Cheap kosher luncheon catering

I need to find a caterer for a buffet lunch on May 5. It's at a reform synagogue in Glenview so the food has to be kosher style. Most of all it should be inexpensive. Doesn't have to be fancy at all. Any suggestions?

There is a HUGE difference between kosher and what you refer to as "kosher style". Additionally, there are different interpretations of what kosher style may mean. I am assuming the affair is at BJBE in Glenview, which if memory serves has fairly liberal standards as to what can be brought into the facility (although no pork, no shellfish, no mixing of meat and dairy are a given...). Your best bet may be to contact the executive director of the synagogue and ask for suggestions which are acceptable. Deli or fish trays are fairly traditional and can be obtained at Kaufmans in Skokie. Not far away is LaPasta Ria in Morton Grove which does quite good catering.

You're right. I am looking for "Kosher Style" catering, location is BJBE, a liberal reform synagogue. No shelfish or pork and I would ask that meat and milk not be served together although the synagogue only requires that they not be in the same dish. Thank you for clarifying this.

I'm looking for your typical extended kiddush...tuna salad, egg salad, tomatos, onions, cream cheese, bagels or rolls.

does romanian do any catering like this? it'd certainly be kosher, and it'd even more certainly be reallllly good. of course, this'd be just meat, not milk.

Romanian Kosher Sausage Company
(773) 761-4141
7200 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60626

Well, any catering that is actually kosher is not going to be cheap. But it can be reasonable. Ask the synagogue office which caterers people normally use, and see if they're in your price range. Otherwise, people I know have had good experiences with Continental and Goldman Segal. Bagel Country in Skokie may work if you can pick up/drop off yourself, as I'm not sure whether they deliver.

Here's a huge listing of kosher restaurants and caterers in the Chicago area.

http://www.juf.org/guide_jewish_living/index.asp?id=0001,0026&level=e

yakov wrote:You're right. I am looking for "Kosher Style" catering, location is BJBE, a liberal reform synagogue. No shelfish or pork and I would ask that meat and milk not be served together although the synagogue only requires that they not be in the same dish. Thank you for clarifying this.

I'm looking for your typical extended kiddush...tuna salad, egg salad, tomatos, onions, cream cheese, bagels or rolls.

Kaufman's...accept no substitutes (as long as it doesn't have to be Kosher).