The Burger Bus • Food Truck Catering
Burgers worth chasing. Catering made easy.
A burger truck experience built for real events, real crowds, and hosts who want food people actually remember.
The Burger Bus brings crowd-pleasing burger catering to private parties, corporate events, weddings, schools, breweries, festivals, and community gatherings — with food truck service, buffet options, and our coached, dedicated catering teams nationwide.
Food Truck Service
Private & Corporate Events
Our Story
Built from a bus. Made for a crowd.
The Burger Bus started in 2017 inside an actual short bus in Santa Barbara, California. Founder Michael Gardner built the original concept with a big, simple goal: create a burger-slinging brand people would remember. The bus eventually made its way east to Denver, Colorado, where Jacob Ibarra carried the legacy forward and refined the operation through real truck service, real events, and real guest feedback.
In 2022, David — a local Colorado operator and longtime industry friend — took over The Burger Bus. At first, we did not try to reinvent it. Michael and Jacob had already built something special, so we learned the system, protected the personality, and slowly expanded the brand.
As demand grew, so did the model. We added a Burger Bus trailer in 2024 and began building dedicated catering teams, each coached on our standards for fresh food, dependable service, and host-first communication. The original 1998 bus has since been retired, and as of 2025, Burger Bus events are fulfilled by our coached, dedicated catering teams.
What has not changed is the reason people call us: they want a good burger, a responsive team, and someone who understands the logistics before the truck ever arrives. We help hosts think through timing, parking, service flow, menu fit, licensing needs, and the small details that can make or break a food truck event.
A burger can be made anywhere. A burger experience that makes guests feel taken care of is what The Burger Bus was built to deliver.
Book The Burger Bus Menu Online
Our burger menu can be booked through Food Truck Avenue, a nationwide food truck catering marketplace and booking platform. Compare packages and pricing for your date and reserve online where available.
What We Serve
Fresh burgers without the catering chaos.
Burger Bus catering is built around hot food from the window, a focused event menu, and a line that keeps moving. Instead of overwhelming guests with every possible option, we help hosts choose the right burger lineup for the crowd.
Fresh From the Window
We prioritize burgers served hot and fresh, because that is usually where burger catering beats a buffet.
Built for Event Flow
For catering, we usually guide hosts toward 3 mains and 2 sides to reduce wait times and keep service smooth.
Flexible for the Crowd
We can adjust around dietary restrictions, event type, timing, and the service setup that makes the most sense.
The goal is simple: a burger menu that feels generous, tastes fresh, and does not leave your guests stuck in line.
Events We Cater
Pick the event. We'll help plan the food flow.
Burger Bus works best when the food is part of the experience — easy to understand, fun to serve, and planned around the way your guests will actually move through the event.
Best for: offices, teams, client events
Corporate Catering
Fast, familiar food for employee lunches, company celebrations, client events, appreciation meals, and office gatherings.
Great for lunch flow
Best for: receptions, rehearsals, late-night bites
Weddings
A fun, memorable option for couples who want relaxed food that still feels special for the celebration.
Great for guest experience
Best for: birthdays, backyards, house parties
Private Events
Bring the burger truck energy to casual celebrations without making the host manage the meal.
Great for easy hosting
Best for: festivals, neighborhoods, community days
Public Events
Event-ready burger service for public gatherings where speed, line flow, and menu clarity matter.
Great for volume
Best for: graduations, retirements, anniversaries
Milestone Events
Celebrate big moments with food that feels fun, approachable, and easy for guests of all ages to enjoy.
Great for celebrations
Best for: flexible formats and custom plans
Any Event That Needs Great Food
From small gatherings to large multi-truck events, we help match the service plan to the crowd, timing, and space.
Great for custom events
Every event is a little different. We help talk through timing, parking, guest count, service window, and which of our catering teams is the right fit.
Serving Burgers Since 2017
How Burger Bus service works today
Burger Bus started as a single short bus slinging burgers in 2017. Over the years, we learned what makes food truck catering actually work — not just the food, but the timing, communication, and event flow behind it.
Today, Burger Bus events are fulfilled by our coached, dedicated catering teams depending on location, date, and event size. What stays consistent is how we handle the process: fast communication, clear expectations, and helping you plan the right setup for your event.
Whether it is a single truck or a multi-truck event, our job is to make sure the food shows up on time, runs smoothly, and fits the crowd.
1
Tell us about your event
Submit your event details through our form. We respond quickly — usually within 30 minutes during business hours.
2
Pick your package
Choose from simple, tiered options based on guest count, service style, and menu. We help guide you if needed.
3
We handle the rest
The truck shows up ready to serve. Timing, setup, and service flow are already planned so you can focus on your event.
Most events can be planned and secured in under an hour.
Regional Manager Matrix
Real people behind the booking process.
Burger Bus uses a regional booking support model so hosts can get practical help with menu fit, truck logistics, timing, communication, and event flow.
David
Senior Booking Agent
Since 2016, David has run truck service windows, smokers, and griddles firsthand, but his edge on burger truck bookings comes from bigger-volume proving grounds — 30 straight days at 1,500 meals a day for Chevron and roughly 1,200 meals a weekend keeping FedEx fed through Covid. That's the forecasting and backup planning behind every burger truck setup that keeps the line moving, including his ready call to shift from truck to buffet service if equipment fails mid-event. He also helped pass Colorado's statewide health and fire reciprocity bill, clearing away the local red tape that used to slow burger food truck service down across jurisdictions.
Brandon
Senior Booking Agent
Red Robin in 2003, then Isle of Capri in Black Hawk two years later, is where Brandon learned FOH, expediting, and banquet setup before food trucks pulled him in full time — 12 years now, 6 of them hands-on with trucks, smokers, and live kitchens. Names like Amazon, Starbucks, the Denver Broncos, the Denver Nuggets, Southwest Airlines, Harvard, and Texas A&M have booked through him, and his instincts run sharpest in Denver, Fort Collins, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Boston, and San Francisco, where he vets our burger truck network on service quality, reviews, food, and presentation before anyone gets the call. Brandon's rule for a burger truck setup that keeps the line moving: cut the menu down so the grill can move fast without cutting corners.
Jess
Food Truck Booking Agent
Booking a burger food truck for a big event? Jess's math starts with the crowd, not the number — demographic mix, vendor meals, and service style all shape how many burgers actually get eaten. Over a 5-day stretch she helped prep 10 trucks for 50 events and roughly 7,500 guests, on top of supporting a 5,000-guest Southwest Airlines event, sending every truck out with correct menus and inventory for a burger truck setup that keeps the line moving. She also runs the background work — insurance, safety compliance, references, fire-risk gaps — so the booking is solid before the grill fires up.
John
Food Truck Booking Agent
John built his booking instincts the hard way — 6 years on food trucks, 2 years managing stores, then permitting and fire inspection work in Denver that now shapes how he vets our burger truck network in Los Angeles, Orlando, Miami, Sacramento, and Washington, DC. He's managed a 3,000-guest two-day school event in Ontario, CA, and still treats parking, COIs, and arrival timing as the details that make or break a burger truck setup that keeps the line moving. When a trailer's tow vehicle blew a radiator hose en route to that same Ontario event, John got a replacement truck arranged and the burgers rolling in on schedule — the client booked him again the following year.
Kaleb
Food Truck Booking Agent
Ask Kaleb what makes fresh-grilled event food work, and he'll tell you it starts with a brioche bun, a properly held bun, and 6 years of food service instinct backing it up. When a catering truck's wheel bearing gave out on the way to a booking, he had a substitute burger truck ready in under 20 minutes — the same quick thinking that let him move a 200-guest wedding from buffet to burger food truck service with just 30 minutes' notice. Before he'll help book the truck for your event, he confirms current fire extinguishers, valid health and fire licenses, and coolers that are labeled and organized, because a burger truck setup that keeps the line moving depends on it.
Simon
Food Truck Booking Agent
Ten years in catering taught Simon that a burger truck setup that keeps the line moving matters more than a long menu, and he's spent 7 of those years running trucks plus 3 more leading prep kitchens that kept up to ten trucks stocked for hundreds of guests a day. His experience spans recurring Southwest Airlines service for around 1,200 employees per outing and brand work with Kroger, Amazon, and FedEx, plus a fall festival where guest counts jumped from 100 to nearly 300 and he simply drove back for more inventory to keep tickets on pace. Simon's fire-safety know-how and knack for streamlined menus are exactly what he brings to our coached catering teams when we help book the truck for your event.
Stephen
Food Truck Booking Agent
Before he ever helped book a burger truck, Stephen was on one — cooking, driving, and working his way up through more than a dozen trucks into a 12-truck operation, with corporate events for 1,000+ guests and 3,000-meal days along the way. Dispatch snags, flat tires, and even a trailer hitch failure fixed with 50 minutes to spare haven't thrown him off schedule, which is exactly the steadiness that keeps a burger truck setup moving on event day. His go-to advice for hosts: two entrées keeps the line moving without cutting into the quality.
Thomas
Food Truck Booking Agent
Long before a burger truck rolls up, Thomas is running the checklist: full health and safety compliance, clear insurance coverage, reliable past performance, and a clean, organized setup that keeps our burger truck network trustworthy. His comfort with Denver Department of Public Health & Environment requirements and Denver Fire Department standards means nothing gets overlooked, and it showed when a generator shutdown mid-event met its match — he spotted the low-oil safety cutoff, topped it off, and had the line moving again in minutes. Ask him how to plan real event food without overcomplicating the day, and he'll tell you it's all about the flow.
Zo
Lead Booking Agent & Food Truck Consultant
Zo evaluates every burger truck booking against standards he built himself, having spent roughly 16 years running trucks, smokers, and kitchens firsthand and overseeing thousands of catering and food truck events since. His resume includes a culinary degree, ServSafe certification, and work with Quest Diagnostics, Monster Energy Drink, St. Joseph Hospital, and NFL LA Chargers staff, along with a logistics stretch of eight large holiday events in one day on minimal staff. He weighs each burger truck booking on prime meats, quality wood, and fresh prep, staying sharp on Douglas County and Castle Rock fire expectations so the line keeps moving from setup to last guest.
How It Works
Simple booking. Clear expectations.
Most hosts are not trying to become food truck experts. We walk you through the details so the burger truck, menu, timing, and service flow all make sense before event day.
1
Tell us the basics
Share your date, location, venue, guest count, event type, and ideal service style through our quote form.
2
We review the fit
During normal business hours, we usually respond in 30 minutes or less. If you reach us after hours, we'll follow up when the booking team is back online.
3
You choose your package
We help you compare tiered catering options based on guest count, menu direction, service window, and event setup.
4
You confirm the details
Your event is confirmed when the catering agreement is signed and the menu selection is locked in.
5
The truck shows up ready
Timing, parking, setup, menu, and service flow are already planned so you can focus on your guests.
Burger Bus keeps the process simple: tell us what you are planning, choose the package that fits, and let the booking team guide the details.
Trust & Compliance
Professional catering support, not just a truck showing up.
Good burger catering takes more than a menu. We help define the food, timing, service flow, truck fit, and event expectations before the first guest gets in line.
Insurance & Licensing
Our trucks carry their own auto and liability insurance. Proof of insurance and licensing documentation can be provided when requested.
In the Field Since 2017
Since 2017, our team has worked in and around real food truck events, so we know what sounds good on paper versus what works in the field.
Reliable Coverage
Burger Bus events are served by our coached, dedicated catering teams, built to keep the day on track. The truck may vary by market, date, or crowd size, but the planning, communication, and service expectations never do.
The difference is expectation-setting. We do not just sell you what sounds good — we help define what can realistically be served, how fast it can move, and what setup your event actually needs.
FAQ
Questions about Burger Bus catering
How does Burger Bus catering work? ▼
Tell us your date, time, guest count, and location, and we will get you a quote — usually within 30 minutes during normal business hours. From there, we help you choose the right menu and service style so everything runs smoothly on event day.
Does Burger Bus serve every city? ▼
Yes — we are built to serve events nationwide. As a mobile catering concept, we operate through our coached, dedicated catering teams, which allows us to bring the experience to you no matter the market.
What menu options are available? ▼
You can view our core menu at theburgerbus.com/menu. For most catered events, guests select from a streamlined menu to keep service fast and consistent. If you have something specific in mind, just ask — we'll walk through what works best.
Can you accommodate dietary restrictions? ▼
In many cases, yes. Let us know what you need and we'll talk through the best way to accommodate it based on the menu, setup, and event size.
What does the host need to provide? ▼
Just a place for the truck to park and a group of hungry guests. We handle the food, coordination, and service — you focus on hosting.
What types of events do you cater? ▼
Pretty much anything with hungry people. Corporate events, weddings, private parties, schools, breweries, festivals — if it involves burgers and guests, we're ready to roll.
What happened to the original Burger Bus? ▼
The original 1998 Burger Bus is enjoying a well-earned retirement. Today, we operate through our coached, dedicated catering teams nationwide — same energy, same focus on great burgers, just with a broader reach.
Ready To Roll?
Bring Burger Bus to your next event
Send us your date, city, guest count, and event type. We'll help confirm the best burger catering option for your event.