Food Truck Catering
Catering in Burlingame, CA
Burlingame sits in that sweet spot on the Peninsula where the fog rolls in off the Bay just long enough to sharpen your appetite before the afternoon sun burns it back, and this city has always known how to feed a crowd that actually shows up hungry. Real smoke-and-bark BBQ — brisket riding a full twelve-hour low-and-slow journey, ribs with a pull that takes your breath away, pulled pork piled high with the kind of patience most kitchens have forgotten — belongs exactly here, in a community that treats a good meal like a reason to gather rather than just a transaction. Smokin Zo's brings that backyard-cookout warmth onto Burlingame's streets, and every plume of mesquite smoke is an open invitation.
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What We Cater in Burlingame, CA
A food truck built around the patience of real smoke and real fire fits Burlingame the way the morning fog fits the Bay — naturally, completely, as if it was always supposed to be there. This is a mid-Peninsula city with the community bones to support a craft-BBQ presence: engaged locals, a full event calendar, and a collective appetite for food that is honestly, unhurriedly made.
Food Truck Catering Menu
Our Menu
Crowd-pleasing bbq and sides, cooked fresh on the truck in Burlingame, CA.
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Smokin Zo's
Food Truck Catering · Burlingame
Send your event details and tell us your date, guest count, and location.
Why It Works
Cooked-to-order bbq on the truck — sets up anywhere your event is.
How Many Guests?
75 guests
Consider 2 trucks for faster service at this size
Includes arrival, full service, and breakdown. Guest count over 130 per truck adds a third service hour.
Solid volume for one truck — 60–80 guests served per hour.
For an event this size in Burlingame, our team will confirm the exact setup after you submit your request.
Why consider 2 trucks?
With 2 trucks you can offer two different menus — perfect for groups with mixed preferences. Both trucks can also run the same menu for faster throughput.
Our team responds within 5–7 minutes — often faster.
Serving: California
Serving Burlingame and Surrounding Areas
Cities We Serve
Venues & Event Locations
Heritage Park is exactly the kind of green, unhurried space where a smoke ring on a slice of brisket hits differently — families already in the mood to slow down, already ready for something worth talking about over the next week. On game days at Danny Frisella Memorial Stadium the energy is louder and the appetite is ferocious, which is precisely when a truck rolling out smoked ribs and creamy sides earns a crowd that would wait in any line. And for the community gatherings that happen indoors — whether a library event at Hillsdale Branch Library or a function at the Burlingame Community Center — the truck sets up just outside and lets the smoke do the announcing.
California does not have health or fire reciprocity — each local jurisdiction issues its own food-truck permits.
If your event requires permitting, you'll work directly with the City of Burlingame.
Smokin Zo's and our local partners carry current health, fire, and business licensing. We're glad to share our documentation with your venue or organizer on request.
Your Local Booking Team
Meet Your California Booking Specialist
Zo
Senior Booking Agent
Calm, food-first guidance from a truck owner with deep culinary and event experience.
Sixteen years of hands-on work behind smokers, trucks, and kitchen lines shaped how Zo runs BBQ service today, and it's the same experience he leans on for smoky BBQ comfort food built for real events. He's overseen thousands of catering and food truck bookings—including one day juggling eight large holiday events with a lean crew—and brings a culinary degree, ServSafe certification, and past work with names like Guest Diagnostics, Monster Energy Drink, St. Joseph Hospital, and NFL LA Chargers staff. Zo keeps every booking grounded in prime meats, quality wood, and fresh prep, while staying sharp on Douglas County and Castle Rock fire expectations so the event keeps moving.
- 20+ years in food and beverage and 8 years in trucks
- Founder experience plus 50-truck booking perspective
Zo will help you confirm menu direction, timing, access, and setup — and whether truck, buffet, or drop-off is the right fit for your event.
Book BBQ Catering in Burlingame, CA
Bring the low-and-slow craft of Smokin Zo's to your next Burlingame event and give your guests a meal they will genuinely remember.
BBQ Catering FAQ — Burlingame, CA
We cater events across Burlingame, including Catering coverage across Burlingame and the nearby corridor, Quick-turn food-truck service for Burlingame events of any size, and Sports and recreation catering across San Mateo County. Confirm your venue's setup location, parking, and power access when you book.
Smokin Zo's serves Burlingame, CA and the surrounding area. Send your date, address, and guest count to confirm availability and get a quote.
Travel range and any fees depend on how far your event is from the nearest available truck. We confirm this when you request a quote.
Minimums vary by event type, location, and package. Request a quote for the specifics of your Burlingame, CA event.
Book as early as you can — weekend and peak-season dates in Burlingame, CA often fill weeks ahead.