Boutique Bites

Boutique Bites is a truly kind and creative catering company as well as collected, classy and extremely talented all-​in-​one package. I am so glad that Spencer of Ovation suggested Boutique Bites for our daughter’s wedding reception.
Every taste and detail added to the celebration. The appetizers were constantly flowing and were absolutely delicious. My favorite items include the bacon-​wrapped figs, the shrimp and pineapple skewers, the miniature Chicago-​style hot dogs, the beet salad, the filet mignon and the miniature desserts. Love, loved the miniature apple pies. I could go on and on!
The wait staff was so in touch with our needs and presented all extremely well. No mess; no kitchen noise. ALL was extremely lovely.

Since you’ve Unilocaled Boutique Bites I’m going to guess that you are interested in hiring a caterer for an event. I’ve created a quick and easy survey to see if you should hire Elaina and team:
1) Do you and your guests enjoy eating insanely delicious food?
2) Do you and your guests enjoy wonderfully good specialty cocktails?
3) Do you enjoy your food and drink being presented in thoughtful, unique and delightful ways?
4) Do you want to work with some of the best?
5) Are you awesome?
If you answered yes to all of these, then the answer is YES, choose Boutique Bites. If you answered no to any of these then we are all disappointed in you and have questions that are best answered by taking a good.long.hard.look at yourself in the mirror (because you only have yourself to blame).
We hired Boutique Bites for our wedding at Ignite and could not be happier. I’m pretty sure that my wife was fearful of trying to select a caterer with me as I am very deeply passionate about eating and drinking well. After a first tasting with another company who did sort of «meh» foods we went to Boutique Bites and we were just blown away. The options they presented to us were all amazing. Picking our final menu was basically like having to choose your favorite child [ahem, it’s me, mom]. Everything was beautifully presented and of a caliber that I would have never expected from a catering company. Working with Jen and Elaina was a very fun process, we tasted much, laughed even more and crafted our perfect menu. [Nom.Nom.Nom] — complete with a totally rad S’more station.
When our wedding day finally rolled around the food served to our guests matched the experience we had at the tasting — incredible thinking about preparing food for 6 vs 160 people. The staff working the bar and serving were all wonderful, incredibly professional and fun to engage with. All night long we heard things like «this was the BEST meal I’ve ever had at a wedding» to «your caterer was amazing» to «that was one of the best meals I’ve ever had» to «Every drink this delicious should be called the ‘Sofa King Good Whiskey Cocktail».
Never in a million years would I have expected to give our caterer a huge hug at the end of the evening. I think I gave both Jen and Elaina two each. They are that good. And that awesome [seriously, be our friend guys!] and we cannot thank them enough for all that they did to make our special day all the more magical.
So should you hire them? Yes. Yes you should. They will make your awesomeness all the more awesome.
One additional note that my wife just reminded me about: — Boutique Bites just handles all the little details in such an amazing way. Case in point: we told them that a 2 year old was coming to the wedding and gave them no other details. His mom came up to us in tears of joy after the Boutique Bites team put down a playful salad of ranch dip and veggie sticks for the little one. She said that at that moment she had never felt so welcomed and encouraged to have her family be a part of ours. Jen from Boutique Bites told us later that they just felt like it was important to keep our littlest guests entertained and occupied so that their parents could also enjoy the day. It was seamless and perfect and something we didn’t even have to think about.
I’m telling you, these are the types of people you always want on your team.

We just used Boutique Bites for our wedding at Ovation and I cannot say how happy we were! The finished result and the entire process of working with them was easy, fun and delicious and looked amazing! From the moment we stepped into their beautiful space for our tasting we knew we wouldn’t need to look further (we didn’t…we actually cancelled our other tastings because we were so impressed with their food and the way they did business).
Everything from presentation to final execution was flawless and still weeks after our wedding I’m getting comments from our guests that it was the best food they ever had at a wedding.
I’m big on presentation and I must point out that no one does this part better that Boutique Bites. It’s clear that Elaina, Jennifer and the team takes great pride in their work and it comes through. I had a detailed vision of how I wanted to tables and dishes to look and they executed it perfectly. They couldn’t have made it easier.
I could go on and on but seriously… if you are looking for an amazing catering experience for your wedding or any type of event I could not recommend Boutique Bites more!

Boutique Bites is a superb catering company. We recently worked with them to execute a fundraising dinner and they exceeded our expectations. The menu selection was diverse and scrumptious. The food, staff, presentation and atmosphere was outstanding! We were incredibly impressed with their professionalism, flexibility, execution and product quality. We will absolutely hire them for our next dining event!

As I told Elaina following the event, «Our guests continue to comment on the awesomeness of the food. We, of course, knew it would be amazing — and it was so fun to see everyone enjoy it just as much as we hoped. The only feedback to share is that most people consider wedding food to be mediocre, and instead we (you!) provided something so unique, high-​end, and very well executed. And, not-​so-​secretly, that was my goal… And I love that we made it happen!» We received many food proposals for our wedding at A New Leaf, though only one proposal was worth our attention: Boutique Bites. It was unique, inventive, with ingredients and flavor profiles that we love. We only scheduled one tasting — we knew that if Elaina and her team could execute at the level we expected, she would be our woman. And she did — and then some. The entire Boutique Bites team created an awesome environment for our wedding. We opted for food stations; we wanted a cocktail-​style event, one where people drank and ate and celebrated without the fussiness of a sit-​down meal (we enjoy those, too — though it wasn’t what we wanted on our wedding day). Her food perfectly complements that vibe. The service staff was awesome. The bartenders were fabulous. And the food! The food! I can still list the 20+ different items we had between passed appetizers, food stations and the dessert bar. We can’t wait to see what Elaina and team do next, and we can’t wait to work with her again.

My friends hired BB for their birthday and I am floored at how good the food was. I went back for seconds, TWICE! And I’m usually a very light eater. I tried everything on the table and all if wowed me! I have always been grossed out by grits and I ended up having 3 servings of their grits with bacon and shrimp. I am now a grits convert. I will definitely be using them in the future.

Elaina from Boutique Bites is as exceptional a caterer as one can find for their wedding or special event. Extremely personable, professional, knowledgeable, and her culinary creations are absolutely outstanding. Her creativity enabled us to come up with a highly customized menu, including a 6 course tasting dinner with wine pairings as well as late night snacks and delicious hors d’oeuvres for cocktail hour.
Andrea, the creative director, was extremely responsive to our requests and menu revisions, and was instrumental in facilitating our extensive list of rentals (I.e. Drinkware, silverware, flatware, chairs, napkins, etc.). We also ended up doing our alcohol packages thru Boutique Bites, which they highly customize for competitive rates.
The service staff on our wedding day was outstanding; they were highly experienced at serving at large events and very professional. Overall, choosing Boutique Bites was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. They should be the only caterer to meet with in Chicago if seeking creative fine dining for your wedding!

Elaina and her team were AMAZING to work with. I could not recommend them more highly. From the very beginning of the process right through to the big day, they went above and beyond to help my husband and I create our dream menu. Elaina put together a highly customized and truly incredible menu based on suggestions from us as well as her own expertise. She completely understood our vision and brought it to life. The tasting at Boutique Bites was hands down my favorite part of the whole wedding planning process. It was clear that Elaina puts her heart and soul into the food — each bite was more delicious than the last. We felt so well taken care of, we knew we would be in good hands. When it came time to decide on a caterer, it wasn’t even close: Boutique Bites had the best food, the best service, and the best price. Six months later, on the day of the wedding, everything was exactly as we had planned. We have received countless compliments from guests. Everyone agrees: this was not just the best «wedding food» ever — it was one of the best meals ever. The servers/​bartender were very professional, service was efficient, food was incredible… really, flawless from start to finish.

If you are planning an event in Chicago, please consider contacting Elaina, the owner and chef at Boutique Bites. She did a superb job catering our daughter’s wedding. From creative appetizers to stunning entrees, everything was delicious. Her flavors were so complex and interesting. We had a tasting and chose each course, but it was difficult because everything was fabulous. We are a family of «foodies» and Elaina certainly made us happy!