Food For Thought

I was doing a lunch for a large physician practice in Mentor and through Unilocal,came across this catering company. The woman I spoke with was very helpful with ideas for the lunch to accommodate short notice as well as within a budget allotted for the lunch. They were also very considerate to providing separately for both a vegetarian as well as one lactose intolerant. They were timely on delivering to their office as well. Most importantly the food was a hit. I decided on an assortment of wraps as well as a fresh salad with oranges, (feta and nuts on the side) and fresh cookies. I highly recommend Food for thoughts for catering your next event!
Side note– Always appreciated when a business takes American Express

Once you get past the cheesy name, Food For Thought is a solid, independently-​owned catering business with above-​average, reasonably-​priced food and terrific customer service.
My work uses Food for Thought regularly for luncheon meetings and events of all sizes – everyone loves their menu and we rarely have any issues regarding order accuracy and delivery time.
Crowd favorites include their Broccoli Delight (a sort of blanched broccoli slaw with bacon bits and candied pecans – über popular not my favorite since I don’t really like my veggies sweet), Mediterranean Pasta Salad (cheese-​filled tortellinis tossed with artichokes, sun-​dried tomatoes, olives and balsamic oil dressing), mini croissant sandwiches, and their roasted corn salad with black beans.
Their menu covers just about everything, from hors d’oeuvres to oversized sandwiches to subs (even meatball ones!) to soups to custom cakes to build-​your-​own sandwich/​burger/​bbq plate setups. You can also make any type of sandwich vegetarian, ask for toppings and dressings on the side, or place any other special request.
Best of all, ordering from them is a silky smooth process. The phone reps are always real sweethearts, genuinely friendly, patient and fully accommodating with helping you place your order. Their system is pretty advanced as well; they email you your invoice in PDF format for you to review, almost immediately after you place your order. More than customer service, they offer advice on dishes that pair well and cost-​effective options tailored to your event. Kind of like personal stylists – but for your party grub planning needs.
Only negatives I can think of:
–Their newer delivery staff can be tardy at times, though their seasoned deliverers are gold.
–Lunch setups aren’t exactly elegant, but I’m sure if you ordered for a fancy dinner with caterers and the whole shebang, they can dress it up.
–Pricing’s not cheap but not exorbitant either.
Aside from the above, Food for Thought, with it’s insanely varied menu and tech-​savvy ordering process is as good as it gets for moderately-​priced local catering. Oh, and final fun fact: they pack their food VERY securely – they saran wrap EVERYTHING to the point I’m sure anything they deliver can be thrown down a football field and land on the ground, intact. Seriously, where were they when I was shipping my stuff across the country?