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Fistful Catering

Professional Buffet, Food Trucks, & Bar Services
4.7 out of 5 stars and 20 reviews
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New Albany, IN
Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio
Travel area: Within 300 miles See details
4.7
Praised by couples for:
Food quality and taste
Seasoned professional
Drinks
Fistful of Tacos catered our wedding, and the food was absolutely delicious. Our guests were raving about how fresh and great tasting everything was. The table bussing service was super helpful as well. I can’t recommend them enough!
Audrey D.
5.0
The main compliment I am getting after my wedding is about the food. Specifically, that DELICIOUS chicken tinga. You and your guests will not regret having Fistfull. They worked with me on bar and catering, and all the drinks were delicious. They even made a custom cocktail for my wedding! They handled all the champagne toasts, cake cutting, set up and tear down. Absolutely wonderful. Brenda is the BEST!
Grace W.
5.0

About this vendor

Vendor
Chef Dereck Washburn
OWNER
Typically responds within 24h
Based in New Albany, Indiana, Fistful of Tacos is a wedding catering company specializing in authentic Mexican tacos. Their casual and delicious food options will keep your guests coming back for more. Fistful of Tacos was born in 2015 by owner Dereck Ray. His goal was to create a food truck where exciting and fresh food options were available to every customer. He is passionate about food and uses only the highest quality local ingredients to ensure every delicious bite is packed with flavor. Fistful of Tacos offers flexible catering services designed to suit any wedding vision. They can provide a full-service food truck for a fun dining experience or create a full buffet in your venue of choice. Catering services include authentic tacos with fillings such as braised pork, ground beef, and sweet potato, and they can provide delicious sides, such as rice, beans, street corn, chips, and salsa.
10+ years in business
Speaks English
Large team (21+ members)
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Cuisine
American
Fusion
Latin American
Mexican
Southwestern
Specialty
Dietary Options
Dairy Free
Gluten Free
Nut Free
Vegan
Vegetarian
Food & Catering
Buffet
Catering Clean Up
Catering Delivery & Setup
Family Style
Food Trucks
Menu Tastings
Passed Appetizers
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Meet the team
  • Vendor
    Chef Dereck Washburn
    Owner
    Hello! I have been cooking and catering professionally since 2010. While I love to cook, I mostly enjoy creating great experiences. I enjoy making your special day perfect by creating a menu that every guest is guaranteed to love. I get to know couples to discover exactly what I can do to make their day a success. I have a very outgoing, fun, and exciting personality, and it is represented in our food. I detest boring food, and processed food is not allowed in our kitchens. The food I create with my team is visually stunning, tastes incredible, and is exciting to eat.
Reviews
4.7
out of 5.0
20 reviews
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Fistful of Tacos catered weddings and guests raved about the delicious tacos, chicken tinga, elote and chips-and-salsa. The team was professional and helpful, handling bar service, custom cocktails, champagne toasts, setup/tear-down and bussing. The food truck was a highlight and is highly recommended.
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Fistful of Tacos recently catered my wedding, and the entire experience was nothing short of fantastic. Everything went smoothly from start to finish, exactly how you'd hope for a ...
special day. They arrived fully prepared, and the food was a hit with all of our guests. Thank you for helping make our wedding day so memorable! I highly recommend this caterer to anyone.
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Fistful of Tacos catered our wedding, and the food was absolutely delicious. Our guests were raving about how fresh and great tasting everything was. The table bussing service was ...
super helpful as well. I can’t recommend them enough!
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The main compliment I am getting after my wedding is about the food. Specifically, that DELICIOUS chicken tinga. You and your guests will not regret having Fistfull. They worked wi...
th me on bar and catering, and all the drinks were delicious. They even made a custom cocktail for my wedding! They handled all the champagne toasts, cake cutting, set up and tear down. Absolutely wonderful. Brenda is the BEST!
AvatarA
Fistful of tacos was a fantastic catering company to work with for our wedding! Brenda was so helpful throughout the process and the day of team knocked it out of the park! And mos...
t importantly people loved the food so many compliments from our guest! I can’t recommend this team enough!
AvatarM
Fistful of tacos is a great economical option for catering your wedding. The communication, tasting, and customer service in preparation for the event was great. The reason we have...
subtracted a star is because the chicken served was a little dry and we were surprised when they broke down the drink station (lemonade, tea, and water) after dinner service had concluded. This may be standard but we were caught off guard as we had intended our guests to be able to use these drinks throughout the entire reception. Luckily, we had a bartender who brought a water station but something to be aware of when planning your event. Otherwise, we informed the caterers that we would be cutting the cake around 10 minutes before we did so such that they could prepare the sheet cakes to serve to the guests but that preparation didn't happen and we ended up having an awkward moment where many guests were in line waiting as they brought cake out 5-10 slices at a time. These are minor things but definitely details to iron out when booking this caterer for your event. Overall, we were satisfied with the service day of and it was a great economical option for us.
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Absolutely terrible communication. I was very interested in this company for my wedding (food and alcohol services); however, due to lack of communication from Day 1, I am no long...
er interested. I reached out on theknot.com, Brenda's email and phone number and didn't receive any reply for a couple days and when she did reply I was forwarded the pdf from their website I had already found. I then asked several questions last week, and still have not heard back.... very poor communication and unprofessional. I definitely don't want that for my wedding.
Response from Fistful Catering
Dear Casadi, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. I truly appreciate it...
. I’m deeply sorry for the frustration and stress caused by the delay in my response. During that time, I was unexpectedly out of the office due to illness, which prevented me from providing the timely communication you deserved. This is not the level of service I strive for, and I sincerely apologize for falling short. I did respond as soon as I returned to work, but I understand this doesn’t undo the inconvenience you experienced. Moving forward, I’ve implemented measures to ensure urgent inquiries are covered during unexpected absences, so this situation doesn’t repeat. Your trust means everything in this industry, and I’d welcome the chance to rebuild it. If you’re open to discussing this further, please contact me directly at 812-786-2221. I’m committed to making this right. Warmly, Brenda Hoskins Fistful Catering
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Fistful of Tacos provided us with the best food for our wedding reception! Everyone raved about how good everything was and how kind the staff was! They went above and beyond!!
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I think having a taco food truck was my second favorite part of our wedding. We looked forward to this for months and when the day finally came and we were finally married - I cou...
ldn’t WAIT to stuff my face! Everyone raved about how delicious the tacos were and everyone loved the chips and salsa bar during cocktail hour. The gentlemen that worked with us were EXTREMELY professional and went above and beyond what was asked of them. I’d recommend these tacos to anyone and I honestly can’t wait to have more.
AvatarA
Absolutely AMAZING. My husband and I had FOT booked for our wedding last month, and if we would do it all over again, it would definitely be FOT again and again. From the elote to ...
the variety of taco options, you can't go wrong. The staff that worked for us were fantastic, light clean up was included. These guys are worth the $$$!!! If you're on the fence, go to a wedding tasting and see what you think!
AvatarL
We hired Fistful of Tacos for our wedding and it was absolutely perfect!!! Everyone enjoyed the food, the staff was so nice and professional, and the price was affordable compared ...
to other wedding food vendors. Would highly recommend!!!
AvatarP
Fistful of Tacos makes really delicious tacos, and provides very pleasant servers! My husband and I had been to a small wedding where Fistful catered, and was very impressed. We me...
t with them and got a quote, which was right within our price range. Brenda was enthusiastic and helped us make sure we had a menu we loved. However, if you have a big wedding (ours was at 180 guests) make sure they will have six servers and two buffet lines. Our coordinator and our DJ made this recommendation to us because the line can go slow, and no one wants their guests to hangry or get too drunk too fast. Sure, a nacho bar helps, but people want to eat after sitting through a ceremony, and waiting for family pictures to wrap up during cocktail hour. We did request this, and it was the one thing Fistful failed us on. Our Day of Coordinator ended up on the serving line to get our guests fed and keep the meticulous schedule we had made.
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As soon as we sat down for our tasting at Fistful of Tacos I knew I wanted them to cater our wedding. All staff were so warm and inviting. They sat down with us and did several pho...
ne call meetings to ensure we had all the food, setup, decor etc that we wanted and they were very flexible with any changes. My guests loved the food, especially the nacho bar for cocktail hour. We are so excited to go back to their restaurant again!
Response from Fistful Catering
Thank you Alexxis! It was a pleasure catering your special day! Much happiness to you and ...
Nicholas!
AvatarM
The food was amazing, the employees who were there doing the buffet style were kind and attentive. Setting up the catering for the wedding day itself was smooth and they were very ...
responsive. We had no trouble with them! I love Fist full of Tacos!
AvatarB
When I did my tasting with them I knew I didn’t have to look any further-i hired them on the spot. The food was amazing and my guests keep telling me how great the food was at the ...
wedding! I love that it’s a small business also! I would highly recommend using them for your wedding!!
AvatarH
We had Fistful of Tacos do a food truck for our wedding in Etown and they were amazing. They were easy to plan with and showed up on time. The team that was working was so professi...
onal and polite. Then made sure to not make any setup noise while our ceremony was going and they bussed all my thrifted plates that I needed to take home which saved us so much effort. And everyone complimented the food - it was great! I would hire Fistful for any events in the future!
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We were so glad we picked Fistful of Tacos to cater our rehearsal dinner. The food was delivered and set up on time and everyone enjoyed delicious, hot food. The food was fresh, se...
rved just like it is in the restaurant. They are reasonably priced for the high-quality spread they offer. I highly recommend them for any kind of catering event.
AvatarM
Amazing is the only way to describe this place. First the food is great, we were complimented by everyone at the reception. Second they make things very easy and my venue particula...
rly had an odd set up for the food with the amount of guests we had but they made it all work out and it was flawless. Third the staff, wow super nice, friendly, and very professional!! In addition to all this I have a gluten allergy and they completely accommodated. Can’t say enough, my thanks to Fistful!!!
Response from Fistful Catering
Your feedback means so much to us! We are so glad we could play a part of your very specia...
l day!
AvatarH
We came in for our tasting last week and we LOVED everything!!! It was so delicious and I am so excited to have such unique fun food at our wedding!! Very professional and a GREAT ...
price!!
Response from Fistful Catering
Thanks so much for the review! We are so excited to be there on your very special day! -De...
reck
AvatarM
Whether you're having an upscale event, or a more laid back affair, don't hesitate to book Fistful of Tacos! Chef Dereck brings bright and vibrant food, full of fresheness and fla...
vor. He can accomodate any diet restrictions and not sacrifice delicousness. He exudes professional quality and service, with a passon for food and people. Your guests won't soon forget it, and neither will you.
AvatarA
Dereck and his staff came all the way to Alabama from Indiana to cater our wedding. They were very professional and took care of EVERYTHING! It was so nice to have one less thing t...
o worry about on our big day. We had tacos, nachos, rice bowls, and all of the fixings! Our guests were still talking about how delicious all of the food was weeks later! Everything was so fresh! I can not speak highly enough of Dereck and his food. I would HIGHLY recommend them!

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2708 Paoli Pike Ste H, New Albany, IN
2708 Paoli Pike Ste H, New Albany, IN
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