What to Expect When You Hire LaLa Tacos

A Step-by-Step Guide to Professional Taco Catering

Planning Your Event Starts Here

Planning a wedding, corporate event, birthday party, celebration of life, graduation, or private gathering can feel overwhelming, especially if you've never hired a caterer before. At LaLa Tacos, we've developed a simple process that guides you from your first quote request all the way through event day. This page explains exactly what to expect, including menu selection, event planning, arrival times, setup procedures, taco service, appetizer options, churro catering, cleanup, and everything in between.

Step 1: Finding LaLa Tacos

So, you've found LaLa Tacos through Google while searching for taco catering in Riverside County, Orange County, San Diego County, Los Angeles County, or the Inland Empire. Whether you're planning a wedding, corporate event, birthday party, celebration of life, or private gathering, your next best step is to use our Instant Quote Calculator.

Unlike traditional catering companies that require multiple emails or phone calls just to get pricing, our Instant Quote Calculator allows you to build your event online. You can compare menus, explore upgrades, select appetizers, add churro catering, and customize your order based on your guest count and event details.

Want your carne asada finished with our signature Steakhouse Finish using grass-fed Wagyu beef tallow? Simply select the option while building your quote. Along the way, you'll also discover complimentary upgrades, popular enhancements, and menu options designed to help you create the perfect event.

Step 2: Personalizing Your Event

Our Instant Quote Calculator is designed to do much more than provide pricing. It helps us learn about your event so we can recommend menu options, enhancements, and custom touches that fit the occasion.

For example, if you're planning baby shower taco catering, you may have the option of selecting one of our custom-wrapped taco carts, including our Baby Boy and Baby Girl designs. Hosting a military function? We offer specialty cart wraps for those events as well. We are continually adding new cart designs for weddings, birthdays, celebrations of life, military events, and other special occasions.

Many of our menus also include complimentary upgrades and special offers as a thank you for taking the time to complete the calculator. Depending on your menu selection, you may qualify for complimentary enhancements, menu upgrades, or seasonal promotions.

Once submitted, both you and our team receive a copy of your selections. We carefully review every quote to make sure we understand your event, answer any questions, and offer recommendations based on our experience catering thousands of events throughout Southern California.

STEP 3: Reviewing Your Quote & Reserving Your Date

As you just learned from using our Instant Quote Calculator, we don't want to waste your time or keep you waiting. Once your quote is submitted, our team reviews it and responds quickly.

If you're looking for taco catering delivery, taco bar delivery, pickup catering, or corporate catering delivery, we'll let you know right away if we're available and gather any additional details needed to prepare your order. There's nothing better than knowing your taco party is booked and taken care of.

If you're interested in on-site taco cart catering, we carefully review your selections before moving forward. Unlike many caterers, if we feel you're ordering too much food—or not enough—we'll let you know. Since opening in 2019, we've catered thousands of events and have a good understanding of what works for different guest counts, event types, and service styles. Our goal is to help you order the right amount of food, not simply the most expensive option.

This is also where we'll discuss custom taco cart options for your event. Depending on the occasion, you may have the opportunity to choose from one of our specialty-wrapped taco carts designed for baby showers, military functions, weddings, birthdays, and other special events.

Once we've reviewed your quote, we'll confirm availability and answer any questions you may have. If you'd like to move forward, we'll prepare a formal quote that clearly outlines your menu selections, service options, upgrades, travel fees, service fees, and all costs associated with your event in an easy-to-review PDF format

STEP 4: Preparing Your Order for Delivery or Pickup

Once your order is confirmed, our kitchen team gets to work preparing your food. All of our recipes are inspired by authentic Mexican cuisine and prepared with the same attention to detail whether you're ordering wedding taco catering delivery, corporate catering delivery, birthday party catering, or food for a backyard gathering.

From selecting perfectly ripe avocados for our scratch-made guacamole to preparing fresh salsa and carefully seasoning our proteins, we believe great taco catering starts with quality ingredients and proper preparation. If you selected our signature Steakhouse Finish during the quote process, your carne asada will be flash-seared in grass-fed Wagyu beef tallow for an extra layer of flavor that many guests continue talking about long after the party is over.

Every menu is prepared according to the selections you made during the ordering process and arrives with the items included in that package. Depending on the menu you selected, your order may include tortillas, chips, salsa, guacamole, taco bar toppings, serving utensils, plates, napkins, and other accompaniments designed to help create the perfect taco party. You can review our menu options and inclusions on our menu page.

When it's time for delivery, your food goes directly from the cooking process into the pans it will be transported in. We use commercial Cambro hot boxes to help maintain proper serving temperatures during transport and work hard to ensure your food arrives hot, fresh, and ready to serve.

And don't forget the drinks. Many clients choose to add our made-from-scratch aguas frescas, a refreshing addition to wedding receptions, corporate lunches, backyard parties, and special events throughout Southern California.

Providing fresh, reliable delivery is one of the reasons many clients consider LaLa Tacos among the best taco catering companies in Southern California.

Preparing for Your On-Site Taco Catering Event

Whether you are planning a backyard party or a 300-person wedding, our team works closely with you to make sure your on-site taco catering event runs smoothly. If you have a wedding coordinator or venue contact, they are welcome to reach out to us so we can confirm the important logistics before event day.

We review details such as arrival time, setup location, appetizer start time, dinner service time, access to the setup area, parking, and any venue requirements. Once those details are confirmed, our goal is simple: arrive prepared, take over our part of the event, and give you one less thing to worry about.

We can also help you choose the right appetizers for your event, including our Ultimate Salsa Bar, manned elote station, artisan quesadilla station, fresh guacamole, chips and salsa, and other popular appetizer options. You can view examples of our appetizer setups on our Party Gallery page.

Before our team leaves for your event, your taco catering order is triple-checked by multiple team members. We review the menu, proteins, appetizers, guest count, service time, supplies, and any special instructions to make sure everything is correct.

Everything is prepared fresh for your event, whether you choose ribeye asada, our famous carnitas, adobo chicken, grilled veggies, shrimp, fish, or any of our other taco catering menu options. Our goal is to serve food that keeps guests coming back for more.

After service, our team breaks down our equipment, loads our vehicles, and cleans our immediate work area. From the first quote to the final cleanup, LaLa Tacos is built to make professional taco catering simple, organized, and memorable.