88 Reviews
4.8/5.0
Plated, Buffet, Stations, Family Style
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About Food For Thought

Food For Thought is a catering company based in Lincolnwood, Illinois that will handle all the details so that you can enjoy your celebration. They have been catering the Chicago area since 1983 and are partnered with over 100 venues, priding themselves on coordinating your wedding flawlessly, no matter the size.

Cuisine
Food For Thought has expert catering staff, consultants and chefs that will work with you to customize a unique menu that reflects your taste. They will personalize every detail and adjust your menu until you have exactly what you need. Their dining options are nutritious, healthy and delicious, and will make your event one-of-a-kind.

Categories: Wedding Caterer

Regions serviced: Chicago

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5.0

Food for Thought provided excellent service and delicious food, you definitely get what you pay for! We pretty much knew right away we had found our caterer at our tasting. Everything was so delicious, and Lisa, our coordinator was great! FFT also had personal touches no other place did, such as our favorite cocktail waiting for us when we arrived. Lisa was always very responsive as we figured out what we wanted. During the wedding, we had incredible service. Our restaurant family in attendance even commented on how great it was. The food did not disappoint, and multiple guests told us how much they enjoyed their meals and late night snacks. There was one snafu where not all of the wine we had purchased was served, but that was probably because of the rain that came through causing a last minute moving of the outdoor bar to inside. Otherwise, we had a perfect experience. I highly recommend Food for Thought for your wedding catering needs!

Profile Picture User4050226, 2+ years ago, 6 Reviews
Category: Catering
5.0

Food For Thought was incredible to work with from start to finish. They created a fun and perfect tasting for us, went through many, many rounds of iterations with patience to create our perfect "stations" menu. They were really creative including items like pad thai in takeout boxes, elotes corn in mini skillets, and passed mini ice cream cones on a painter's pallete. Each station was amazing and so unique.
They also helped customize specialty cocktails for us and helped advise on alcohol quantities. The whole process was fun, easy and stress-free.
FFT truly made our wedding food dreams come true. So many guests told us how amazing and unique the food was. Would highly recommend to anyone!!

Profile Picture Sarah, 11/4/17, 2 Reviews
Category: Catering
5.0

Dana, our sales rep was extremely easy to work with. She is a great listener, very responsive, helpful and available. The service was great and food was delicious. Very reasonably priced compared to the other competitors we researched. We highly recommend them! Just keep in mind that appetizers are just one bite size.

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Food For Thought Pricing

Wedding Catering Avg. Price Per Person
Plated
$65.00
Buffet
$45.00
Stations
$50.00
Hors d'Oeuvres
$35.00
Catering Prices Include:
Tastings
Bar Service Price Per Person
Bar Service Price Per Person
Starting from $40.00
Bar Service Price Includes:
House Beer
House Liquor
House Wine

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7001 N. Ridgeway Ave., Lincolnwood, IL 60712   See On Map
847-982-2608 (phone)
Food For Thought is a wedding caterer from Chicago, IL. We service weddings throughout the local area, including Chicago, North Shore, and Chicago suburbs. Food For Thought is a professional wedding caterer that has been part of the Chicago wedding industry for 31 years. We specialize in wedding catering, corporate and social events. Food For Thought offers full-service, off-premise catering as well as equipment and linen rental, event staffing and concierge services. .