Calabasas Custom Catering

I’m sorry for the late review!
I tried this food at a local community event and the guys «Paul and Billy» were very friendly, got their business card and WHAM!!! the following month I called them for a party of 45, everyone loved the tri tip, pulled pork and chicken sandwiches., they make their salads from scratch, potato/​macaroni and cole slaw are the BOMB!
I have Calabasas Custom Catering on our company’s list.
*Food is amazing
*Prices are reasonable
*they arrive on time
*very clean and organized
Thank you Paul and Billy for your truly exceptional service :)

Taste the flavor not the smoke. This West Valley, CA place gets is right on the mark. Every weekend, you’re sure to smell the aroma which beckons you to enter. If you’re a Saturday /​Sunday BBQ fan, this place deserves your business. They’ve got all the fixings and free cookies, plus the best local market is right inside to make this a perfect stop before a picnic at the park or on the beach!

I went here with a party of 10… the food was good. I wouldn’t say it was incredible but it was good. The reason I didn’t give an extra star is that I found the lady working there pretty rude. We obviously had a large party with a large order but she kept rushing us telling us there was people behind us. We didn’t take that long ordering, maybe as long as 3 individuals but that is to be expected with an order as large as ours was. And despite spending pretty good money, she still treated us like a nuisance and refused to change something after she wrote it down.

Delicious. 4 stars only because they ran outta Mac and cheese at 1pm.
Got the 3 meat combo, the chicken was bomb, Perfectly cooked.
Tri tip pretty good as well albeit almost over done
Ribs were perfect as well
Chili spaghetti was pretty yummy
And the cole slaw was good as well
All in all I’d come back for more

We had a party and Paul made Tri-​tip. It was fabulous!!! Like meat candy, sauce was amazing.

I recently re-​discovered this Place, and its better then I remember. Born and Raised in woodland hills, Jim’s Market has been there since I can remember and so have these guys. Always fresh and tasty, In fact I was so impressed on my first visit back in 15 years that I’m going to have them Cater my Wedding!!! I didn’t even have to look at other caterers cause I don’t want any other BBQ at my wedding but this place!!!

This is great LEGIT BBQ. They cook their ribs competition style and not overcooked home style mushy ribs. These rib racks are also THICK and huge. They give it to you dry with the sauce on the side. The tri-​tip is also very good. They sell out early. I also really like the sides like their potato salad, chili spaghetti, and rolls. Sometimes I like the macaroni salad and sometimes I don’t when they change it. However without a doubt everything is high quality and well made. Also all of the staff are ALWAYS very friendly! It is nice to go to a place and have friendly service and enjoy artisan BBQ. Not to mention if you need anything else you are at Jim’s Fallbrook Market. That is another golden find.

After years of driving by the smoke either on my way to lunch with my Mum, or after just have eaten, I FINALLY stopped. And YUM is all I can say.
My husband & I have a new go-​to location for weekend lunches PLUS, we buy the larger sizes to have the yummyness available throughout the week — a super nice addition to any salad or otherwise «boring» weekday lunch.
Seriously good food.

Wow. Great BBQ and tacos from a truck in a parking lot on Fallbrook. Why did I pass this place by so many times before I tried it? Definitely worth the trip!

FIVE STARS ALL THE WAY… from a Unilocaler who doesn’t review often.
I had heard some good things about Calabasas Custom Catering’s weekend Santa Maria BBQ offerings using the parking lot at Jim’s Fallbrook market as their base.
I decided to give them a try when I was asked to bring some «potluck’ to a Super Bowl party. Even though I live on the westside and the Super Bowl party was in Brentwood, I decided to make the trek out to Woodland Hills and back specifically to bring their BBQ sampler back to the party and hopefully score a «touchdown» with the other partygoers.
Arrived to find a nice-​sized parking lot with easy parking and plenty of activity around CCC’s food truck plus two big smokers and a couple of set up tables. There are a few picnic tables near the entrance of the store to munch down a sandwich, but I got the idea most of their business is take out.
Ordered the BBQ sampler of two racks of baby back ribs, three BBQ chickens and 2 ½ pounds of sliced tri-​tip (their speciality) plus some mild and spicy BBQ sauce. I also added on two pints of pulled pork. They also sell sides which I didn’t order knowing the hostess and others were going to have plenty of stuff as well.
I was salivating just from the seeing all the meats on the BBQ and the odor of red oak smoke. When I expressed to owner Paul that I was a first-​timer, he was kind enough to throw in a tri-​tip sandwich for me to munch on the way back to the party (probably because of the size of my order).
Couldn’t wait to get to the party, so I wolfed down the juicy, smoky delectable tri tip on the freeway ride back to the westside. The sandwich was about three/​four inches thick (I didn’t measure) and came on a fresh toasted bun. En route back, it was gone by the time I passed the Balboa off ramp and now had me wondering about the chicken, ribs and pulled pork.
Got to party and when the housekeeper put out the spread it was like locusts descending on their last meal. Tried the BBQ chicken sauceless… wonderful. Ribs… meaty and terrific… I liked adding the sauce on them. Pulled pork …have a weakness for… lean and off the charts. Comes with no sauce, just a solid pint of shredded meat. Added the sauce and ate without a bun (saving the carbs).
Paul told me his speciality was tri-​tip, but I wasn’t sure which I liked better. All four meats were better than any BBQ restaurant I’ve ever been in.
I made a special trip this time since I’m not close by, but I guarantee that I’ll be back. If you’re having a dinner party or people over in the backyard and don’t want to do the cooking, Calabasas CC is da bomb.
Last piece of advice… call, ask some questions about what is available and order in advance, especially if it’s for a small group of people or larger. My order was waiting for me promptly and came in individual, easy-​to-​carry tins that could also be used as an informal service tray.

On Saturdays and Sundays, Calabasas Custom Catering sets up their food truck in the parking lot of Jim’s Fallbrook Market in Woodland Hills. It will be obvious with the huge amount of smoke wafting in your general direction.
It was a completely accidental discovery, but one I’m glad I made. This is easily some of the best barbecue I’ve had. The tri-​tip is outstanding: juicy, smokey and delicious. I usually order the tri-​tip sandwich or the half-​and-​half (pulled pork and tri-​tip combined). It comes on a toasted french roll, no cheese, no onions. You can grab the spicy or mild barbecue sauce at the table in front of the truck. It’s simple, but it’s really, really good. And, obviously, I’m not the only one with that opinion. I’ve never been here where there wasn’t a line of folks waiting.
They have ribs, tri-​tip, pulled pork and a collection of sides, including cole slaw, beans and macaroni salad. However, if you’re anything like me, you’re probably not going to have room for much else with all the meat you’re going to consume.
Recommended highly.

What else can I say but YUM!
Get the ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ pulled pork and tri-​tip sandwich with LOTS of spicy BBQ sauce served on a garlic roll.

I just happened to be driving by Jim’s Fallbrook Market (which I had previously never been in… not exactly my neighborhood) when the welcome site of BBQ smoke and my growling stomach had an epiphany!
My wife and I have had the Tri-​Tip sandwich, BBQ chicken burrito and a pulled pork sandwich. All were top notch – flavorful, juicy, hot. All were appropriately unadorned, so you can put the finishing touches on to your taste. They have some good BBQ sauce, along with some outstanding homemade guac to go with the burrito (yes, a burrito at a BBQ stand… deal with it).
I’m going to give them 5 stars because the food is great and they are extremely friendly. I will deduct ¹⁄₅^th of a star for the unwieldy ordering/​paying/​pick-​up method that requires three waits in line. And, the fries really could be much better. Go with the beans, instead. But, the meat is what BBQ is all about, and it’s a home run here.

I’m visiting my parents in the valley and was on my way to my favorite sub shop in town when I saw Calabasas Custom Catering’s big olé’ BBQ stand in front of Jim’s Fallbrook Market
The sub would have been much more healthier, but I said what the hell I’ve been on a eating spree lately anyways.
I ordered the Tri-​Tip sandwich with Fran’s homemade Macaroni Salad on the side. My Pops ordered the same with Baked Beans on the side. Sandwich was great, meat was perfect, beans were like any other baked beans, but the mac salad was not like your normal mac salad… it was amazing.
Calabasas Custom Catering is a family run business. Dad-​Paul, who was a real man’s man that my Dad chummed it up with, Mom-​Fran, who took our orders and was real sweet.
They are at Jim’s every Saturday 10am-​5pm. You should go by and check them out if what your craving is some good BBQ.

They do really good bbq!
I found them on he side of the road on Fallbrook in Woodland Hills.