Ordered the jerk chicken, veggies, slaw and cucumber tomato sides. TA DIE FOR. Fresh, flavorful and…read morelooks amazing. Just how food should be!

I just had my 60th birthday at Ponderosa Bar and Calypso catered the event…read more I had so many compliments about the food! Sarah, the owner, was very helpful and quick to respond to my numerous questions. I will definitely be a returning customer!

We booked Taste of Elegance for our wedding and had a wonderful experience with them…read more Most of the pre-event coordination was done by our planner, but whenever we had questions they were quick to reply. They offer quite a variety of food and we found that everything, from the samosas during cocktail hour to the grilled asparagus for dinner was fantastic. Our guests were happy, too! We did tastings with caters that quoted as much as four times the price we paid Taste of Elegance. I honestly can't imagine what for. I would recommend Taste of Elegance to anyone in a heartbeat!

We are so happy we were able to have Maria with a Taste of Elegance cater our wedding. The food was…read moreabsolutely amazing- our guests are still talking about it weeks after the wedding. From the appetizers, displays, and dinner- everything looked beautiful and tasted fantastic- even when making for a large group, buffet style. Maria was very sweet and easy to work with- our wedding was in the middle of the pandemic and she worked with us through many changes and was patient and accommodating throughout. We can't wait to have more events with Maria!

So. We walked to Lost Giants and waited for 20 minutes til 4pm for everything to open,…read moreSPECIFICALLY to try the Hawaiian food. They are new, and they are likely still ironing out kinks...take this with a grain of salt. The food truck takes a little while, and we didn't get any food till around 4:30. They're new, ok, sure. I haven't had Spam Musubi since I was in Hilo in 2017. The rice was hard and tasted like it was undercooked, and it was cold. The spam was THIN and there wasn't a lot of flavor. However, the sauce they served it with was tasty. Could use more spice, but pretty good. We got the LocoMoco and the Chicken Katsu. It is NOT your typical Japanese or Filipino style katsu, it's a little overfried, but at least the rice was better. The LocoMoco is something you'd find for Hawaiian breakfast - egg, marinated beef patty, rice, gravy. It was a fairly chilly evening so I would assume that's why it was a bit cold, but otherwise it's ok. Whatever you order from them, be patient. Ask for the hot water sauce, and give them a berak since they're new. I look forward to trying them again this summer, so that I can write a proper review once they have it all figured out!

Parked outside my office on Bay St. I have a lot of allergies so I don't often get to eat from the…read moretrucks. They totally accommodated me and answered all my questions. Had Loko Moco and it was tasty and a big portion. 4 stars instead of 5 because rice was overcooked, but that's not a deal-killer in that dish. Truck is small and needs better signage, which I guess is fine because "Gypsy Grindz" a terrible name anyhow. Cheers!

Used JT's for catering my company lunch. Great food, healthy portions and the service was amazing…read more Will definitely be using again

Delicious lean brisket, highly recommend the mustard sauce. We are huge fans of brisket and this is…read moreour new favorite spot.

SCAM!!! For The Love…read moreof God Do Not Do Business With Orcas Island Catering! Buckle up for a wedding horror story. Where to even begin. He did not actually show up to our wedding. Essentially, he made his wife do the entire thing on her own after double-booking our day. Considering the cost of this meal was equivalent to a down payment on a new vehicle and above the average per-plate catering price on the mainland, convince me why I shouldn't take this to small claims! We had engaged with every other catering service on the island but wanted OIC as they promised labor. We were highly impressed by the reviews, photos and other events and weddings that had tagged Orcas Island Catering, which motivated us to book with Steve. The first phone call - he rudely asked why I was calling - and if I was calling to get to his *very high profile clients whose names I will not mention here* (first red flag). After explaining I just needed a caterer for a wedding, negotiations began. Mind you, we planned this wedding remotely, as we are not island residents - so we had no physical interaction with OIC before the wedding (my bad for not doing my due diligence). But - after hearing about his other high profile clients, I thought - well certainly he'd be the BEST caterer to hire!? The rubbery, undercooked, previously frozen mozzarella sticks and naked tomatoes and mozzarella "skewers" toothpicks spoke for themselves. Initially communication was good, and we had solidified a detailed menu and services (screenshot below) and a contract was signed and a deposit was paid. He talked about his experience at pastry school and promised homemade focaccia and garlic breads. (We had store bought breadsticks). He raved about the seafood he could supply for the seafood pasta option. (The itty bitty squid legs in the fettuccine were pathetic). PASSED hours-devours. Bartenders. Bussers. The whole 9 yards. He was the only caterer I talked to that promised labor. Red flag #2. Communication went dark several weeks leading up to the wedding. No responses to emails or calls from myself, my mother, or our wedding planner. We were beginning to worry that we were being ghosted. He eventually called my mom back, apologized and aligned expectations with her. We did not have a confirmation call as promised to review the menu and make final edits to headcount / services needed. Had we done this, they wouldn't have needed to supply a dessert selection because we DIY'd all of our own desserts (thank god, the 1 saving grace). According to our wedding planners and staff, Steve was at another job because he either double or triple booked his catering team for our date based on what they were hearing. He stated they would arrive to the venue as early as 8:30am and be "in and out" all day. Only 2 people first arrived around 2:45pm for a 6 PM planned meal. It was our understanding that catering was bringing/supplying ice, so we were waiting for their arrival to fill the coolers. My wedding planners were forced to buy ice at the last minute. When planners checked in with catering around 3pm, there was one man and one woman food prepping. At 4:40pm when all guests arrived from ceremony, they noticed no one was behind the bar. They went downstairs and saw only the one woman (later find out she's Steve's wife) food prepping. The other man had left?? Asked her to get bartending as was contracted. She looked panicked and said they weren't supposed to start until 5pm. Upstairs, the planners began bartending as guests were trying to start grabbing drinks from behind the bar. Once Steve's wife came to take over, the planners told her they had MAST permits so they jumped in. She looked at us VERY confused. I asked if she knew what a MAST permit is, she said no. There was a female helper with the food. She said she got called in that morning to help. Once guests came inside for dinner, the planners took over the bar again so Steve's wife and the other gal could bring up food. The wife relieved planners from the bar after and told them she had more help on the way (Steve). Planners went downstairs to eat dinner and the female gal was gone. She had to leave to "lead a sunset kayak tour"... So Steve's wife was working catering alone + trying to bartend for at least 2 hours. The planners and her helped each other through the night. Around 10:40pm she left (Steve never came!). Had we known these challenges would have been present, and completed a tasting prior, we would have done business with Matthew's Smoke House (who did not have labor but has AMAZING FOOD).

This review was a long time coming. We hired OIC to cater my son's wedding on 7/2023. The event…read moreand the food provided were excellent! Steve went above and beyond our expectations. He was also very accommodating to our requests.

I really want to like this truck, because the world needs more pizza trucks. But when someone…read moregoes, this pizza is so bad you've got to try it... well. So here goes. The crust is correct for the style they are making and it comes out of the oven crispy. The cheese tastes of poor quality and presents partially melted like they used low quality prebagged shredded , which is kinda messed up considering the price point and the size of the slice. The sauce... is a culinary war crime. I've never had a slice of pizza make me mad before, so there is that.

Their pizza was good, but I'm not returning here. I'm not comfortable with the way how they handle…read morefood. They bake pizza first, and reheat the slices as orders come in. When they pull apart the slices, they grab them and they do so with bare hands. Also, the same guy was checking the temperature of a pizza (I think) with the back of his hand. His hand was touching the pizza. Since they reheat the slices, the pathogens will probably die (at least some of them), but I just don't feel comfortable as they touch the food with bare hands too much. I don't know if it's a code violation. Even if it's not, I don't feel comfortable personally. I can only imagine how they make the pizza behind the scene. ****************************** If you found something useful in my review, please hit "useful" so that I can improve my reviews. If you love food and traveling, follow me, or better yet, let's become friends on Yelp! Thank you and happy Yelping!

Went there for a birthday treat to celebrate a special person in my life…read moreWas impressed that they replied to my email quickly and confirmed that the Sheff, was able to accommodate one vegan. Sidenote, a good chef should know their way around vegetables, sadly most restaurants in the area don't seem to have that talent. The restaurant confirmed our reservation and the dietary request a few days before the meal. On the day of we arrived to find a very packed restaurant. The lovely person who greeted us was warm, friendly, and knew that one of us was vegan. Our server was outstanding. Outgoing, knowledgeable, funny helpful, and very efficient. They knew about the vegan as well. The food was amazing. The vegan dish was straightforward. Yet really good and that a morsel was left over. The non-vegan said the meal was outstanding as well Location is ridiculously beautiful with every table having ocean views. The restaurant stayed for the entire time we were there, including the downstairs patio A lovely experience from start to end

One of the best seafood meals I have had, anywhere, ever…read more My wife and I were driving back from Bellingham to Seattle while on a long weekend in the area and happened on this place. We literally saw it on the road, found a parking place, and stopped. I'm so glad we did. The smoked Halibut chowder was on the top 5 soup/chowder experiences I've had anywhere. The Sablefish with fingerling potatoes was excellent and the oysters were fresh and delicious. The service was attentive and professional, and the views of the bay were amazing. (We were fortunate to have had a bright sunny May day) Don't hesitate to give it a go if you love scrumptious, fresh seafood with beautiful coastal views.

We worked with them for our welcome party (pizzas and salads) and for our wedding (paella and lots…read moreof apps) and would do it all over again and again! Thorough, adaptive, detail oriented, fantastic humans, everyone truly felt the love their team has for what they do and it showed in the food. As a type A bride, I kept thinking about what could go wrong and answered all my questions. They were incredibly helpful, communicative, and everything was better than we could have hoped for. Almost 2 years later my family (some are from Spain) still rave about all the recipes from the pizzas to the oysters to the tapas to the paella. we didn't even do an official tasting (lack of time on our part) and we just and tried their food at the farmers market and fell in love. The PRESENTATION could not have been better. Truly an experience. We're dying for another reason to have a party and would love to work with them again! 19485838/10, highly recommend! If they had a list of references, I would gladly be on that list because I can't say enough amazing things about them and our experience.