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Catering by Lasita makes for a memorable wedding day.
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Let These 12 Fabulous Restaurants Cater Your Big Fat LA Wedding

Say “I don’t” to overcooked chicken breasts and bland filet mignon

by Eater Staff Updated
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Catering by Lasita makes for a memorable wedding day.
| Jakob Layman
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It’s always a joyous occasion when friends and families gather to witness two people look into each other’s eyes, exchange rings, and say, “I do.” But nothing dampens the glow of marital bliss quite like being served overcooked chicken breasts or a bland steak. Fortunately, some of Los Angeles’s finest restaurants can remedy the situation by providing delicious food at any venue. From saucy smoked barbecue to fabulous Oaxacan fare and even Korean tacos, here are 12 restaurants that can please a crowd at any wedding or large-scale event.

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Mariscos Jalisco

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Picture this: Post-ceremony, guests mosey over to the reception to find the Mariscos Jalisco truck serving crispy shrimp tacos, tostadas with shrimp ceviche, and aguachiles. Hire a bartender to serve Micheladas, cold beers, and margaritas for one hell of a wedding.

3040 E Olympic Blvd (at Dacotah St), Los Angeles, CA 90023
(323) 528-6701
(323) 528-6701

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Moo's Craft Barbecue

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Instead of a more traditional wedding feast, just order pounds of brisket, pulled pork, poblano queso Oaxacan sausage, ribs, slaw, and potato salad from Moo’s Craft Barbecue. Moo’s can provide offsite catering for groups of 50 or more.

2118 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90031
(323) 686-4133
(323) 686-4133
Smoked meat and sides at Moo’s Craft Barbecue in Lincoln Heights.
A platter of barbecued ribs, sausages, and brisket at Moo’s Craft Barbecue in Los Angeles.
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Lasita

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Chinatown’s Lasita offers Filipino catering combination packs that are some of the heartiest and savory in town. Guests are sure to be satisfied with whole rotisserie chicken inasal, pork belly lechon, pancit noodles, and sides like shrimp chips, watermelon salad, and pork belly sisig.

727 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 443-6163
(213) 443-6163
An overhead shot of bowls of Filipino food, including chicken and noodles at Lasita.
Lasita.
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Kogi Taco Truck

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Few restaurants in LA are as iconic as the Kogi Truck. This versatile addition to a wedding can be used during cocktail hour, the reception, or a much-appreciated late-night snack. Not only is the truck a more affordable way to feed wedding guests, but unlimited tacos and kimchi quesadillas are sure to be quite the crowd-pleaser.

300 South Grand Avenue, CA 90071
A bride and groom eating tacos in front of the Kogi truck on their wedding day.
Kogi.
Kogi.

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Bé Ù

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Bé Ù’s operates from a modest kitchen on the edge of Silver Lake and East Hollywood but can cater weddings and big events with the best of them. Owner Uyên Lê’s Vietnamese street food menu is ideal for passed small bites with options like summer rolls, banh mi, and charred shrimp sausage on lemongrass skewers.

557 N Hoover St (Bellevue Ave), Los Angeles, CA 90004
Banh mi from Be U in Silver Lake, California.
Banh mi from Be U in Silver Lake.
Wonho Frank Lee

Guelaguetza Restaurante

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This Koreatown institution serves up regional Oaxacan fare for gatherings big and small. The bride and groom can customize a menu with nopales salad, tamales, grasshopper tostadas, or ceviches. Just imagine the reaction from guests treated to a well-stocked taco bar with mole con pollo and goat barbacoa.

3014 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 427-0608
(213) 427-0608

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L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele

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Catering is offered at all of L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele’s locations in Hollywood, Santa Barbara, and Long Beach. The menu includes the legendary Neapolitan pies, as well as zucchini flowers stuffed with ricotta, meat and cheese boards, salads, cacio e pepe and bolognese pastas, and chicken Milanese. The Hollywood location can also host a wedding ceremony and reception.

1534 N McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 366-2408
(323) 366-2408
Pizza and salad at L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele in Santa Barbara, California.
Pizza and salad at L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele.
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Porto's Bakery & Cafe

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Porto’s can check a few boxes for any wedding or large-scale event with its extensive sweet and savory catering menu. Since the 1960s, Porto’s has prepared custom wedding cakes in popular flavors, including a Cuban cake with pineapple and custard and red velvet with cream cheese filling. Porto’s delicious potato balls make for a fantastic passed appetizer.

3614 W Magnolia Blvd (at Hollywood Way), Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 846-9100
(818) 846-9100

Two Hommés

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Chefs Marcus Yaw and Abdoulaye Balde have a soulful catering menu that melds LA and West African flavors, with dishes like jollof rice, garlic noodles, passionfruit shrimp ceviche, honey berbere chicken bites, and Senegalese smoked lamb shoulder egg rolls with plantains and cabbage.

902 North La Brea Avenue, CA 90302
(424) 227-6266
(424) 227-6266

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Canter's Delicatessen

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The catering menu at Canter’s is the stuff of delicatessen legends with platters of cold cuts, sandwiches, smoked salmon and white fish with bagels, and plenty of Danish and cookies. Staff can also make a custom wedding cake.

419 N Fairfax Ave (btwn Rosewood & Oakwood Ave), Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 651-2030
(323) 651-2030
An exterior shot of Canter’s Deli on Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles.
Canter’s Delicatessen.
Canter’s Deli

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Lawry's The Prime Rib

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LA’s longtime steakhouse has its catering game down. Simply call Lawry’s to select the ideal package that includes the restaurant’s signature prime rib, alongside the spinning bowl salad, shrimp cocktail, and lobster tail with butter, and watch wedding guests savor every bite.

100 La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 652-2827
(310) 652-2827

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Milo & Olive

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With catering provided by Milo & Olive, event attendees can feast on seasonal small plates, handmade pasta, pizza, and organic chicken Milanese. The chicken meatballs and marinated olives will certainly keep the mood peppy and upbeat.

2723 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403
(310) 453-6776
(310) 453-6776
Pizza, pasta, and salad at Milo & Olive restaurant in Los Angeles.
Milo & Olive.
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Mariscos Jalisco

3040 E Olympic Blvd (at Dacotah St), Los Angeles, CA 90023

Picture this: Post-ceremony, guests mosey over to the reception to find the Mariscos Jalisco truck serving crispy shrimp tacos, tostadas with shrimp ceviche, and aguachiles. Hire a bartender to serve Micheladas, cold beers, and margaritas for one hell of a wedding.

3040 E Olympic Blvd (at Dacotah St), Los Angeles, CA 90023
(323) 528-6701
(323) 528-6701

Moo's Craft Barbecue

2118 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90031

Instead of a more traditional wedding feast, just order pounds of brisket, pulled pork, poblano queso Oaxacan sausage, ribs, slaw, and potato salad from Moo’s Craft Barbecue. Moo’s can provide offsite catering for groups of 50 or more.

2118 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90031
(323) 686-4133
(323) 686-4133
Smoked meat and sides at Moo’s Craft Barbecue in Lincoln Heights.
A platter of barbecued ribs, sausages, and brisket at Moo’s Craft Barbecue in Los Angeles.
Matthew Kang

Lasita

727 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Chinatown’s Lasita offers Filipino catering combination packs that are some of the heartiest and savory in town. Guests are sure to be satisfied with whole rotisserie chicken inasal, pork belly lechon, pancit noodles, and sides like shrimp chips, watermelon salad, and pork belly sisig.

727 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 443-6163
(213) 443-6163
An overhead shot of bowls of Filipino food, including chicken and noodles at Lasita.
Lasita.
Jakob Layman

Kogi Taco Truck

300 South Grand Avenue, CA 90071

Few restaurants in LA are as iconic as the Kogi Truck. This versatile addition to a wedding can be used during cocktail hour, the reception, or a much-appreciated late-night snack. Not only is the truck a more affordable way to feed wedding guests, but unlimited tacos and kimchi quesadillas are sure to be quite the crowd-pleaser.

300 South Grand Avenue, CA 90071
A bride and groom eating tacos in front of the Kogi truck on their wedding day.
Kogi.
Kogi.

Bé Ù

557 N Hoover St (Bellevue Ave), Los Angeles, CA 90004

Bé Ù’s operates from a modest kitchen on the edge of Silver Lake and East Hollywood but can cater weddings and big events with the best of them. Owner Uyên Lê’s Vietnamese street food menu is ideal for passed small bites with options like summer rolls, banh mi, and charred shrimp sausage on lemongrass skewers.

557 N Hoover St (Bellevue Ave), Los Angeles, CA 90004
Banh mi from Be U in Silver Lake, California.
Banh mi from Be U in Silver Lake.
Wonho Frank Lee

Guelaguetza Restaurante

3014 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90006

This Koreatown institution serves up regional Oaxacan fare for gatherings big and small. The bride and groom can customize a menu with nopales salad, tamales, grasshopper tostadas, or ceviches. Just imagine the reaction from guests treated to a well-stocked taco bar with mole con pollo and goat barbacoa.

3014 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 427-0608
(213) 427-0608

L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele

1534 N McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90028

Catering is offered at all of L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele’s locations in Hollywood, Santa Barbara, and Long Beach. The menu includes the legendary Neapolitan pies, as well as zucchini flowers stuffed with ricotta, meat and cheese boards, salads, cacio e pepe and bolognese pastas, and chicken Milanese. The Hollywood location can also host a wedding ceremony and reception.

1534 N McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 366-2408
(323) 366-2408
Pizza and salad at L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele in Santa Barbara, California.
Pizza and salad at L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele.
Rossella Pisano

Porto's Bakery & Cafe

3614 W Magnolia Blvd (at Hollywood Way), Burbank, CA 91505

Porto’s can check a few boxes for any wedding or large-scale event with its extensive sweet and savory catering menu. Since the 1960s, Porto’s has prepared custom wedding cakes in popular flavors, including a Cuban cake with pineapple and custard and red velvet with cream cheese filling. Porto’s delicious potato balls make for a fantastic passed appetizer.

3614 W Magnolia Blvd (at Hollywood Way), Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 846-9100
(818) 846-9100

Two Hommés

902 North La Brea Avenue, CA 90302

Chefs Marcus Yaw and Abdoulaye Balde have a soulful catering menu that melds LA and West African flavors, with dishes like jollof rice, garlic noodles, passionfruit shrimp ceviche, honey berbere chicken bites, and Senegalese smoked lamb shoulder egg rolls with plantains and cabbage.

902 North La Brea Avenue, CA 90302
(424) 227-6266
(424) 227-6266

Canter's Delicatessen

419 N Fairfax Ave (btwn Rosewood & Oakwood Ave), Los Angeles, CA 90036

The catering menu at Canter’s is the stuff of delicatessen legends with platters of cold cuts, sandwiches, smoked salmon and white fish with bagels, and plenty of Danish and cookies. Staff can also make a custom wedding cake.

419 N Fairfax Ave (btwn Rosewood & Oakwood Ave), Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 651-2030
(323) 651-2030
An exterior shot of Canter’s Deli on Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles.
Canter’s Delicatessen.
Canter’s Deli

Lawry's The Prime Rib

100 La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211

LA’s longtime steakhouse has its catering game down. Simply call Lawry’s to select the ideal package that includes the restaurant’s signature prime rib, alongside the spinning bowl salad, shrimp cocktail, and lobster tail with butter, and watch wedding guests savor every bite.

100 La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 652-2827
(310) 652-2827

Milo & Olive

2723 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403

With catering provided by Milo & Olive, event attendees can feast on seasonal small plates, handmade pasta, pizza, and organic chicken Milanese. The chicken meatballs and marinated olives will certainly keep the mood peppy and upbeat.

2723 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403
(310) 453-6776
(310) 453-6776
Pizza, pasta, and salad at Milo & Olive restaurant in Los Angeles.
Milo & Olive.
Jakob Layman

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