Dear Hubby worked a volunteer event yesterday at the DWP's headquarters in Downtown L.A. He brought home a "Stuffed Croissant - Bacon & Cheddar" from HOPE Cafe & Catering. I just had half of it for my breakfast. WOW! So delicious, even a day (or more?) after its creation. The buttery, flaky croissant was extremely tender and flavor-packed on its own, but not greasy at all. The half I got had more cheese than bacon, but there was enough of the essence of both to complement the main event of the croissant itself. I could have easily consumed the whole thing, but I enjoyed savoring the taste and texture of the portion I did have; very much so! "Leave them wanting more" might be a hallmark of this business, based on my first experience with their food. I mean that in a good way - now that I'm introduced to them, I'd love to try more of their offerings. read more

Catered our wedding and went the extra mile in ways we didn't even know we needed. We had vegan and meat options and all the food was amazing! So thankful that they were there to help on such a big day! read more

Tony catered my wedding in June of 2021, and not only was the food so delicious and portion sizes so generous, I love that a portion of the proceeds go to charity. I recommend Hope Catering with all my heart! read more

Delicious! I just came from a work meeting and Hope Cafe had catered the lunch. We had a selection of sandwiches and salads. Everything looked fresh and well presented. Even better was the taste of the food. Since we only each got 1 I opted for the Gourmet Poirier salad. I loved it. The lettuce was crisp and the chicken perfectly seasoned. It even came with desert which was a gourmet oatmeal cookie. I'm not even a fan of oatmeal cookies and I inhaled it. I really liked the food as did everyone else at our meeting so we will definitely be calling again. Keep up the great food. Highly recommend and prices are reasonable. read more

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I've ordered from HOPE Café and Catering (formerly Kilroy's Sandwich Factory) for our office luncheons numerous times over the years. The gourmet wraps are always a big hit in the office. The quality of meat is top-notch. Chef Tony, Bob and their entire team are the best. Very professional and great customer service! read more

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Hope Cafe popped up at Fooda today and a co-worker suggested I try it. This was my first time and this is what I got. Guacamole that was so disgusting looking, you could tell it was old and probably had been sitting out a very long time. Honestly I was afraid to eat the other food after looking at the guacamole. I'll never go back. Wasn't no HOPE in this Fooda, but I HOPE they get it together and stop taking people's $$$. Very disappointed. read more

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We had H.O.P.E Café and catering for our wedding at the Maxwell House in Pasadena. Tony and Ann were amazing to work with and very flexible with our menu choices. The food was delicious and our guests raved about it all night. Especially the Prime Rib :-) Thank you Tony for helping cater our special day! read more

Our company (not my decision) orders from here often, and man their catering is pretty bad. Here's what I've tried, and let me tell you, they failed: -Lemon chicken- really dry, stale and overcooked -Salmon- also dry, stae -Pesto cream penne pasta- didn't think this would be possible, but it tasted like plain pasta (w/o any sauce), which means the sauce was absolutely tasteless. Might as well put no sauce. -Definitely other dishes were also as bad, though I don't remember the specific dishes -Grilled veggies- salty! -Brownie & peanut butter bars- SALTY The cookies are ok. read more

Hope cafe was delivering salads to my job location . 865 s Figueroa st (snack shop). Then it disappears from shelves, manager of store told that hope cafe eliminates chicken(usda non compliant), first I didn't believe then he showed me notice from hope cafe. They raised their minimum order to$120 even with that with delivery fee. And they didn't lower prices for salads without chicken. It now all lettuce????? Don't buy product with label HOPE CAFE AND CATERING They are liars . read more

Used my Groupon today to order dinner for my family. We ordered Santa Maria Tri-Tip Steak and Wine Country Chicken Breast for 15 people w/ mashed potatoes, veggies, salad and rolls. Food and service was EXCELLENT!!! Everything was cooked to perfection and the proportions were good. Had to call them for a last minute schedule change to pick up the food a 1/2 hour late (on a Sunday evening). Although it was an inconvenience for them, they graciously accommodated my change. Will definitely use them again!! read more

We had 3 meals in 2 days catered and was AMAZING! Meal 1:Pizza, sliders, salad and a wonderful dessert plate. Everything was so awesome, especially because they customized my order for me. Meal 2: Eggs, sausage, bacon and the most amazing French toast soufflé! Everyone RAVED about the French toast, it truly was an amazing treat! Meal3: Turkey- cranberry sandwich, deli wrap, veggie wrap, waldorf chicken salad sandwich, cucumber tomato salad, potato salad and house chips! Woooooow what a spectacular lunch! Everyone enjoyed each and every bit! We will DEFINATLY be using Hope Café for our next event! Also, Trista and the whole staff were friendly and accommodating to our every request. Thank you guys so much for EVERYTHING. Until next time... read more

Please ask your staff members not to litter, even if it is a cigarette bud. I'm sure there's a trash can inside the office. Noticed it while waiting in line for in n out. read more

We booked Hope Cafe and Catering for our wedding reception and we were AMAZED with what they did! They offer a BIG menu of options and can customize to fit any budget and we were able to create a menu that was both casual (for the cocktail hour appetizers) and then classy (for the dinner). Their food is AMAZING--I've been to weddings where the food was pretty good, but Hope Cafe and Catering's food is head and shoulder above the rest! We went with tri-tip steak, chicken Parmesan, and a vegetarian pasta and it was all FANTASTIC! Their spring salad was the perfect combination of sweet and savory, and you HAVE to get their sliders! Unbelievable! But more than the quality of their food, Chef Tony and Ann were just incredible--they really cared about us and our wedding, and we could tell how much they cared by the incredibly work they put into the food and the service they provided. They sent us a very touching email the morning of our wedding wishing us well that just meant so much to us--it's this details like this that really distinguish them from other caterers out there. And Ann just made sure that during our reception we were really cared for--she brought us fresh appetizers to our little bridal room to make sure we got to enjoy them, and she even packed us a special box of dinner goods for us to take back to our hotel with us! Just overall top-notch quality food and service from people who really care about their work and the people they work with. I highly recommend them for any catering needs! read more

Thank you so much for your great service especially on short notice. Our order was ready as promised for pickup. The pinwheel appetizers disappeared so fast I didn't even get a chance to try one! Reports were that they were delicious and a perfect addition to our holiday part. Merry Christmas to you all. Discover Hollywood Magazine read more

Hope Catering catered an event for us with 225 guests...what a joy to work alongside of this entire team, and the food was delicious! We selected the wine country chicken and received many comments from our guests as to how delicious the chicken was...not typical banquet chicken! Chef Tony, Ann and Stephanie were attentive to all of our details prior to the event as well as every detail during our event, and we were so grateful for all of their expertise! read more

I had a workday at the Ed Center of the Pasadena Unified School District and our leader ordered wraps from Hope, which is one of the district's approved vendors. Wow, I've never had a wrap sandwich as good as the Italian! The box came with chips that were similar to Kettle Chips as well as a very moist and tasty cookie. Other teachers had other wrap versions and said that they were just as good. I might just drop by their cafe and see what else they offer. read more

Hope Cafe catered an event we held in Downtown Los Angeles and the food was AMAZING! Everyone loved it (you must try the meatballs), and we had a terrific experience working with the team. They were very good at communicating prior to the event, arrived on-time, and were helpful, efficient, and kind. We're glad to be partnering with such a generous company that wants to give back to the community. read more

Best catering food best service best lasagna I never finished a meal with lasagna but I did today our company lunch catering from Hope Catering. read more

This is the 3rd time I've ordered from H.O.P.E Café and I must say they are awesome! Customer service is on point, delivery is on time, orders always come correct...thanks guys! Looking forward to our next order. read more

Hope Cafe caters daily at my job down town. At first everyone was excited to have our grill opened again after a very long time . Initially the food was really good. Then I stared to notice the Brioche buns were dry crumbly when I ordered the grilled or crispy chicken sandwich, which means they aren't as fresh as they should be. Thennnnnn the guys at the grill started messing up my order. Today I ordered crispy chicken I got grilled, last week I ordered grilled chicken and I got a burger. I ordered a BLT with mayo and the sandwich DRY and no mayo ...WTF???? Don't even get me started on the prices. 8$ for a grilled or crispy chicken sandwich with day old buns. NOPE ! Not cool at all. GrubHub and Uber Eats is what I'm doing from now on. read more

Kilroy's Sandwich Factory has outstanding food. Every time I have ordered from them they provide outstanding service and the food seems to be the same great quality every order. I have meetings on a regular bases and at each meeting I get compliments on how great the sandwiches are along with the salads and cookies. You will not get a cookie anywhere like the ones that are made at Kilroys. Their box lunches are perfect for meetings. They are very flexible and will try to help accommodate whenever possible. I have never received anything but excellent service and food from Kilroys and recommend them to everyone. Also if you like Turkey and Cranberry I highly recommend their "Turkey Cranberry Sandwiches". read more

We used a Groupon to buy a 6ft & 3ft sandwich & pinwheels a few weeks ago. No hassle or restrictions for using the Groupon like many retailers. The quality of the meats & bread was great. The bread was soft and the meat had good flavor. The meat tasted fresh and not overly processed like subway. The deliverer was courteous. We will use them in the future should we need another big sandwich. read more

Used my Groupon this past weekend to buy a 6ft sandwich and a pinwheel for a birthday party and everyone loved it. Everyone kept complimenting on the food we ordered. The meat tasted fresh, I was super happy they put enough meat in the sandwich and weren't selfish like other places and the bread was really soft. Also the service was great. For sure we will be ordering from them again. read more

Outstanding service and a fabulous dinner! Tony and his team put together a delicious spread that everyone loved, and fit my specifications exactly, plus had great advice for the elements I was uncertain/undecided on. All my communication with him and Trista left me reassured that everything was in good hands. They were willing to accommodate any changes I wanted to make along the way and work within my budget. Their service was friendly, professional and surpassed my expectations. Thank you, Hope Catering, for making my reception dinner delicious and totally stress free! read more

I used Hope Catering for my wedding of 60 guests. They were so helpful and flexible. The food tasted great! All my guests were so happy with the food and the staff made sure that me and my Hubby ate at our wedding as well. They even helped us find a wedding cake. Will definitely recommend them to friends and family. read more

I was pleased with the food and The Chef is very hands on and delivers personally which I really appreciate. I have set him up as vendor for our company and will be using her to cater for us on a regular basis. read more

Great place to grab a quick bite. Sandwiches & salads are gourmet at cheap prices and the customer service is grade A! I like the Turkey Provolon... I even saved half of my sandwich for the next day and it wasn't soggy at all, perfect sandwich from these guys. read more

Turkey Provolone Sub combo. Moist Turkey on a soft roll, side lettuce salad, a nice small pasta with olives salad and 2 oatmeal cookies. Perfect lunch meal. Just wanted to put this out there, that I am in no way employed by these guys. I've just had the good fortune of enjoying thier tasty lunch boxes. Mange! read more

Let me start off by saying I was planning on rating this experience a 1 star. I will elaborate on why that was going to be the case and why it has increased. I am a volleyball coach and to celebrate our team making it to the playoffs our vice principal decided to buy a sandwich for the team and coaches. We have previously ordered from Kilroy's twice with a groupon ($49 for $100 at the store) for the 6ft sandwich and he had no troubles with those. He again ordered one and was informed that he could not order the sandwich because it was his third time by Jenny and the groupon states "Limit 2 per person, may buy 1 additional as a gift. Valid only for option purchased. 48hr advance order required." I was then gifted the groupon and attempted to place the order at 10:14 am for delivery at 12:45 pm on Friday. Again Jenny answered and after I told her the delivery address and she immediately changed to a rude tone. I explained it was a gift to me and she started to come out with excuses. First saying that I could not until I explained that I was gifted the groupon. After that she then said "You can't order because you need to place the order 48hrs beforehand". I then explained I am ordering at 10:14 am on a wednesday for an order at 12:30 pm on a friday which is 50hrs beforehand. She then said I will call you back out of the blue while I was asking a question and hung up on me. This is the reason why I was going to rate Kilroy's a one star. Its my first experience with them and Jenny made it a horrible one. I don't know if she intentionally did this but it was definitely not the correct way to end a call with a customer that has concerns. It was Jenny trying to avoid the order. Jenny said would give me a call back to confirm the situation with the gift. I waited and waited and decided to give a called back at 12:15 pm so the order would still be placed 48hrs before hand. I will say this time Jenny was extremely more pleasant to talk to. We set everything up had the order ready. Jenny then said there will be a $50 delivery charge (it was not this high on previous orders) which is about 55% of a $90 order from Pasadena to Glendale. From the previous orders it was not this high so to avoid the steep fee I said I would go pick the food up. I was adamant that I was going to rate a one star because of the horrible customer service I received. I then went in today at 12 to pick up the order. I went in and the Chef welcomed me. He was very nice knew what order was being picked up and went to get the food. Jenny was nice scanned the groupon and that was the end of that. As i was heading out to the car another employee just arrived from a delivery and immediately helped me to the car with the 6 foot sandwich. This part of the service was excellent and shows why they receive so many high ratings. I don't know what was Jenny's problem at that moment but she made what could have been a very easy and pleasant experience horrible. I have never experienced anything like this. That being said the chef, the worker changed my mind with how nice and helpful they were. We will order again because the FOOD IS GOOD and is not the issue. Hopefully we can change our rating then. read more

Roast beef sandwich-very bad. Cold. Little lettuce. Two thin slices of tomatoes. Dry roll. Salty roast beef. Okay provolone cheese.

We buy their burritos from Charlie's Coffee in South Pasadena, and both the veggie and the bacon burritos are excellent! The salsa is superior, texture and taste, and if you need it hotter like me at times just add some tapatio and it's perfect. Surprised not to see more of the products around at other shops. read more

My company has had Chef Tony cater multiple events and parties and I've never been anything but 100% satisfied. They have TONS of food options from pasta's to tri-tip to french toast. Their cookies are literally the best cookies I've ever had and even though I'm not a big fish eater, I even loved a talapia dish they catered to our last staff meeting. This company has a great mission and supports so many great things in our city in addition to making delicious food. I would definitely highly recommend Hope Cafe to anyone interested in having catered food for a corporate or social event! read more

This is our go to place for all of our events!! Their food is absolutely amazing especially the cookies!! They have a vast variety of foods which makes the choices endless. Everything is cooked fresh and to perfection!! On top of catering most if not all our events, out of the kindness of their heart they donate food to the less fortunate and homeless family's which they are really grateful for ! If there were more stars to give I would give them just based of the moral of the company on top of their delicious food. read more

Today was the 3rd time having food from this establishment, but the 2nd time actually ordering for an event in our unit. We ordered breakfast for Bosses' Day, and I must say that our bosses definitely enjoyed every bite!! Hope Cafe & Catering delivers exceptional service and quality food. THANKS CHEF TONY & staff for helping to make our breakfast a hit!! read more

I tried a blueberry muffin this morning from the little shop in our office building. The flavor of the muffin was pretty good; it tasted much more like cake than a muffin. However, there was one blueberry in the entire muffin. Just one. Only one. So, I had plain cake for breakfast. read more

Kilroy's is my #1 go-to catering pick for business meetings. I have placed orders with them from different workplaces since 2004. I know I can always count on the food to be excellent and on time. The gourmet wraps and salads in particular are always a big hit in the office. One thing that has impressed me over the years is the quality of the meat they use - especially the grilled chicken. The wraps and salads always have only carefully carved choice cuts. The staff is a pleasure to work with. My only disappontment is that there is not yet a walk-in cafe I can order for myself on the weekends when I am craving it. I love Kilroy's! read more

We had Hope Cafe cater a LifeGroup Leader Appreciation dinner at our church and thoroughly enjoyed working with them. They did an amazing job at accommodating our Mediterranean theme and the food was delicious. Everyone who attended the event was well pleased and cleaned their plates. They were also able to accommodate for those who were gluten free with no issues whatsoever. Highly recommend! read more

My wedding was March 21 2015 and I am so happy we had Tony and his team cater our wedding. We did a tasting months prior to wedding date and everything we tasted was great! Tony made the whole process so easy and appreciate anytime I had a question I would email him and he would quickly respond. Everyone at the wedding commented it wasn't "wedding food" and I happily agree from appetizers to main course everything was excellent! Great quality and even better taste...I know who to call on now for all my catering needs!!! read more

No idea why this place gets such high ratings. They supply food to our studio, and it's very disappointing. Had the caesar chicken wrap today - so salty it's barely edible. Does anyone even taste their food before they send it out? Tuna is mostly mayo w/ a smear of tuna. Overpriced, over-rated, wish we had the old vendor back! read more

Hope Cafe & Catering do an amazing job...turkey wrap sandwiches just the best! And chicken caesar salad delicious. Would recommend them to all as excellent caterers and deliciousness of flavor! read more