Lety’s Catering Service

We would totally hire this service again. We were a little worried at first because getting in touch with her seemed to be touch and go. In addition, we were slightly alarmed by the negative reviews we read. However, their prices were SO much cheaper than everyone else that we contacted, and they offered so much more than they did. We live in Porter Ranch, and it seems like the taco caterers here should be a dime a dozen because there’s one on every street corner. I guess competition is a concept on which they are unclear. It should be noted that Lety’s comes from a hell of a long way, Compton! My husband questioned them regarding the negative Unilocal reviews, and she was honest. I could see some of the situations happening to anyone else given her side of the story. (Remember, especially for negative reviews, there ARE two sides, and some people just aren’t happy UNLESS they write negative reviews. This is why I like to read samples of the reviewers’ reviews to see if they have anything good to say about anyone else.) Our housewarming party happened to be on the VERY day that southern California decided to attempt to make up for the years long drought, and it rained horribly. To say this put a damper on our party is the understatement of the year. I don’t recall the fellow’s name who provided us with such exemplary service, so I will call him Mr. Wonderful. Mr. Wonderful showed up as he said he would about two hours before our party, and he drove in the driving rain. Unfortunately, we had to set him up in our garage, which worked out fine. He had ALL the equipment including utensils, paper plates, napkins, and everything he needed with which to cook. We asked for chicken, pork, and beef tacos, and he provided all the condiments, as well as rice and beans. Based on the number of RSVPs, we told Lety that we would have about 100 people. We probably had half of that, but the ones that showed up were treated to a great meal! Wow! The food was fantastically delicious. I’m no judge of tacos, but outside of Rosarita, these are the best I’ve ever had! Everything was fresh, and it tasted so healthy. I highly recommend their taco bar! In fact, I would say that Lety’s was the hit of the party. A lot of our friends were happy to have more than two, and Mr. Wonderful let us have the leftovers. The amount of time he stayed to cook and serve us was definitely ample. I feel confident that had our guests who flaked out actually shown up, Lety’s would have absolutely had enough to cover that many guests. Oh, and by the way, they did speak perfect English, and I’m one who isn’t good with understanding accents. Although we did not have a communication problem, I would suggest prospective hosts make sure to check, double check, and confirm details of your event. But that’s actually something one should do as a normal practice when planning any event. Thank you, Lety’s for being the light at our party!

Well, the short review is, THEY WERE A COMPLETE NO SHOW! I booked Lety’s for this last Saturday 4÷11÷15. I spoke with a man on their English business number 1 week prior and arranged everything. I had more than 50 people over for a house warming party. The pool was warm, the weather was beautiful, and everyone was very excited for the tacos that I thought were coming. I was told the week before that Lety’s would show up at 2 pm for the 3 pm serving. I had the table out and an extension cord with power strip run to a location that was covered and shaded for their comfort while cooking. At about 2:20 pm, with the party in full swing, I started getting a little nervous because they had not shown up yet and there was no call or text saying they would be late or something. I called the same number I used to book them to check on the their status. After someone there handed the phone off to some one else I was greeted by a young girl’s voice. I explained the situation to her calmly and cordially and just wanted to make sure they were coming. She took my name and number and said she would find out what was going on and call me back. After waiting 15 – 20 minutes I started to get the funny feeling that I was not going to receive a call back and no one was going to show up. Unfortunately… I WAS RIGHT!!! I called at least 10 times after waiting for a callback and what do you know, no one answered now! Voicemail every time. It’s now Monday and I still do not have any explanation as to what happened! I have never had such an unprofessional experience as I had with these taco hacks! I hate writing reviews but this experience really blew me away. STAY AWAY FROM THESE GUYS AND GO WITH SOMEONE ELSE! At a minimum do not give them any money up front. And just in case you have a similar experience with Lety’s, Dominoes pizza shows up every time ;)

My office has been using this catering service for several years for our office parties. Normally, everything is great. Lety’s staff arrives on time, their service is affordable, and their tacos are delicious. This year, our experience was unacceptable…
— Lety’s Catering showed up an hour and a half late, leaving our guests without food for almost half of the duration of our holiday party.
— In past years, Lety’s has brought enough food for us to have huge containers of leftovers. This year, we placed the same order, had about 75 FEWER guests than usual and Lety’s ran out of tacos before the party was over. This is in addition to serving an hour and a half less than usual, due to their late arrival.
— Lastly, Lety’s Catering arrived without a propane tank for their grill and acted as if they expected us to provide it. We have never provided the propane tank for them in the past, and it is the norm for a catering service to provide their own equipment… Since they were already late, we were forced to scramble and borrow a tank to lend them from a tenant. At the end of the party, they took our propane tank with them. I told them they accidentally took our tank and they said they were just refilling it and bringing it back to us, since a refill costs about $ 20. When I called them back just a few days after the party to check in on the tank, they answered and then hung up on me. and then blocked my calls.
Needless to say, I will be finding a new taco catering service for all future events with our company, and I no longer recommend their service to anyone.

We recently hired them for a wedding shower at our house.
They showed up early and got everything set up/​ready to go before any guests arrived.
the food was DELICIOUS and they brought way more than we needed so now we’re living off leftovers for the next few days.
Would DEFINITELY use them again!
**i HIGHLY recommend having someone who speaks spanish deal with them though. Our cook didn’t speak english at all, however, we were prepared with a translator so everything went smoothly.

I had a party for my son and had Lety’s catering service. I ordered Chicken, Pastor, Lengua, and of course Carne Asada for 100 people along with quesadillas/​gorditas. 20 minutes into serving about 20 people the guy ran out of Asada. I called Lety or whoever answered the phone and complained, the lady said there was nothing she can do as far as bringing more or giving me a discount. I went to the local meat market and bought more meat and had the guy a tip for cooking the extra meat.
I have never seen a taquero have so little meat at a 100 person party. I’ve had 3 different taqueros for different occasions and Letys by far had the least amount of meats.

I called Lety to place my order, and she was very nice over the phone. They have a great selection with options for ad-​ons. The price is very reasonable. Great customer service. I highly recommend Lety and her catering service.

Delicious! Affordable! And willing to travel without extra fees. If you need someone for a park, they are the people to get. Park require that they have insurance. For an additional fee Mr. Salvador makes it happen. Tacos were delicious! !!!
Two of my friends are already using him for upcoming parties.

Here is the break down.
Have someone who speaks Spanish order for you if you want your order to come out right.
Make them repeat your phone number and address to you before hanging up.
Have a medium to large table ready for them to use.(mine was kinda small)
Here’s the review.
Called the company number which is someone’s cel phone. Fine. Then was put on hold for 5 min. Okay. There was a lot of noise in the background. Hmmm interesting. Asked for tacos, quesadillas, chips and salsa for 25 people. The woman on the phone took my name, phone number and address but never repeated anything back to me. Ok now I’m a little worried, because her English is broken and my Spanish is non-​existent. She says however that she will call me the day before to confirm. At about 6pm the day before I call them. Again a lady picks up. (All I get is a hello) So I say who I am and how I booked their services but never got a confirmation call so I’m calling them to confirm. She says ok. I ask kindly if she can repeat the order back to me. She does, and I tell her to add quesadillas, chips and salsa, since she didn’t repeat those. Then I ask her if she has my address. She says yes so I ask her to repeat it back to me. She doesn’t and just says «yea I have it.» I ask her to please make sure we have the time right. She confirm the right time. But at this point I feel like she’d just trying to get me off the phone. I figure maybe I’m being overly concerned so I get off the phone. Even though I really wanted her to repeat my address back to me.
Then the day of I’m stressing out because its 6:30 and the taco guys are 15 minutes late. Then I realized I had a missed call. So I call the number back and it’s a random guy telling me that some people were lost so they used his phone to call me. What?! That’s so weird but at least now I know their on their way.
Well they show up 40 minutes late but everything after they show up goes smoothly. They didn’t have the chips and salsa because it wasn’t marked on their receipt. I take a look at it and of coarse the address is all wrong and they hadn’t even put us down for quesadillas. The only reason I wouldn’t recommend them would be the lack of professionalism by the person on the phone. But since in the end it all came together I guess this taco service wasn’t that bad.

My mom called in this catering service this past weekend for my brother’s grad party since he lovesssss tacos! Some mixed reviews about this place not showing up, but that the food was really good, and we kept calling the days leading up to the event making sure they showed up! And they did, although it was a little later then what we had originally planned, they were supposed to be at our house to set up at 5:30 and start serving at 6:30, but came a little later which delayed dinner and we had a huge hungry crowd!
But overall the food was great I thought. She didn’t really speak English, only enough to communicate what kind of tacos we wanted which was fine! I thought my mom had just ordered chicken and carne asada, because that is what the majority of our family eats, mainly chicken actually and some vegetarians. But I didn’t even realize there was pork too, maybe they added that in as an extra for us & everyone really enjoyed it! Boy was there alot of food, we had tons of leftovers for everything, the tortillas, sauce, meat etc.
The chicken was really tender and flavorful.
The carne asada was flavorful but I found a bit chewy and tad over salted, which I added lime and other condiments to it, so didn’t notice in the actual taco.
The rice was so flavorful, couldn’t stop eating it.
The beans were also really good & you can tell they were made from scratch.
The salsa verde was so good, perfect amount of spice, I still have it in my fridge to eat.
The red salsa was also really good too.
She had all the right condiments for the tacos.
Overall I may want to call Lety’s Catering again or try out something new, but they didn’t disappoint on the flavor, just the tardiness.

I hired Lety’s catering for a backyard 40^th B-​day party, with about 75 guests. They did an amazing job! Rosa and Maria showed up early, got to work setting up, and were as pro as can be. The food was amazing, all the guests loved it. The al Pastor went fairly quickly, everybody loved that. I’m a vegetarian, so I requested that they do grilled veggies, and also that they have lard-​free beans and tortillas, and they accommodated without question. Salsas were also delicious. We ended up with lots of leftovers, which they put in tupperware for me. Very reasonably priced, too… Would definitely recommend!

I had Lety’s cater my birthday party and they were amazing! Hugo showed up on time and went above and beyond to make my guests happy! He was so cute and nice and the tacos were DELICIOUS! I am going to get them for every important event from now on!

DID NOT SHOW UP AT MY CONFIRMED EVENT!!!
So disappointed. I chose this company based on mostly good reviews on Unilocal.I had emails and confirmation that they were coming. I was hosting a Cinco de Mayo event today at a major ad agency for about 40 people. Everyone was expecting tacos as part of the «fiesta». I was panicked when I arrived to NO CATERING COMPANY! They would not pick up their phone, no call letting me know they weren’t coming, no email. Just totally did not show up.
Thank goodness Baja Fresh was located across the street and threw together a last second catering order.
I would not recommend this company… TERRIBLE of them to leave me high and dry and stressed out when it should have been a fun, easy client event.

We had Lety’s tacos for our one year anniversary party at my bar. Liz took down my order the day before and they showed up exactly at the scheduled time. It took them an hour to cook all the food and then the feasting was on! They had 3 types of meat: Carne Asada (Beef), Pollo (Chicken), and Pastor (Pork). I had all three and they were all top notch.
The two ladies (mother and daughter) were very nice and they even stayed longer than their allotted time since our bar got busier as the night progressed.
All in all it was a great experience and i hope to use Lety’s again for future events. Great job!

I was at a party a couple years ago that Lety’s catered and I was impressed. I retrieved their info and I finally got to put them to use for my girlfriend’s birthday party a few days ago and it did not disappoint.
I had made my reservation with Elizabeth a couple weeks in advance and she took down all the pertinent details. We had a a party for about 30 people and there would be some vegeterians present, so in addition to the asada, pastor and pollo, for a little more price, they would also provide cheese quesadillas, grilled veggies and beans with no lard.
It was all delicious and a runaway hit at the party. Hugo showed up a couple hours before the party to set up and prepare everything. Our party was on the rooftop of my residence in downtown LA that was built in 1924 and includes a a very narrow and steep stirway that one most ascend to get to the roof. Although I happily helped Hugo with some of his equipment both before and after the party, he was more than willing and able to handle by himself… he was amazing.
I hope to use Lety’s again in the future. And btw, all the reports about the generous quantity of leftovers is very true… they give you more than enough and you will be feasting on that incredibly tasty pastor for several meals afterwards.

I hired Lety’s for my 40^th birthday party and was THRILLED with their service and product.
they arrived on time, excellent value, very polite servers — excellent all around. They have since been hired by two friends for events with same excellent results.
Will definitely hire them again.

These guys are good! They actually arrived over an hour early to set up and were courteous when we weren’t even there yet to let them in. We used them for a Christmas Party at a condo’s clubhouse.
A man and his son came and were extremely efficient. The son was crucial for English speaking purposes. The food was a little greasy but all of our guests thought it was great. Perhaps the grease helps.
We had tacos with chicken, steak, and pork. Our sides were:
Red and Green Salsa
Radishes
Cilantro and Onions
Grilled Jalapenos
Grilled Onions
Rice and Beans
Chips and Salsa
All of this for less than $ 10 per person!
There was plenty of food and they served for about an hour until we were done with seconds. I read on here that they give you the leftovers, but they did not leave us with any this time. That is the reason for the minus star. Still a great deal though. They drove out to Pacific Palisades with no complaints!

We used them for a babyshower for about 70 people and boy there was so much meat leftover.
I only ordered the carne asada, rice and refried beans. The meat was very watery/​oily so the tortillas were very soggy. The refried beans had no flavor to them. I dont think i will be using them next time.

Hmm… I’m a little torn on the score.
Phone ordering: The lady on the phone was very pleasant and was able to answer all of the questions I had, especially since I’ve never really organized this kind of catered event before. She called me back a couple days before the event to confirm, wonderful.
The food: I had ordered tacos for about 80 people and there certainly was more than enough food for 80 people. Most of the people liked the carne asada and the chicken. I myself thought the al pastor was pretty good and the carne was a bit on the grisly side, but you know, personal preference. Quite frankly, the food was just slightly above average.
The service: Excellent! Rosa and her son, Adrian, were extremely helpful and prompt in their arrival. They took care of everything, including set up and breakdown. Very positive experience from them.
Summary: I thoroughly enjoyed their customer service for being a small mom and pop type company. I would recommend using them for like an alternative to a backyard bbq with more of a jalisco flair.

We used them for a housewarming/​birthday shindig last year after attending a party that they catered. The tacos were delicious!!!
It was a little difficult setting up the appointment as some of the other Unilocalers have mentioned, they don’t answer the phone as Lety’s Catering Service; I actually think it’s a home number. They also had to keep me on hold as they found someone who could speak English to help me. I really should pick up on some conversational Spanish…
I ordered enough meat: chicken, carne asada, and carnitas for 40 people with rice and beans and all the salsa, radish, cilantro, onions, and grilled jalepenos for under $ 325 inc. a generous tip and we fed way more than 40 people and still had left-​overs! Let’s just say the meat was so good we were fighting over who got to take the left-​overs. I really like their rice and the beans, not too thick, not too watery.
The lady that came to cook for the night was on time (actually like 30 min early), very nice, and was very prepared. *Note: you’ll need to provide your own utencils (plates, napkins.), and table for the rice, beans, salsa, and condiments.

We used this company two times, one for my daughters 3^rd birthday and again today for my sons 2^nd birthday. everyone loves the tacos. we always get asada, carnitas, and chicken. It comes with salsa (red & green), raddsh, cilantro, onions, grilled onions, grilled jalapenos. We paid $ 360 for 50 people which included extra $ 50 for rice and beans. there was plenty of meat left over at the end and they leave all the extra food for you and your guets to enjoy even after the cook leaves. The carnitas were really good and chicken too. The asada was good the first time but today wasn’t as good as the other two meats. It was still vey tasty though just wasn’t as good as i’ve had if before from them.
I would def reccomend this company to anyone who will listen. They are prompt, professional, and food is delicous. we had Jorge both times and he is great. If you are thinking about it just do it. I have 50 people that came and ate and had plenty of food and most of them raved about the tacos! Even the picky ones!