Handheld Catering

The catering company I’ve used in the past was MIA, so I was anxiously looking for another caterer for our board of director’s meeting. This was the first time the board would meet at our location, so I would be using an untested company. Cue the dramatic «dun dun duuun» sound effect here.
I chose Handheld from their Unilocal reviews. I thought, «yelp, don’t fail me now!». All was well though; major relief! Handheld came through.
We actually had very specific requests based on past board meetings, which was great for me, because it eliminated the guess work on my end. Handheld was able to do everything exactly as requested. They pulled everything together within less than a week too. Hooray for me!
Great presentation on the setup. Our execs had great things to say about the food. One even wanted to take some leftovers with them back to the hotel. Midori was fabulous to work with. Very thorough and accommodating. We were in very good hands.
Well folks, looks like we’ve found a new caterer! I would definitely use them again!

My husband and I found Handheld Catering after being left hanging by another catering company, and we couldn’t be happier with how things turned out. As other reviewers have mentioned, Ryan is an excellent listener, and he helped us put together a menu that was both casual and delicious. The food was fresh, and we got so many compliments from our guests regarding the quality of the food.
Our venue was in the middle of the woods, and, to be candid, somewhat of a pain in the ass to get to. However, Ryan and his team rose to the occasion. They set up «camp» in a small clearing and managed to execute a wonderful meal.
Ryan, your staff was so kind and accommodating. They did a great job anticipating the needs of the guests and, most importantly, never let the bride go beer-​less.
We were extremely happy with Handheld Catering and plan to use them again for my parents’ upcoming 30^th anniversary party.

I heard about this company from a friend, and lucky for me the owner was in town for a family event and I was able to coordinate my party around his trip to secure his services. In a word — amazing! This is the first party I have held where all my guests came! I am sure it was because I shared the menu with them ahead of time: appetizers, salad, main dishes, side dishes & dessert. Ryan was great at listening to what I wanted and creating a menu that was perfectly coordinated. Handheld did all the work so I got to enjoy spending time with my friends and I got to take credit for hosting a great party — that was all due to Handheld. If you are planning a party for a small or a big group, I highly recommend!

Handheld Catering just catered my Mom’s surprise 60^th birthday party last night. Wow, did they do a great job! Lisa and her staff were incredible. They paced the evening correctly and were very un-​intrusive. They were very professional and friendly through out the night and made the day of execution perfect!
The food was amazing! The appetizers were perfect and the mail meal was delicious. The favorite part of the meal for me was the butternut squash raviolis — i was obsessed!
The overall coordination with Lisa was also wonderful. I was a little on the high maintenance side, and Lisa was very understanding and make sure that I felt very comfortable with the menu and overall event coordination.
Everyone at the party commented on the food and the venue owner even asked Handheld to come back for one of their events in a couple of months.
Bravo handheld! Thanks for all your hard work! I’ll be using you again!

I was recommend to Handheld Catering by a co-​worker. I am in an office of roughly 30 people and until recently, I would order lunch in individual orders. As our office has been increasingly growing, this individual order system was no longer working, I needed a new way to feed the office. I was scared to try catering orders as I was afraid of the feedback from the employees I would get. We tried Hand Held Catering last week for the first time and everyone love it! They are so accommodating to everyone’s special diets, food restrictions and personal taste. We’ve used them twice now and everyone has gloated about the food.
Lisa has been very responsive via email and I even had the privilege to meet Ryan, one of the cofounders. The food tastes very healthy and fresh. They come and set everything up and will come back later to pick everything up. I would definitely recommend Hand Held Catering to anyone who feeds their office daily. They offer great food with such connivence and within budget.

Ryan & his sous chef catered my work group’s holiday gathering in my house. They hand crafted every slider on the spot and were able to accommodate additional requests on the fly. We sampled the lamb, buffalo chicken, beef, pulled pork, mini-​lobster tail, and salmon. Every single one of these sliders was accompanied with a pairing of condiments such as caramelized onions & mushrooms for the beef. Their desserts are from one of their partners in the city & the red velvet cookie was to die for. I would highly recommend these guys in a heartbeat. I can’t want to host another party with them!

Handheld Catering was one the highlights of the recent Midsummer Night’s Unilocal event.
LOVED their delicious sliders that were so juicy and flavorful. Despite the long line, it was worth the wait int the end. The sliders had grilled mushrooms and onions too! Why can’t all burgers come with mushrooms?
Best of luck to you guys! In line with what other Unilocalers before me, I hope you can open up a physical location soon and I look forward to trying other items off your menu.

Absolutely delicious ! This guy is doing sliders right. Fresh ingredients, great taste, if you want to indulge your taste buds you can’t go wrong. Check them out

I found out about 2 weeks before an event that I could invite people to a special ceremony. I decided to have it catered – first time ever for me. I had no idea just how any people would show up for this on short notice Ryan came to my rescue. He knew his stuff, had a great menu selection, advised me on the amount I needed and kept me CALM throughout. I ended up with over 100 people at my home. Ryan and his crew arrived a couple of hours ahead of time, and got everything set up for cooking and distributing. EVERYONE gave rave reviews not only to the food served, but to Ryan and his staff. The food was delicious, but it was also arranged and plated very artistically. The server kept things clean and organized and kept the timing of setting out different parts of the menu on schedule, and did a good portion of the clean-​up afterwards. I couldn’t be more pleased. Ryan and his staff bent over backwards to do a great job, and I know that this wasn’t because I was special – it’s how he runs his business.

Handheld-​your SLIDERS made the 1.5 hr treck to the south bay WORTH the heat and traffic. I was one of the fortunate Unilocalers to have attended Wednesdays, Mid-​summer night’s elite event at Montavo. I was lucky that we were among the first to arrive and had the pleasure of catching you before you ran out of your sliders. As the previous reviewers mentioned, I wish you all the best in success and hope you will open up a physical location soon! If I do however, need catering, I will definitely be considering you for that in the future (perhaps as early as sometime this summer.) ;)
PS. My hubby LOVED your sliders too but was wondering if you had non sweet bun options as well? I personally loved the sweet roll but perhaps some regular white or whole wheat would be great too!
Thank you so much for being there and making it so special for all of us who got the pleasure of trying your food! :)

I attended Unilocal’s MidsummerNight event a few days ago. They had lots of different vendors and one that stood out was Handheld catering. I think many of us who attended will agree with me that these guys were great!
They made these delicious sliders that were so juicy and flavorful! People grabbed them as soon as they were set on the table and soon this was one of the few places that had never ending lines.
The sliders had grilled mushrooms and onions with a dijonaise on top that were the bomb. I would’ve lined up again if the line wasn’t so long!
They were real troopers. Even towards the end of the event and it was getting dark, and suddenly the light went out, but that didn’t stop these guys from cooking up more sliders.
I saw their website and they definitely make more than sliders. They will definitely on my list to call for catering next time I plan an event.

How is it that Handheld has only 1 review and it’s from last year? I was at an event where they were serving their sliders and they were excellent! A lot of people were talking about these little burgers. It’s perfectly cooked beef on King’s Hawaiian bread (I think) with cheese, grilled onions and mushrooms. If you hire Handheld Catering, definitely serve the sliders!

I went to a Unilocal event at the Villa Montalvo yesterday and Handheld was there as a vendor sampling out their beef sliders.
These sliders were awesome. Super tasty. Juicy. Great meat/​bun ratio. Awesome mushrooms and delicious dijonnaise aioli. I’ll be sure to keep these guys in mind if I ever had an event and need catering. Or maybe I’ll just have them come and make me some sliders.