About this vendor
Trust the most dynamic Grand Rapids catering company for your next event. Whether it’s a Corporate Meeting, Box Lunches, Graduations, Weddings, Hors d’oeuvres Parties or another amazing event, YoChef’s Catering Company would love to serve you. YoChef’s provides affordable excellence, but above all, the first ingredient in everything is LOVE!
Chef Joseff VanHorn guides a team of professionals that make any event a pleasure. You can count on YoChef’s experience and reliability to ensure your ceremony will be a smashing success.
The exceptional quality of YoChef’s food reflects the commitment to the communities we serve. This Grand Rapids catering company prepares all meals with a passion for perfection. Your guests will be talking about the fantastic experience for days to come.
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Business Attributes
- Veteran-owned Business
Cuisine
- African
- American
- BBQ
- Chinese
- Greek
- Indian
Dietary Options
- Dairy Free
- Gluten Free
- Halal
- Kosher
- Nut Free
- Organic
Food & Catering
- Buffet
- Catering Delivery & Setup
- Chef Stations
- Family Style
- Food Trucks
- Menu Tastings
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4.5
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We used Yo Chef for catering for our wedding on October 13, 2024 at Leona Road. They are extremely professional and were very prompt with their email communication. We had so many questions for them and they were quick to answer all of our questions. On top of that, the food was DELICIOUS and their catering prices are incredibly reasonable. I feel very lucky that we were able to book them for our wedding. Our menu was meatballs, spinach and artichoke dip, raspberry and brie in phyllo, house salad, BBQ chicken, honey glazed salmon, green beans almondine, and roasted garlic mashed potatoes. Everything was amazing and we got so many compliments on our menu. They accommodated our many guests with dietary restrictions. Chef Joseff and his team are excellent!
We used YoChef to cater our wedding at The Kindel Room on 9/23/23 and they were AMAZING!! Everything turned out PERFECTLY and I attribute much of that to how organized and thorough YoChef (specifically Andrea) was prior to the wedding! I had brought in my own silverware, charger plates, and linen napkins from a separate vendor, and for a small, reasonable fee YoChef organized and set them up flawlessly. And then at the end of the night, those items were all gathered up neatly so that all I had to do was quickly load them up!
AND….also very important, the food was delicious and we received so many compliments on both the champagne chicken and stuffed peppers vegetarian entrees! The salads and dressings were great too, and my sister’s boyfriend (who is way more cultured and into food/fine dining than I am) specifically complimented the tempered butter and mentioned how much he appreciated that. My husband also said the stuffed peppers entree he had was one of the best vegetarian meals he’s EVER had! I also loved that the server in charge of our head table greeted myself and my husband by name….such a small but meaningful detail that was so appreciated :)
My husband and I could not be more happy with our experience with YoChef! We will be recommending you to anyone and everyone we know, and if we are ever in need of a caterer again in the future we will definitely be coming back to YoChef :)
Our tasting was amazing, but the food the night of the wedding wasn’t great. It was cold and didn’t have the flavor it had when we tasted. Was disappointed, but the ice cream sundae bar a late night sliders were great!
I would not recommend using Yochef for catering - our tasting was great but on the day of the steak looked raw, potatoes hard, and the chicken was a questionable color. Our vendors also let u know that they were told they could not eat (when it was convenient for them to be able to do their job for us the best they possibly could) and we’re told in an extremely rude way. Also the communication wasn’t great and caught quite a few errors of being charged more than I was supposed to and had to repeat ourselves many many times.
Yochef was the perfect vendor for our day! Andrea was amazing to work with, so kind and would respond quickly. The food was so delicious, all of our guests raved about the spinach dip and meatballs! Then about the cherry sauce on the chicken and how big the salmon pieces were for dinner. I definitely recommend them to any other bride! Thank you so much Yochef!!
10/10 service. The owners, Yosef and Liz are absolute gems and go out of their way to make sure your catering needs are met. All of my guests loved the food and catering staff was so professional. Super effficient and quiet cleanup and set up.
My daughter had her wedding at the GR art museum and Yo Chef catered the event. We wanted to have fun food so we chose a bbq menu and it was delicious. Everyone raved about the brisket. I would tell anyone to get the charcuterie board for cocktail hour. It was beautiful. The napkins were folded perfectly. I would recommend Yo Chef to anyone.
We loved working with YoChef for our wedding! We had to change our venue pretty last minute due to COVID, and the team was outstanding in being flexible and accommodating the change! We worked with Pam before she retired and Angela after that. Both were so nice to work with! Plus, the chef came out to say hi both in tasting and at the wedding, which was SO nice!
FOOD WAS FANTASTIC!!! Their food is amazing and presented nicely. Their staff did an excellent job with plated meals and even served the cake!!!
We had such a great experience with YoChef Catering! From the beginning they took very good care of us in making sure we had exactly what we wanted for our special day. They even made sure my vegan and vegetarian guests had something to eat! The food was absolutely delicious and the wait staff were courteous and quick to deliver food to the guests. Would highly recommend using for your wedding day <3
We hired YoChef to serve up some of our favorite Asian dishes out of their food truck for our wedding, and wow! They absolutely blew it out of the water, not to mention Chef and Pam and the team were so lovely to work with, and they worked within our budget, which started to feel impossible with other vendors and food trucks trying to take advantage. Our wedding was a bit different in that we rented the food trucks, however their staff's service was top notch and I didn't have to worry about a thing. Thank you YoChef for being a wonderful and flavorful part of our wedding day!
YoChef catered our wedding at The Cheney Place and did an amazing job!! The food was warm, served on time and delicious. They worked with us on creating our own special menu and made sure that all details were accounted for. Pam was especially easy to work with as well. We would definitely recommend YoChef!
YoChef did my wedding catering and I could not have asked for a better caterer or Chef. Not only did they work with me on every angle, give me so much advice and help make every detail I imagined come true but they truly put care and kindness into their work on top of it all. I would hire them a million times over again if I could and I’ll continue to shout from the rooftops how incredible they were to work with.
Thank you Pam, Chef & team!
AMAZING! I can't say enough about how well YoChef delivered during our wedding. We came to them two weeks before our wedding with a catering emergency and they made sure to listen to our needs and struggles all while creating a delicious menu. So many of our guests were floored by how delicious the food was!
YoChef was an amazing caterer for our wedding reception. We were really nervous choosing our caterer, and they definitely met our expectations. Our food tasting was excellent, and the food for our reception was even better. It was the only caterer we tasted where the food didn't seem commercialized. The chef served the food at the reception and walked around to make sure everyone enjoyed the food. They even ensured my food was gluten free. All of our guests raved about the food. It was excellent.
My husband and I had a good experience with Yo Chef! The food was great and the cost fell right within our budget. The chef is extremely kind and pleasant to work with! The wedding day wait staff was very respectful and attentive. We received many compliments with how quick and efficient the food was served. The reason we are giving Yo Chef 4 stars is that we felt that the chicken was a bit more tough on the wedding day than when we had our tasting. The other reason we are giving 4 stars is because on wedding day, one of the starch dishes that we paid for was never brought/served to our guests. We were promptly refunded the difference, but it was definitely a bummer.
YoChef's Catering was a dream to work with.
Pam helped us plan out meals and catered to our budget. The head chef, Joseff, came to our table twice during the dinner to make sure that everything was excellent and that we were happy. With YoChef's extensive menu options and ease to work with, they were a detail of the day we didn't have to worry about!
I hired Yo Chef for our wedding in October. We ordered Dijon chicken with mustard roasted potatoes and honey glazed carrots. The carrots weren’t cooked and were not glazed with honey. The chicken and potatoes were cooked fine, but they were not prepared with Dijon or mustard, so they were plan. When we contacted Yo Chef with our complaints with the meal, we were told guests liked the food and only complained about the uncooked carrots. We told Yo Chef the chicken and potatoes were plain, they kept pointing out how they knew some of our guests and they didn’t complain about the food except the carrots. I told them it doesn’t matter because the plain chicken and potatoes were not what we taste tested, ordered, and paid for. They did not fix the issue. I am very displeased with them. I would not recommend them!
We had a wonderful, stress free experience while working with YoChef's Catering for our wedding on New Year's Eve! From the beginning, Pam was very helpful, accommodating, and organized. She made sure we were completely prepared for whatever we could possibly need from a caterer on our wedding day; from food, to linens, to cake cutting. As for the food, it was delicious! We received many compliments from our guests on the appetizers as well as dinner! The chef himself even greeted us during dinner to make sure we were enjoying everything. Thank you so much to the staff at YoChef's Catering for providing such excellent service! It was a wonderful and tasty evening!
Yo Chef and his manager Pam are great! The food is delicious and the staff are wonderful to work with. They went above and beyond for my daughter's wedding. They catered her outdoor wedding in extreme heat and humidity without sacrificing the quality of the food or the level of service. Our guests could not stop raving about the food and also about how friendly the staff was.
They will work with you on your menu and you can't beat the price.
I would highly recommend Yo Chef for any event.
We were so impressed with YoChef's Catering at our wedding. The food was incredible- we had many guests say it was the best wedding food they've had. Everyone was served timely, and even Yoseph was serving our guests! Pam was amazing in helping with my endless questions and made me feel at ease that everything would go smoothly- it did!
We went with a buffet option and had AMAZING food! Chef is a friendly guy and loves to put his special touch on the buffet table with decorations. Pam works in the office and is very helpful and loves to chat/give advice. Great food, great people!
Joseff and his staff were awesome! They were friendly and professional and got food out in such a timely manner. We received so many comments from our guests on how much they enjoyed their meals. My husband and I were extremely pleased with this company and HIGHLY recommend them to anyone looking to wow their guest with delicious food!
Joseff and his company did an excellent job or providing fresh, quality food for our wedding of 115 people. They grilled outdoors and served wonderful, flavorful food to our guests. My husbands and I are "foodies" and Joseff definitely exceeded our expectations.
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34 44th St SE, Kentwood, MI
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