Catering & Food Vendors

Catering & Off-Campus Food Vendors

Hosting an event on campus? Below provides more information about campus policies and the process for off-campus food vendor approval.

The Regents Policy 5402, & Article 5

If you are hosting an event on campus that requires catering set up and service on-site, please review Regents Policy 5402, and Article 5 of the AFSCME SX and EX collective bargaining agreements. Both the collective bargaining agreements and the Regents Policy 5402 require that the University utilizes in-house employees (UCI Catering) before contracting out to private contractors (off campus food vendors).

Based on Article 5 and the Regents Policy 5402, UCI Catering is required to provide the on-site catering service, which is done by University employees. If UCI Catering is unable to do so, a request to contract out the catering service will need to be submitted to Enterprise Workforce Relations (EWR). To submit a request for Enterprise Workforce Relations review and approval, please complete and submit the Rationale for Contracting Covered Services form.

For questions or additional information, contact Vincent Oberst at Enterprise Workforce Relations (EWR) directly at voberst@uci.edu or visit the website: Requesting a Carve Out

What are my options to host food at an event on-campus or in a University-controlled building?

If your event is being held on campus or in a University controlled space, and is not in a state-funded building:

• Option 1: Drop off/delivery of meals by an approved off-campus food vendor (no set up on-site, see below for list of approved food vendors)
• Option 2: Contact UCI Catering (catering@uci.edu or call (949) 824-1423) to provide full catering service with University employees
• Option 3: Request for an exception to contract out from EWR to Article 5 and Regents Policy 5402
  • Step 1: Contact UCI Catering to determine if they are available to provide catering services for your event.
  • Step 2: If UCI Catering is unavailable for your event, submit a contract out request to EWR using the Rationale for Contracting Covered Services form
  • Step 3: If approved to contract out by EWR, continue to work with Dining to ensure your off campus caterer is an approved food vendor (has submitted University required documents)

Note: if your event is being held on campus and in a state-funded facility – a contracting out request cannot be approved. Please consider using the alternate options available or adjusting your event location to a non-state funded building.

Food Delivery/Drop Off

Off campus food vendors can be approved to drop off or deliver meals on campus (cannot set up on-site). They may not sell or offer food for sale on campus. Below is a list of food vendors who have met UCI requirements by submitting the required Liability and Health documentation, listed in the Off-Campus Food Vendor Approval Packet. Vendors are approved to deliver food for events occurring prior to the expiration date listed below. Vendors whose approval has expired will not appear on the list and can contact UCI Dining Services to submit updated documents. The list is updated on the 15th of each month. If you are interested in using one of these vendors for a full on-site catering set up, a contracting out exception from EWR will be required, please see above.

UCI Catering is the exclusive caterer for the Student Center Conference Center. Off-Campus Food Vendors may not deliver to the Student Center Conference Center.

For more information regarding catering or off-campus food vendors, please contact (949) 824-2759 or send an email to food@uci.edu.

The vendors listed below are approved for delivery/drop off-services:

Name	Phone	Expiration
24 Carrots	(714) 942-6000	10/31/25
Above All Catering, Inc.	(714) 220-1289	8/14/25
Alonti Cafe & Catering – Santa Ana	(949) 586-3600	10/9/25
Baja Fresh Mexican Grill-Laguna Niguel	(949) 241-6533	7/8/25
BJ’s Restaurant – Irvine	(714) 719-8688	1/26/25
BJ’s Restaurant – Orange	(714) 719-8688	6/19/25
Blueberry Hill	(562) 981-8300	5/31/25
Boudin Bakery – Irvine	(949) 222-9111	7/1/25
Boudin Bakery – Santa Ana	(714) 640-2372	7/1/25
Brodard Chateau – Garden Grove	(714) 899-8273	6/30/25
Cafe Rio – Irvine (Alton Pkwy)	(949) 345-7740	10/1/25
Cafe Rio – Tustin	(657) 622-3000	6/7/25
City Tower Cafe	(714) 978-2233	7/16/25
Corner Bakery – Irvine	(949) 399-0999	5/31/25
Corner Bakery – Santa Ana	(714) 547-8834	5/31/25
Corner Bakery – South Coast Village	(714) 546-1555	09/07/24
Deli Nerds	(714) 486-1777	6/25/25
Domino’s Pizza – Michelson Dr.	(949) 222-0333	6/30/25
Frank’s Philadelphia/Lettuce Cater to You	(949) 722-8725	6/12/25
Greenleaf – SOCO Costa Mesa	(949) 929-7531	5/15/25
HATAM Persian Restaurant – Mission Viejo	(949) 768-0122	10/1/25
Jay’s Catering	(714) 636-6045	3/30/25
Kiros Catering	(949) 442-0454	3/08/25
Love at First Bite Catering	(714) 375-5566	8/31/25
Luna Grill – Campus Dr	(949) 861-2667	2/1/25
Mendocino Farms – Tustin	(714) 619-5075	4/30/25
Mendocino Farms – Campus Dr.	(949) 783-2900	6/5/25
MoonGoat Coffee	(949) 257-2272	2/27/25
Newport Rib Company	(949) 631-2110	11/12/25
Noonerz	(949) 351-4000	11/23/25
Panera Bread – Bison Ave.	(949) 721-8800	12/23/25
Pick Up Stix – Harvard Ave, Irvine	(949) 724-1772	12/31/25
Polly’s Pies – Orange	(714) 637-3040	6/13/25
Prepped With Love – Westminster	(714) 622-5212	5/31/25
Raising Cane’s – Harbor Blvd, Costa Mesa	(714) 540-1477	8/17/24
Randy’s Donuts – Santa Ana	(657) 900-2885	6/1/25
Round Table Pizza – Newport Beach	(949) 387-9877	6/1/25
SAJJ Mediterranean	(949) 336-4366	10/31/25
Saltwater Catering, Inc.	(949) 651-5000	8/28/25
Sergeant Pepperoni – Campus Dr	(949) 748-1080	6/30/25
Soho Taco – Santa Ana	(714) 793-9392	9/16/25
Stonefire Grill – Irvine	(949) 777-1177	8/8/25
Suzanne’s Catering	(714) 960-9197	6/24/25
Taste Catering, Inc.	(949) 215-7373	6/30/25
The Pizza Bakery	(949) 631-1166	6/30/25
The Stand – Newport Beach	(949) 873-5332	6/9/25
Urban Plates – Barranca Pkwy Irvine	(949) 387-2600	8/31/25
Wahoo’s Fish Taco – Michelson Dr	(949) 253-9532	12/31/25