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Tuesday 9am - 4:30pm Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm Thursday 9am - 4:30pm Friday 9am - 4:30pm

Popolo Catering

Your go to for all your catering needs on the Central Coast of California.

We’re passionate about bringing families and friends together with delicious food, and since 1984, we’ve served guests our fusion-inspired cuisine. Combining Mexican, Italian, and Santa Maria barbecue, our meals are packed with flavor and prepared with a lot of love. From our Parmesan Chicken and signature Au Gratin Potatoes to our seasonal sauteed vegetables and freshly-baked bread, all our dishe

s are curated with high-quality and fresh ingredients, so guests get a taste of something especially delicious. Whether individuals are celebrating a wedding, anniversary, or birthday, Popolo Catering is here to provide flavorful meals that will make every occasion all the more memorable.

05/25/2025

❤️Congratulations to our newlyweds! Jacqueline & Jadin were joined in marriage at the breathtaking Surrounded by 120 of their incredible family & friends! Their wedding celebration was planned to perfection by the gorgeous bride, Jacqueline!💯Her attention to detail for the last year was spot on! It was such a pleasure for our team to embrace & support our client’s. Sending our warmest regards & best wishes. Here’s to forever‼️

🥰All these photos were captured by our lead & sister: .martinez1

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Beauty: Nikki Lajune Makeup
Beauty: Luna Hair Studio
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Officient: Rick Comstock

05/24/2025

We had a great time @ The San Luis Obispo Chamber Business Expo! The Central Coasts’ largest business trade show! The theme was western “Saddle Up for Business Success”! We loved interaction with many other in-community businesses of beautiful San Luis Obispo! We are all very blessed to be in this area of California, and to be a part of a very large network of incredible folks!

05/23/2025

Dear Gayle & Michael,
It was an absolute pleasure & privilege to have you as client’s! From your menu tasting experience to your wedding day, you’ve been great at communication leading up to your big day! The family support you received was very special, and they were such a pleasure to work with on the day of! Your vendor team was amazing & we loved reuniting with them to create a smooth & seamless wedding day celebration! Thank you for choosing We send our love, best wishes and sincere congratulations❤️

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05/22/2025

We greeted students at the second annual job fair @ The SMJUHSD Techical Center. Student’s attend from SMHS, RHS & PVHS high schools. Leon, Kathleen & Jenna were happy to greet & meet more than 50 students with mock interviews. We proudly shared about on-call catering job opportunities for the wonderful & eager students! The culinary students created breakfast & lunch for all the business participants, which was amazing! It was nice to meet Antonio Garcia, the superintendent of SMJUHSD. Jenna’s mom Joni who also works for SMJUHSD paid a visit of support! We look forward to next year!

05/21/2025

We send our sincere congratulations & best wishes to Mr. & Mrs. Boutzoukas!❤️As they begin their marriage journey, may they be blessed in love, peace, and beautiful family adventures!

The commitment of hard work that Manoli, Nicoletta & their families’ created & prepared for this absolutely special wedding day was nothing short of spectacular!

The families’ property was transformed like you would not believe! Manoli & his dad worked tirelessly, embracing their magic for our couples vision, for more than a year! They made their dream wedding come true💯

It was an honor & pure delight for all of us to be entrusted with their wedding day. Thank you for the priceless experience.

We send gratitude to Chef Kenny who planned this event for months, as he visited the venue & communicated often with our clients’ & their coordinator
To our team on the day of who worked so hard for our clients & us, you all did such a fantastic job! Thank you!

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05/19/2025

An amazing wedding day for Drew & Janelle ❤️Wishing them a lifetime of happiness & great love‼️Thank you for choosing to support your very special wedding weekend.✝️☮️💟

05/14/2025

The surrounding views are endless and gorgeous
Janelle & Drew were embraced for the themed “grooms dinner” the night before their wedding day. It was such a wonderfully planned evening. There was beautiful family & friends, delicious dinner, specialty cocktails & a priceless time for everyone to honor this incredible couple! It was such a pleasure to work with these out of state folks to support their planning. Well done to all of you, especially MOB, .flom 💯🫶🏼

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05/08/2025

🎉Happy 65th birthday shout out to👨🏽‍🍳Papa Popolo Leon Castillo‼️He is so much to so many of us, and we love him dearly. We honored him yesterday with dinner and our group enjoyed “Tina” The Musical What a fantastic performance! Birthday blessings to my awesome & handsome husband who created as our family owned & operated business 19+ years ago💯😎🙌🏻

05/07/2025

❤️Our newlyweds, Kory & Skylar are beaming with great joy & happiness on their wedding day! Wishing our wonderful clients’ all the best as they begin their marriage journey. They have been absolutely wonderful at planning their special day, and everything was spectacular! All of us send our warmest congratulations!

05/06/2025

🫶🏼A spectacular evening as catered the annual Spotlight Dinner for the 15th year! It is such a pleasure to support the amazing team effort of their staff, which cultivates our community with art, dance, music, and wonderful relationships! Having is a true gift to youth in our schools & on the PAC stage! We were blessed to preview the 40th anniversary season 2025-2026! Special thanks to Coralee Macias & Chef Kenny for all the detailed planning to support the special guests with delicious food. Congratulations to our dear friend Sharon Dobson who received the 1st annual 2025 Champion Award for her incredible volunteer contributions & generosity to ❤️Dessert shout out to Seabreeze Cupcakes & Sweet Treats !

05/04/2025

The wonderful team in action at a beautiful wedding in San Luis Obispo! A fantastic historical venue in our great town!

05/03/2025

It was wonderful to embrace our couple at their menu tasting & consultation experience!Giovanni & Tifanny were engaged in the beautiful backdrop of Italy!🇮🇹 They have been together for 7 years when they met at work at a car dealership! Their wedding day celebration will be at the gorgeous this September. They are so excited! They live in North Hollywood. Tifanny reviews & researches scripts for HBO & Giovanni is a financial officer for a car dealership where he’s been since age 19! We can’t wait to support these two on their special day!

Address

1605 Calle Joaquin
San Luis Obispo, CA
93405

Opening Hours

Tuesday	9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 4:30pm
Thursday	9am - 4:30pm
Friday	9am - 4:30pm

Website

http://popolocatering.com/

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