Hope Cafe & Catering

Hope Cafe & Catering

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About

We are a full service caterer serving SoCal, we make everything from scratch for each and every customer. Our extensive menus can be found on our website at www.hopecafeandcatering.com we also are more than happy to create a unique menu just for your event. We offer drop off service with set up, limited service or full service. Not only do we do all the food and beverages we are able to do full floral needs for events and event / wedding coordination. Our name HOPE stands for Help One Person Everyday, so we allocate 10% of all of our sales to go to help those in need, local NPO, churches and community outreaches. Along with that our mission internally is to "Reach the outcast, outsourced and overlooked, teach them a trade, teach them how to feed themselves, their families and the community." We look to employ those that others are not willing to because of their past or current circumstances. We hire, train and mentor, homeless, veterans, disabled, people in recovery and the like. We look forward to becoming your go to caterer of choice. Serving great tasting food, timely service and giving back to our community.

People, I love serving and satisfying our customers with great tasting food, on time service and at a resonable price. This allows us to do what we are called to, which is share HOPE! That is why we are in the business, we use it not only to help our customers, but our employess and the community. 10% of all our sales goes directly into our HOPE Projects.


Highlights

15 employees
34 years in business
Serves Pasadena , CA

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Joy F.

We use them for so many events and have NEVER had a problem! They are professional, on time, and the quality is always excellent.
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June 05, 2018

Frequently asked questions

We prefer to have a little notice to serve you the best, at least 24 hours for Mon-Fri deliveries and one week for weekend deliveries.  If you are looking for Full Service Catering and Service, we request minimum of one week for Mon-Fri and two weeks for weekend, one month for Weddings.  We are more than happy to take orders over the phone, email or directly over our site.  Payments are required prior to delivery or at time of delivery.  Some orders may require a deposit if large or on the weekend.  Our office is open M-F 8:00 - 4:30.

I personally have been an Executive Chef for 29 years.  With extensive experience in high production events up to 15,000 guests.  Our business has been servicing our customers for 18 years in our Commercial Kitchen located in Pasadena.

Prices vary but guidelines to consider are:

Breakfast $8-$15 pp

Lunch Cold $9 - $14

Lunch Hot $14-$17

Dinner Drop Off $16 - $19

Dinner Full Service $25 - $65

Our business was a mandate that God put on my heart when I came back to SoCal in 2008 to start my life over again.  After a tramatic time in my life.  I was praying asking Him what to do with my life?  He game me the name and the mission!  So off I went, I shared this with anyone that would listen and eventically was introduced to the family that had a catering company and commerical kitchen in Pasadena named Kilroy's Sandwich Factory.  They needed a production manager and some consulting.  I did the consulting while I was waiting on God to show me where we were suppose to open Hope Cafe & Catering.  Overtime the family asked me if I would be interested in buying 50% of the business so I did in 2012.  Shortly thereafter I knew that God wanted us to convert the business from what it was to His calling of Hope Cafe & Catering.  So we did!

Individuals, small gaterings, corporate, city, government.

Notable customer base:

Warner Bros Studios

Kaiser

City of Hope

Pasadena City Council, Police, Fire

Los Angles County Tax, Fire, other

Los Angeles City Fire and Police

Southern California Edison

SoCal Gas

Avery Dennision

Academy Awards

Emmy's

Long Beach Grand Prix

Rose Bowl Game and Parade

I personally love to do weddings as me and my wife usually are at everyone of them.  We take great pride in serving the couple, their family and guests.  Since we don't just rely on doing weddings, we are able to usually do them significantly less than others.  Which is our goal not to put the couple in financial stress at the beginning of their new journey together.

 Be clear in what you desire, if there is something that you want that we don't offer just ask.  We are more than happy if we can do it, we will.  Also if you have a budget than please let us know, again if it's important to you then it is important to us.

Do they have a professional / legal kithcen to work out of?

Do they have proper licenses and insurances?  Do they have proper refrigeration for their vehicles especially if it is during weather over 70 degrees.

Do they have a realistic budget for their event?  Think about your favorite restaurant that prepares the food you desire and how much do you pay per person, at a minimum this is your base plus possible delivery charge, tax and tip.


Services offered

Catering