chicken, shrimp scampi, roast prime rib (cut and served for you) -roasted potatoes, veggies and rice pilaf. cakes --- thank you to Great Dane - we got free cake tastings of red velvet, white cake and lemon cake. chocolate fountain with desserts (strawberry, marshmallows, cheesecake, rice Krispies) the bar? oh yes, free too. :)I tried out 3 of their drinks - excellent. best I've had. :) Loved the Japanese Garden one - green tea, sake and grenadine syrup. I made sure to eat first so I wouldn't get tipsy. :) i could go on and on about the coolness of this event (the chairs, the linens) - but suffice to say that at the end of the day, Choura definitely knows how to party. ;) and super cool people too. Ryan Choura's got a good team behind him. read more

Choura catered my wedding and they were great! I started my consultation with Lisa who then left the company and then I worked with Abbi. The transition between the two consultants was seamless. Abbi was fantastic to work with and worked with my schedule. I actually never met either Abbi or Lisa in person so I can vouch for their ability to capture details and my "vision" working completely remotely. Juan Carlos was our server the day of our wedding and he was great. Very unobtrusive, prompt, and courteous. He made sure all the beverage glasses were full. :) As far as the food goes, it was really good! I was surprised as I did not have high hopes for the food since I find most wedding food to be blah. But the food was extremely tasty and most importantly, served warm (food had to travel). We also rented flatware and chairs and everything was in great condition. I high recommend Choura as a wedding caterer. read more

Sandy is awesome! We love how easy it is to work with Choura. Very professional and fun to work with. We always love when we work on an event together. Keep it up and kill it on future events! Pipe Dream Events read more

We rented table covers, 8' tables, white wooden chairs, kid's table and chairs. The event was on Saturday and everything was delivered early on Friday and picked up on Monday. Table covers were nicely pressed and very clean. the white wooden chairs were pretty beat-up looking and very slippy so it folded if a kid was sitting on it.. It's only made for adults. A few kids almost got badly hurt sitting on the folding chairs. they only have bright blue color for kid's chairs. My kids are both girls so blue didn't go wiht the party colors but it actually looked ok... read more

I was very disappointed when I called Choura today to rent furniture for an event in my home. First, I asked about renting the Eames Chair White to be told that she had no idea what I was talking about. I explained that i was looking right at their website that said that they had this chair to rent. I spelled it for her and she finally found it. Shouldn't someone answering the phone know what they have in inventory and what the cost of the item is? She had no idea of the cost of the item. Then I explained what I wanted to rent and she told me that they would not deliver - too small of an order; needed to be a minimum of $600 for delivery. I explained that I had rented from them multiple times in the past and had never spent close to $600 and they had always delivered. She told me that she would need to get back to me. When she did get back to me via email (I had not provided her with my email address so she obvioulsy found my information in their files) she told me that "I asked the account managers if they remember working with you but they cannot recall" so they would not deliver becasue we didn't meet their minimum. What this says to me is that Choura is now only interested in large events/rentals - good for them, bad for their customers hosting smaller events. Being a repeat customer obviously means nothing to them. When I do plan a larger event in the future and need to rent tables, chairs, etc., I will not be calling Choura for rentals - there are plenty of other local businesses to do work with that don't say no to the small orders and I won't be shy about sharing this with others when asked about rental companies. I'm giving this review 1 star because Yelp would not let me post without at least giving it 1 star - I would have preferred zero stars as an option. read more

I got to attend a New Years Eve party in Long Beach that was put on by Chora Events. They did an excellent job of creating a high end atmosphere that was still cozy. The bar tenders were awesome and I especially liked the gas powered broken glass fireplaces. Great staff, great atmosphere and great party! Will use again in the future. read more

Star 1 & 2: My rep, Sandra, is great. Star 3 & 4: The guys showed up on time and worked efficently to get everything set up. Star 5: They went the extra mile and worked with another vendor to resolve an issue with the power supply and hung a large banner. A supervisor even showed up (name escaping me at the moment) just to check in. read more

they were our wedding caterer. our sales rep was knowledgeable, not pushy, and was flexible with our requests; however, several things i must note: 1. terrible communication. first quote we received did not match what was on the uploaded pdf on their website. when i talked to the sales rep, they said it changed, so i said... then take the document off your website because then it's false advertising. they would not bulge on the cost so we went to the sales coordinator about our experience, where they took our feedback seriously and assisted us. it resulted in the VP of the catering company calling us to apologize. even with our new sales rep, it took the the guy 2 wks to requote and even then, the calculations were wrong, so there were several revisions. 2. went for a tasting. the day before the tasting, we were informed of the cost. it would've been myself, fiancé (now husband), and the mom/dad in law. they wanted to charge us per head. i understanding charging us full price for two because it cost them time/money to set up a meal for us, but also the same amount for 2 additional ppl? ok, it's a business, i get it but still. the thing that really peeved us was the fact that we were not aware of the cost until the day before the scheduled mtg, which at that time... we had pay over the phone prior to coming. there was not online website where we could do it at our convenience. not cool. 3. unorganized. wks leading to our wedding, we had to work with a diff choura off site coordinator. we found out the one we were working previously was no longer working there, so they deferred us to another person who had no idea what was going on. i had to talk to the sales rep several times where he'd apologize and assure that he'd relayed the correct info to the new person. an example included whether or not choura would provide the soft drinks. from beginning to end, sales coordinator and i were on the same page that choura would provide it; however, with the choura off site coordinator (since she was new) kept telling me that it was not written on the paperwork. anyway, the day of our wedding, they did not have the soft drinks for us. they scrambled around and ended up going out and buying it at a local market. it was stressful. 4. not upfront about pricing, unfortunately. i dont appreciate the disorganization and the misleading prices. at the end, they charged us the new service tax which was higher than initially communicated. the VP called us to honor the old service tax but when the final bill came in, it was not the case. i was pissed and not happy. awful people to work with. would not work with them again. read more

CEO of the non-profit Walk With Sally that loves to be creative and they helped me build my mission "no child goes through cancer journey alone" creative, passionate and courageous. Try something new. Love the passion to change the way we think of events. Have had an incredible team helping me build something I couldn't do alone. Check out the last event www.whitelightwhitenight.org read more

I've had multiple sports banquets catered by Choura Events, weddings of friends catered, and private birthday extravaganza's catered by them too! They are just the GREATEST! I eat lunch at The Grand, every Monday with the Long Beach Executives Association, and they always serve a great, fresh and tasty lunch. The menu's are varied so you don't get tired of the same old same ol'. The staff are so great! We've had the same servers for 15-20 years. That tells you how well Ryan and Jim Choura treat their staff!!! If you have a Major event coming up, or just want to give your significant other a night off for the small party, CHOURA EVENTS is the company to call! read more

I talked with Tamra today regarding a last min event for the following day. Any time you need to get something done and pull things together you need to have intelligent, courteous people that know their job and are motivated to get things done. I deliver customer service on a daily basis. I give it , I expect it, but don't always get it. I want my clients to be happy and know I care about them. Tamra delivered on all counts... . Kudoo's to you and your team! Kathleen .... Customer service is my passion.... Life is short....Make someone happy! read more

I have been using Choura Events since before the Anza Rents days. Since the merger, they have taken the company to the next level. As my primary rental company for Fiesta Hermosa, they do a tremendous job. I also use them throughout the year on smaller jobs. I like the fact that they treat the small jobs the same as the big jobs. Friendly and attentive service at a reasonable price. Michael Bell Bell Event Services read more

Choura catered and supplied the rentals for our 35 person Company Holiday party. And boy was everyone impressed. The food looked and tasted delicious! The food attendants arrived with everything needed to accomodate the food. The attendants constantly flowed in with warmed items and the buffet table looked fresh everytime! Much to my dismay, I never needed to pull them and ask for something. It was so smoothly executed. A one stop shop that turned out to be completly worth it! I shopped around and found that Choura was a little more expensive, but honestly worth it. Coming from the catering industry, I was continuously impressed with their professionalism and ability to accomodate. Um, Bristol Farms just lost our business... Choura is really raising the bar and quite frankly has really broken ground with their ability to provide both catering and rentals from one place. Most places accomodate it, but it's from a different company. This really worked for us. Thanks Choura! read more

Used these guys for the first time last weekend for a wedding. My sales guy, Joey, did a great job. Had some issues with a fryer but they were professionally rectified. All the equipment and rentals were great. Got everything as promised. The crew at the warehouse was very helpful loading and un-loading, Will use them again! read more

I needed 25 chairs for home event, very easy to reserve with one call, pick up & drop off took no more than 5 min. Very Friendly people.

So professional and helpful. Solid equipment and selection. Truly sad for them that ALL rain cleared for our event, making unnecessary all our TENT quotes and estimates on warmers and in-tent lighting. Thanks for all your understanding, Choura. NEXT TIME. read more

Big fan of Choura Events. They're the people to call when you need a creative team to run your event better than anyone.

We hired Choura Events for our wedding catering because of their affordability but the most important thing was the taste of the food as well. I couldn't believe the value I got for their service. A full staff, 3 entree Buffett, plateware/silverware/glassware, coffee/tea/water, and 2 bartenders all for approximately $6,000. Their braised beef, and carne asada was amazing along with their chicken. Our guests were complimenting the food and wanted to go for seconds. Our wedding contact was always available for questions and concerns. I highly recommend Choura Events! read more

I have worked with Choura on many major events in Southern California. They have a very professional and knowledgeable staff. From weddings to major SoCal events, Choura continues to provide a superior product. read more

I've used Choura for several years now - for large events and for small - and they are always professional, on time and arrive with the product I ordered. They are very flexible about last minute changes and knowledgeable about how to execute successful events. I recommend them all the time! read more

We had our wedding last Saturday and about two months before the wedding we realized we needed lighting!!! Joey and Sandy were extremely helpful helping us in such a short time frame. They were quick to give us quotes and suggestions. They worked with us to make sure we had the best deal and lighting possible. Our bistro lighting (string lights) were perfection. I asked Joey to make our night magical and he did just that. I can't thank them enough for such a wonderful experience. Thank you!!! read more

Choura was on time with delivery and pick up of the tables and and chairs for my holiday party. They had bar height tables and nice red tablecloths at a great price. I highly recommend them. read more

These guys are great! Our high profile events require superior tents, furnishings and professional installers. Choura Events always comes through. Our recent Grammy event required extensive attention to detail and Choura's VP, Howard Tabackman, oversaw the entire production and made sure the installation and strike ran smoothly. I highly recommend Choura Events for your next event. read more

Amazing tent company!! Helped with my wedding because of last minute rain! Ah I love Choura! :) I'm so thankful one of their reps came out the day after I called to look at the venue and then the next day had another guy come out to do the technical measurements and the next day the tent was up!! Super thankful! Would definitely use again! read more

Excellent service from the first phone call to the pick up of the chairs and tables. Beautiful linens and serving pieces at reasonable prices. The staff was very knowledgeable and helpful with decorating ideas as well! Have used them several times and they will continue to be our number one choice for our parties and events! Thank you for making it "easy". read more

I recently had the opportunity to attend multiple charity events in my community. At every event supporters and volunteers were commenting on the creativity the experts at Choura provided. The events were set up in a timely manner by courteous installers and the equipment looked good. It's great to hear and see good things happening with local family businesses. Be prepared to see and hear more great things from this company for years to come. read more

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The Los Angeles Auto Show hired Howard Tabackman from Choura Events to help us with multiple tenting and outdoor structures. Howard and his team were a pleasure to work with. We had many changes along the way and many last minute additions and Howard and his team rose to the occasion. Choura Events not only created a beautiful structure for sit down lunches, receptions for 1,500 and more, he also incorporated flooring and unique lighting that brought the events to life. We had a very tight turn around to take down a 16,000 square foot tent and Howard made it happen. We will definitely be partnering with Chorua events for all of our event and party needs. Denise Ronayne Director of Sales & Operations LA Auto Show read more

Choura is the contracted on site caterer at the Carson Center. The staff is fine, food is good, but they have increased prices 30-50% each of the past 3 years. Sadly we have had to leave the Carson Center. I highly recommend the Carson Center, but only if you don't need catering for a large event. read more

Our non-profit organization hired Choura to do a luncheon for us for 600 guests. The quality was decent but the business practices were unacceptable. They were spotty with communication and ended up swindling us out of over $5,000 above what they had quoted us. They are not up-front about their charges, so beware. Highly recommend doing business elsewhere. Every dollar we lost to Choura takes away from students in need, so we cannot afford to work with them again. read more

I've used Choura Events twice. Once for my engagement party at The Grand in Long Beach and my husband and I thought they did a pretty good job that we used them for our wedding reception as well. Well, at The Grand, the staff there act as a middle person to getting down everything you want, the choosing of linens, all the details that are important for your special event in a timely manner. Having them deal with Choura for us, was a breeze. Dealing with Choura directly was a mess! Our rep was "Joey", our first meeting with him was good, we told him what we were looking at as to what we wanted. Joey said he was going to email the estimate. A week goes by, no email. And it was like this all the up to the week before the wedding. Where we physically had to go into the office only because we had to give them money. And then we ask about the wedding cake that's included in the package we chose, and he tells us to go to the bakery we wanted our cake from and tell them Choura sent us. The weekend before the wedding! Then come the morning of my wedding day, I get a call from Joey saying they haven't received the final payment. Way to start the day of my wedding. Try calling the groom a few more times before you call the bride. Thankfully everything worked out in the end. And the reception was awesome. It was just the leading up to it that was a little rough. read more

I recently produced an event in LA for several thousand attendees. Choura won the bid with aggressive pricing then executed flawlessly. The best recommendation I can give is "I would use them again without hesitation." read more

Choura helped me to create the perfect tents for our convention - a 12K sq ft Trade Show tent with viewing terrace, and 3 connecting clear tents for our themed receptions. Their service was exceptional, they were always accessible, and they cared about the event as much as I did. I appreciated their attention to detail! Would not hesitate to call them again. read more

Just used Choura for my party last weekend. They did an awesome job. They had to scramble to set up on time because the event prior to mine ran overtime. The food was great!!! My only complaint would be the service charge. Although it seems to be in line with rates in the Los Angeles area (20%), it adds quite a bit to the bill. That seems quite high for overhead. read more

I have had several events with Choura and have always been awed by their service and expertise. If you are in the South Bay area and are planning a party or event, this is definately who you want to have. read more

Beware!! To all the brides considering this company, make sure you do your research well and cover every detail before booking! I am sure the company overall might be decent, but we were unfortunate to get a staff member that is not representing this company well. Before booking she seemded very helpful and professional but as soon as my fiance and I booked them she treated us like "another business deal". This person has neglected to follow through with any calls or emails. Not a nice feeling when you are planning the "best day of your life". We constantly have to "track her down" before anything we request could be done. With all that has happened, we are very afraid of how our wedding day could turn out and how our guest will be treated. This is not the kind of service a person paying $9,000.00 should receive! We are looking for another catering service and hope we can get all of $ back. read more