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Food Truck Catering
The Food Truck Hub:
The Best Food Trucks For Your Next Event
Food Truck Rental and Catering for Parties and Events
Looking for food trucks for hire? You can book a food truck for your event in a few minutes. Tell us the date, the headcount and the location, and we will match you with trucks that are free that day.
When you rent a food truck through The Food Truck Hub, you get the truck, its crew and a custom menu cooked to order at your event. What it costs — Most events run $750 to $3,500 or more in total, and work out to roughly $30 to $50 a person. There is a food minimum of about $1,000 on most bookings. Where you land depends on headcount, menu, how long the truck is on site and how far it travels. Tell us the date and the guest count and we will send a real number. We send quotes within one to three days, and four weeks' notice gives us room to get you the truck and menu you want.
We pick trucks from our partner network in Chicago and ten more cities, then handle the parts nobody wants to think about: permits, parking, load-in timing and the service window. One truck serves about 100 guests an hour over a standard two-hour service window. At 150 guests, we add a second truck.
Food truck rental, food truck hire, mobile catering: whatever you call it, you get a truck at your event, a crew cooking to order, and one coordinator from booking to breakdown. For full catering, we can add bar service, event staffing and tents, tables and decor.
What's included when you rent a food truck
Every booking through The Food Truck Hub comes with more than just a truck — it comes with a full layer of coordination so nothing falls through the cracks.
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Vendor matching — we pull from a vetted network and recommend trucks based on your event type, guest count, and cuisine preference
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Menu customization — work directly with your truck to adjust offerings, accommodate dietary needs, and build a menu your guests will actually talk about
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Permit and logistics handling — we manage the details that most clients don't want to think about: parking, setup space, timing, and local requirements
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On-site coordination — a dedicated point of contact available day-of to keep service running smoothly
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Single point of contact — one team to call, one team to email, from booking confirmation through breakdown
How to rent a food truck for an event
Getting a food truck to your event is simpler than most people expect. Here's what the process looks like from first inquiry to the last plate served.
We build your options. Within one to two business days, our team comes back with curated recommendations from our vendor network — trucks that are available, experienced with your event type, and a fit for your crowd.
You choose, we handle the rest. Once you've confirmed a truck and menu, we take over logistics — permits, load-in timing, setup coordination, and anything else that needs managing before your guests arrive.
Show up and eat. On event day, your truck arrives ready to serve. Our team is reachable if anything comes up, so you can focus on your guests instead of the catering.
Food truck rental by occasion
Rent a Food Truck for a Party
Birthdays, graduations, anniversaries and backyard celebrations. We confirm parking and setup space before we book, so the truck fits where you want it. For ideas, see our guide to booking a food truck for a birthday party and more social events.
Corporate Food Truck Rental
Company picnics, employee appreciation days and shift lunches at manufacturing plants. For shift work, we build faster-service menus so every shift eats within its break. Our largest private event this year fed more than 4,000 guests. See how we did it for Morningstar and Unilever.
For brand activations, we offer gourmet and experiential food truck rentals with branded menus, packaging and full truck wraps. Allow six weeks for a wrap, including creative approval. See how food truck branding works.
Wedding Food Truck Catering
Cocktail hour, dinner service, or a late-night truck once the dance floor fills up. We've coordinated wedding catering for 170 guests, and couples often book two trucks side by side so guests can choose. Go behind the scenes of a Chicago food truck wedding, or see our wedding services.
Food truck catering menus
Every truck in our network caters. Pick one cuisine, or book two trucks and let guests choose. See all popular catering options.
Food truck rental in Chicago and beyond
We started in Chicago and still run most of our events here, from downtown offices to North Shore backyards. We also book trucks in Dallas-Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Milwaukee, Minneapolis–St. Paul, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio and St. Louis. Don't see your city? Reach out.
What our clients say
The shawarma was absolutely delicious! The meat was perfectly seasoned, tender, juicy, and packed with flavor. The team was also super friendly and incredibly fast, got our food in no time even though they were busy. Great food and great service.
— Mr Foodie
We used The Food Truck Hub for our event and had a great experience. They were professional, organized, and easy to work with from start to finish. Everything ran smoothly, the service was excellent, and our guests were very happy. We would definitely recommend them and would use them again for future events.
— Theressa Wonzer
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Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about booking food truck catering for your event.
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