Food Truck Catering
Catering in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Fort Lauderdale stopped being one thing a long time ago, and the city is better for it. What started as a spring-break postcard has matured into a layered metro — waterfront industry, a real arts community, a food scene that finally asks something of itself. Into that grown-up version of the city steps low-and-slow smoked BBQ: brisket with a smoke ring earned over hours, ribs built for pulling clean, and bark that cracks when it should.
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What We Cater in Fort Lauderdale, FL
This is a city that runs on contrast — salt air and office towers, old Florida bungalows and glass-curtain condos — and the crowd that moves through it is just as layered. Whether the moment is a midday work break, a campus event, or an outdoor evening that stretches long because the weather says it can, smoked meat done right lands for everyone at the table, including guests chasing something hearty without the fuss of a sit-down room.
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Crowd-pleasing bbq and sides, cooked fresh on the truck in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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Smokin Zo's
Food Truck Catering · Fort Lauderdale
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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 Fort Lauderdale, 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: Florida
Serving Fort Lauderdale and Surrounding Areas
Cities We Serve
Venues & Event Locations
At Warfield Park, where Fort Lauderdale residents show up to actually use public space, a Smokin Zo's truck anchors the afternoon with the kind of aroma that draws a crowd before a word is spoken. The Florida Atlantic University / Broward College Davie Campus hosts a population that has strong opinions about lunch, and slow-smoked brisket tends to win those arguments decisively. The Old Dillard Museum carries the weight of Fort Lauderdale's community history, and pairing that setting with a carefully crafted BBQ spread honors the spirit of the place.
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.
If your event requires permitting, you'll work directly with the City of Fort Lauderdale.
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
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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Bring the smoke to your next Fort Lauderdale event — reach out to Smokin Zo's and let's talk about making it happen.
BBQ Catering FAQ — Fort Lauderdale, FL
Food truck planning in Fort Lauderdale can be oriented around local event contexts such as convention events, corporate meetings, outdoor concerts, and downtown festivals, with relevant local anchors around Las Olas Boulevard and Fort Lauderdale Beach. Confirm setup, timing, access, and organizer requirements for the specific event site.
Relevant venue context for Fort Lauderdale includes convention and meeting venues, beach resorts and vacation rentals, and parks and pavilion rentals. Confirm access, parking, power, service footprint, and property-specific requirements with the venue, organizer, or property contact before service.
For setup planning in Fort Lauderdale, use the local logistics notes: Venue-coordinated meetings should confirm load-in timing, parking, and the service area before booking. Downtown or historic-district events should confirm organizer approval, setup timing, and access before service. 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 Fort Lauderdale, 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.