Our Standard
We are traditionalists about one thing: flavor. Everything we serve comes from classical technique, serious sourcing, and a deep love of the world’s great cuisines, not from novelty.
Vendador’s Professional Catering Solutions is where premium quality meets professional convenience. Ideal for the boardroom, all day events, or casual, drop-off dining for your team, we offer a uniquely delicious happy hour and buffet catering experience that keeps your team coming back for more.
We craft seasonal, global menus with the same attention to detail our private dining clients enjoy, providing gourmet meals in relaxed corporate settings across Chicago, Illinois. Let Vendador transform your workplace dining while you focus on what matters most: your business.
Professional, punctual, and polished: our corporate catering service is designed to enhance productivity without the hassle. From streamlined communication to timely delivery, we ensure every meal meets our exacting standards and exceeds your expectations.
At Vendador, we believe food is a journey, and our Michelin-trained chefs are the perfect guides. Drawing from diverse international roots and decades of experience in Chicago’s top kitchens, we offer an unparalleled fusion of local pride and global expertise. Our seasonal, rotating buffet menus feature five distinct regions, offering your team a weekly culinary adventure. From Mediterranean spices to Asian street food, we craft experiences that celebrate authentic, global flavors, all while supporting sustainable, local sourcing in the Midwest.
At Vendador, luxury meets responsibility. Our menus feature seasonal, locally sourced ingredients, crafted with care by our Michelin-trained chefs. From eco-friendly packaging to minimizing food waste, we are committed to delivering exceptional dining experiences while championing sustainability.
From downtown headquarters in the Loop and River North to showrooms, galleries, and suburban campuses in Evanston, Oak Brook, and Naperville, Vendador delivers corporate catering across Chicago and all of Chicagoland. One team, one standard, wherever your office gathers.
Chef-prepared drop-off catering for Chicago offices: seasonal, globally inspired buffet menus delivered on time, beautifully presented, and ready to serve with no staff required. Ideal for team lunches, trainings, and all-day meetings. See how a Vendador buffet unfolds, from setup to the last plate, or email our team to plan a drop-off menu.
Executive breakfast, lunch, and refreshment service for board meetings and client presentations. Discreet setup, elevated presentation, and timing that never interrupts the agenda. Email our team about your next board meeting.
Passed canapés, craft cocktails, and licensed bartenders brought to your office or venue. The easiest way to end a quarter well. Explore our full happy hour catering in Chicago.
Yes, we cater film sets and productions across Chicago: chef-prepared meals for cast and crew, timed around your shooting schedule and served wherever the day takes you. Email our team about production catering.
Michelin-trained private dining for the clients who matter most: plated tasting menus served in boardrooms, private venues, or homes. See our private dining experiences. Email our chefs to design an executive dinner.
Word of Mouth
five stars & over 300 reviews on Google
“Vendador is an amazing luxury private dining service that the company I work for has had the pleasure of partnering with a few times now. I can honestly say the cuisine & cocktails blow our guests minds and mine at each event.”
“First, let’s start with professionalism. Always on time, they clean up SO well, are kind, guide you through the meal, and are so knowledgeable & passionate about their craft.”
“They were very professional, and served a high-quality menu. The food had a great presentation and it tasted amazing! The logistics of arriving, setting up, packing up: seamless and smooth.”
The best client relationships are built away from the conference room, and most of our corporate partnerships begin with a single happy hour. Our team arrives fully equipped, sets up without disruption, and executes with the kind of professionalism that reflects well on whoever did the booking.
It is the easiest way to end a week well, to close a quarter, or to gather the team on an ordinary Wednesday. From a spontaneous Friday toast to the annual holiday party, we bring the bar and the bites. You focus on your guests. We handle everything else.
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Vendador is a team of Michelin-trained chefs, sommeliers, and bartenders led by Chef Francis Pascal. Every corporate program is executed by that same team, to the same standard, from a twelve-person board lunch to a full-building reception.
Meet the Vendador team and the purveyors behind our ingredients.
Yes. We deliver drop-off and full-service buffets and provide full-service catering across the Loop, River North, and greater Chicagoland, from single-floor offices to full-building celebrations.
Yes. Every menu is designed custom, and our chefs routinely build for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and allergy-aware teams without sacrificing flavor.
Yes. Our rotating buffet program features five distinct regional menus, so a weekly order never repeats itself. Email our team to set up a recurring schedule.
We tend to book up about a month out, but lead time really depends on the style and size of your event. A lunch drop-off can sometimes happen on short notice, even the same day as an evening event, while larger receptions deserve more runway. Tell us your date and we will be honest about what is possible.
Yes. Vendador is fully licensed and insured for bar service in Chicago, and we can provide certificates of insurance and any documentation your building requires.
Tell us the date, the headcount, and the occasion. We will bring the menu, the team, and the standard your company deserves.
email chefs@vendador.com