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Food Truck Catering

Catering in Cocoa Beach, FL

The Space Coast has always had a dual personality — laid-back beach town on one side, launchpad for extraordinary things on the other — and Cocoa Beach sits right at that intersection with a confidence that's hard not to love. BBQ fits here the way salt air does: naturally, abundantly, without needing to explain itself. Smokin Zo's shows up with slow-smoked brisket, fall-off-the-bone ribs, and pulled pork that's been given the time it deserves, ready to feed the people who make this stretch of Florida coastline worth visiting.

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Food Truck Catering

What We Cater in Cocoa Beach, FL

A smoked BBQ truck is built for exactly the kind of events Cocoa Beach hosts — casual enough for a beachside crowd, substantial enough for a milestone celebration, and budget-conscious enough to make the math work without sacrificing quality. The food carries its own atmosphere with it: the aroma of wood smoke, the sight of properly rested brisket, the satisfying pull of good pork shoulder all signal to guests that someone put in the hours, and that care shows up in every plate.

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Smokin Zo's food truck catering in Cocoa Beach, FL

Food Truck Catering Menu

Our Menu

Crowd-pleasing bbq and sides, cooked fresh on the truck in Cocoa Beach, FL.

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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 · Cocoa Beach

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: Florida

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Serving Cocoa Beach and Surrounding Areas

Venues & Event Locations

Phillips Landing SouthEast Commons Provost Park Merritt Island Public Library McKnight Family Sports Complex

Rockledge Country Club draws a crowd that appreciates quality, and a Smokin Zo's service — brisket rested to perfection, ribs glazed and smoked — holds its own in that setting without hesitation. At Veteran's Memorial Park, where Cocoa Beach gathers for events that carry real community significance, the backyard warmth of a smoked BBQ spread adds something no caterer with chafing dishes quite replicates. And at Space Coast Stadium, where energy and appetite arrive together in the same crowd, Smokin Zo's is ready to keep pace from the opening moment to the last bite.

Under CS/HB1193 (effective July 1, 2020), Florida has health reciprocity — a food-truck health permit or inspection issued by any Florida jurisdiction is accepted statewide. Fire permits are issued locally.

In Cocoa Beach, health is licensed by Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants and fire permitting is set locally by Cocoa Beach's fire authority.

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

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 Florida Booking Specialist

Kaleb, Smokin Zo's Florida booking specialist

Kaleb

Food Truck Booking Agent

Detail-oriented booking support shaped by real truck and catering experience.

Backup planning is where Kaleb earns his keep — when a contractor's wheel bearing gave out en route to an event, he had a replacement smoked-meats truck on site in under 20 minutes, no dropped service. That instinct for fast, calm coordination is the same thing that let him shift a 200-guest wedding from buffet to BBQ truck service on just 30 minutes' notice. Before he'll put his name behind a truck for your event, he checks current fire extinguishers, valid health and fire licenses, and coolers that are labeled and organized, because generous portions and bold flavor only matter if the setup behind them holds up.

  • Hands-on experience across 12 trucks and catering companies
  • Strong on organization, communication, and execution

Kaleb will help you confirm menu direction, timing, access, and setup — and whether truck, buffet, or drop-off is the right fit for your event.

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Cocoa Beach events deserve food that earns its place — get in touch and let's put Smokin Zo's to work at yours.

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BBQ Catering FAQ — Cocoa Beach, FL

Food truck planning in Cocoa Beach can be oriented around local event contexts such as beach weddings, tourism-season events, park events, and outdoor concerts, with relevant local anchors around Cocoa Beach Pier and Downtown Cocoa Beach. Confirm setup, timing, access, and organizer requirements for the specific event site.

Relevant venue context for Cocoa Beach includes beach resorts and vacation rentals, parks and pavilion rentals, and amphitheaters and outdoor concert venues. Confirm access, parking, power, service footprint, and property-specific requirements with the venue, organizer, or property contact before service.

For setup planning in Cocoa Beach, use the local logistics notes: Downtown or historic-district events should confirm organizer approval, setup timing, and access before service. Outdoor concert or amphitheater events should confirm vendor areas, setup timing, and weather backup plans. Final placement, timing, and approvals should be confirmed with the organizer, property contact, city, county, campus, or venue contact as applicable.

For outdoor food truck events in Cocoa Beach, use the seasonal planning notes: Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 through November 30, so coastal or waterfront outdoor events should keep a weather backup plan. Summer heat and humidity make shade, hydration, and guest-flow planning important for outdoor food-truck service. Keep the final setup plan tied to the event site, service timing, shade or weather backup needs, and organizer requirements.

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.