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Innovative, Local, Urban, Fresh & Seasonal
Sausalido Custom Catering, based out of Pittsburgh, PA, is a wedding catering company. This service specializes in European and New American cuisine, made using the freshest ingredients available. Couples throughout western Pennsylvania can avail of their services.
Sausalido Custom Catering was founded in 2008 by chef Nicholas Mineo, who focuses on using fresh, local produce. He grew up around food and wanted to be a chef from a young age. The team here has more than 50 years of industry experience. Events director Emily pays close attention to every detail, making the experience as enjoyable and straightforward as possible.
Sausalido Custom Catering is available for events of all sizes. Before designing a menu for your reception, you can attend a tasting to sample some of the dishes on offer. They can serve food as buffets, stations, and classic plated meals. You can also eat family-style, for a relaxed touch. Passed appetizers are available for sophisticated cocktail receptions. Some of the dishes you can choose from include jumbo crab cakes, wagyu beef skewers, and pork tenderloin.
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Business Attributes
- Black-owned Business
Cuisine
- American
- BBQ
- Eastern European
- French
- Fusion
- Greek
Dietary Options
- Dairy Free
- Gluten Free
- Nut Free
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Food & Catering
- Buffet
- Catering Clean Up
- Catering Delivery & Setup
- Chef Stations
- Family Style
- Menu Tastings
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AMAZING FOOD!! They have a large selection and will cater to what you want and need. We had a huge thunderstorm hit our outdoor wedding, so they had to improvise on some of the food items but everyone told us the food tasted great!
Our only concern was communication. The chef called the day before the wedding and forgot that we requested shrimp as one of our proteins. They were nice about offering us a third meat to make up for it, but it was an added stressor I didn't need.
Also, one of the details we went over with the manager and the chef was having the plates on the tables for a picture of the tableware. We had painstakingly collected and transported plates, including china sets from our grandparents. We did not get a picture of them on the table because they left them at the buffet, which seems frivolous but I was saddened since this was my way of remembering and including my grandparents.
The food was incredible and the day-of staff were amazing and well organized, but the planning leading up to the event was a bit disorganized in terms of communication (I think they are just really busy!). People were raving about the food, so overall we are pleased!
Chef Nick was able to take our vision with a cocktail style reception with our budget and made it a reality! Everyone loved the beautiful charcuterie boards and the food was incredible. Nick and team are amazing at their craft and I definitely plan on using them for catering again in the future!
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Chef Nick is incredible! Our guests told us all night how amazing the dinner was, and we knew it would be. Every dish was so fresh and flavorful, it’s genuinely the best catering we’ve ever had, and all of the Sausalido staff were wonderful to work with.
Nick and the Sausalido team are wonderful! It was great to have a local, family owned business cater our wedding. The food was fantastic and well priced. Working with him and his team was super easy. Would highly recommend!
The food speaks for itself. After we had our first tasting, we knew that Sausalido was the group we wanted to use. Nick is a very straightforward and forthcoming guy and he will offer you an honest price, excellent service, and excellent food. The staff was amazing and incredibly professional, and the setup of our apps and dinner was just beautiful. We chose the gourmet grazing option (buffet) for dinner, and asked Nick and his team to plate the salads last minute, which they were incredibly accommodating with. We loved our experience!
The day after our wedding, every single person was talking about the food. Specifically, the steak was out of the world. At the beginning of the process, we had great communication and a fun time at our tasting. However, by the time of our wedding, we had a hard time tracking down the catering team. We sent multiple emails and called for about three weeks (six weeks before the wedding) and it wasn’t until our third email that we heard back from the team. We were supposed to be provided glassware, napkins, linens, flatware, and dishes from the team but they told us less than four weeks from the wedding that it would be “more efficient” if we handled that ourselves. Additionally, there were some menu changes from the initial tasting we agreed upon to the food we were served at the wedding. The salad specifically was not what we decided and it was never discussed with us before or after the fact. However, the food was good and the servers were top notch. We understand times are difficult for everyone with staff shortages, we just wish the communication was a whole lot better.
I can't say enough good things about Nick and his team. The food was absolutely AMAZING and our guests couldn't stop talking about it! Nick stands by his promises and helps make your wedding day go smoothly, and makes sure you and your guests are well-fed! Nick and his team were easy to work with and did a phenomenal job for our big day. THANK YOU!!
I knew I wanted Chef Nick and the Sausalido team to cater our wedding as soon as we left our tasting. Chef Nick is so talented and kind. Not only does all of the food look beautiful, everything taste amazing. Our guests all commented on how great the food was at our wedding. My husband and I are beyond thankful to Sausalido for providing fantastic food and service to our guests on such a special day. Highly recommend using Sausalido for all your catering needs!
Worked with Sausalido for our November 13th wedding and very pleased with our experience. Our wedding planner recommended Sausalido as they have worked with Nick and team many times. We started working with Chef Nick in 2019 (We were a Covid Couple who had to reschedule our September 2020 wedding to November 2021) and from the start we were impressed by how helpful, personable and honest he was with helping us figure out our food. When we had our tasting with our wedding planner, Nick was right there talking with us about what he thought would best for our event and what would give us the most bang for our buck. He really aims to give quality food within the budget for wedding couples which we really appreciated. We even had to end up switching our buffest/sit down dinner to a cocktail style reception due to our venue size and guest count at the recommendation of our planner, and Nick also agreed, but broke it down to us that it was the best way to serve our guests. He was able to change the menu we had picked to function with a cocktail reception and everything turned out just PERFECT! We actually really ended up liking this style dinner more than a sit down. Day of, the staff worked very well with getting passed food past to our guests and keeping the food stations stocked all night Food presentation was good, SOO delicious and great quality. We received lots of compliments on the meatballs and of course his famous bowtie pasta. The food really helped make the day we waited for so long just perfect! I'd recommend Sausalido catering for any size event you are looking to hold.
We hired Sausalido to cater our wedding, and the catering was a colossal train wreck. Based on our experience, we would recommend against hiring Sausalido to do any catering for any function. Even though the owner refunded us $1000 at our wedding in an effort to, as he put it, “make it right,” Sausalido’s catering service was so objectively awful that the $1000 refund hardly made anything right. First, they were late showing up and they were late with the food. We had to delay our wedding nearly an hour because even when they did show up, they did not have the food for dinner. (We were assured that they would show up two hours before the wedding, but this definitely did not happen.) Second, they did not have any chafing dishes for the food (when they eventually brought food). The servers simply threw trays on tables, had no way of keeping those trays warm, and made no effort to present the food in an attractive way that you would expect at a wedding. Third, the food was way below the quality that we were served at our tasting. Fourth, and perhaps most importantly, we paid for 125 people to eat. We only had 115 people attending. SAUSALIDO RAN OUT OF FOOD FOR OUR GUESTS! We had three tables who had to wait hours to eat because there was no food left. After several phone calls with the owner, he finally sent over more food from an event down the street. However, the initial batch of emergency food that he sent amounted to grapes, cheese, and a half-eaten tray of fish. It was pathetic. It took more phone calls to the owner before he personally showed up with more food. He kept telling us that he was “sending elevated stuff.” Whatever it was, it was leftover, and it was not what we ordered to be served at our wedding. By that point, we had directed our wedding coordinator to order pizza.
The service that we received from Sausalido was abysmal, unprofessional, and downright disrespectful. We had friends, family, and co-workers at our wedding who weren’t able to eat for hours because Sausalido failed to deliver on our order. At the wedding, the owner/chef kept telling us “I’m sorry. I don’t know how this happened.” If the owner/chef of the business isn’t able to understand how/why he messed up so terribly, then you probably shouldn’t trust him to cater for you.
Nick and his staff were able to cater our wedding with short notice and did so wonderfully!
We received so many compliments on the food for days afterwards and couldn’t be happier. Nick was easy to work with and made sure he had created a menu that matched everyone’s preferences and also took into account any potential allergies and food sensitivities.
The staff also did a wonderful job of handling things at the event, making sure everyone was served and enjoyed themselves. They deserve a very big thank you!
We would recommend them to anyone catering an event, especially their wedding.
Catering was included in our wedding venue package. Chef Nick and Lisa were excellent! We ended up choosing a tapas, small bites, style dinner with a curated menu that we got to taste and tailor to our (a/k/a my picky eating) needs. We are still raving about our wedding dinner! Even if you don’t use Sausalido for your wedding, I highly recommend that you make your way to Bloomfield to dine with them!
Absolutely the most delicious food ever!! We did a tasting a year before our wedding date and the second I tasted their food I knew I wanted them at my wedding. They not only have great food but they were super accommodating changing my original service plan to something different due to COVID. But most importantly Nick is incredibly nice, my venue coordinator said that she loved the way Nick communicated and treated his team. Which I believe says great things about the company.
We worked with Sausalido via email last minute to plan a menu for our intimate wedding during Covid and found them to be very responsive and helpful. The service on the day was seamless, and everyone seemed to really enjoy the food and I know many went back for seconds! The bowtie pasta and salmon were our favorites!
If you ever have a catering need I 100% would use Sausalido if were you. Nick and his team put together the most beautiful and flavorful menu for not only our wedding but also our rehearsal dinner. We came to them after we were forced to plan our second wedding with under 60 days to go. Nick did not bat an eyelash at jumping in and taking us on. We will definitely use Sausalido again for our catering needs.
Sausalido came though for our wedding during all of the craziness in June 2020. They were wonderful to work with and just made me feel relaxed and confident. The food for our wedding was excellent. We chose a tapas menu which worked well as a grab-and-go, one touch, no lines, and no wait meal for our guests. Thank you to Sausalido for the perfect meal!
Nick and the staff at Sausalido were absolutely phenomenal from start to finish. Nick is very friendly and outgoing, and made us feel comfortable even at our first meeting with him for our tasting. The food is absolutely amazing. We received multiple comments from our guests about how good the food was. Nick and his team were very communicative and responsive to make us feel at ease about all the final details falling into place. Would definitely recommend!!
We cannot say enough good things about Sausalido! Chef Nick was so enthusiastic about our tasting and willing to work with us to give us our perfect menu. Everything ran so smoothly with our wedding buffet as well. We loved working with them!
Sausalido did an amazing job at our wedding! Even from the beginning, the team presented us with a delicious and fun food tasting. The communication throughout the whole process was great, the team always had answers and suggestions for my several questions. Everyone raved about how amazing the food was! I was so happy with everything Sausalido provided for us. Note: you must get Rosie's Stuffed Meatballs as an appetizer!! Thank you Sausalido!
Sausalidos was hands down the BEST food out of all of our wedding tastings. We were worried they would be out of our budget because of how high quality their food is, but Nick was the first and only person who didn’t give us a price. He has us give HIM our price and then he presented us with a menu that fit our budget.
We were so impressed my MOL used them for her birthday party too!
Literally some of the best food I have ever eaten. The owner Nick is so down to earth & friendly that he was a true pleasure to work with. He was extremely accommodating with what we wanted & our budget to make it work! Their waiting staff was also very professional. We loved the food so much that we had our rehearsal dinner at his location in Bloomfield! Also an amazing experience!
Sausalido came recommended to us by multiple other vendors we worked with, which was the first good sign. The second came with our tasting with Nick, the chef. We had been considering another caterer but by the second plate of tasters had decided to go with him. Everything he brought out was delicious. His enthusiasm for cooking is evident and translates into food that we and our guests loved. We were so excited to have leftovers and ate them happily in the days after the wedding.
Working with Nick and his team was also fantastic. They definitely made the days leading up the wedding less stressful with their flexibility, understanding, and good humor. We added on additional server time a couple days before when we realized we’d need more assistance with preparing and serving our cocktail hour food. Nick threw in some extra food too for the cocktail hour which was unexpected but a delightful surprise! His team assisted with food prep, display, service, and clean up. They were efficient, professional and respectful of the space (our wedding was at my parents’ home).
We absolutely loved working with Sausalido and have no reservations in recommending them!
I don't think I can praise Sausalido enough. I used them for my October 20th wedding and must say they were hands down the easiest vendor to work with during my planning. Extremely responsive to questions,kind, friendly, and willing to work with you.
Caution, when you go for your first tasting , wear pants that stretch because the food is out of this world good.
Sausalido is the best! They catered our wedding this past weekend and blew my expectations away! Everything from the tasting to the actual wedding was easy and simple. Erika was exceptional to work with and made our wedding day beyond perfect. The set-up of the food was beautiful and tasted amazing! I could not have asked for a better vendor to cater our wedding! Highly highly recommend!
The moment we tasted Nick's food, we knew that Sausalido would HAVE to cater our wedding. He worked closely with us from day one to create a fully custom menu. We did tapas stations. Everything was delicious! Erika was extremely responsive and easy to work with. The day of our wedding everything went very smoothly and we were definitely not disappointed. Food also looked beautiful and was creatively set up, which was one of the other things that attracted us to Sausalido in the first place. We will definitely continue to eat here in the future!
Sausalido was great! They catered my wedding - Erika and Nick were great to work with, and the food was amazing! They were also very helpful with making some of the menu items dairy-free because I have some lactose intolerant family members.
Compliments to Sausalido !!! Nick , Erika and staff were absolutely perfect. From amazing tasting food, lots of choices, options and fantastic service and attention start to finish. We had a perfect experience with Sausalido! They were very friendly, accommodating , professional and would highly recommend them to anyone looking for an awesome caterer. Thanks Nick, Erika and staff!!
Nick and the Saulsalido staff catered our wedding this September at Horizon View Farms and we are still getting compliments on how delicious our food was! It seemed that he takes a lot of pride in the food he serves in presentation and taste, and it did not disappoint. Nick was super accommodating and enthusiastic throughout the entire planning process and worked with us to create a custom menu for our day, which was very reasonably priced! We loved working with sausalido, would recommend them to everyone and will keep them in mind for our future catering needs:)
Sausalido was a great place to have our rehearsal dinner! They have a private upstairs room which was great for our large party. The food was excellent and I got many compliments from our guests. Their prices were incredibly reasonable for the amount of food that was served. Overall we had bread with dip, salad, 2 appetizers, pasta, chicken, salmon and dessert. The wait staff was incredibly friendly and helpful. Even though they had multiple call offs, they made sure to have enough staff for our party. The owner’s wife even came in to help! We also had a few guests with strict gluten free/dairy free diets and they were able to accommodate them as well. They also had no corkage fee on wine which was appreciated! They boxed up all the leftover food and wine for us at the end of the night and made sure all the guests were properly taken care of throughout the night. Overall, I would highly recommend Sausalido for a rehearsal dinner/large dinner party due to their high food quality, friendly wait staff and reasonable prices.
Delicious!!! Sausalido catered our wedding, and it was amazing! I cannot speak highly enough of the quality food they produced for us and our guests. We received compliments all night and have continued to hear about what high quality food we had. Nick, the owner and Joe were amazing in working with us to meet our budget and select foods that we actually wanted. You need to have the Bowtie Pasta (it's amazing). They were easy to work with and did not need a ton of time to confirm number of guests which was great when we had people who weren't RSVP'ing. They communicated well with our venue, and they made sure I ate too! I'm thrilled that we had them. I wish I would have been able to eat more! I loved my wedding catered by Sausalido.
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4621 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA | Western/West-Central Pennsylvania
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Emily
Events Director
Emily comes to Sausalido with 15 years of professional hospitality service and event planning experience at some of Pittsburgh's top restaurants. Her passion for providing guests with an incredible experience and her attention to detail shine through every step of the wedding planning process, from your first contact to your tasting all the way to your big day!
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