Catered Meal - Good Choices Around SW Portland?

[teflon6string]

Okay guys and gals, I need your input. I trust this forum reaches a broad cross-section of people and tastes.

Hosting a catered event for 3-4 dozen in a few weeks and I'm looking for a good place in/around SW Portland/Beaverton/Tigard area to pick up big pans of pre-arranged food for a buffet style deal in a big home.

We're not looking for hoity-toity watercress sandwiches with the crusts trimmed off. Just a good feed for friends.

Not afraid to pay up for quality. And unique is cool.

Open to Italian, Mexican, BBQ, Hawaiian, and whatever creative ideas you might all suggest. Thanks in advance for weighing in (pun intended).

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[Joe13]

Call Main Event in Vancouver - their catering is superb.

 

[Ura-Ki]

The Original Taco House in PDX does catering, pretty good when I was living there!

 

[Certaindeaf]

KFC! only half kidding

Only you know your situation but me, I'd take it as a challenge and rent a big arse BBQ rig and go with pork butts, chickens, sausages, corn on the cob, yada yada. Or few huge cauldrons of seafood gumbo, cornbread and some other added victuals.
You might look into hiring a chef and a slave/helper if you have the facilities and say "do this/make this happen".. (beforehand so they can procure the goods).
Anyway, sounds exciting.

 

[partsed]

Okay guys and gals, I need your input. I trust this forum reaches a broad cross-section of people and tastes.

Hosting a catered event for 3-4 dozen in a few weeks and I'm looking for a good place in/around SW Portland/Beaverton/Tigard area to pick up big pans of pre-arranged food for a buffet style deal in a big home.

We're not looking for hoity-toity watercress sandwiches with the crusts trimmed off. Just a good feed for friends.

Not afraid to pay up for quality. And unique is cool.

Open to Italian, Mexican, BBQ, Hawaiian, and whatever creative ideas you might all suggest. Thanks in advance for weighing in (pun intended).

What time do you want us over for the Super Bowl party??? I'll bring the Artichoke Dip and @Stomper.....

 

[partsed]

I say @Stomper because I always wanted to meet a legend....

 

[udoggie]

If you're okay with chain restaurants, then there's Famous Dave's in Tualatin, or Olive Garden.
Both do things like this, and are fairly easy to deal with.

-Fratz

 

[teflon6string]

I'm a traditionalist. Super Bowl would be grilled hot dogs and a pot of melted Velveeta with chili con carne for chips.

It's actually a small wedding reception. We're trying for close to SW Portland so a niece or nephew can pick up the food nearby on their way over. We have volunteers.

I ate at Buster's once and was ambivalent. But a few years later I had some at a reception and it was pretty good.

Tried some Italian at a local caterer's last night that was good (lasagna, cannelloni and fettuccine). Almost too filling, so we're second guessing that.

 

[Member 5605]

This summer my dad hosted a wedding at his place. The grooms brother has some sort of a food truck or something in Portland. He did some damn fine grilled/marinated chicken stuff that apparently he does rather well off with it.

I'm trying to find the name of him or his place to send it down the pipe.

 

[Certaindeaf]

I say @Stomper because I always wanted to meet a legend....

You mean a "fragile"..

 

[Member 5605]

Found out the name:

Polli-Tico - Google Search

Check 'em out downtown first.

 

[Sgt Nambu]

You could try Noho's Hawaiian food. Mighty good eats! Best macaroni salad on the planet! Terrific Korean grilled meats!

 

[scrandall01215]

I used Two Chicks and a Rooster in Milwakiee for my wedding!
There food was great and I thought reasonable.

Stacy

 

[Goosebrown]

For Mexican we just Hadith Por Que No cater an event and it was a cut above VERY good and not average. They spice like a fancy restaurant. Very mature flavored. More like Rick Bayless Mexican. They have a vegitarian roast veggies that should be a part of what you order. Their salsa are excellent.

For German food call edelweiss they are authentic and fantastic. German is off the beaten track and quite good.

Good luck

 

[Certaindeaf]

Hire a food truck. they gots wheels!

 

[Mikej]

Delilah's Catering

I've worked for this gal for near thirty years and know her well. I believe she's been in the biz most all of that. A couple of years ago she passed the torch to her daughter that had been working for her for years, and now just helps out somewhat part time. Linette (Mom) has a small New Years Eve party, 25 people maybe, every year that her and daughter Heather put up a huge table of all kinds of food imaginable. From plain old wraps of sorts, hot wings, and up to canape's with caviar and home made lox. Every bit of it is excellent.

I'd never looked before but their Yelp reviews are excellent.
Delilah's Catering - Montavilla - Portland, OR

Edit: If you happen to call them, tell her that Linnete's yard guy Mike put you on to them!