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Chowgirls Catering

Chowgirls Catering

Minneapolis, MN
4.6 out of 5 rating, 75 Reviews
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    Meghan and her team was fantastic!!!!!

    I have used Chowgirls for multiple of my clients events but I worked with them again this past Friday for a client's wedding and Meghan their event manager was FANTASTIC! She was attentive and "on" during the entire duration of the event. The groom even had very severe dietary restrictions and she paid extra attention to make sure he was taken care of in a way that went above and beyond. Her and her team did a 12/10 job!!!!!
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    Sam H. Sent on 10/02/2021
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    Absolute Best!

    We hired Chowgirls for our wedding at Solar Arts Building on 9/25/21 and we couldn't have had a better experience! Our guests raved about how good the food was and the professionalism of their team blew us away. Our wedding was so amazing and we could not have pulled it off without them! Thank you!!
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    Amy T. Sent on 08/16/2021
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    Amazing, high quality, no stress

    My experience with Chowgirls at Solar Arts was phenomenal the whole way through. Jenna went above and beyond to ensure all our wants and needs were met. Not to mentioned, we postponed our wedding due to the COVID pandemic, and Jenna was still there for us every step of the way. Jenna made everything such a breeze for us and she was extremely organized and succinct throughout the process. We were extremely happy with the service we received and knew the money we were spending went toward high quality services, food, drinks, etc. Jenna and her team took care of everything and my husband and I did not have to stress or worry about the small things that do add up. It was priceless to see the looks and joys of our guests during our reception as everything came together.
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    Hope S. Sent on 11/03/2019
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    Best food ever!

    I can't say enough positive things about Chowgirls catering! We recently had our wedding at Solar Arts and had our catering through Chowgirls - best decision ever!

    Firstly, the food was all amazing - we had passed appetizers, a plated dinner, and an assortment of pies for dessert and it was ALL perfection! After our tasting we were so excited for our guests to taste the delicious food on the day-of and have received numerous compliments! Their seasonal menus have such a wide variety so it is likely impossible to make a bad decision which also makes it easy!

    One of the other first things we loved about Chowgirls (other than the food itself!) was their use of local ingredients and achievements in sustainability and the elimination of food waste. It is important to us to work with companies that are not only amazing with their product/service but that they are also going above that to make impacts in their community.

    Lastly, we got to work with Jenna Anderson throughout the process. She helped us with both our venue coordination (Solar Arts) and the catering. I can't possibly say enough good things about her and we are so lucky that we got to work with her on our special day!

    Chowgirls Catering's reply:

    Hi Hope! We're so glad to hear you had such a positive experience for your wedding at Solar Arts. We love making the dreams for your big day come to life and we are so happy you and your guests enjoyed the food and service of your zero-waste event. And we agree Jenna is awesome! We're very lucky to have her on our team. Wishing you all the best. - The Chowgirls Team
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    Ben R. Sent on 08/18/2021
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    Delicious!

    Chowgirls was hands-down phenomenal. Whoever says people don't remember the food at a wedding haven't had Chowgirls do their catering! First off, Aurora was a pleasure to work with and was incredibly helpful as we navigated a postponement due to Covid. Our tasting enabled us to try our menu before the wedding, and the food and the service on the wedding day were incredible. We particularly appreciated the variety of menu items we were able to have - we had a poke bar, a mezze bar and a taco bar, which gave something for everyone to enjoy. We'll be looking for excuses to do another event with Chowgirls in the future!
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    Farzana S. Sent on 06/08/2021
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    Best Bengali Catering Company EVER! Of course American as well

    We had so many hiccups to our Covid wedding! We scheduled for 2020 and then had to reschedule to 2021 but I can't imagine working with more amazing food catering company than Chowgirls! For one they made the experience to rescheduling very painless and working with Aurora Anderson was a blast! I think I made a friend for life! About the food, I mentioned to Aurora and her chef that I am not from India and that I am from Bangladesh and our food and Indian food is so different, i.e. not every curry is the same...lol! So I had given the chef VERY SPECIFIC recipes on how to make our food and it was hands down PERFECT! not one ingredients were missed, and I am sad to say I didn't get to get a 2nd plate but that was because I was busy visiting and dancing. :) I would recommend them and use them again for any occasions. This team was truly amazing at what they do.

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    Thank you so much for taking the time to write this thoughtful review, Farzana. It was such a pleasure working with you and an absolute honor that you trusted Chowgirls to make the special Bengali recipes you provided us with. We not only appreciated your creativity, but also your communication and support of our team as we learned and tried the new recipes. We’re glad you had such a great experience working with Aurora too! We’re very lucky to have her on our team. Thank you again for everything. We loved the opportunity to learn from you, cook something new, and be a part of your important day.
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    Katherine F. Sent on 09/30/2019
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    Great venue and people

    Solar Arts, specifically Jenna A., helped to bring our wedding to life.

    We truly felt like we had a personalized experience and everything about the wedding (from our very first meeting) felt unique to us and reflective of our personalities. Jenna was very responsive, professional and very personable, detail oriented, flexible, and made our journey to our wedding day a seamless experience. We can't thank her enough and were very happy with our choice to have our wedding at Solar Arts.
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    Katie T. Sent on 04/23/2019
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    Beautiful Venue, Great Staff

    We worked with Jenna at Solar Arts, and she was great - responsive, friendly, and accommodating. The event space was historic, charming, and spacious. The food and dessert were delicious. Highly recommend!
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    Zack M. Sent on 10/14/2019
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    Delicious, and flexible to all dietary restrictions

    Chowgirls was a great caterer to have for our wedding! They had a lot of food options which worked for my, and our guests', dietary restrictions and allergies. I would 100% recommend them to anyone hosting a wedding or any other special event; the staff were really attentive to our needs and everything turned out great!

    Chowgirls Catering's reply:

    Thanks so much for your kind words, Zack. So happy to hear you and your guests had a great experience. We love being able to accommodate dietary restrictions with a wide range of options. -The Chowgirls Team
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    Abi Sent on 11/04/2020
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    The most delicious wedding food. ever.

    Chowgirls was truly killer at our wedding!! Their food is just indescribable. I feel weird calling them our wedding caterer because they are absolutely not even close to being in the realm of other typical wedding food! All of our guests could not get over how delicious everything was. I could go on and on about the food, but I also want to mention how great their team was to work with leading up to our wedding. They were extremely responsive, thorough, and helpful. We worked mainly with Aurora, and she was just the best. We would choose Chowgirls again in a heartbeat!
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    Julie Sent on 08/20/2018
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    Chowgirls out did themselves from the tasting to the final clean up. The food was delicious and the staff served the food elegantly and professionally. Rachel, the day of manager was exceptional. She went about her role as if she was to make every guest feel as if they were enjoying their own personal feast, and she succeeded. Since the wedding we have received compliment after compliment on the food and the beverages (also provided by Chowgirls). I would encourage and recommend for anyone wanting to host a first class event to use Chowgirls. You definitely get what you pay for!
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    J Sent on 08/19/2018
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    Our recent wedding was everything we could've hoped for and more, and that was largely thanks to Chowgirls. The space is obviously beautiful and it's fun having using the second floor for cocktail hour. The whole evening went off without a hitch and we couldn't believe how good the food was - everyone raved about it. The salmon, for example, was actually hot and not at all overcooked! They estimated the perfect amount of food for our number of guests (about 160) and had two buffets so guests got through it very quickly. Their estimation of how much our guests would drink was also spot-on - just barely over the actual amount, which was refunded the next business day. Daria was an absolute dream to work with. We had so many menu changes, special requests, and a very opinionated family, which complicated everything. But Daria was always patient, timely addressed every question we had, and was a pro at working respectfully within our family situation. I really cannot recommend Solar Arts and Chowgirls enough!!
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    Ashley Sent on 08/16/2018
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    We had the best experience working with Chowgirls and having our ceremony and reception at Solar Arts. Throughout the whole planning process, everything was easy to understand and our questions were answered so quickly! The day went perfect and the entire staff was amazing to work with. Everyone complimented us on how smoothly the day ran and how amazing the food and bar was. Definitely not typical wedding food; they are creative and everything tasted amazing! The venue space looks really great, and we could not have asked or expected a more perfect day in a beautiful setting!
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    Gretchen Sent on 05/30/2018
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    I HIGHLY recommend the Solar Arts building for your special day. Our wedding was PERFECT. Jenna Anderson and her team were so helpful throughout the entire planning process (and extremely organized)! The food, atmosphere and customer service was exceptional. If you're looking for a beautiful, industrial space for your wedding day - the solar arts building is a MUST. Thank you to the Solar Arts & Chowgirls team for making it the most memorable day of our lives. You're awesome! - Gretchen
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    Ali Sent on 01/23/2018
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    We got married at the Solar Arts building at NYE and it was the best day ever. The space was magical, the food was amazing and every little detail was taken care of. From the first tour of the venue until 12:30am on the night of our wedding - everything was seamless. Jenna was fabulous and made the planning process easy and exciting. Our guests raved about the venue - it was the perfect cozy night in on a very cold MN night! I would highly recommend solar arts to anyone looking for a city wedding with an intimate setting. It was exactly what we were looking for. Better than we could have ever imagined!
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    Kaitlyn Sent on 12/11/2017
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    Chowgirls was so wonderful to work with! We used them for our bar service and they were helpful, accommodating and kind. Hire them!
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    Rita Sent on 10/23/2017
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    Chowgirls catered my wedding on 10/15/17, and I cannot say enough good things about our entire experience with the Chowgirls crew. We are big foodies and delicious, plentiful food was a top priority for our wedding. Aurora went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect and was one of our most trusted vendors throughout the entire planning process. We had some very specific requests, ranging from Russian herring to Chicago-style hot dogs, and Aurora helped us make everything a realty. Not only was the food absolutely delicious, but the staff at our wedding was so wonderful and the service was seamless. We could feel the love and excitement from Chowgirls and Aurora from day one, and it translated to all aspects of our relationship with them. Nothing but exceptional customer service and attention to detail - our wedding would not have been the same without them. We will absolutely keep Chowgirls in mind for future events.
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    Amy Sent on 10/18/2017
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    I can't say enough great things about Jenna and the people at Solar Arts and Chowgirls. We had both our ceremony and reception at the Solar Arts venue for 200 people. Everything went flawlessly. We had so many positive comments from our guests about the style of the venue, the food ("best wedding food they ever had"), the space, and how smoothly it was run. Throughout the whole process, Jenna was responsive and incredibly helpful. We were particular about our bar and beer choices, and she patiently worked with us to make sure our bar menu was what we wanted. In addition, we got news a few weeks before our wedding that the brewery below would be having a festival on the same day. We were concerned this could affect our vendors and guests, especially parking. Jenna helped us to inform our vendors, got us last minute valet service, and in the end, we couldn't even tell the festival was going on outside. I highly, highly recommend the Solar Arts venue and Chowgirls catering!!
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    Our reception was this November at the Solar Arts Building and everything about the space and the catering was incredible - from the planning process, to the food, to the layout - the entire event was amazing! It was the most perfect space for our size group, and working with Jenna to plan everything was smooth sailing! She made sure that we were incorporating as much of "our touch" as possible in everything from the food to the drinks to the decorations. Hands down the best catering I've had at any event... The food was phenomenal! The space itself is beautiful - exposed beams, brick walls, wood floors - so we didn't do much with decorations, but I can see how this space could be transformed into whatever your vision is! I'm so happy we found this space while on the hunt for the perfect venue. It's safe to say we had the best bash of the year here! THANK YOU CHOWGIRLS!
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    Af06Ab68Accdf1Dc0Cf07Ed9A93A92B6F5E87Cf7 Sent on 11/14/2016
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    We actually had a contract with Joseph Catering but they were acquired by Chowgirls. However, they (wisely) kept Aurora- she's extremely knowledgeable and organized. The food was great, we got a TON of compliments on our taco spread for the wedding and I couldn't be happier. I let Aurora handle everything and didn't have to worry about anything.
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    Katie Sent on 02/24/2017
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    This venue was a dream! We absolutely loved the rustic and elegant space, the exposed brick, wooden beams and large windows worked so well with all of our beautiful greenery- eucalyptus and Edison bulbs. Working with Jenna and her team was so smooth, professional and fun. Oh and that food-- our guests were raving about Chow Girls. The day was perfect!
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    Chowgirls went above and beyond to make both our wedding food and post-wedding brunch absolutely incredible. We chose to have a collection of small bites so we could all eat a little of everything, which was perfect because everything was AMAZING. Chowgirls provided us with local tea and coffee which many of our guests took home in to-go containers (which Chowgirls provided!) because they were such a hit. Everyone who helped us from Chowgirls went above and beyond to fit our budget and still make sure we had a ton of delicious leftovers! We would recommend for any event!
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    We already knew we loved the gorgeous space at the Solar Arts building--Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash fans, the amazing, ornately carved wooden bar from their house lives in the space like a shrine!--and knew we dug the Chowgirls' local, sustainable, woman-owned & -run catering business when we went to their grand opening a couple of years ago. There, we got to sample their food and were really impressed by its quality & deliciousness. We also noted the great energy of the staff, and the sumptuous beauty of the space when fully decorated. So Chowgirls was our first choice of location & caterer for our wedding bash earlier this month, and we couldn't be happier with the way it turned out. Meghan and Jenna were wonderful to work with in putting the party together, so pleasant, kind, accommodating, supportive, and communicative; and the staff night-of was fabulous too (as a same-sex couple, we appreciate this all the more). We heard nothing but "Best party ever!" from our guests, and even though Indeed Brewery was having its 10th anniversary blowout on the first floor, we couldn't hear their crowd and none of our 140 or so guests had trouble parking (also thanks to a reserved lot and parking attendant, which was easy to arrange). We're still smiling till our faces hurt about that night, and the fact that our party came off even better than we could possibly have imagined it would. We couldn't recommend Solar Arts by Chowgirls highly enough!
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    Brittany Sent on 11/30/2016
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    Chowgirls was amazing to work with every single step of the way! From the menu proposals, to the tasting, to the actual food served at the wedding, everything was simply great! We received nothing but a steady stream of compliments about how excellent the food was and how beautifully plated everything was as well. I am still hearing about it nearly two months later. :) During the planning process, I must have asked 50 questions or more about everything from the different vegetable sides to the linen options to the manner in which the bread would be served. (Definitely get the bread, the butter is phenomenal!) Each and every time I was met with a positive, thoughtful, quick response and an understanding team. The plated service the night of the wedding went off extremely well and the food was exactly as it had been at the tasting, which was great given the size of the wedding, the three different menu options, and our expectations and hopes. It was simply amazing and I cannot give them a high enough recommendation. My husband is a chef so the food was very important to him and he was beyond pleased. Chowgirls is simply phenomenal!
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    Joel Sent on 10/04/2016
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    Chowgirls is amazing to work with (we worked with Leah and Daria). While they're a little more on the expensive side, they're worth every penny. Leah went back and forth with us, helped us come up with an amazing brunch menu, let us make endless changes and update the numbers after we'd sent her what we thought was final. When we told Chowgirls we wanted to do a brunch menu, they were seemed thrilled to do something different and creative. They came up with the most creative menu we'd seen that included all our favorites - and a custom item. We couldn't be more satisfied with the brunch they put out for our guests on our Wedding Day.

    Chowgirls Catering's reply:

    Thank you, Joel! You and Michael were so fun to work with! We loved how creative you were, and really enjoyed that you were excited to do something a little bit different than your standard wedding reception. You were very organized and had clearly put a lot of thought into planning your wedding, which we love. We wish you both all the best, and hope our paths cross again in the future!
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