Curiocity Catering

Jason and his team are great! If you are looking for a caterer for your special event look no further. Not only is the food top notch but the service is also spot on. Let go of boring and go with Curiocity Catering

Jason and his team at Curiosity Catering recently catered our wedding at Quail Haven Farm in Vista, CA on May 7 and we could not have been more pleased with the overall experience. The whole planning process from choosing which items we wanted on our menu, to working with our budget, and overall communication with their team was so smooth. Their team was punctual, very friendly to our guests and did not disappoint. Our guests repeatedly told us how much they enjoyed the food. Jason even went around and offered seconds to which our guests happily accepted. He even made sure me and my groom ate plenty ;-) Having a food truck to compliment the vibe of our wedding and of course good food, other than the dry fish/​steak you normally receive at most weddings, was our goal and I’d say Curiosity definitely exceeded that.

This review is quite a bit overdue — Curocity Catering provided the food service and a bartender at our wedding in March and did an amazing job! Shawnta was willing to work with my wife and I on a menu that would fit within our budget and dealt with constant (and sometimes late-​night) emails regarding changes, dietary needs of certain family, and all other craziness associated with wedding planning. She was very responsive with replies and was always able to provide an accommodation.
In terms of the actual wedding day, Curiocity Catering did an amazing job and we couldn’t have been happier! The food was really delicious (we have been to their truck outside of our wedding we liked it so much) and received lots of compliments from our guests. The truck itself was a fun idea opposed to more traditional buffet-​style catering and was not excessively loud or noisy (a concern based on their arrival around the start of the ceremony). They helped with clean up and also made a point to make sure the bride and groom had food and were satisfied. We were very happy with their catering services and would definitely recommend them to others — thanks!

Working with Curiocity was a breath of fresh air! They were punctual, professional, and extremely accommodating. Curiocity provided a menu each day that would accommodate guest’s food sensitivities and needs. Shawnta, Jason, and Yazzy worked closely with us to ensure that the menu was suitable to our needs and that the service process was well organized. We were extremely happy to find out that they were able to provide an entire Gluten Free menu! Jason and Yazzy were personable and down to earth which allowed us and the guests to feel comfortable with asking questions. The food was absolutely superb! ** Be sure to ask about the Sliders, Jidori Chicken Tacos, and the Risotto!** I am so happy that we were able to work together on this event and I’m looking forward to many more in the future. Definitely preferred Caterers!

POTENTIAL CLIENT BEWARE!!! PLEASE READ BEFORE CONSIDERING USING THIS COMPANY! I would like to start off by saying that I have NEVER in all my years experienced such a poor and unprofessional experience as I have with curiosity catering. I can’t fathom how they have so many five star reviews only to wonder if they are legit when they operate a business this way. I have so many things I want to warn a customer who is thinking of using this company about but I will try to narrow the details so you can make an educated decision for yourself.
I am having a 10 year vow renewal ceremony in June of this year. I wanted to bring a high end food truck to cater the event and spend the bulk of our budget on good food since that was super important to me. After reading reviews on this place I gave them a call (this was in January). I spoke with Shawnta who started out very friendly and helpful. I expressed my vision, the food I was looking for and my budget which she told me was totally doable. When I made the decision to use them I called back in March to confirm my date was available and she said yes and that the next step was we had to do a tasting for $ 40. They had just done one so I had to wait a few weeks for the next one. Shawnta specifically told me the date was held for me. My husband and I went to the tasting where we sampled the food which was fine. After the tasting was done Shawnta SPECIFICALLY spoke about our budget and price per head and we came up with a menu that day based on the items we had tried and options to fit within our price range. We get a quote a few days later which is 1 ½ times more than we spoke of!!! What??? My jaw dropped. There was over $ 500 in fees on top of price per head for plates, propane, workers etc which was never mentioned to us ahead of time. We were shocked so I wrote Shawnta asking her to please explain the huge increase and why they were never were mentioned until now. After speaking with the owner she came up with a way to get the cost down a little but still not within budget but we agreed to move forward. One of their contingencies was that we pay in cash to save the 3% and we agreed. Shawnta said we could meet up and I offered to the very next day but that didn’t work for her so she said to meet up next week. I again contacted her asking if we could meet and she said she had another tasting and for me to come within a small window of time all the way downtown. I was unable to do that time so I emailed Shawnta early Saturday morning and told her I would be willing to just pay the extra fee and give them a credit card hold or I could put a check in the mail that day. No response. That evening I email again to try to pay to which she responds with sorry the date is booked!!! wHAT?!? Are you kidding me? They were the plan, the food, the main event. I called Shawnta in tears asking what the heck was going on to which she seemed empathetic only to say «I agree with you 100% and I think it’s horrible what happened. I already told the owner I had the day for you but I am not the owner of the company and he gave your date away. So Sorry for the inconvenience!» She was the only point of contact. She was supposed to do all the bookings. Never once was there any question as to whether this date available or whether we were questioning paying. I have emails confirming she said it was held. I cannot even begin to tell you the inconvenience this has caused me. To make it worse the owner calls me and starts being extremely rude to me saying that it’s my fault for not putting the deposit down. I told him repeatedly the breakdown of events that made it delayed all which had nothing to do with me at all and I was happy to do a deposit to which he still replied that it’s MY FAULT! No apology, no remorse… nothing. the guy says I don’t get why you thought you could hold a date for a coveted weekend. Um… Because you said so! That’s why. The company can have whatever policy they want and that’s fine. The problem like I explained to him is that it is their job to educate the customer on what that policy is so that the customer can make an informed decision. Telling me a policy after you literally give away my date to someone else is crazy! I told him that his response was so unprofessional and unkind to manipulate this back on me when I have written proof it was not my fault. No accountability at all. his solution is to see if another caterer can do our event. At that point I decline and tell him I don’t trust him and he hangs up on me! People I am begging you not to support businesses who treat customers poorly, don’t have any integrity on their word and then blame you! Maybe your event will go off ok but you better be careful because the second something is wrong you will be sorry. can you imagine what will happen if they give away your date for your important event last minute? Only positive is he didn’t fight me on refunding my tasting fee since I never got my service.

We hired Curiocity Catering for our wedding in Fallbrook. Could not be happier with the service and quality of food! We continue to come back, these guys really exceeded our expectations.

This is a very belated but much deserved review of Curiocity Catering who catered our wedding 1.5 years ago at the Spanish Village Art Center in Balboa Park. My husband is a chef so he held high standards when it came to the food for our wedding. We went to some tastings for some very fancy wedding planning companies and caterers and felt pretty disappointed, until we tried Curiocity. At the time having a truck cater was just a thought. And we weren’t sure how it would work for our 200+ outdoor wedding. But Curiocity was able to provide a full service dinner with a brilliantly designed menu. All of our guests were so surprised and impressed by how good the food was — much better than the food at all the fancy hotel weddings we went to that year. Great communication, great attitude, great food, a great choice!

My husband and I used Curiocity catering for our wedding in October and were so happy with our choice. I found the online reviews very helpful in making the initial call to Curiocity, and when I spoke with Shawnta I knew I was dealing with professionals. The Curiocity truck was right on time, and catered the 100+ person wedding seamlessly. They stayed perfectly behind the scenes, yet served delicious food. This was also a great option for our more modest budget, and they really delivered! I would recommend Curiocity for any type of event, large or small.

These guys are awesome!!! They catered our wedding a few months ago and did such a great job – everybody loved the food. Best part about this food truck is that they are so easy to work with, and Shawnta is just so organized and helpful. We tried out a sampling of all the food options at one of their brewery stops, and then chose what we wanted. Just a few simple steps after that and you’re all set! Very very affordable compared to pretty much any other food options you will look at for your wedding or event. Going with Curiocity saved me sooooo much headache. You don’t have to think about dinnerware, hot plates, clean up or any of that stuff. They take care of everything. The food is delicious and they have a great mix of nice healthy salads and delicious burgers and fries (among other things!). Couldn’t have asked for more! Thanks guys!

This review is loooong overdue. Curiosity catered our wedding in May of 2013. The first caterer we talked to quoted us almost $ 10,000 to do a food truck catering for about 100 people. We were shocked. My husband found Curiocity by eating at their food truck. We went for a tasting and loved it. Seriously, I have never had a better salas. They quoted us a completely reasonable price for the service and we went with them.
Not only did they drive the truck out to the middle of nowhere in the hills east of Escondido, but they DELIVERED on everything: timing, presentation, volume, and flavor. My mom was so angry with me for not having a sit down dinner but after the reception she was so happy with how the catering turned out. We has a fruit and cheese plate. Then server passed salad and appetizers. Then they counted to pass are more substantial food like burgers. We had guests after the reception admit that they would hide near the food truck to intercept the waiters when they first left with new food so they could get seconds and thirds.
In the end there was more than enough food for everyone and our guests continue to remark on how good the food was, two years after our wedding. You wouldn’t think people would be complimentary about getting tacos and burgers at a wedding but when they are really good (like at our wedding) they are better than some dry piece of filet mignon any day.
Curiocity made food truck food fun but beautiful and upscale enough to fit in perfect for our reception. I would recommend them to cater any event. In fact, I think I may hire them to cater our daughters first birthday.

I’ve worked with CurioCity Catering a number of times since my first review and it’s always been a pleasure having them cater for our home remodels. Our volunteers always compliment their food and ask if they’ll be back again. Needless to say CurioCity Catering is our organization’s favorite food truck!

We hired Curiocity Catering to cater our wedding. Boy was that a mistake. There were problems from the moment we signed the contract but because there were so many issues, I’ll just elaborate on the issues from the day of the wedding so you don’t have to read a Moby Dick length novel.
1) They were an hour late. They were supposed to show up early to set up so that we could transition smoothly from the ceremony to the cocktail hour. They showed up just as we were going to start the ceremony and then turned on their noisy generators. We had to delay the ceremony to tell them to turn off their generators so that we wouldn’t hear them during the ceremony.
2) Because they were late, the cocktail hour after the reception was not ready after the ceremony. They were still setting up. Also, they told us during our tasting that they would set up the catering area themselves and make it look nice. Our family had to do most of the set up which is not something I wanted our guests to be doing during our wedding.
3) We ordered a cheese plate enough to serve our 50 guests and paid $ 5 per person for it. They promised us it would be enough for everyone to get a generous serving. The cheese plate was tiny and looked ridiculous.
4) We specifically ordered vegetarian options because we had several guests who are vegetarian. They did not have a menu board so no one knew that there were vegetarian sliders. I found out after the food service was almost over that the vegetarians were just eating fries because they thought that was all that they could eat. I then had to run around trying to let them know that they could go get the vegetarian sliders but I don’t even know if they ended up getting them.
5) We hired a bartender through them to serve beer and wine. The bartender didn’t even know how to open a bottle of wine OR work a keg!
6) During our tasting we were concerned with the portion of the food. We specifically told them this concern and they assured us that there would be enough food for everyone, even if they wanted seconds. It turns out that they RAN OUT OF FOOD, and the mother of the groom didn’t even get to eat. During our tasting they said that each portion would have two sliders, but during the wedding we noticed that most people only had one. How did they run out of food when they were serving half the food they had originally promised us?
7) Because they were an hour late and the cocktail hour started late, our food service was late as well. As a result, we had to change the whole schedule of the wedding from the first dance to the toasts which then had our photographer and DJ running around trying to change things last minute.
8) They ran out of ice during the reception. The father of the groom happened to have extra bags of ice in his own ice chests, otherwise this would have been a problem.
Overall, they made the wedding a whole debacle because of their lack of planning and unprofessionalism. I had thought they had experience doing weddings and events but it seemed like they had never done this before.

My husband and I were married in St. John in February. We wanted to celebrate with all of our friends and family so we decided to throw a big party in September. After hunting around different catering companies and options — we settled on Curiocity Catering.
We heard from Curiocity very shortly after we contacted them, which was a pleasant surprise compared to all of the other places we reached out to. I am a big planner, so working with someone who was on top of the details and responses, was very important to me. Shawnta was very knowledgable, quick to respond to emails, quick to give us quotes for what we wanted.
We went to Thorn Street Brewery for the tasting — which provided a fun atmosphere — the food was DELICIOUS and we were hooked!!! We wanted something more unique and not so ‘buffet style, been sitting in chafing dishes’ typical wedding grub. This food was the perfect find!
We had the party in our backyard, the truck was able to park in our driveway and bring in food in batches, super fresh. Jason and his staff who helped were friendly and the food was to die for. We ordered two tray passed appetizers — chicken tandoori tacos and bruschetta — both delicious! Then we got the wild mushroom risotto, brandt beer sliders and strawberry seduction salad. They even offered to throw together vegetarian options for the guests who needed it!
Our guests were raving about the food during the party, and for weeks after. It made me so happy to hear everyone was so impressed. All in all a wonderful experience and very reasonably priced — especially with the unique, high quality food and service that they provide. I would HIGHLY recommend using Curiosity catering for anything from a wedding, to a backyard party — or any other event!
Thank you Shawnta and team for making it such a wonderful experience overall and adding to our special day.

Went to the truck outside Thorn St Brewery for the first and last time a couple weeks back. Usually food truck people are pretty happy but these guys were super surly the day we went. After a very grumpy transaction the chick at the window had the nerve to ask how much tip I wanted to add. «Ummm, I don’t but maybe I will leave cash». They also don’t bring the food inside like some of the other trucks do at TSB so what exactly is that tip for anyway? It’s been hot, so maybe you get a pass on the surl. However you don’t get a pass on:
1. Over charging tax on the ladies in front of me then trying to justify it. Food trucks have a 20%+ tax? Because that’s news to me.
2. Moldy cheese on my tacos, which they then try to pass off as normal. I know what moldy cheese looks like. They were pretty unapologetic about this. I’m not above picking out moldy shredded cheese at home but don’t put it on my $ 8 taco and tell me I’m seeing things.
3. A pathetic excuse for a veggie sandwich
The truffle fries were fine but anyone can make fries and sprinkle truffle oil and Parmesan cheese on them. Maybe I caught them on a bad day and/​or ordered the wrong thing. If you must go maybe try one thing before over committing. Very disappointed in this truck.

We were looking for a food truck in lieu of the sit-​down/​buffet dinner that you always see at weddings. We visited Curiocity’s truck one night while in North Park and we knew immediately that this was our pick. The food was amazing!
We contacted Jason and he worked with us on our budget. We had many questions along the way in the months leading up to the wedding and he was quick to respond and so helpful.
The day of the wedding, his team far exceeded our expectations. We received so many compliments from our guests that they were friendly and of course how amazing the food was.
We were honestly worried about whether we ordered enough food, but everyone was totally satisfied and enjoyed the variety of food. We went with the artisan cheese plate to start, the jidori chicken tacos and the fish tacos as apps, the strawberry salad, beef sliders, veggie sliders (for the vegetarian option), and of course parmesan truffle fries. I had one friend who commented on how they worked with him when he asked that his burgers be made plain with nothing on them.
At the end of the night, Jason had noticed that someone in the wedding party wasn’t feeling well so he didn’t eat much. He wrapped up some extra food for him to bring home. Such a nice gesture. :)
We couldn’t be happier that we chose Curiocity. We will definitely be using them again in the future!

In planning my daughters wedding, my daughter mentioned how cool it would be to have a food truck. I was absolutely stunned. I had many preconceived ideas about food trucks which were totally off base. We began our search for a food truck that would serve wedding worthy food to all of our guests. If my daughter wanted a food truck, then I wanted gourmet food coming out of the food truck.
We met with Shawnta for a tasting at a San Diego Brewery. She was incredibly sweet and served us with delicious sliders and truffle fries. We made our decision from our very first bite. Who knew there were gourmet chefs in the food truck? The food was equally delicious at the wedding and all of our guests were served with a hot plate of food. What more could we have asked for?
Shawnta was so helpful on our initial meeting so I asked if she could help at the wedding. She was hired to be my «day off» wedding coordinator. I didn’t want to miss a moment of my only daughter’s special day. Shawnta is incredibly organized, kind and efficient. She assured me that everything would go according to plan and on schedule. She was right! It was perfect and I enjoyed every minute of the special moment WITHOUT stress. Thank you, Shawnta!

Shawnta, Jason and crew provided lunch for our company event for 55+ people. Needless to say everyone enjoyed the food immensely! The strawberry salad, the slider options, truffle fries were delicious! They were professional and efficient and time conscious which our team really appreciated as we were working on a tight schedule! I would highly highly recommend them for any type of event. I look forward to working with their team for our future events!
Thanks Curiocity Catering!

********** My only regret is that I am unable to post 10 stars because Jason and his crew are certainly worth all ten!
I found Curiocity on Unilocal and arranged a tasting which did not disappoint!!! I was a bit nervous about having a food truck cater for my party but the Unilocal reviews and the tasting made my decision easy!
They catered my daughter’s 40^th BD party, not a large group, only 30 of us gathered in an intimate setting to celebrate a milestone in her life and Curiocity blew it out of the park!
The food, OMG! Ahi, lamb lollipops, cheeses, salad, tacos, sliders and fries … all perfect! The service was as impeccable as the food was delicious, everything was over the top!
I loved having the food passed on trays, delivered promptly, with everything fresh, hot and yummy. I could not have asked for better timing on their service!
Absolutely the best! The staff was awesome, very friendly and professional!
Thank you all for making this party a very successful event! I will certainly use again.

Hiring curiocity catering was the best decision we could have made for our wedding!
Shawnta is a PLEASURE to work with. She was always super responsive from my first inquiry, very easy to contact and work with. She promptly gave me some baseline prices, answered all my questions about logistics and helped me set up a tasting.
The tasting was PHENOMENAL. They make the absolute best food. The Pink Lady Salad is to die for. The chicken tacos are delicious. Their sliders are the best I’ve ever had, and their truffle parmesan fries are just incredible — no ketchup needed.
After the testing booking them was a given. The prices quoted were incredibly reasonable, and even included these awesome disposable wooden plates and utensils that fit our rustic wedding perfectly! We even added an Ahi appetizer sight unseen to the list.
The day of the wedding they did not disappoint. They arrived and parked at our venue and got to work, by the end of the ceremony they were ready with appetizers. Their servers were friendly and fast — ensuring everyone got to try the appetizers. It was all as good as I remembered from the tasting. Then they quickly served all 65 people at the wedding. Cleaned up and they were gone — not a trace, no disaster in the kitchen! I don’t know why anyone would hire a normal caterer when they could hire an awesome food truck like Curiocity!
Shawnta was such a pleasure to have at the wedding, she made our day even brighter. She even kept us on task and reminded me when it was time to serve dinner and cut the cake. And they had plenty of food! Shawnta had promised us she never left anyone hungry at a wedding and she didn’t lie — we were all STUFFED.
Our guests RAVED about the food, and still are. If you want to eat well at your wedding and ensure that people remember your wedding because of the food look no further — just book Curiocity Catering!

This food truck recently started coming to the building where I work. The first time I tried this place, I ordered the brandt-​beef burger and parmesan-​truffle fries. The burger was one of the tastiest burgers I’ve had off a food truck. There was something about the sauce in it that made each bite delicious. The fries were really good as well. I noticed that they sometimes put the fries in a cup and other times in a tray. I’d recommend asking them to put it in a tray since sometimes the fries are just overflowing out of the cup and you might lose some while walking back to eat. The second time I came, I tried the risotto. It was ok. The wait was pretty long after we ordered it, but it was good. Just not that great. I think the next time I’ll order the burger again.
This place is pretty good and I’d recommend trying the burger and fries. Maybe I’ll try the jidori chicken tacos since those looked good too.