Catering that inspires
4.6 129 reviews 7001 N Ridgeway Ave, Lincolnwood, IL 60712, USA
Food for Thought Catering, based in Chicago, Illinois, offers gourmet catering services for a variety of events, including weddings, corporate functions, and social gatherings. They pride themselves on their creative menus and exceptional service. With a capacity to serve up to 150 guests, their pricing starts at $25 per person and can go up to $150 for premium options.
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Food For Thought Catering in 7001 N Ridgeway Ave, Lincolnwood, IL 60712, USA accommodates up to 150 guests. $88 avg. price for typical events. Popular for Weddings, Corporate Events, Social Gatherings. Amenities include Gourmet menus, Event coordination, Tastings available, Full-service staff. Request a quote to check availability, packages, and date holds. The location offers convenient access for guests and vendors, with flexible layouts to suit seated dinners, cocktail receptions, and hybrid programs.
Best for:
WeddingsCorporate EventsSocial Gatherings
Services Included
Gourmet menusEvent coordinationTastings availableFull-service staff
Rating: 4.6/5 (129 Google reviews)
- 5.0/5:
We absolutely loved working with Food For Though! The presentation was stunning, every detail was thoughtfully designed and they even incorporated our logo in such a beautiful, elevated way. Their staff was truly unmatched: warm, professional, attentive, and a joy to work with from start to finish. They made our event feel seamless and special, and our guests are still raving about the experience.Highly recommend for anyone looking for a caterer who goes above and beyond!
– Heels Handshakes
- 5.0/5:
My building downtown always works with Food for Thought. Everything I have seen from food, display to even the unique styles of anything they are capable of certain ly impressed me. I took a chance to work with them personally on my wedding. Everything was exceptional! Food to tables, linen and Hanna's improvising. She also went well above and fanned out my dress as I head to the aisle. I can't tell you how I'm so happy with everything. Everyrhing was well executed. Immediately after ceremony, tje team got moving on setting ip tables very discreetly during the photo session and reception. My friends and fsmily were so impressed on how preofesssns smoothly things went. Their staff is amazing and my wedding was well received and family and friends can't stop talking about it. And it was a back yard wedding! When you have great food, staff, and all decor goes into play…it was magical. Food was so good one of my friends said he was kiterally resching for every passed hors d'oeuvre. Thank you SO much to Hanna and team on Sept. 6th, 2025!
– lisa le
- 5.0/5:
We worked with John Van Norman and Food For Thought for our 100 person wedding last month and were impressed from beginning to end. In short I would HIGHLY recommend them to anyone and everyone. The food was delicious and exactly like we received during the tasting. We opted to purchase the mini wedding planning package which helped a ton with planning as well as coordination at the reception the day of.
Best of all though was our sales consultant, John. John was very responsive to all of our emails and calls, always quick to reply whenever we had a question. He was extremely thorough when it came to learning and documenting our preferences. And exercised a great attention to detail when it came to things like dietary restrictions. Not only that, but he took care of 100% of our set up and break down.
I can't recommend FFT and John enough, and are so thankful for the top notch service they gave us.
– Francis Dusik
