MSP Catering Recommendations?

[redcrab]

Sorry if this is a little off-topic. Looking for recommendations for catering a rather informal open house/wedding reception in the summer for approximately 100 people on a restricted budget.

[redcrab]

Thank you for the great suggestions! It's a good start, keep 'em coming. I'm leaning towards a mix of international flavors if our budget will allow.

[The Dairy Queen]

Oh, when you say "international flavors" that reminds me, Midtown Global Market will apparently do some catering. http://www.waysdelivers.com/ I don't know of anyone who has tried it, but it might be worth exploring. Also, I was at Everest on Grand recently and they say they do catering, too. Their momos (esp. the vegetarian ones) are awesome. http://www.hotmomo.com/Contacts.html

~TDQ

[jaycooke]

I second the recommendation for Never Enough Thyme. I've also seen the Chowgirls website and it looks like they have a great menu. http://www.chowgirls.net/

[mcgeary]

Chowgirls, absolutely! I was at a birthday party they catered a couple of weeks ago and the food was WONDERFUL. Great staff, too. My friends who hired them couldn't have been happier with the food and service.

[littlefoodie]

I agree, that broders does a lovely job. The owner of this newish little breakfast restuarant in south Minneapolis called the Collossal Cafe on 42nd St. also caters quite a lot. Judging from the food I have had at her restaurant her catered food I am sure would really be good. She's worth a call.

[cherrylime]

never enough thyme on 42nd and Nicollet they do a great job.I'vebeen to a couple parties they did
and it was really good both times.

[AnneInMpls]

How about Abundant Catering? I haven't tried their catered food, but I loved the food at their short-lived restaurant, the Abundant Bistro. The restaurant served soul food, but I think the caterer(s) will make just about anything.

http://www.abundantcatering.com/

Anne

[The Dairy Queen]

Great suggestion! I would love to hear from anyone who has specific experience with their catering operation.

~TDQ

[katebauer]

I went to a wedding that had food from Broders and it was wonderful. I recently picked up some stuff from there for work and it was delicious, although on the expensive side for a business meeting lunch.

D'Amico's also does catering, although it might be on the expensive end of things also.

[The Dairy Queen]

It might not seem that chowish, and it definitely depends on how "informal" you mean, but Famous Dave's does a terrific catering job if you're on a budget. The "catering" fee (really, just their fee for delivering the food and setting everything up for you) is $25.00 and they will do all the set-up for you and provide paper plates, napkins, etc. They only ask that you bring back their serving trays, washed, a day or two after the event. You have to do your own clean-up, though.

EDIT: I have a catering menu, about a year or two old now, but they have something called the BBQ blowout that feeds 24 people for $165. You can just multiply that by the number of people and/or supplement it with some of their other combos and a la carte items.

The BBQ blowout is: 60 chicken wings, 4 slabs St. Louis spareribs, 5 pounds of Georgia chopped pork, two dozen buns. Choice of 4 quarts: Wilbur beans, creamy coleslaw, potato salad, or drunkin' apples.

~TDQ