Find Out Why Houston Galleria and Greenway Plaza Office Catering Clients Choose Mexican Food to Spice Up Lunch Time post from Julie Nelson at C3.
Have you ever been asked to order lunch for the office and then asked everyone what they want to eat? That can be so overwhelming! A lot of Houston Galleria and Greenway Plaza office staff really would love to eat Mexican food for lunch, but everyone has a favorite place they think is the best, and suddenly that innocent question puts you in a bind because you can’t please everyone with Mexican office catering—can you?
You have all the details about who will be there, what dietary restrictions you must accommodate, and the level of service you want for the event, but how can you plan a Mexican food menu to please everyone and stay within the budget that was designed for boxed lunch orders? This can seem like a Herculean task, but with our help, it’s entirely possible to order office catering with a Tex Mex flair that will get you rave reviews.
Mexican food is wildly popular, especially in Texas, and if the lunch sparks a friendly debate about who makes the best salsa, or enchiladas, so much the better. There’s something for everyone at all price points. With the right catering concierge, you can find options that fit your budget, provide choices for all tastes, and inject some much-needed brightness and excitement into your next corporate event.
Below, read the three major reasons why Mexican food is the perfect fit for any event you wish to plan.
1. Mexican Food Fits Many Occasions
Everyone loves Mexican food, right? It’s popular for a reason, especially because Mexican food is tasty and simple, yet customizable. The standard Mexican menus are built around these staple entrées:
• Enchiladas: baked tortillas filled with cheese, a spicy red, white, or green sauce, and the filling of your choice, covered with more sauce and a light cheese sprinkled over the top to make each bite mouth-watering.
Best for: Buffet-style lunches with chaffing dishes to keep everything hot and fresh.
• Taco Bar or Nacho Bar: Crunchy or soft shells filled with a spicy protein or mushroom base and layered with lettuce, diced tomatoes and onions, cheese, jalapenos, and a wide selection of custom toppings to make everyone want to eat a little more.
Best for: Buffet-style atmosphere with simple, delicious foods your pickiest eaters can navigate easily.
• Fajitas: Build your own! Tortillas, flavorful grilled meats or veggies, stir-fried bell peppers and onions, and a wide array of side dishes and toppings to complete your feast.
Best for: Buffet-style lunches meant to impress. For groups of 50 or more, be sure to add service for at least the proteins so you don’t run out of meat.
• Burritos: Large tortilla filled with refried beans, fried rice, protein, veggies, and cheese. You will want to order lots of salsa for dipping!
Best for: Boxed lunch or sandwich tray self-service, with individual salsa cups for the win.
All these Mexican entrées are versatile, offering a wide variety of options for main courses, including chicken, beef, pork, as well as pescatarian and vegetarian options for each of those four entrée staples.
For sides, rice and beans can be jazzed up in many different ways, so many that it seems like every Mexican restaurant has their signature rice and bean dishes. Best of all, it’s easy to build your unique Mexican food menu to suit your needs and then allow your attendees to customize their plates further with sour cream, Pico de Gallo, salsa, and guacamole.
As such, Mexican food catering is a great option for special occasions, such as holidays or celebrations. Instead of a casual potluck or a sad assortment of sandwiches, why not try an impressive fajita spread, complete with all the fixings, for your next Christmas party? Instead of the same old pizza party the next time your department meets their sales goals, why not try a taco or nacho bar with tons of toppings? Or even better, you could suggest Mexican food to your boss the next time he wants to give the team reward or boost office morale. Everyone feels instantly better when presented with local Texas comfort foods like fresh chips, spicy salsa, and creamy guacamole.
2. Mexican Food is Budget-Friendly
Because Mexican food is so popular, there are a ton of Mexican food restaurants for every budget, especially in Houston and Dallas. Meet your budget for the monthly breakfast meeting with affordable and savory selections. Delight your co-workers and impress management by serving high-quality upscale Mexican foods and refined side dishes for an important event, all while staying under budget. We can help you avoid compromising on flavor while getting the most bang for your catering bucks.
Top Four Mexican Catering Foods That Save the Bank
1. Taco bars and nacho bars to delight with variety at bargain prices
2. Enchiladas for a warm meal that is often cheaper than a bistro box
3. Breakfast tacos for a filling breakfast with protein for the cost of croissants
4. Fajitas for impressive dinners that cost much less than steak
Another cost-saving measure of Mexican food to consider is how easy it is for attendees to be choosy with their food. Unlike box lunches or full-service meals, there’s no need to order a separate meal to accommodate dietary restrictions and picky eaters. By simply serving the different components separately and having a few carefully selected alternative options, construct a single spread that satisfies vegetarians, low-carb-dieters, and individuals who suffer from food allergies, amongst others.
3. Mexican Food Has Endless Options
On top of lending itself to different types of events and a range of budgets, Mexican food offers countless different, appetizing combinations. There are off-the-beaten course choices like taco salad bars, tamales, and empanadas for your main course. Then add different kinds of rice and beans (don’t forget the vegetarian beans!) before rounding out your sides with queso, salsa, guacamole, sour cream, shredded cheese, Pico de Gallo, and lettuce. Corporate catering can help you spice up your menu further by ordering scrumptious appetizers like shrimp rellenos, tamales, empanadas, chicken flautas, and tortilla soup. For an extra treat, add yummy Mexican desserts like tres leches cake, sopapillas, churros, or Mexican sugar cookies.
And if you’re concerned about maintaining your choice of options for coworkers who have dietary restrictions, such as vegetarians or those who avoid gluten, Mexican food is uniquely positioned to address your concerns. For the main course, order grilled veggies cooked separately. For sides, order black beans made without chicken stock and avoid the addition of pork bits, just like order vegetarian rice. There are many salad options for those who do not eat gluten, and as order separate servings of corn and flour tortillas to make sure everyone can help themselves to tacos.
4. Everyone Loves Mexican Food
Mexican food is the perfect solution for all your corporate events. In fact, the one drawback of Mexican food is that, because it’s so popular and everyone loves to eat it, people have very strong, at times forceful, opinions on what restaurants have the best food at the best prices.
With all our experience, we at Corporate Catering Concierge know which restaurants deliver the crowd-pleasing dishes your office catering event needs—and on time with everything correct in the order. Chips with salsa and guacamole are always favorite items. Chicken, beef, and shrimp fajitas are some of our top repeated orders.
Specifically, in Houston Galleria and Greenway Plaza, we’ve found that clients love El Tiempo’s amazing green poblano rice and their heavenly beef tenderloin fajitas. Houston’s Escalante’s Restaurant offers terrific fajitas as well, but clients keep coming back for the queso blanco and the grilled veggies. And in Dallas, locals turn to Cantina Laredo for tasty guacamole and cheesy enchiladas.
Lucky for you, Corporate Catering Concierge offers an extensive slate of restaurants in both Houston and Dallas from which to choose. Just let us know what you want for your lunch catering, be it the best beef tenderloin fajitas in Houston or the freshest guacamole in Dallas.
Whatever goals you wish to accomplish, from organizing a festive holiday party to putting a new spin on ordinary team lunch meetings, Mexican food catering guarantees you lots of delicious, diet-mindful, budget-friendly, and fun options for your corporate event. As always, we guarantee our trademark careful attention to detail and excellent track record of satisfied clients. Let Corporate Catering Concierge help you plan the perfect fiesta for your corporate catering event!
Have you ever organized a Mexican-food-themed lunch at your office? Which dishes were favorites, and which weren’t as successful? The next time you want to order something special for your event, consider Corporate Catering Concierge for your Mexican food catering needs.
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