Etai’s Catering

I always use Etais (formerly Udis) to cater for my meetings in Denver. The most recent order was awesome. Ordered right at 430 (the cutoff time for next day service) and they called to confirm a few details. They pay close attention to detail.
The food showed up right on time, and was beautifully boxed in sturdy trays neatly stacked in a cardboard box so I could move everything down to the conference room right away.
Here’s some tips and tricks if you are ordering for a group. I always order the signature sandwich trays, and the reason why is that you can specify which sandwiches go on the tray, whereas some of the others are just a random selection. My favorite sandwiches are the cranberry pear turky, big apple turkey, ivy leaguer, curry chicken salad, Etai-​Q, and the caprese.
Be sure to specify which sandwiches you want and the quantities, and if you have vegans or gluten-​free folks in your group, they will box these seperately for you.
Make sure to choose the sides you want, or you’ll likely end up with fruit. I’ve sometimes had fruit that wasn’t quite as fresh, but their sides and salads are almost always perfect. I recommend the tabbuleh, asian coleslaw, the couscous, and –wait for it– the cranberry hazelnut quinoa. Great stuff!
I LOVE the power salads if you have a vegan or are not feeling like sandwiches.
The hummus trays come with everything good, fresh and roasted veggies, baskets of fresh, soft and chewy pita bread slices, and a few other delightful little sauces.
Delivery folks are punctual, cheerful, and always helpful. I love them so much, and have always been able to count on them for doing a good job.

It simply does not get better– the food, the experience, everything.
The online ordering is a breeze, with most of my questions helpfully answered right there on the screen, like how many does a large or small tray feed?
The best part, though, and a testament to what I feel is superior customer service, is Etai’s called me post-​order after noticing that I ordered 4 gluten free sandwiches in my tray of 16 alongside a dessert tray of brownies with no gluten free options (which I didn’t realize they offered). They just wanted to confirm whether or not I’d like 4 gluten free desserts, too. So thank you, Etai’s, for saving me from what I’m sure would’ve been a gas-​faced WTF from some gluten-​free Board member who didn’t get their treat.
Additionally, they called about my early delivery time (9 – 9:30) given I was ordering an obviously sizeable LUNCH– just to make sure I didn’t click anything wrong. I simply explained that I’d keep the food cold until I made my way down to Sedalia, where my event was (and where they understandably don’t deliver).
It was absolute attention to detail, and wholly customer focused. I spend too much work time on the phone, but I never mind a thoughtful call from someone who’s just trying to ensure that everything goes off without a hitch.
Finally, and in many ways most importantly, I was in a pretty foul state this morning when the food arrived, and I completely blanked on tipping the driver. When it occurred to me, I wanted to shoot myself in the face for the misstep, but called up and was able to add a huge tip that I was assured would go to that delivery driver with my sincerest apologies.
I’ll be usin’ these folks again and again.

Funerals… who needs em? Evidently we all do.
When they happen all of a sudden you’ve got to feed a mess of people — 200+
Sandwiches, salads, fruit and dessert bars. I lost count of the variety of sandwiches — vegan, turkey, roast beef, chicken, ham on as many different kinds of bread with as many different inside combos of lettuce, tomato, avocado, onion. I spent 10 minutes just deciding which sandwich to choose.
Salads — an excellent green and a good pasta. Lots of fresh fruit to keep the scurvy away, and 6 or 7 kinds of dessert bars, damn they were good. Coffee, lemonade and tea too.
Udi’s delivered and unloaded all the food and drinks. We had made arrangements for others to set up the tables and keep the food coming so technically Udi’s did not cater the event. They provided the food and drinks and took one huge concern out of a day left for saying goodbyes.

Udi’s catering is a great option for parties! Udi’s catered food for our party of about 40 people. The online ordering was a breeze, the customer service was friendly, the order was exact and on time! They set everything up and all was good to go.
The food was fresh and good quality! The food trays are displayed so beautifully. If ever the need, I will use them again!

I actually have only eaten Udi’s Handcrafted Foods on Frontier Airlines (they’re based in Denver). I had the mild wasabi chicken sandwich, and it was superb! So great I got another one on the flight home too. :)
I’m actually looking forward to flying again to get another one. He he he. (It’s true!).

I’ve been to Udi’s a few times when on the north end of town for lunch and have never had a bad experience. The handcrafted sandwiches and salads have been nothing short of great and very creative to the taste buds. Based on these experiences Udi’s was an obvious choice when catering a quick box lunch get together for a client downtown.
Ordering from Udi’s on line system is tricky at first. Once you get the hang of it the options make sense and ordering is a breeze. If you’re like me, a mistake when ordering on line is inevitable. Udi’s customer service team is very helpful and did a great job to correct my fat fingering.
On to the food…
For 15 people we ordered your standard ham, turkey and roast beef classics along with a few veggie and chicken sandwiches to please most all of the attendees. The sandwiches were awesome and the bread is always fresh. Unfortunately, the «side of the day» is hard to predict and on this day the couscous wasn’t a big hit. Couscous aside, the cookies totally make up for the odd inclusion and the fruit salad is top’s.
For your catering need above and beyond the standard Jason’s Deli or Jimmy John’s, be sure to give Udi’s a shot.

This place is amazing. Their food consistently shines — it’s always tastes great, it’s fresh, and it’s creative. And it’s such a find in the neighborhood. The mango chicken curry panini is the best sandwich I’ve ever eaten in my life. It’s like tikka masala with mango chutney and gouda. And the bread reminds you of really good naan. I started thinking I was a little nuts because I couldn’t stop talking about it. But every one of my coworkers who’s tried it says the exact same thing. CRAZY good.

Great concept! You can taste the difference since the food is hand crafted. The Breakfast Burrito with potaotes, green onions, eggs, green chiles and tomatoes was pretty tasty. I bought it at the conveni since it was a healthier alternative to the machine made microwaveable ones.