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Food Truck Catering

Catering in Chino Hills, CA

Chino Hills started as rolling dairy country — open hills, cattle grazing, the kind of Southern California landscape that felt a world away from the sprawl pressing in from every direction. Then the suburbs arrived, the cul-de-sacs multiplied, and a new city incorporated itself out of the pastureland in 1991. What that city became, though, is genuinely worth the detour: a community that takes its gathering seriously, with outdoor spaces and neighborhood anchors that feel built for exactly the kind of slow, smoky meal that rewards patience.

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Food Truck Catering

What We Cater in Chino Hills, CA

BBQ was made for places like this — cities where people live spread out but come together hard when the occasion calls for it. The low-and-slow craft of a proper brisket, the bark-crusted ribs, the pulled pork that spent all night earning its tenderness — that food fits Chino Hills' outdoor-forward, family-first character the way a Sunday afternoon fits a park lawn.

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Smokin Zo's food truck catering in Chino Hills, CA

Food Truck Catering Menu

Our Menu

Crowd-pleasing bbq and sides, cooked fresh on the truck in Chino Hills, CA.

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Pulled Pork Plate
Pulled Pork Plate Smoky, slow-cooked with pickles, onions, bread

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Smokin Zo's

Food Truck Catering · Chino Hills

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

Trucks needed 1 truck
Arrival 30-60 min before service
Space needed 10ft × 30ft
Service time 2 hrs full service
Time on site ~2.5-3 hrs total

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.

Our team responds within 5–7 minutes — often faster.

Serving: California

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Serving Chino Hills and Surrounding Areas

Venues & Event Locations

Anaheim Branch Library Ayres Hotel Chino Hills Chandler Fire Station #31 McCoy Equestrian & Recreation Center

At Ayala Park Stadium, where the energy runs high and the appetite follows, Smokin Zo's has pulled up with the pit ready and the brisket carved to order. The Commons at College Park hosts the kind of community programming that deserves real food — not catering-tray fare, but smoke-ringed ribs and pulled pork with actual depth. And Los Serranos Park, with its easy weekend pace and open grass, is the setting where low-and-slow BBQ stops being a meal and starts being the main event.

California does not have health or fire reciprocity — each local jurisdiction issues its own food-truck permits.

In Chino Hills, health is overseen by San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Services and fire by Chino Hills' fire authority, each at the local level.

If your event requires permitting, you'll work directly with the City of Chino Hills.

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, Smokin Zo's 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 Chino Hills, CA

For your next gathering in Chino Hills — park, stadium, or community lawn — Smokin Zo's brings the pit-smoked BBQ that turns a good event into a great one.

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BBQ Catering FAQ — Chino Hills, CA

We cater events across Chino Hills, including Park and pavilion catering around Chino Hills, Festival and community-event catering across San Bernardino County, and Scalable on-site service for small and large Chino Hills events. Confirm your venue's setup location, parking, and power access when you book.

Smokin Zo's serves Chino Hills, 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 Chino Hills, CA event.

Book as early as you can — weekend and peak-season dates in Chino Hills, CA often fill weeks ahead.