Santa Maria BBQ On Site Catering — Local services in Los Angeles

I can't tell you how many times I drove past this place, caught a glimpse of the "BBQ" sign and got all excited only to find out they were closed. But, instead of leaving them an undeserved 1-Star rating, I made a mental note of their business hours and carried on until one day last week, I realized I was in the area and it was before 3pm. I drove up, found parking on the street right in front, and wished I had taken a look at their menu before I got to the window to order. I was pretty hungry, which is never a good idea, but the woman at the window was very helpful. I new I wanted baby back ribs but I wanted to try more of what they had so I would know for next time what to get a lot of. She suggested the sample platter with tri-tip, baby backs and chicken. I'm not normally a big chicken fan but I didn't want to ask to substitute anything as I know a lot of places will give you a hard eye roll just for thinking about it. So I went with that and I chose the coleslaw for my side. You know if the coleslaw is good, the BBQ is going to be good. She asked if I wanted their regular or spicy BBQ sauce on the side (I like that they put the sauce on the side and offer the meat as it was cooked. A lot of places will drown their meet in sauce which potentially hides what some might consider a poorly prepared meat. This place was confident in the quality and taste of their meat and leave it up to you to add more flavor on top of the flavor in their meats.) I decided to get a little of each since I can't eat super spicy stuff like I use to. But their spicy sauce was just the right amount of heat and excellent flavor. I decided to take my order home with me but I got that coleslaw out before I got to the first light. Man! I almost turned around to go back and get more. I wish I had! I finished it before I got home and grabbed a piece of tri-tip just before pulling in the driveway. Oh, man! No sauce and so tender and flavorful! The ribs were on point and I even liked the chicken. I will say that I would've like the chicken skin to be more crispy (I'm a big texture person, nothing wrong with the chicken, just my personal preference) but the meat was fantastic. I've been thinking about this place ever since. Their price points are what you would expect and for the quality, they could probably stand to charge more, I just wouldn't be able to afford it. I wish BBQ wasn't so expensive but I'm saving up for another visit because I will be back. I might even go back sooner, just for...

1 friend 48 reviews 5.0 star rating 11/3/2017 We have used Santa Maria BBQ several times for events at work. Since I'm the official party planner here I get the privilege of working with them. I'm not exaggerating when I say privilege. The staff is always so easy to work with and patient. We usually have events for 100+ and we never run out of food, even better we don't usually have a bunch of left overs to deal with (yes you get to keep them).

I just called to book our holiday event for this year and they remembered me and our order, talk about customer service! We always opt for the on site cooking so our food is literally hot...

Marina Auto Body just used this catering company today for our company celebration and they were incredible. They cooked everything on site for us. The food was ready on time and Jon even cut the tri tip to our individual liking. Everything was sooo delicious!! The owner, Jim along with Jon and IIrene were super nice and friendly. Highly recommend this place! They have a variety of different options to choose from and they are very accommodating to your every need. Cant wait till the next company party we have, so I can order from here again!! Thanks...