Had a food tasting here and was pleasantly surprised! I thought the food was pretty good for catering food! Barbara was unable to meet with us, but Kevin helped us out for the day. When we arrived at the storefront, the table was beautifully set-up for us. Here is what we tried: -Salad with Italian or Ranch Dressing: nothing special here -Bread Rolls: again nothing special -Lemon Chicken w/ Bearnaise Sauce & Capers: pretty good! The sauce was creamy and lemony. The dish was also surprisingly light and the meat was moist -Steamed Vegetables: nothing special here -Mashed Potatoes: Pretty good mashed potatoes! We had a tough time choosing between Mashed Potatoes and Oven Roasted Potatoes because both were good -Tri Tip Roast, Au Jus: Pretty good! Moist meat and yummy sauce. Can easily please anyone's palette! -Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken Breast w/ Cream Basil Sauce: Our favorite dish! SUCH STRONG, YUMMY FLAVORS. Paired with the rice pilaf, it is PERFECT. Without the rice pilaf, it can be a bit too strong. We ended up (sadly) not going with this dish, because we were afraid not everyone would like the strong flavor. We loved it though! -Rice Pilaf: Nice, flavorful rice! Really good! -Roasted Vegetables: Much better than the steamed vegetables. Better flavor and nice char -Roast Pork w/ Cherry Wine Sauce: I actually really liked this one! I loved how you could see and taste the fat marbling in the pork. It was tasty when paired with the sweet cherry wine sauce! Without the sauce, it was a bit boring -Oven Roasted Potatoes: Really good potatoes! -Assorted Desserts: TWO WORDS. CARROT. CAKE. Holy moly their carrot cake was SOOOO GOOOOOD. The lemon bar was tasty too. The other desserts were not as good Here's what we ended up ordering for our event (a bridal shower): Half Lemon Chicken w/ Bearnaise Sauce & Capers & Half Tri Tip Roast, Au Jus with 2 sides (Oven Roasted Potatoes or Rice Pilaf (I can't remember) & Roasted Vegetables). We are excited for them to cater our event! Will update this review again after the event is over. read more

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Rodgers catering is unprofessional. Do NOT book with this company. They will make sure to sample you AMAZING FOOD only to provide TERRIBLE service ON YOUR SPECIAL DAY. I cannot stress enough how deceitful this company is. If you complain, good luck on getting anything resolved. They will straight out IGNORE YOU and lie about their service. Save yourself your money (they're not cheap at all) and go with a legitimate company. read more

EXCELLENT!!! I had a last minute request to cater my 18 year old's Hamilton themed birthday party. She wanted sliders and fries so she could call them HamBurrgers and History has it's fries on you to go with the theme. Although that's what I originally intended on ordering I also ordered fettuccine Alfredo and salad. The guests tried the food before I did and all responses we positive. When I finally made my plate I too was happy. Barbara was exceptional with communication with me which is something I greatly appreciate. Thanks for squeezing us in. The party was a success. read more

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I recently attended a wedding where this company was the contracted catering provider/service. Rodgers company, specifically Kevin, is incredibly rude, and if you have a single complaint, and can back it up with VIDEO, not only will they refuse to meet with you, but call you a liar. This company does not follow thru on agreed upon services. I would NOT RECOMMEND this company for important events such as weddings. Some of the many issues that came up with this company, were that of half of the agreed upon waiters not showing up (contacting for 8, only 4 showing up), not serving iced water at an outdoor wedding, no bussing of tables, not following the itinerary, totally excluding the cake cutting and serving service. Worst part, is that there were guests with specific dietary needs that were to be served. A special menu was discussed for them (no cross contamination, allergies, gluten free) and when the catering company showed up, they had NO IDEA WHAT TO DO AND DID NOT HAVE THESE PLATES PREPATED. As a result several guests did not eat at this wedding. The reason the servers did not know about this accommodation was because they appeared to be subcontracted last minute due to a head coordinator being out ill. All the planning that was discussed was not executed as a random group of servers showed up!! What a joke of a company honestly. What a disappointment. This company completely dropped the ball and they can't even make it right or even acknowledge their horrific service despite having proof of all of these concerns including pictures of family members needing to pour the champagne for the toast due to a complete lack of service. DO NOT CONTRACT WITH THIS COMPANY. They're not cheap and if they mess up, they won't meet with you, won't hear you out and are incredibly rude. read more

I have used Rodger's Catering now for 5 years. From school events to personal events including my in-laws 65th Wedding Anniversary. The food is always fresh and superbly tasting and the service is always amazing. Thank you Barbara and Rodger's Catering for helping to make every event special. The "Lisa Potatoes" are a hit with everyone. read more

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Go read the one star comments before booking this company. If this was a legitimate company they would have been professional in how they handled their upset customers. My parents liked everything this company mentioned at their tasting and booked with them for their wedding 5 months prior and having a specific plan with Barbra that all needs would be met. The day of the wedding we find out everyone is sick which is fine but communicate all the details to the new staff. This was a disaster the entire wedding party was walking around pouring our own water and champagne for guests. We asked for specific dietary meals such as gluten free but the staff had no idea. I had to continue to get up and ask them to serve guest as they arrived. My parents were promised left over food seeing as 30 guests didn't show but there was nothing left, plates that were paid for. There was no lemonade and tea for the guest even though that was supposed to be provided. I can go on with a list. The reason I am writing this is how it was handled or not handled. I listened to the conversation and aside from the manager being extremely rude to my mom they said her claims were not warranted and they would NOT meet with her. Save yourself heartache on your big day. read more

I recently attended a party where this was the catering and was not impressed with their service. We had to flag down several waiters to get our food and had to fetch our own drinks because no waiters were around. Would not recommend. read more

Recently attended a wedding with this company catering... I let the them know I had food allergies.. and they day of the wedding they had appetizers that had crab in them which I'm allergic to (which isn't a problem) but the company was suppose to label everything to help the people out who do have food allergies and 100% they didn't plus they where suppose to make sure no cross contamination was happening with the appetizers. (which they didn't look out for) so I didn't want to risk it so I didn't eat any appetizers. Then with dinner my cousin who has food allergies also had to re ask them about her plate cause they brought out the wrong food for her , and the waiter looked confused and didn't know that we were talking about. She ended up not eating at all that night. With toasting with champagne they didn't even serve it us, or make the effort to. I noticed the brides nieces and nephews going around doing there job! This company is just so unprofessional! I wouldn't book with them at all or even tell my worst enemy to book with them! They should be accountable for there HORRIBLE services! read more

We chose Barbara and her team for our wedding and we couldn't have been happier. From the moment we met her we felt comfortable with her. When planning my wedding, I went a lot with my instincts and this helped my wedding run smoothly. We loved the food option and there were no nonsense fees to worry about. What Barbara offered in her quote is exactly what we paid for. She was easy to communicate with through email or text and took the time to meet with us at our venue to go over diagram and logistics. The day of the wedding everything went great! They were set up and ready to go by the time we arrived. Her staff was professional and easy to communicate with! We went with tri tip and the Mediterranean chicken which were a hit with our guests!! I highly recommend them!!! And I look forward to working with them again. read more

Very professional/friendly staff and high quality food! Very punctual they came half an hour early for breakfast catering as well. Definitely recommend! read more

These guys did such a great job. Barbara is the best. I told her what we were doing and she gave me options. We ended up with a very nice party. I was turning 60 so we had a 60's theme party. The menu was more like a Barbeque with Ribs, Chicken, Hot Dogs, Macaroni salad, Red potato salad, Green salad, Corn on the cob and watermelon. They showed up about a half hour before and set everything up. My guests were ready to eat right at the beginning of the party and the food was excellent. They brought the service ware too. It was a hit and reasonably priced. read more

Absolutely great!!! I ordered catering for my son's baptism about 3 weeks out and was perfectly accommodated! Barbara was so amazing and helped me to make sure I ordered extra servings to feed 15 ppl ( as some ppl go eat more than 1 piece of chicken) which I never would have thought of. She communicated throughout the weeks so well and made me feel very confident in what to order! We had the perfect amount of food, serving utensils and eating utensils. Food came perfectly on time , hot and was delicious! We got the jalapeño lime grilled chicken breast and it was a hit! Everyone kept asking what the sauce was because they loved it. It made hosting a baptism lunch so easy and stress free! Very affordable especially in comparison to other options! It would have costed me around the same to make this all but without all the work! I would absolutely recommend and will definitely use them again!! read more

My husband found Rodger's Catering from a yelp reviews, so I think it is really important I review my experience with them. Rodger's Catering was the best decision we made for our wedding. Call now and book them for your next Event! They were amazing, the food is incredible, and the staff is wonderful. Rodger's Catering did our wedding on July 7, 2018. From the first tasting we did at their place to the big day, Barbara and her staff were so helpful, caring, and super nice people. We liked the food, and her price range, so we decided to book them, Because it was my first wedding, and I was planning it myself, I had a million questions for them, which they answered graciously and timely. They always showed me patience as I learned about the process of feeding my wedding guest. The day of the wedding, they did more than an excellent job, they did a remarkable job. The staff was on top of everything, I didn't have to worry about a thing, everything was ran seamlessly. We couldn't be happier with their services. The food on the day was better than, I could have ever hoped for! I had many guests tell me it was the best wedding food they had in a long time (and we even did a buffet line...) We had Rodger's Famous Tri Tip Roast Served w/ Creamed Horse Radish & BBQ Sauce, Mediterranean Chicken w/ Crème Basil Sauce (my favorite!), Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Oven Roasted Vegetables, Fresh Baked Rolls & Butter and Strawberry Spinach Salad w/ Poppy seed Dressing. My family & friends could not stop raving about the food. They also accommodated my vegan & vegetarian guess ( which was astounding). Truly, if you are thinking about hiring this company, you should absolutely do it. I can't believe I found them from yelp reviews, and they turned out to be the best caterer, I could have gotten, and very reasonably priced! Barbara, and your whole team- thank you! Thank you! Thank you! You rocked my wedding. -Mr. Mark & Mrs. Carmen Sandoval read more

Thank you Rodgers catering! We stumbled onto Barbara when looking for a wedding caterer and boy we are so glad we did. The food was AMAZING and she hooked us up with a bakery who did a great cake. Most importantly, Rodgers was MUCH MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE than the other options we were looking at. At first we were concerned about that but on the actual wedding day, all our guests were full and happy. Barbara ran her crew and was there from beginning to end to make sure all was well. The stuffed med chicken was the talk of the wedding along with the cake! Thanks so much Rodgers and YES i would absolutely hire them again. read more

My daughter just got married last weekend and we couldn't be more pleased with how beautiful everything was and how delicious dinner was because of Rodger's Catering. We got a lot of compliments on how delicious the appetizers and main course were. Not only did everything taste great but there was plently of food per serving, no wimpy hotel size dinners. Everyone left full! Being Croatian, good bread is very important and the sourdough and rosemary rolls were wonderful! Barbara was simply wonderful to work with. She truly set all our minds at ease. She is so kind and very accomodating to specific needs. I highly recommend her and Rodger Catering. read more

I used to eat here when I lived down the street from it in 2009. I remember they had good sandwiches sides and specials. I will be checking in on them soon. read more

My company uses this catering service pretty often, so I've had a chance to taste a few things already. I needed sides for a potluck party, and chose to order from here. The dill red potato salad and Italian chicken pasta salad. The salads were a big hit...my picky niece loved the Italian chicken pasta salad the most. The fruit salad worked well, too. I particularly like their regular Italian pasta salad. Ordering and pick up was super easy. read more

Rodgers Catering is my go to caterer for our office events! I book Rodgers for a lot of our lunchtime meetings and they will work with you on menu ideas, substitutions, as well as catering lunches at the last minute. We recently had a customer event at the Cerritos Center of the Performing Arts for 250 people and everyone raved about the food and were very impressed with the presentation and service. Their food is fantastic and delicious and is very well priced. I highly recommend them to anyone who is looking for a caterer! read more

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Thank you Barbara! When we first started looking for our wedding caterer Barb stood out from the rest. She understands everyone has different needs with different budgets. She welcomed us with a fabulous food tasting that sealed the deal. Last weekend, during our wedding reception family and friends did not fail to comment on how delicious the food was. Her staff was kind, helpful and professional. We put our trust in Rodger's Catering and could not be happier with our choice. We have no regrets. read more

Amazing staff. Amazing food. Went with Rodgers catering for my wedding and they were beyond phenomenal! I received so many complements on how delicious the food was. Many of my guest said it wasn't your typical wedding food. We went with the chicken and tri-tip with garlic mash potatoes Barbara is literally the sweetest person you'll ever come across. So easy to work with and get in contact with. read more

I have been working with Barbara Gipson for almost 2 years now. First when I was ordering lunches for small meetings as an admin and now as the Corporate Event Planner of my company. Hands down, Rodgers has proven to be the most reliable, flexible and accommodating catering service I have had the pleasure working with. I have experienced nightmare scenarios in my line of work- (i.e. the main speaker arriving late & changing presentation set up, technology failures, last-minute priority meetings overlapping, last minute re-location scheduling, etc -you name it!) and Barb & her team have always been right there with me, going above and beyond to support me while I run around making sure other logistics come together. She can accommodate a small budget and execute a beautiful, professional set up with linen, labels and even flowers if you have a little wiggle room in your budget for an extra special event. She is always fair with prices, generous with serving size and open to your suggestions for new plates. Great & easy to work with, I absolutely love this caterer. read more

During our "staff day" at work yesterday we had Rodger's Catering bring in lunch. WOW! The best catered food I've ever had. There are rave reviews here at work today. Delicious, fresh, beautiful...it was so good seconds and thirds were not uncommon. Mashed potatoes so creamy and delicious, stuffed chicken breast with an awesome sauce, sliced beef with BBQ sauce that was so much better than your average outdoor grilled meats! Grilled veggies that were so tasty it was surprising. Spinich/strawberry/nut salad with just enough dressing. What a great meal. I don't know how far they will travel, but we are 30 miles away. If you can get 'em to cater your event, I really think you'll be very happy. Yum. read more

Rodger's catered our wedding last month and they exceeded our expectations. All our guests have been telling us how much they enjoyed all the food. Barb and her staff are so wonderful! Barb is especially easy to work with- she's friendly and understands the stress of wedding planning. She made the whole process so easy and my husband and I are so glad we chose Rodger's for catering! read more

We were planning an outdoor 50th Wedding Anniversary party for 55 people, and found Rodger's Catering on the internet. They did an Awesome Job! Barbara was great to work, very accommodating, and put my mind at ease. Everything was great, the food was delivered on-time and the gentleman who set-up was very very nice. We opted for the Pasta Bar. The food was absolutely AMAZING. We received many compliments on the food and people asked where we got it from. Of course, we told them. Plus, the food was MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE than other options we were considering. We would definitely use Rodger's Catering again in the future, and I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a top notch caterer. Thank you again for job well done!! read more

I use Rodger's for Catering, everything from Sandwich platters, pasta, salads, etc. We have had them cater for as little as 6 and as many as 75 and they always do a fantastic job. I absolutly love their sandwichs, they are great portions and quality products. And when you use them for catering they have this Mexican Cesar Salad that is to die for! I have tried to replicate it, even tried the one at El Torito and nothing comes close to the quality they have. If you have an event and want to take the worry out of what to cook or how to set up, leave it to them, they are professional and courtous and always make sure your event is the best. read more

It is difficult to believe that these five star reviews are real and were not written by some friend of the company. Our experience with Rodger`s Catering was horrible. Barbara is a prima donna and very difficult to work with. She likes to throw temper tantrums. Also, after booking them a year in advance, they cancelled our event on four days` notice. We were having several hundred guests, so their unreliability was a huge problem. Also, they don`t answer emails or phone calls for weeks at a time. They are very nice until you book them. Then they can`t be bothered with you. Avoid them or you will be scrambling at the last minute for a substitute catering company. Not professional at all. read more

For my mother's 90th birthday party I ordered hors d'oeuvres to be catered from here. BIG mistake. Not only is their online menu not up to date (do you have any idea how hard it is to sit down and plan food with a nice 90 year-old lady who lives 20 miles from you, drive back to your office, call to order the food and then be told it's an "old" online menu and half the stuff is no longer available, without even an apology from a woman who acted liked taking your order to begin with was a big favor...?) but when it arrived it was hardly warm, dry, not at all fresh and mostly tasteless. This was a VERY special event and I wanted it to be. My family were nice about it but three of them confided in me that they thought the food was awful. I would have done better to buy some frozen mini-quiches from Costco and do it myself. Never again. read more

Used Rodgers catering for our wedding, best choice ever! Barbara and her staff are amazing. They work so hard to make sure the day goes well, no worries with them on your team! Not only was the food and presentation great, the service is excellent. They are so accommodating and helpful. They try to work with your budget as well as your food preferences, all you have to do is ask. If you don't see something on the menu ask. I would absolutely recommend Rodgers especially if you have a stressful event Barbara is a blessing and eases that stress! All my guests gave the food and presentation two thumbs up to say the least. read more

Rodger's catering helped make our wedding dinner very special. The food was amazing and the service was even better. We have had so many guests compliment the food; which is saying something because our family and friends can be quite picky when it comes to food. I even had a lot of guests from Mexico who where also very satisfied with the food. Barb is amazing and so easy to work with. I would definitely recommend Rodger's catering for any event or party. read more

We have used Rodger's Catering for almost 20 years, for events from 25 - 700. We just recently used their services at a 3-day motorhome rally held at Puddingstone Park. Rodger's provided breakfast, lunch and dinner for 3 days. The response from our attendees was overwhelming in how much they LOVED each and every meal. The meals ranged from scrambled egg cassaroles, tri-tip, pulled bbq pork & chicken lemon chicken, chicken pasta salad, fajitas, enchiladas, cesar salad, not to mention the EXTREMELY tasty (and beautiful) desserts. Rodger's makes their own bbq sauce and cesar dressing - both are OUTSTANDING! Rodger's can put together a menu to fit any budget. They are punctual and are your "one-stop shop" for catering (tables, chairs, linen, etc.). Whether your event is casual (graduations, birthday party, etc) or upscale (wedding receptions, etc.) I would definitely recommend Rodger's Catering to everyone. read more