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Wooden Paddle Catering
4.9 ★★★★★ 54 Google reviews · Mobile pizza oven catering — Lemont, Illinois
By appointment — contact to check your date
Mobile caterer specializing in wood-fired pizzas, craft cocktails, and appetizers.
Plan your event
- Serves the Lemont, IL area — confirm your venue is inside their travel range when you inquire
- Wood-fired oven a real wood fire cooking on site — check that your venue allows open-flame cooking and has space for the oven or trailer to park
- Licensed & insured licensing and liability insurance come up in reviews or their own materials — still ask for a current certificate of insurance; most venues require one
- Dietary options gluten-free or vegan options show up in their materials — give them your counts early so the right dough and toppings are on the truck
- Pricing signal per-person pricing around $45 comes up in their materials or reviews — packages and minimums vary, so get a current quote for your date
- Guest counts events around –250 guests come up in their materials — ask how many pizzas per hour their setup turns out at your headcount
- Phone +1 630-296-4674
- Website woodenpaddle.com
Booking basics
Pizza caterers book by the date, not the walk-in — popular Saturdays (especially May–October) go months out, so inquire early with your date, venue, guest count, and whether you want full catering or an oven drop-off. Most will hold a date with a deposit and a signed agreement.
Events they cater
“Wooden Paddle provided both catering and day of coordination for our May 2024 wedding, and we could literally not be happier with how everything went!”
“My husband and I got married three weeks ago, and hosted our reception in our backyard.”
Menu add-ons they offer
“In addition, we had many guests with dietary restrictions like gluten free, vegan, vegetarian, and a variety of other assorted allergies.”
“They were perfect at handling dietary restrictions as well, we were able to offer our vegan and gluten-allergic guests multiple options that were all handled without any issue.”
“The charcuterie table was absolutely everything, and they even set aside a personal tray for us to make sure we got the chance to eat at cocktail hour!”
“😂 Literally everything we tasted was phenomenal (apps, meats, pastas, pizzas, salads, desserts, the cocktails….”
“Our guests raved about the food from the appetizers to the dessert pizza!”
“Our guests couldn’t stop raving about the pizza's and pasta!”
“Their staff was all extremely nice & personable, from the initial tasting, the planning process, and all of the staff the night of.”
What hosts say again and again
“We couldn’t be happier with our decision to have Wooden Paddle as our wedding caterer! They were the perfect fit for our vision: fun, relaxed, and inviting.”
“They covered the appetizers, salads, pizza, cannoli’s and coffee. The food was delicious and everyone was raving about it for weeks after.”
“As our wedding day approached, we transitioned to working with Miriam, who was equally great: responsive, organized, and easy to work with.”
“Their staff was all extremely nice & personable, from the initial tasting, the planning process, and all of the staff the night of.”
“As our wedding day approached, we transitioned to working with Miriam, who was equally great: responsive, organized, and easy to work with.”
From the reviews
When choosing our food, we were going for something different yet legendary. We were looking for a solid and cool departure from the traditional “Chicken, Salmon, Vegetable” options. Wooden Paddle exceeding all of our goals and then some!
Wooden Paddle catered our wedding and it was everything we could have hoped for and more. We wanted something that was fun, easy, but also felt special and Wooden Paddle crushed it.
We couldn’t be happier with our decision to have Wooden Paddle as our wedding caterer! They were the perfect fit for our vision: fun, relaxed, and inviting. We knew we didn’t want the typical formal, stuffy wedding catering experience, and Wooden Paddle offered delicious, family-style food that people enjoyed.
My husband and I got married three weeks ago, and hosted our reception in our backyard. Similar to all the other 5-star reviews, we had a phenomenal experience working with the Wooden Paddle.
Booking Wooden Paddle Catering for a wedding
Weddings come up for Wooden Paddle Catering — confirmed on their own site, so they'll know the rhythm of the day: everyone gets hungry at once after the ceremony, then the oven settles into a steady flow of pies until the dance floor takes over. Two numbers get your quote right. First, the pizza math: caterers typically plan on roughly one 12-inch pizza for every two to three adults, and per-person packages usually already bake that in — just be honest about your headcount, including kids and vendors. Second, the serving rate: a mobile oven cooks pies a couple at a time, so ask how many ovens and cooks they bring at your guest count and how long full service takes — that's the difference between a steady buffet and a hungry line during toasts. If anyone at the table is gluten-free or vegan, say so at the first email so the right dough travels with them.
Check wedding info on their site Wedding pizza catering guide & checklist →
Corporate events with Wooden Paddle Catering
Reviews and the caterer's own materials mention corporate events at Wooden Paddle Catering — office lunches, holiday parties, launches, client appreciation days. For office events, three things are worth settling on the first call: whether they carry the liability insurance your building or venue requires (and can add it as additional insured), how they handle dietary counts — gluten-free and vegan orders multiply fast on an office RSVP — and how invoicing works if your company needs a W-9 and net-30 terms. More on hiring a corporate pizza caterer →
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