Jug's Catering Service Inc

Jug's Catering Service Inc is a catering company in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1967 by Charles "Jug" Eckert, the family-owned business is now run by his son and grandsons, with more than 55 years of experience serving events across the state. Jug's provides on-site food preparation for weddings, corporate meetings, picnics, sporting events, family reunions, conventions, and recognition parties, working with both small groups and crowds that run into the thousands. The company holds a 4.50 rating based on customer reviews.

Jug's built its reputation on custom mobile kitchens that travel to each event's site, preparing food within walking distance of guests so dishes arrive freshly cooked rather than sitting in warming trays. The menu runs from breakfast buffets to barbecues, boxed lunches, and dessert spreads, and includes hundreds of options and combinations. Signature items include fried chicken, biscuits, and apple butter, with buffets featuring two hot vegetables, a salad, those biscuits with apple butter, and disposable tableware. Custom menus are always welcome. The kitchen trucks have scaled up considerably since 1967, when the first converted vehicle could serve up to 3,000 people; today the company can serve more than 5,000 guests per day during events at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and once delivered nearly a quarter million meals over a two-day event in downtown Indianapolis. Linen, china, and bar service are also available, with packaged meals prepared on site in the mobile kitchens and buffets set up as self-service, all-you-can-eat stations over two consecutive hours.

The business is on East 65th Street, about four tenths of a mile from Binford Boulevard and roughly half a mile from East 71st Street and Allisonville Road, in the Steinmeier Village area near the Binford Farmers Market.

Charles "Jug" Eckert received the Sagamore of the Wabash, Indiana's highest honor from the governor, along with the Horatio Alger Award for hard work and integrity, and the company has been recognized as "Indy's Top Caterer" and as the Preferred Caterer of the IMS Museum. With that record of recognition and more than five decades of on-site catering behind it, Jug's remains a go-to name for large-scale events across Indiana.

Services:

• Corporate Events
• Custom Menus
• On-Site Preparation
• Special Occasions
• Weddings