CJ's Catering

. They helped me to stay on top of head counts and orders. They were professional and extremely helpful with the set up and clean up process. Their menu is extensive for all types of events, from casual to more formal, and the prices are very reasonable. I would absolutely recommend them to anyone and use them again.

lling and eager to accommodate dietary restrictions--my husband and I are both vegetarian and at our tasting when we chose an appetizer with chicken (and pouted about how much we miss eating that particular dish), he volunteered to make us a tofu version for during the cocktail hour (and it was AMAZING). I can't say enough good things about Nady, Ralph, and the staff who worked our events. Polite, professional, and great quality food--all at a great (competitive) price.

e fun after the dinner and bowl. We had Italian for rehearsal dinner, and BBQ the day of... both were AMAZING!!!!

f complaints about waiting 30+ minutes for staff to run to HEB to get crappy paper plates because they didn't order the correct amount of 260 that we asked for and instead ordered 100 too few plates.... I didn't find out about this until after the wedding and only from our guests, not CJ's who didn't acknowledge or apologize for this mishap until we called to complain. I'm disappointed that some of my guests were left starving and disappointed at what otherwise would have been the perfect wedding.

test person and was always very bubbly and patient with us. When we had second thoughts about our menu, they set up a tasting for another menu we had our eye on and never complained. The food the day of was not as good as our tasting, but that may be due to the food having to be prepped a few hours before instead of fresh. But our guests loved the food and didn't have any complaints. The only issue we had was a money issue. My now-husband and I are from military backgrounds, so most of our family was from out of state. We didn't have a solid count when the final count was due. They told us that if a few extra people showed up, it was no big deal but if 10+ extra people showed up, we would later be charged. They also said if 10+ people didn't show up, they would refund for the amount of people that didn't show. We ended up having 19 guests that RSVP'd "yes" not show up. When we contacted CJ's about a refund (around $300), Chef Ralph said they only refund before the wedding and we would've had to let them know before the wedding. How were we supposed to know that almost 20 people, who we double checked with the week of, would no-show? We had way too much food left over and ending up throwing a lot of it out. We were pretty disappointed that CJ's went back on their word, but the food itself was good.

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weddings because it's easy but most the time the food ends up tasting like crap. I wanted to stay away from BBQ and do something different but stay with southern food, CJ's was perfect for that. Ralph is such an easygoing, nice, and funny guy. It was my mom, myself, and my then fiancé at the taste test and he hung out with us and joked around with us like we had known him for years. Neire (Nady) was fantastic as well, she's very prompt with communication and is extremely nice. You can't go wrong with CJ's.

The food was sooooo good. I had family and friends come up to me after the wedding saying that they had never had such great food and in such good portions at a wedding before. Little tip: have the Spinach and Artichoke dip. My family, wedding party and I all agree that it's the best we've ever had! Our menu was simple and classic, perfect for a wedding.The only reason I gave CJ's 4 stars was because of some setup things with our rentals and alcohol that didn't go as planned that I felt should have considering how much I had discussed them with Ralph's assistant leading up to the wedding. It wasn't a big deal to me by the time I walked into my reception, but I did notice it right away which was unfortunate. My advice would be to assign a point person from your family/friends to coordinate with the manager/assistant on your big day to make sure things are set up like you want them to be. But, like I said, the FOOD WAS GREAT! And, I almost forgot to mention, CJ's is incredibly AFFORDABLE! We looked at the final invoice the week of the wedding and we were over-the-moon about the quality of food and customer service for the price. I would recommend CJ's catering to anyone looking for a caterer.

rovided staff to clear tables and included drinks and coffee service with their regular price. The service was above and beyond what we got quoted from alternate vendors, and the ribs, mac and cheese, and green bean casserole were amazing!

she was wonderfull. The tastings went great and everything seemed clear before the big day. My only complaints about the food would be that first they had promised to pack food for my husband and I to take back to the hotel with us to eat later, that never happened, we hit up whataburger :(. Second the hush puppies were severely over cooked and they served them like that anyways. And third the green beans I ordered were not the ones they served. They made up some bland garlic ones instead of the ones with the sauce I requested. The over all price for everything was very very affordable and I would recommend using them again, only next time be more clear and speak directly to Ralph so that there aren't any mixups. Oh, I have to mention this as well, it was hilarious! One of the staff members delivered the bride and groom plates to the maid of honor (who was wearing purple) and her friend and wished them many congratulations on getting married. They thought it was super funny and we laughed about it a lot. Poor guy probably didn't hear the end of it from the rest of the staff, he was so embarrassed.

sed, might have been my favorite part of our wedding!

her title) met with us on our follow up meeting when the head chef was suppose to be there. She was unprepared and really did not know what she was talking about. Eventually we asked her to go contact the head chef and return when she had all of the information. After finalizing with her we left. I followed up with e-mails to the head chef and the deposit was paid. After that it took over a week to hear from him. Once I heard from him I started to feel a little better. I looked over the contract, clarified everything, as did my wedding coordinator. Day of wedding: we were suppose to eat before we did our grande entrance so that we could visit with our guests while they ate. Cj's was late with the second food order so we were unable to do so. This put a damper on things because even though our event was very intimate we did not get the chance to speak with those who had to leave early. The wedding part was served but not in the fashion we had requested. The decorations on my wedding cake were thrown away even though it stated on my contract that they not be. At the end of the night we were suppose to receive a goodie package to take back with us to the hotel and that was never done either. Ultimately all the little details were missed and those were what was most important to us. I really am disappointed in them. I have a lot more to say but I think it should be specifically said to Cj's themselves.

ted everything that he gave us to taste at the wedding. Ralph is awesome and his food is delicious! It had all our guests complimenting it throughout the whole night. So glad we chose CJ's for our catering and we couldn't have asked for a better person to work with us!

een and we explored options of using more glassware or compostable products instead of disposables. I was a little unsure about CJ's at first because they work out of Mel's Lonestar Lanes bowling alley but after I met with Tracy I knew that CJ's would be a great match for us and they did a terrific job.