I tried this for the first time! My husband is from Elkhart. We came to visit his dad for Father's Day! Ever since we met 8 years ago he's been talking about it and I finally!!! Got the chance to try and WOOW IT IS LEGENDARY! I'm from Memphis so I love my BBQ and they got it on the side. The chicken was so good I didn't get a chance take a photo. Because the food was too good. Next time I will read more

They catered an event I was invited to yesterday and honestly I wish I were giving a better review. Everything they served was smoked with dirty smoke, the wings were dripping with cold smoke soot. The potatoes had the same flavor, the sausage was a smoked sausage with an oily film of cold smoke soot. It was clearly obvious to anyone who has ever smoked meat that they were in the weeds. Maybe they just had a bad day, but they still served it. Hopefully they practice more and can identify when the smoker is smoking and not just choking the life out of a meal with soot. read more

Simple review, simple rating. Friend and I googled where Nelson's was cooking that day. She is a huge fan of Nelson's; I'd never had it. It was Garage Day in Wakarusa so Nelson's was cooking in their home town. We picked up two 1/2 chickens and potatoes and headed home. The potatoes and chicken both had a bit of a vinegar tang to them, The chicken was super juicy and delicious. The food needed a bit of beer to cut through the vinegar so we obliged. $8 for a half chicken that was really good. I'll eat it again when I'm in town. Yum.... read more

Unfortunately the hot food was ok at times but mostly not good. We were at a rally this week. Breakfast daily was not good. A few items were really questionable. 2 out of 4 dinners were pretty bad. The servers and service was great. Some servers even apologized for a couple of the dishes as they served it. Desserts were ok read more

We are from Michigan and my daughter got married in Indiana. Working with Julie was great! She was very organized and walked me through all the details. The catering crew at the church was friendly, clean and hard working. We were able to organize an out of state wedding buffet thanks to the great people at Nelson's. Wonderful experience! read more

Nelson's is AWESOME! Whenever we are in Indiana we check their website to see where they are. We'll drive out of our way to get Nelson's chicken and the Pit-Tatoes (they rock by the way). And for any organization who wants to raise money, this is a solid option. Churches and schools all over Indiana (and some in Michigan) use Nelson's to raise money. read more

Brides and grooms, do yourself a favor and do not allow Nelson's anywhere near your wedding. Krista Griffey and the entire staff are absolutely horrible. From rude and downright disrespectful bartenders, to staffing an entire catering team with minors, to refusing the bride a drink at her own wedding, to refusing to move the bar inside due to pop up thunderstorms even after all of the bride and groom's parents offered to pay for it, the entire experience with Nelson's was completely unprofessional and simply embarrassing. When rain delayed the wedding by 20-30 minutes, catering staff rushed 200 guests through a buffet line in less than 20 minutes because they were minors and had to leave by 7:30 "due to minor labor laws," they said. Research labor laws in the State of Indiana for a Saturday in July and read for yourself how absolutely full of it this staff and this company is. What wedding ever starts on time, and what type of professional catering company staffs an entire wedding with ONLY minors? What bride keeps her ID on her throughout her wedding, that she signed the contract for? They won't ask for an ID to make sure you're of legal age to sign an almost $10k contract, but god forbid you don't show your ID every single time you want a drink at your own wedding. Yes, it's the law to check an ID before serving alcohol - but someone's age doesn't change in the 30 minutes it took them to finish the first drink you served them. The bartenders were the most awful bartenders we have ever had the displeasure of dealing with. Constantly rolled their eyes at guests and the bridal party, even refused water to several guests. The bar was completely cleaned up and shut down 30 minutes prior to the contracted time, without a last call, even after the timeline change due to rain was cleared with someone named Delilah from Nelson's. They dropped multiple bottles that shattered glass all over the venue, and they even left several open liquor bottles behind, not fully cleaning up after themselves. Refuse service to a 25 year old bride, but leave OPEN liquor bottles ON THE GROUND where children can easily get ahold of them? Absolutely absurd. To make matters worse, multiple Nelson's staff members on-site stated that the plethora of miscommunications between management and coordinators and the catering/bar staff are not new issues, and that this was not the first time a situation like this has happened at a wedding. How embarrassing. Attempts to reconcile the situation with Nelson's management have largely gone ignored. When not ignored, all complaints and concerns have been quickly dismissed. Nelson's truly believes they did absolutely nothing wrong. For that, I feel ashamed for them. Please, please, please, if you're getting married or know someone who is, do yourself or your loved one the biggest favor in the world and DO NOT allow Nelson's anywhere near your wedding. read more

Flavor is good, but chicken has been dry the last two times I got it...usually around 10:30 a.m. Chicken is much smaller than it used to be. The half I got today was smaller than Millers leg quarters I buy from my butcher. Perhaps the need to switch suppliers or quit raising prices. $7.00 for a half. Sadly I might only go once a year now...just too ridiculous. read more