Taco and Pupusa Catering for Parties in Moreno Valley, CA

Who cooks the food

We rent bounce houses. We do not cook and we are not a caterer. What we do is sell the food as part of your party and subcontract the cooking to Garcia's Catering, an independent kitchen here in Moreno Valley working under its own health permits and its own staff. Two things follow from that and both matter to you. You are buying it from us, so it is ours to get right. And the food itself is theirs, cooked in their kitchen by their people. We tell you that plainly because you should know whose hands your food passed through, and because they are good and deserve the credit.

What $750 covers

Food for 50 people, starting at $750. That is our price, and it sits on top of your bounce house rental rather than inside it, so the day costs the unit plus the catering, quoted together. We confirm the current number and exactly what comes with it when we quote your date, because the menu gets built around what you are actually feeding people rather than a fixed tray count.

It is a Salvadorian and Mexican kitchen, not a taco cart

Worth knowing before you plan the food, because most people booking a bounce house assume catering means a taco guy and stop there. Garcia's make pupusas: chicharron, cheese, beans, revueltas, and cheese with squash or cactus, served with curtido and salsa in mild or spicy. They also run guisados by the tray, bistec a la mexicana, costillas, birria, chicken with mole, creamy chipotle chicken, all served with rice, beans and salsas. Tacos are there too, asada, pollo, chorizo and al pastor. The full menu is in the table below. If you are feeding a mixed crowd of adults and children, the guisados and the pupusas are what turn a kids party into something the parents stay for.

The three things parents actually ask about

First, the child who will not eat tacos. There are burgers, hot dogs and sandwiches in ham, chicken, turkey or tuna, so nobody has to negotiate with a seven year old at their own party. Second, vegetarians. This is not an afterthought on Garcia's menu but a section of it: papas a la mexicana, rajas con queso, calabaza en salsa, ensalada de nopales, plus rice and beans, and the chorizo comes in a soy version for tacos and burritos. Third, drinks. Seven aguas frescas, including horchata in both Salvadorian and Mexican styles, jamaica, pina, melon, sandia and cucumber with lime and chia, which saves somebody a soda run on the morning. There is a snack table too if you want one: tostilocos, esquite, nachos, chicharrones, hot Cheetos and fruit, with chamoy, Tajin, Valentina and lemon to go on top.

How the booking actually works

You call us once. We check your date against what is already booked, quote the bounce house, and put the same date in front of Garcia’s, and quote the food alongside it. One quote and one bill, both from us. That is the part we are adding: you are not chasing two companies and hoping they agree on a time.

Who to call about what

Call us. Portions, headcount, timing on the day, the unit, the space, the date: all of it comes to us, because you booked it from us and it is our job to make the day work rather than yours to work out who owns which half. There is one exception and it is the next section. Where a question genuinely needs the kitchen to answer it, we get you the answer or put you straight through.

Allergies and dietary needs

This is the one thing we will not answer for you, and the reason is safety rather than paperwork. Garcia's cook the food, so they are the only people who can tell you honestly what is in it and what they can work around. An allergy relayed second hand is a message with an extra place to go wrong. So tell us on the first call and we will put you directly in touch with the kitchen, before you book rather than on the day. We make the introduction. We do not answer it on their behalf.

Bigger parties, and food that is not tacos

Custom packages are available and they are Garcia's to build. A larger headcount, a different menu, an evening party rather than a kids one: tell them what you are actually having and they will quote it. If it is easier, give us the outline when you call and we will pass it over with your date.

Photographs by Garcia's Catering, used with permission.

Garcia's Catering is a separate business operating under its own health permits. Lolly's Happy Place LLC does not prepare, handle, serve or sell food.

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