Catered By Design just catered my wedding on May 9th and the job they did was spectacular!…read more Starting with having a menu for an Afternoon Tea that was exactly what I wanted--the food was delicious, all details were handled efficiently, the onsite staff was attentive and friendly. The planning rep was just so great--patient, supportive and knew to cover every angle. If I ever need to cater another event, Catered By Design will be my first call!

A quickie. My pal's Son got married here and Catered by…read moreDesign...Catered! Maybe the BEST wedding meal I ever et. Decent Salad, Sirloin Steak, Grilled Asparagus. All top notch and tasty. They weren't skimpy on pouring the decent table Wine, either. Alert and helpful service. There was a fab sweet table, but I was informed C.B.D. wasn't the source.

I'm so glad that I stumbled across Unforgettable Edibles! I planned my sister's bridal shower (from…read morethe West Coast) and trusted the rave reviews and this women-owned business did not disappoint! Ordering Process: I got the mini sandwiches and the fruit and cheese tray. Ordering was super easy and stress-free. They could customize the type and number of sandwiches with no problem and I also added the fruit and cheese tray after the fact, which was accommodated. Quality: I ordered the mini-sandwiches - chicken salad, turkey gouda, and veggie caprese. Each was so delicious. The cheese and fruit tray were beautifully presented and had plenty of variety. High-quality fruit, cheese, and crackers. Our guests loved the food! Presentation: Each tray was BEAUTIFULLY presented! I also loved that the little card labels came with the order so it was easy to set things up. (see picture). Overall: I'm beyond thrilled with the whole order, From start to finish it was so smooth and the food was well presented and delicious. You cannot ask for more. These gals go above and beyond. I will order from them again and am so proud to support a women-owned business!

I have a traditional Paddy's day brunch for my daughter's, and our friends. Ordered everything…read morebagel bake and Irish sausage puffs... Amazing 10 out of 10. Super easy to order, emailed them my order, paid through a phone call and picked it up hot. They have the best homemade catering business around.

Applauze Catering gets a standing ovation! Chef Dave was very easy to work with and he and his team…read moremade our wedding day dinner one of many great memories from that evening. They were incredibly accommodating and catered (see what I did there?) to our needs. The address listed for the business is an assisted/independent living community where David Marino is the Executive Chef. Don't feel you've been mislead or that this is a shady deal if you try to go there and find this instead of a stand alone banquet hall. The best way to reach them is by calling or emailing if you need something delivered to you. Their delivery, setup, and service fees aren't bad, either. We had our reception at the Park Ridge VFW and Applauze came on time and prepared with chafing dishes, Sterno fuel, plates, napkins, and flatware. It wasn't elegant, but it was all included in the total cost and a few steps up from the cheap plastic utensils that I was thinking they'd have. They set up the buffet line, manned it for 3 hours, and took it apart when they were done. We estimated we'd have 120 guests (and we nearly did), so we ordered Spinach Salad (2), House Salad (2), Garlic Bread (2 Full), Chicken Vesuvio (2 Full), Italian Beef with Hot Peppers (2 Full), Italian Beef with Sweet Peppers (2 Full), Vegetable Lasagna (3 Full), Lyonnaise Potatoes (3 Full), Vegetable Medley (3 Full), Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms (2 Full) and a Crudités Tray (1 Large). The Full servings say they can feed 20-30 and Half servings are intended for 10-15, but be advised that the portions are huge! We had a lot of food left over and could have easily gotten away with half the salad, half the Italian Beef, and at least 1 less Full order of the Vegetable Lasagna. I figured better safe than sorry and it gave us the opportunity to send guests home with flavorful party favors. We gave some to the VFW employees and took some ourselves. Some of the food went to waste and I am really bummed about that. But what can you do? Start to finish, Applauze took care of us. We were emailed in a timely manner when we had questions or updates and they let us add or subtract from our order up to 5 days before the big event. We mentioned some guests had dietary restrictions and Chef Dave said we should let him know so he could adjust the recipes if needed. I thought the whole exchange, particularly the customer service aspect, was likely the breeziest part of all the wedding planning. The only issue we ran into, and we take equal parts responsibility for this since I don't think we went into specifics about the dietary restrictions (most just couldn't eat pork), was that we had 2 guests with seafood allergies (the menu does list some items with tuna, salmon and/or shrimp, which we avoided) and hadn't been informed that the Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms had crab or imitation crab (fish) and we honestly didn't question it since it was listed under Pasta & Vegetables. The older menu that I believe is still currently on their website doesn't even list this item and the newer menu doesn't say what it's stuffed with. I guess we assumed it would be cheese and something other than seafood since it didn't specify. Oops! My maid of honor mentioned something about crab while eating it and I made my husband hunt down someone who could answer what was in them. We were told it was crab and we quickly alerted those with allergies. Luckily, our friends have learned to let be anything that's questionable, so they had skipped this altogether. Crisis averted, and hopefully they'll disclose this ingredient in future menus or when taking orders. As I said, I think the older menu is what's currently on the website and it has a coupon for 10% off for new customers. I think the newer menu offers 15% off and it has a few more items on it, like the mushrooms. You'll need to contact Chef Dave by email to receive the correct version and can ask him if any of these discount are applicable at this time. We used the 15% off coupon and it saved us a good chunk of money. Each meal provided by Applauze was well under $15 per person (including delivery, setup, service, tax, and tip). We could have easily gotten away with $10 per plate if we'd known how much excess there'd be. And the best part of it all was that we didn't have to sacrifice quality for quantity! Everything was a hit! People raved about the Italian Beef and the Vegetable Medley was tender. We were told by multiple people that the food was fantastic and we've received compliments months later saying how it was some of the best wedding food they've ever had. I would not hesitate to recommend them for your feast!

Applauze Catering was recommended to me by a family member and it was amazing. The setup of service…read morewas very easy to work with and that's always a plus when planning any sort of event. Highly recommended!

Chef was accommodating! She assisted in setup following a…read moretimely delivery! Food was plentiful and delicious! Would not hesitate to use her again!

Spent an hour with Portia developing my food order and secured my wedding date only to be told a…read morefew weeks from the date of my wedding by a different staff member that Hot Pans was too booked and couldn't complete my order leaving me to scramble. Why did you waste my time Portia???

This is the same family that owned Nick's that was also in Des Plaines. My family has been eating…read morethere since the 1960's. I wanted to try them in the summer, but hadn't realized it was takeout only. I got the chance to try them today & wow...food is amazing!! We got double dough florentine pizza, wings, rolls and a veggie combo. It was all fresh and the wings were nice and meaty. It was my birthday and they wrote happy birthday on the bag and gave me a piece of cake no charge! The staff was also friendly when I went to pick up. I truly appreciate the birthday wishes and the cake!! I will be back and have informed my family how terrific the food is!! Everyone should eat there! Thanks Giuseppe's!!!

Had a disappointing order last week. I did go to the store to talk to the Manager, She had the…read moreowner call me and I have to say, the Owner was very understanding and rectified the issue in a positive way. Yes, this is a great place for pizza and other entrees.

First I'd like to say that I'm not a huge fan of barbecue food…read more My wife wanted to go here for lunch one day. This location has its own parking lot. Very convenient. The employees here were very nice and the restaurant was very clean. I was pleasantly surprised at the taste of the food. I had a combo plate of pulled pork and beef brisket. I think it really helped that they put the sauce on the side instead of drowning the meat in it, like other places. The meat was surprisingly moist and very tasty.

We took a ride to City Barbecue in Park Ridge…read more It's about thirty minutes northwest of Chicago. I ordered a combination plate with Pulled Pork and Beef Brisket. The plate came with cole slaw, beans and a piece of bread. Really delicious and really moist.

The food is always super flavorful and very fresh. We love their falafel and the service is good.read more

We did take out by going in to order! We ordered one of the chicken dishes and the Koubideh wrap…read more While we waited we had the Persian tea and it was delicious!! When we got home I was pleasantly surprised at how much food they gave us and it was all well made and absolutely tasty. I look forward to going back to dine in the fancy part of the restaurant.

We believed that we were dealing with a company that was respected and had been in the area for…read moresome time You can imagine the surprise we got when we uncovered the pans and found the turkey swimming in a sauce with plenty of bone and gristle the potatoes appeared like those that come from a box just add water no stuffing or green beans just a spinach salad that had few other additions tomato onion or croutons This was a total ripoff and a huge disappointment beware of this company

Great food. They catered a family event and we loved all of it. The different sliders were…read moreeveryone's favorite. Everything was very fresh and you can tell it was homemade. There are a few things that could have been better like grapes had seeds in them in the salad and there was too much dressing so it was soggy, but that was minor.

The environment felt very warm aswell as homey but the overall looks aren't up to par to most…read moremodern restaurants around it. which is a good and a bad thing it smells nice, and the location is out of the way bringing all the attention to itself right off the highway and it is kinda of chilly they could definitely use a heater also prices are super cheap and affordable YOU WILL SPEND MORE AT MCDONALD FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF FOOD Workers were very nice and quick As for food about an 8/10 will come again

Plenty of FB posts from ownership brought me in. Well worth the stop. Really enjoyed my Polish…read more Plenty of caramelized onions and peppers. Nicely done!! The fries were really good! Just those will bring you in for a bite. Since I don't live close by I also had a beef, dipped, with giardiniera . While it's not the best I've had it was in my top 5. It was tender and had an excellent giardiniera, on a bun that held up well even with it dipped. I would order it again. I really enjoyed my lunch and will bookmark this spot. Come check it out and be impressed.

Had such a great experience working with Kacilynn and FFT for our wedding at the Chicago History…read moreMuseum this April. Our vision was really brought to life and we got SO many compliments on the food. The apps, the salad, the meals, late night snacks and dessert. I feel like that never happens at weddings! Thank you thank you thank you to everyone at FFT who helped us pull off such a special event!

FFT made our dreams come true! I cannot say enough wonderful things about Dana. She went above and…read morebeyond to ensure I had the wedding of my dreams. From day one, she was organized, thoughtful, and incredibly supportive. She walked us through schedules and timelines, anticipated needs before we even knew we had them, and stepped in whenever communication or coordination with vendors was needed. Dana was the calm in the chaos and the backbone of our entire day. She handled every detail flawlessly and made us feel so taken care of every step of the way. Our wedding truly wouldn't have been possible without her dedication, professionalism, and heart. She is amazing, and we are endlessly grateful! If you're lucky enough to work with Dana, you're in the best hands imaginable.