Jasper’s BBQ Catering

We used Jasper’s BBQ as our caterer for our wedding in April. I sent them an e-​mail stating I was interested in meeting with them and they replied immediately. Communication with them throughout the planning process was never an issue. We worked with Mike who was great throughout the whole experience! (He even replied quickly when he was on vacation in Hawaii!)
My now husband and I went to taste test at their kitchen in Redmond, which was free. Mike had an assortment of food and laid out everything on the table, literally. One thing I really admired of their company was that it was mentioned any food left over after the wedding will be packaged up for us and/​or donated.
We ended up going with their classic menu (All you can eat BBQ with pulled pork, beef brisket, chicken and pork spare ribs, caesar salad, macaroni and cheese and roasted garlic rosemary potatoes, potato salad and cornbread. mmm!) We also added assorted canned soda and bottled water (additional cost) They provided paper plates, napkins, plasticware and one and a half hours of all you can eat service.
Pricing wasn’t as bad as you’d think! They charge per person (half off for children,) additional cost for beverages, tax and gratuity. I’m not quite sure what the initial down payment would’ve been, but Mike said we could pay all together the day of our wedding. They were set up on time, they cleaned up after themselves, they helped package food for us to take home and even picked up and delivered our wine and kegs for us at no charge! Mike and his team were truly a pleasure to work with. I’d recommend them and use them again for future events!
The food was extremely flavorful, everyone was stuffed and loved the food! So happy with how everything turned out. They were a huge hit at the wedding and I’m so thankful we found them!

Jasper’s catered our wedding recently. Mike and his team were great! From the beginning Mike was very easy to work with and responsive. The food was excellent! Really good ribs and potato salad in particular. They were right on time and were right on with the estimate. They also provided a bartender, Jacob, who did a great job.

Jaspers did a friends wedding, they came and setup cooked the food on site. Potato Salad and cole slaw, and corn bread where great. the ribs where very good. Beans where ok, the pulled pork and chicken ok, overall though very good.

Our company had Jaspers cater a luncheon and I thought it was okay. The ribs were falling off the bone, plenty of pork, beans, potato salad, cole slaw and dessert plus drinks. It was nice that they provided salt and pepper because nothing was flavorful or worth remembering.

I recently used Jasper’s BBQ for our Corporate company picnic, and the food was wonderful! They brought their smoker on site, which really put everyone in the mood for BBQ. The menu they had for us was beef brisket, pulled pork, chicken, ribs, potato salad, Cole slaw, cornbread, and they threw in veggie burgers and hot dogs just in case! People were going back for seconds and thirds! The staff was very professional, and efficient! I will definitely remember them next time I have an event to plan!

Jaspers Catered our wedding 8÷11÷12 it was awesome! Everyone loved it and them Paula and Jaspers crew did a great job with set up and take down. the Food was great! I would recommend them to anyone. I wish they had a resturant because I would be a regular.

Jaspers recently catered my wedding and the food was tasty! :)
The service however was slightly disappointing. When we approached the staff upon arrival the employee simply asked «Where’s my check?» It would have been nice to be greeted with a smile but at the end of the day… The price we paid was reasonable & the food was delicious!

Jaspers catered our wedding and I agree with Coni M. Food was just alright. But worse than that was the attitude and appearance of the staff. Guests commented that they were grumpy and the owner looked like a ‘homeless person’. Also, they calculated the tip on the amount which included the tax. When do you ever tip on tax? Go with a REAL caterer for your wedding.

Jasper’s catered an event I attended and unfortunately the food was unmemorable. Brisket was dry, Ribs were over cooked, beans were undercooked and the spicy bbq sauce was not spicy at all. The chicken was ok, but no one ate the cornbread and the potato salad and slaw were tasteless. Not the best bbq I have had. :^(

Jasper’s recently catered my wedding and they were great to work with from start to finish. Paula and Dennis were both very responsive via email and you absolutely cannot beat the price for the variety of meats you get! Everywhere else I looked was almost twice the price and you had to choose two or three meats — Jaspers gives you four plus all the sides for $ 13pp! The servers showed up on time (actually a little early, which is always my preference) and were friendly and efficient. Yes, they were in t-​shirts and shorts (a complaint I read in one or two reviews), but I had a very casual wedding (and it is bbq afterall) so this was fine for me. If you want fancy, hire a fancy caterer.
The bbq itself is tasty! The good: The brisket is sooo tender, the pulled pork is nice and smokey, the sauces are great and the beans are awesome (I really love their beans!) The bad: I thought the potato salad, corn bread and coleslaw were all pretty average and a little bland, and the ribs were not my favorite. They were also a little bland and not quite the falling off the bone texture I look for in ribs. Still tasty, just not exceptional.
The takeaway from this should be that you can’t beat the price for the quantity and overall quality of food you get and their service is fantastic. I would recommend them for any casual event and would absolutely use them again!

This is not what I consider BBQ. I had their ribs at the Bite of Seattle, and maybe they were off their game that day, but after just having had Famous Dave’s not-​half-​bad ribs a few booths over, Jasper’s were downright awful.
First there was the meat quality — fat and tough. It was loose from the bone so it was probably cooked to temperature, but just not low & slow. There was also no rub on the meat that I could distinguish and their sauce was lacking in flavor.
Making things worse, they committed the ultimate sin of just dumping their beans right on the plate with the ribs. How am I supposed to taste your ribs if they are now slathered in bean sauce? Halfway through the second rib, I threw them in the trash. They were that bad.

I set up a contract and paid my deposit with Jaspers 4 months ago for my wedding reception this summer. I sent them an email last nite confirming and inquiring about some menu changes, and whether those menu changes would add cost to our contract. This morning, Dennis, the owner, sent me an email telling me has had decided not to cater my event. Of course I panicked! My reception is 6 weeks away and it summer, a very busy time cor BBQ caterers! His explanation was that I was «manipulating him» into a certain menu and basically told me that he wasn’t comfortable doing business with the likes of me. The way he treated me was so incredibly UNPROFESSIONAL and BIZARRE! I let him know that we could keep the original menu, and also that I had no problem paying more. He basically had me reduced to tears and begging him to keep the contract. But then I realized, if my caterer was going to have such a fit all because I asked if we could take pork off the menu and just keep chicken and salmon, then this was nobody i wanted to do business with. I even asked two people to read the email I sent, just to see if anyone else thought it sounded «manipulative» or «dishonest». NOPE. All my readers stated that it was not me, and that it’s good i found out now how high maintanance and psychotic thisguy was instead of at my wedding reception. I would rather cook for my guests myself instead of having Jaspers cater. Then nobody will start pissing their pants and making me feel like crap because I ask about taking the pork off the menu.

I have been working with Dennis and Paula for the last 4 years on an annual event and every time they do an amazing job. The food is great and seems to get better each year. The service leading up to the event is very professional and they are timely with all responses. Event follow up and processing of charges happens very quickly. Day of they show up on time if not early. Set up is simple and effective. If you have the chance to have them bring the smoker you should do it. It just adds something nice to the event. I also want to add that they have been very flexible with me and the needs of my company. They work with budget restrictions as well as diet restrictions and no matter how annoying I might be with my request they always make me feel like it is all easy breezy and tailor things to my requirements.

We had a last-​minute need for a lunch for 125 people for our company and Jasper’s BBQ came through. They were friendly, on-​time and ready to go within minutes of arriving.
All the meats were well-prepared…nothing was too dry nor was it overly ‘wet’. The big deal was the the sauce… it was top-​notch. There was a great mix of subtle sweetness over a not-​too-​vinegary tang with a nice mix of several spices. I’ve been places where the sauce is like liquid chili powder mixed with catchup, or an assault from the one spice they use too much of. Jasper’s struck a very nice balance… both the mild and spicy sauces were well-​built and left me wondering just what it was that made the difference. You can taste that someone really enjoys making that sauce.
If you’ve got an event and BBQ is on your mind… Jasper’s will do the job well on all fronts. Dennis, Paula and the crew obviously love what they’re doing and it shows in the food and the care they take of their clients. I’ll call again for sure!

I’m on the fence about Jasper’s. It was decent BBQ, but just not in the style I’m used to. The pulled pork was very fatty, and I didn’t see a lot of crust and pink meat from the smoke ring worked in there. The flavors were all there, of course, but I think I was just looking for something a little more thoroughly smoked.
The cole slaw was alright, if watery. One bite of the cornbread was all I could muster before I had to stop.
Where Jasper’s shined, though, were on the sauces. They were served wam and had plenty of complex flavor going on in them. The beans were also exactly my speed. I want to give this place another shot, since I think they’ve got all the tools in place to provide the good people of Seattle with fine Q.

We had Jasper’s cater our wedding and they were great! They showed up on time, about 30 minutes before food was served, and set up super fast. The food was so tasty! They had every meat you could think of, amazing sauces, and I really loved their potato salad. Being the bride, I (unfortunately) didnt get to eat everything on my plate because I was too busy chatting and then had to make rounds to guests, but the ¹⁄₃ of it I was able to eat was really really good. Our guests were telling us how much they loved the food and many people went up for seconds.
It also helped that the guys were extremely friendly and seemed happy to be there. Their price is seriously amazing for everything you get. Most people spend 50 bucks per person for crappy food at weddings, and we saved so much money going with Jasper’s. They’re an absolute pleasure to deal with, and I love supporting a family-​run business. :)

We recently attended a wedding catered by Jasper’s. Aside from the guys showing up about an hour late, the food was pretty good. The meat was tender, a little fatty. The cole slaw and potato salad were totally unmemorable. The corn bread was pretty dry. That aside, the BBQ sauces were delicious! Flavorful, spicy, the perfect combo with the meats. Also, the beans were hands down some of the best beans I’ve ever had. Smoky, spicy, cooked perfectly. I got seconds on beans, meat, and sauce. Yummy!

We hired Jaspers to cater our wedding reception at Magnolia Park a few weeks ago and they did a great job. The food was good and the organized service was really appreciated. They came a little early because they were worried about traffic but did not rush us to eat until we were ready. They fed 200 hungry bellys and everyone was happy. Especially us, the bride & groom. Thanks guys — we’ll use you again!

There is no doubt that I had what some would consider an untraditional wedding. The setting was beautiful (Georgetown Ballroom) and elegant, the guests were amazing and fun, the band was great, and we had a blowout party! The only request Brett made for the entire wedding, after meeting with a few caterers, was Bar-​B-​Q. Yes, Bar-​B-​Q. So we had Bar-​B-​Q by Jasper’s.
The planning was a breeze! I called Paula (the kindest caterer I had spoken with), explained what we were going for and she took care of the rest. She arranged everything (plates, glasses, booze, delivery, staffing, clean-​up, etc, etc, etc), and she called me weekly to make suggestions of anything we might have forgotten or to see if there was anything more I needed.
The food was fantastic! The service was great! And all my husband’s pals think he has the coolest wife (who would let you have BBQ at your wedding?) and had the coolest wedding.