Jillicious Foods & Events Reviews
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Nathali Z. Sent on 12/11/2023
Delicious and Impeccable Dining Experience
So incredibly thankful for Jill, Darren, and the Jillicious team.
It was crucial for this Central American bride and her Polish husband to have our culture reflected in our food. Jill made the cutest mini pupusas with curtido and salsa, and kielbasa on a stick (a few of many custom goodies for cocktail hour). The entrees were absolutely to die for. Every single guest raved about the food. My husband and I made it a point to sit and savor the food because we knew we couldn't miss it. They accommodated the special food requirements of our guests. Most importantly, they handled the rental order and delivery to ensure we had the chicest decor in town. I didn't even see when Jill’s team moved and arranged the furniture after our ceremony.
Aside from the outstanding meals and desserts, the team was attentive, professional, and gracious. It felt like we had extended family the entire night celebrating with us. We specifically got compliments on the plated dinner service. So very thankful for Jillicious and her team; they delivered exceptional service. Darren deserves his own special shout-out for being the absolute best. -
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Matthew M. Sent on 10/23/2023
Exceptional from beginning to "I do!"
We hired Jillicious to provide both catering and day-of-coordination for our September 2023 wedding and cannot rate both Jill and her team more highly. Jill was incredibly collaborative throughout the experience and helped lead us to the perfect service and menu to match our wedding: we lost count of the number of guests who raved about the watermelon gazpacho, the mushroom crostini and the tuna poke shots, among others. Jill's day-of-coordination team is equally unparalleled: Stacey and Alex were communicative, collaborative, and incredibly organized, not to mention all around fantastic people. We felt so looked after by Jill and her team from the beginning of the process all the way through our wedding and cannot imagine our big day without them. Huge thank you to the entire team! We absolutely adore you all! -
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Beatrice L. Sent on 08/07/2023Amazing Food - great experience working with Jill!
Chef Jill and her team were amazing! My husband and I worked with her for our July 2023 wedding in 501 Union. She help customized and designed our wedding menu, which we loved. Most caterers had a pre-set menu, so it was great that we were able to work with her on planning our menu. We were able to incorporate food from our cultures and food we just love in general. Chef Jill is very experienced with catering for weddings and provided much needed advice to us during the whole process. She provided recommendations for other vendors that we needed as well and went above and beyond. Her, Darren and the rest of their team made my husband and I feel taken care of during the process. Our guests raved about the food. Everything was plated beautifully and tasted delicious. We had leftovers afterwards that we were able to enjoy the day after our wedding. We highly recommend Jillicious Food & Events to anyone. -
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Rafaella R. Sent on 06/20/2023Best Food Ever!
Jillicious Foods & Events made our wedding an absolute dream come true. Jill and her team made my husband and I feel super taken care of throughout the entire process and the food was incredible! We heard throughout the night how much people enjoyed the food from beginning to end and how they were wanting seconds. If you're in doubt, over which caterer to choose for your event- look no further than Jillicious Foods & Events because Jill takes the time to get to know you and make you feel like you're a part of her family and she knows what she is doing 1000%. -
Lucille R. Sent on 03/31/2023
Absolutely Delicious! Jill went above and Beyond!
Jill and her team were amazing to work with and we highly recommend them to anyone for their big day or any event! We had a wedding in March with 80 people and were not sure of what time of food service that we wanted--only that we wanted a celebration feeling and did not want a sit down dinner. Jill guided us and recommended a progressive cocktail hour which is exactly what we envisioned. It is a party with a great flow. Jill and her catering captain Damien also went above and beyond helping us with the floor layout, catering order etc. She was always available and flexible to what we wanted. And now about the food! It was delicious!!! The grazing table and passed foods were fantastic for the cocktail party. We wanted elevated simple food for the reception so we had a Slider station and a NYC station that our guests raved about. Overall, we had an excellent experience with Jill and her team and will recommend her to anyone looking for a caterer. -
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Chelsea E. Sent on 08/02/2023The perfect match
Chef Jill and her team deserve 10 stars for their work!! When we were looking for a caterer for our wedding, we wanted to work with someone that offered an unique and individualized experience. Jill came HIGHLY recommended from our wedding coordinator - it was important for us to hire vendors that had good working relationships with each other! Jill was extremely attentive, creative, and KIND! It felt like we were talking to a beloved family member right off the bat. We planned our NYC wedding while living in California, but Jill was so accommodating and supportive, the distance and time difference never was too stressful.
I am gluten free and have multiple food allergies, so as we were creating our customized menu with Jill, she made sure that everything was safe for me, and still mouthwateringly delicious. She even have things set aside for me during cocktail hour - her staff was AMAZING and so kind, they kept finding me wherever I was to bring me my own gluten free bites! We decided to do family style and that was the best idea ever. Our custom menu day of was even better than the tasting!! All of our friends and family still say it was the best they have ever eaten at a wedding before. With a family full of foodies, this was a huge compliment!
We truly could rave about Jill and her staff for hours. She was such an essential and important part of why our wedding was better than we ever could have imagined. She took care of us like her own family. The set up was gorgeous, service was AMAZING, and everything went off without a hitch. She spent so much time getting to know us, that the food throughout the evening really showcased us as a couple, and paid homage to our families. Also, she created the dishes using things that were in season, so it was like the best homemade meal you have ever had.
Jill really gave us the freedom to dream big, and held our hands the whole way.
Thank you Jill, and your staff! We would hire you again in a heartbeat! -
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Kevin A. Sent on 10/09/2022Warm hearts and full bellies
Where to begin?! We met Jill December of 2020 while planning our September 2022 wedding. Jill had us in her Brooklyn backyard wrapped up in our cozy winter outfits, which we didn't even need because of the warmth we received from her personality and her delectable dishes. For almost two years, Jill did not only fill the role of our wedding caterer but as our how-to-guide in the world of weddings. Our menu was so personal that you can tell that everything was hand-selected and thoroughly thought of to represent us and our families. The wedding day was executed flawlessly and everyone went home with a full belly, all thanks to Jill and her team. We recommend Jill x1000 after our unforgettable wedding day. Thank you Jill!!! -
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Neal R. Sent on 11/05/2022The best wedding partner we could've asked for!
Jill not only helped craft the best food and drink menu we could have possibly imagined, on a personal level she helped my wife and I navigate the overwhelming process of planning a wedding. Jill and Sadia, our amazing day-of coordinator arranged through Jillicious, were hands down one of the single most important reasons our wedding was such a success. We worked with Jill throughout the process to tailor our menu with food and drinks from both my wife's and my cultural backgrounds and it was such a fun collaboration. We got a ton of compliments on our food, from appetizers to grazing table to dinner.
Jill was SO much more than just a caterer. She helped with every angle of our wedding, from walking us through our rentals to our liquor order to going on a walk-through at our venue, and worked with all of our vendors hand in hand to streamline the process. She also nudged us when we were falling behind in planning, something we both needed since we went without an official wedding planner and didn't know what we were doing.
We can say without a doubt our wedding would not have been the event it was without Jillicious! -
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Elisabeth Y. Sent on 07/11/2022
Work of Art Grazing Table and Amazing Team
Working with Jill and her team exceeded every possible expectation! Everything from communication (Jill is so friendly & wonderful to chat with), to the quality/presentation of the food, to the team (and their expertise & friendliness) that brings the event to life!
We had Jill + team cater our 'Welcome Drinks" for our wedding (July 8, 2022) and they truly went above and beyond. We were meant to host our event on our rooftop but it started to rain and the team easily and amazingly pivoted to another location and instantly made magic happen in a new location.
The team created a true work of art with the grazing table and our guests were in awe of the spread and loved the food.
I cannot say enough great things about Jill and would very enthusiastically hire her again! -
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Lucy A. Sent on 07/09/2022Super fun progressive cocktail party!
Jill nailed it! We were connected to Jillicious by our wedding planner (Modern Rebel-also recommended!), and felt drawn to the company values and ethos. After the tasting, we were sold! Jill put together a wonderful progressive cocktail menu, was flexible to our guest’s needs, and the food was delicious. The menu was a super fun mix of all different types of food with a real New York and celebratory vibe (Asian noodles served in mini Chinese take out containers, gorgeous pink gazpacho shooters, coffee in classic NYC cups, chicken and waffles!). During planning, Jill collaborated wonderfully with our wedding planner and was very active in making our (very bright!) design vision come true. At the wedding, our guests commented that they loved the food and the progressive cocktail style meant we had a rocking party all night long. Jill also skillfully managed our bar, collaborated with Roebling Liquor for purchasing, and helped us design signature cocktails-which were a big hit! We would highly recommend JIllicious and would use them again for any future events big or small! Thank you Jill and the whole team!! -
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Jessie Sent on 06/05/2022The best decision you'll make
Jill catered my Brooklyn wedding in May 2022 and it was a dream to work with her and her team from start to finish. We decided early-on that we wanted to utilize Jill's event planning capacities in addition to catering - best decision we made. Jill knows the ins and outs of wedding planning, and had tips, vendor recommendations, and questions for us at every step of planning. We felt so supported in what otherwise could have been a very overwhelming process. My partner and I have very different dietary preferences, and Jill worked with us to create a menu that accommodated both of our favorite foods and perfectly represented us as a couple. I'm vegan, so our buffet menu featured about 50% delicious vegan options - the kind where no guest would miss the meat at all. She also created a gorgeous grazing table during cocktail hour. Jill provided a day-of coordinator for the wedding, Ally, who was also incredible to work with. She was organized, thoughtful, and ensured the day ran smoothly and perfectly to plan. Every member of Jill's team exhibited a high degree of professionalism and warmth. I am forever grateful to her for helping to create the most incredible day of mine and my new husband's life, and couldn't recommend her highly enough to anyone looking to hire her. -
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Kirsten A. Sent on 06/12/2022Best Food Ever
Could not possibly recommend Jill more highly. We hired Jill to do our fully vegan wedding, and she and her team were the talk of the night. We were looking to add some dishes from each of our cultures; and while most caterers tried to steer us to food they'd made in the past, Jill was so clearly enthusiastic to try a new cuisine and adapt it for us. Her energy is infectious; she clearly loves what she does. Most importantly, the food was to die for. Every dish was unique and thought out - Jill did a great job crafting the food to the things we love, that represent who we are. Importantly for us, everyone was so thorough to make sure that all our guests with dietary restrictions were accommodated. The food set the tone of the evening; warm, welcoming, and inclusive. We will remember this meal forever.
We had a vegan grazing table, passed hors d'oeuvres, and a seated family style meal. Every part of it was personalized, and Jill was happy to let us be as involved or hands off as we wanted. Her bartender, Sam, did some truly wonderful signature cocktails for us (and even put up with the horrible pun names we assigned them), and being able to buy our own alcohol saved us literally thousands, to say nothing of being able to pick things we liked and had meaning to us.
The staff were all stellar. They were courteous, kind, and attentive. And extra love for Ally, the day of coordinator, whose calm and thorough demeanor definitely set the tone for the event and kept it running smoothly.
Hiring Jillicious Foods was decidedly the best decision we made in the wedding process. Jill is truly someone who wanted to help us celebrate our wedding, and her help and advice in every part of the process was invaluable to us. We couldn't have done it without her and are so very grateful. -
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Caprice R. Sent on 12/21/2021Amazing Caterer
Using Jillicious Catering was the best experience we could have had for our wedding. Jill took the time to really know what type of catering experience we wanted and got to know us and our food tastes to bring out food choices that we as well as our family and friends would like. She was also so helpful with making decisions around rentals and other logistic parts of the party. Due to COVID we had to reschedule the event several times and she was there supporting us the whole way making sure that when the event did happen it was still everything we had hoped for! Our friends and family are still talking about the food and we even got to eat leftovers after our minimoon which were still so delicious! -
Leslie B. Sent on 09/21/2021
Outstanding!
Jillicious Foods did a spectacular job catering my wedding! They had done an amazing job catering my son’s wedding a few years ago. Everyone raved about the food so much that when it was my turn I knew there was no one else I’d trust. I was impressed with their ability to tailor the menu and style of service exactly to mine and my husband’s tastes. They worked with us to create a menu which was unique-nothing cookie cutter here! The wait staff was outstanding, friendly, pleasant and efficient. Our wedding was under a tent, we had beautiful weather, until it decided to pour. We were all seated for dinner, when the rain started, the staff seamlessly switched to using umbrellas and walking from the house to the tent keeping the food dry and on time. Jill also helped with my decor. She was able to take my vision and execute it better than I could have imagined. I highly recommend Jillicious Foods for large or small affairs. Their attention to detail, high quality food, beautiful presentation and top notch staff will not disappoint!
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Michelle C. Sent on 10/09/2022
A truly tailor made culinary experience with top notch service!
We booked Jillicious for our wedding in May of 2021 after choosing to cancel our large wedding due to Covid. We downsized to a 50 person wedding in a friends backyard and it could not have gone more perfectly! Jill went above and beyond to make sure our menu truly felt like an expression of us. The whole team was beyond professional, and our day could not have gone as smoothly as it did without Ally our day of coordinator and Connor the most amazing captain. Jill made every effort to make us feel comfortable during an uncertain time and transformed our traditional grazing table into jar-cuterie so no one would feel concerned about cleanliness or germs. Her advice on rentals, table settings as well as her overall expertise in planning made the entire event a breeze! I cannot recommend them enough, and if there’s one thing that’s a must-have, it’s the s’mores! -
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