Catering | Jordan Meats & Deli, Lakeland MN
The Jordan Meats crew grilling at a catered event

Catering

You pick the day. We'll bring the food, hot.

Company lunches, crew feeds, graduation parties, church lunches. Cooked at the shop from the same meat we sell over the counter, and delivered hot.

You plan it with Tony directly Prime & Certified Angus beef Delivered or picked up

140people, one lunch

An Oktoberfest lunch for a whole company.

A local company asked Tony to feed their entire team. The menu came together over a phone call: brats, hot German potatoes with onions and sweet peppers, and cucumber salad.

All of it cooked at the shop and delivered hot, in pans ready to go straight on the table.

That's a normal order here, not our biggest. If you've got a number in your head, tell us and we'll tell you straight whether we can do it.

A Jordan Meats catering line with pans of pulled chicken, smoked BBQ ribs and pulled pork

What we cater

If people need feeding, we've probably done it.

Most of our catering is for people who just need good food to show up on time and not be a project. Sound familiar? Give us a call.

Company lunches

Staff appreciation, training days, client meetings. Delivered hot to the office, ready for your team to dig in.

Crew feeds

Job sites, shops and warehouses. Hearty food in real portions for people who've been working since six.

Graduation parties

Open houses where guests come and go for hours. Pulled pork, hot beef and trays hold up all afternoon.

Church and funeral lunches

Simple, comforting food on a hard day, handled quietly and on time.

Holidays and family gatherings

When the house is full and you'd rather not cook for twenty. Book early for holiday weeks.

Tailgates and game days

Brats, burgers and snack sticks, or raw prime cuts if you'd rather run the grill yourself.

The food

Build a menu, don't pick a package.

There's no fixed package list to choose from. Here's what we're set up to do well, and Tony puts your menu together from it.

Hot mains

  • Bratwurst and buns

    Our own brats, made at the shop from Duroc pork

  • Pulled pork

    Slow roasted, plain or sauced, with buns

  • Hot beef

    Lean beef, slow roasted and pulled, served hot

  • Pulled porketta

    Slow roasted in our own porketta seasoning

  • Broasted chicken

    By the piece or by the pan

  • Italian meatballs

    Homemade, in marinara

  • Smoked BBQ ribs

    Smoked and sauced, by the pan

  • Pulled BBQ chicken

    Slow cooked and sauced, with buns

Sides

  • Hot German potatoes

    With onions and sweet peppers

  • Cucumber salad

    Cool and simple, good against anything rich

  • Baked beans

    A standard with pork and brats

  • Macaroni and cheese

    By the pan, good for a crowd with kids in it

  • Coleslaw and potato salad

    The picnic pair

  • Buns, condiments and service ware

    Tell us if you need them and they come with it

Trays and cold spreads

  • Meat and cheese trays

    Built to the size of your table

  • Sandwich and box lunches

    From the same deli board we run at lunch

  • Snack sticks and jerky

    Made here, good for a table people graze at

Trays can also be ordered on their own. See party trays.

Raw, for your own grill

  • Prime steaks by the count

    Cut to the thickness you ask for

  • Burger patties

    Ground here, portioned how you want them

  • Brats and sausage by the pound

    Whatever we've got made, plus special requests

  • Roasts and big cuts

    For when someone else is doing the cooking

Don't see what you want? Ask anyway. We're a meat market with a kitchen, not a catering company working off a printed menu, so most requests are a conversation rather than a no.

How it works

Four steps, one phone call.

01

Call us with the basics

Your date, a rough headcount, and whether you want it delivered or you're picking it up. That's enough to get started — you don't need a menu in mind.

02

Tony builds the menu with you

He'll tell you what feeds your crowd well, what holds up if guests are arriving over a few hours, and roughly what it costs. If your budget's fixed, say the number and he'll work to it.

03

Confirm your final count

We'll agree a date to lock in numbers, because that's when the food gets ordered and prepped. Call as soon as you know if anything changes.

04

It shows up hot, ready to serve

We cook at the shop and deliver it in serving pans, or you pick it up. Either way it arrives ready to eat, not needing a kitchen on your end.

Broasted chicken from Jordan Meats & Deli

Why book it here

The meat is the whole point.

Plenty of places will cater your lunch. Not many of them cut their own meat that morning.

  • Same meat we sell over the counter

    Prime and Certified Angus beef, local Duroc pork, hormone-free chicken. Catering doesn't get a cheaper grade here.

  • Made here, not bought in

    The brats, sausage and jerky on your table were made at this shop with our own seasoning.

  • You deal with the owner

    No sales rep, no account manager. You talk to Tony, and Tony is the one making it.

Before you call

Questions we get asked.

How much notice do you need?

As much as you can give us, and more for holiday weeks and busy weekends. If your date is tight, call anyway — sometimes we can still fit it in.

Do you deliver?

Yes, around the Lakeland area and the lower St. Croix valley. Tell us where you are on the call and we'll confirm it and any delivery charge.

Is there a minimum order?

It depends what you're ordering. Small trays and box lunches are easy, full hot spreads work better above a certain headcount. Ask and we'll be straight with you.

What does it cost?

It depends on the menu and the count, so we quote each one. Tell us your budget and headcount and we'll tell you what that gets you.

Can you handle allergies or dietary needs?

Tell us before you order and we'll do what we can. Everything is made in one facility where all the common allergens are present, so we can't guarantee any dish is allergen-free. See our terms for the details.

Do you serve at the event?

No. We deliver, but we don't staff or serve. Food arrives hot in pans, ready for your table, so plan on someone on your end running the line.