About this vendor
We will work with your budget, create a new menu to fit your taste profiles, excite your pallet, and leave you wanting more. Custom tailored to your every wants and needs. We look forward to potentially sharing your special day with Michi's.
Details
Cuisine
- American
- BBQ
- Chinese
- Fusion
- Italian
- Japanese
Dietary Options
- Dairy Free
- Gluten Free
- Halal
- Kosher
- Nut Free
- Organic
Food & Catering
- Buffet
- Catering Clean Up
- Catering Delivery & Setup
- Chef Stations
- Family Style
- Menu Tastings
Reviews
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Michi just supported an engagement party I threw for some friends, and the guests are still raving about the food! Everything was fresh, flavorful and delicious in addition to thei...
r team being FANTASTIC. Excellent bar service as well, they crafted some great wine-based cocktails (venue was beer/wine only) and a yummy mocktail too. Highly recommend for any kind of event!
We can't really imagine what a better caterer would look like. From the initial tasting, we were pretty blown away by how well Michi is run, how good their food is, and the quality...
of service. They're prompt in communication (more often than not, they were two steps ahead of us on being prepared for the event), exceptionally flexible on how you want your food prepared and the event run, and above all else, just overwhelmingly kind. At the core of the catering team is a family that is personable, friendly, and excited for you. And then around that is a highly professional staff capable of managing the event without breaking a sweat. Once we got to the wedding (~120 guests), the food was as good as if not better than the small scale tastings we did, and our wide variety of guests were all really happy with it.
They're on the pricier end of caterers, but for us, it was more than worth it after seeing how phenomenal the food, service, and coordination was with them.
We are so happy we went with Michi’s for our wedding! Starting from the initial contact and all the way to the end, Raphael and Mike were so responsive and easy to work with. We ha...
d two tastings where the set up was beautifully laid out and any leftover food packed up for us to enjoy at home as well. Michi’s also provides so many design selection options (i.e., linens, plates, silverware, glasses, etc.). I was able to create a table layout that I loved.
The wedding day exceeded our expectations. The entire staff was friendly and professional. The Michi team was so thoughtful as well! Michi brought us sushi handrolls while we did our post ceremony photos. They also made individual plates for us and included all the passed hors d'oeuvres. So although our wedding day was so busy, we were able to eat EVERYTHING that we chose! We have received so many comments from our wedding guests that the food and service were the best they have ever had at a wedding.
*** Final Takeaway - Michi’s truly makes you feel special. The food is delicious, the set up is beautiful, and the staff wonderful. They truly helped to make our wedding day so memorable. We highly recommend Michi’s catering!! ***
Michi catered our August wedding at Hakone Gardens for 100 people, and I could not be more happy with their work!
The entire Michi team was a pleasure to work with from day 1, and...
their food was beyond delicious! Scheduling and planning were very easy: Raphael and Mike are both very responsive over email, and they were proactive in reaching out + confirming everything (menu, rentals, etc). The day of, they arrived and made everything happen on time, as planned. There was a tiny bit of confusion with the table charts, but that was resolved quickly without any issue.
Michi is a family-run business, and every member of their family came out for the wedding. They cooked the most delicious, authentic food that our predominantly Chinese guests loved. Everything was made on the spot. The raw and cooked fish tasted very fresh, their fried foods weren't greasy at all, and their fried rice is very fragrant. Michi himself (founder and dad) was very kind, and even made us (bride + groom + family) sushi hand rolls while we were busy taking photos during cocktail hour.
In summary, Michi is a highly professional team – skilled at both the business and culinary aspects of catering – and a warm, friendly family that loves delicious food. If anyone is hesitating on booking them, please go for it! You won't be disappointed. Thank you!
We felt very strongly about hiring the right caterer for our special day. To us, if we weren’t eating hella good at our own wedding, then what’s the point??? Enter Michi.
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e get to the food (which was absolutely amazing), we wanted to highlight their professionalism and the general care they showed us throughout our year of planning with them. They were very timely in their responses, thorough in their explanations, and helpful in providing their expert advice. They have been in the game for so many years, and it shows how well they’ve developed their craft and systems. We never had to worry if they would deliver on our wedding day because we knew we were in good hands with Mike and Raphael. We also got to meet Michi a few times and he is truly such a sweet man! You can really tell he loves what he does and genuinely enjoys meeting and celebrating couples on their big day.
Onto the food: truly such amazing food and you better believe our guests told us so!! We were able to choose from such a comprehensive list of items for cocktail hour and dinner. They were very generous with the tastings, and we were able to try so many different things before finalizing our menu. They were also able to accommodate our late night request for lumpia + hawaiian pork sliders! Everyone loved the sushi handrolls too. Our favorite thing about hiring them for our food was that no guests left hungry. Usually, portions at weddings can be underwhelming but Michi made sure to feed our guests, vendors, and us with seconds, and even thirds!
Overall, we’re very happy with our decision to hire Michi as our wedding caterer. No other family we’d trust to feed our family on our special day.
Working with Michi's family was one of the highlights of our entire wedding planning experience. My wife Lisa and I are so grateful to Michi, Raphael, Mike, and the rest of the tea...
m. They are a family run business - their true passion and care for their craft shines through so clearly, and it was an absolute joy to eat their delicious food, but also just to get to know them as people.
We had so many guests tell us the food was the best they've ever had a wedding. The cocktails were really delicious as well. Their entire staff was very professional, responsive, detail-oriented -- and extremely friendly and fun to be around! We had an insignificant amount of guests with food restrictions, and Michi's went above and beyond to make sure every single guest had a great experience.
If I could, I would give Michi's 10 stars for their expertise, dedication to service, and quality of food. Thank you, Michi's!
Working with Michi was one of the absolute best decisions we made during wedding planning - they handled so much of our wedding so seamlessly and made the whole process so fun and ...
stress-free! We got married at Viansa winery in Sonoma and we heard about Michi's from our wedding planner.
The food was absolutely incredible and we got so many raves from our guests about it. The live bar (bao bar) was so much fun and so delicious and our guests loved it and couldn't stop talking about it. All the dumplings for the appetizers were amazing. And then the dinner - even my little cousin couldn't stop talking about how amazing the salad was, the salmon was my personal favorite part of the meal, and my family members messaged me afterwards just to talk about the japchae (glass noodles with vegetables). Raphael and Mike were both so organized and accommodating of all guests with food allergies and restrictions (even quite restricting ones!) and had so many amazing vegetarian and vegan options. Every guest was thrilled with the menu.
Mike worked with us to put together the bar menu and we could not have done it without him! We were really excited about coming up with signature cocktails and mocktails, and Michi's took all of our ideas (even some wacky cocktail flavor combinations) and brought them to life, and our guests LOVED them. We got married at a winery, so we were responsible for ordering all the alcohol, which I was pretty nervous about but Mike made it so much easier on us. He helped us come up with a full shopping list based on our guest count and bar menu. I don't know what we would have done without them!
Michi also handled all of the rentals and making sure the reception looked perfect, and it was such a help. Through this whole process, Mike and Raphael kept in mind that we are still in a pandemic and they were so wonderful about working with us for last-minute changes as well as the cost of the catering.
Finally, Mike, Raphael, the whole Michi family, and the Michi team were all so amazing and wonderful to work with. We had multiple tastings with them (they even helped us figure out how to do tastings when we were on the other end of the country!!) and each time they made us feel so special and taken care of. The Michi family really seemed to care about us and they truly made our wedding perfect. We could not say enough nice things about them and we wholeheartedly recommend working with them.
Words cannot express how amazing the Michi family is.
We started our journey to find a caterer for our wedding. We had certain things that we wanted for our wedding food -- Asian ...
food, vegetarian and vegan friendly options. Additionally, we wanted yummy food (as we are foodies at heart) and within our budget. We heard many great things about Michi through some friends, as they are using Michi for their wedding too, so we decided to go to a tasting.
Their tastings are free, which nowadays is a rarity. Additionally, my husband and I were able to bring 2 guests. We brought my parents to our tasting and we were all blown away. The tasting takes place in a private area at Matrix and we were able to enjoy an evening with the Michi family and try amazing food.
When you think of a free tasting, you would probably think there would be just a few items to try. This is definitely NOT the case here. We got a huge spread of different dishes to try..honestly, we were so full by the middle of the trying all the dishes, but we wanted to keep trying the other dishes.
We were able to get to know the Michi family and connected with them. They are very family-oriented, professional, and down-to-earth. By the end of the night, we knew we wanted to go with them. They make you feel like you're family.
The Michi family went above and beyond for us.
Along our wedding planning process, we felt as though the Michi family was with us every step and so supportive and encouraging. They were super responsive and our day-of coordinator always mentioned how quick they were to respond to her. Additionally, we asked them for some vendor recommendations and they were always so quick to get back to us.
For the wedding food options, we went with the live sushi bar during cocktail hour and we opted for a salad plated entree and buffet style. The buffet option gives the most bang-for-your-buck and is the cheapest option compared to family style and plated. Initially, we wanted to go with the family style, as most of our Asian relatives are used to for Asian banquet weddings. But it was the most expensive option. So we went with a hybrid approach. We did want our guests to have a "plated feel" too, so we went a plated-salad option.
Another thing to note, many caterers provide soft drinks and for other drinks, the bride and groom would have to purchase those beverages. We felt very appreciative of the Michi family, as they provided soft drinks and other beverages as well. We asked if they would be able to provide apple cider and ginger beer (as one of our signature drinks was a Moscow mule) and without any hesitation said they would provide it for us. Woot woot! Trying our best to stick within our budget, this helped us tremendously.
During our wedding day, the Michi family checked in on us multiple times and we were glad everything went without a hitch. (They even signed our guestbook!!!! It's the little things.) Our guests enjoyed the food and we heard comments of "this is the best wedding food ever!" We are so glad our guests enjoyed the food, as much as we did! The live sushi bar was such a hit as well.
We are so glad the Michi family and team were a part of our big day.
I would highly recommend Michi's Catering and we look forward to continue working with them on future parties and events.
My husband and I booked Michi to cater our reception on 7/2/2016. We were looking for a more modern take to the traditional Chinese style banquet, since both our families are Chin...
ese and we knew that they were expecting a feast. However, we both didn't want to have our reception at a Chinese restaurant and wanted to also incorporate some Japanese and Korean food into our wedding. Michi was the PERFECT choice for us. He specializes in Asian fusion and his food was AMAZING. Our friends and family were raving about the meal and were stuffed that they could barely finish it all. We had about 6 courses with a sushi bar and a whole roast pig with roast duck. Seriously people were just eating the entire time.
Michi was also super nice to us. He provided us with servers, dishes, utensils, bartenders, literally everything. He became a great friend and constantly was telling us how he and his family were praying for us, which was really nice. He also let us do two tastings, hosted us at his community club, and invited us to some really cool art exhibit that he was catering. Everytime his food was amazing! The fish is so fresh and cooked perfectly. Highly recommend booking with Michi. You will not regret it.
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521 Charcot Avenue, San Jose, CA | San Francisco Bay Area, Caramel Valley, Napa Valley