Host a Hassle-Free Fall Party with Modern Tortilla Catering

Only desert dwellers can understand the exhilaration felt when the temperatures start to drop, even if it is just a few degrees, because we know that we have survived the worst and fall is coming. And with this exhilaration comes the urge to celebrate, inviting friends, family, and neighbors over for a seasonal soiree of swimming, playing music, and having a cool time—until we have to cook. Desert dwellers often know that just because the calendar says fall, the sun will still shine bright and hot, and that’s when the ones in the know turn to Modern Tortilla with our Phoenix catering services helping to provide a delicious and hassle-free fall extravaganza!

New Traditions with an Old Classic

A typical fall menu is often one that features chili, stew, and something casserole-ish, all of which are very tasty, but this is the Southwest, and we want tacos, burritos, and quesadillas. These classic meals satisfy our need for spice, and because you and all your guests probably already have tasted ours, you can relax and let the shindig shine. Chips and salsa have been, and always will be, your favorite obsession, and even as you are saying no to adding fire to your fall party, the heat in your mouth is also something to be celebrated.

Food Trucks and Taco Carts Make Us Happy

Our passion here at Modern Tortilla is tacos, and we offer multiple ways of getting those tacos to hungry people all over the valley. As impressive as it can be walking up to your neighbor’s house and seeing one of our large and colorful food trucks sitting in the driveway, the reality is not everyone has the space for a big truck, but that’s ok. That doesn’t mean your dreams for tacos and tequila have to come to an end, not when our taco carts have the ability to fit into small spaces, ensuring your taste buds will cheer. We can bring the tacos, you provide the tequila, and there you have it, the perfect recipe for a party that no one will forget!

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Hang in There!

Better days are coming, and by better we mean cooler, even as we all know that the real cooldown doesn’t begin until around Halloween. But no matter when you are throwing your fall bash, utilizing our Modern Tortilla Phoenix catering services will make you the coolest host in the west. Give us a call today!

Modern Tortilla’s 4th of July Catering Makes Hosting Easy

Although our children are in the middle of their favorite time of year, for adults, we still have all the same duties and responsibilities we face all year long, plus, we have to consider throwing a 4th of July party for our friends, family, and neighbors. Wondering where you will find the time to do all the myriad of chores associated with throwing a party is perhaps the worse part of any celebration. But you found your way to our Modern Tortilla page and this guide to how we can make your hosting services easier simply by choosing us to cater your 4th of July catering in Arizona summer fiesta will make the final decision an easy one.

113 Degrees in 2024

We probably don’t have to tell you that 113 degrees was the high temperature on July 4th in 2024, you were there too. Every summer seems to be hotter than the one before and the thought of turning on the oven to make appetizers for your guests when even the mercury on the thermometer has tapped out makes you want to pack your bags and move to Antarctica. And although we can’t bring the temperatures down, we can turn the open sign to closed in your kitchen and let you forget about refilling your propane tank, because Modern Tortilla will be in charge of the food for your summer shindig. We will turn towards the fire so you can stay cool and collected while feeding your hungry guests.

 

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Mexican Food on an All-American Holiday?

To the outsiders eye choosing tacos for 4th of July may seem a little off brand, but in the Southwest, we were raised on quesadillas over grilled cheese sandwiches, we devoured breakfast burritos instead of the classic egg dish and on America’s birthday, tacos really should be the star of the show. Impressing your friends with our food truck when it pulls into the driveway is just the start and the silence that fills the air during the first bites taken will be all the proof you need that choosing Modern Tortilla to cater your 4th of July fiesta was the best decision you will make this summer.

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Don’t Wait Too Long

You aren’t the only one realizing how much using Modern Tortilla’s catering services will make all the difference in your holiday celebrations. Give us a call today and let’s get the party planning started!

 

Let Modern Tortilla Cater Your Easter Party

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Someone, somewhere, decided that the Easter meal should consist of ham, eggs, and scalloped potatoes and for centuries that has been something we all accepted, but we think in 2025, there should be changes. We live in the Southwest, a place that makes tacos famous, and when we want comfort food, we head straight to the food trucks we have been following for years, (like Modern Tortilla!) and this year, we can bring your favorite food to the Easter table. This guide to Easter catering in Phoenix served with a Spanish accent will bring joy to your table while also giving you a break, saving you from the chores associated with creating the Easter feast, simply because you chose our food trucks to cater your holiday meal!

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It’s all About the Spice

Now don’t get us wrong, we love the traditional Easter meal, but 2025 has started out a little harsh, and comfort food always helps take the sting out of the bad stuff. Also, even though there is almost no difference in the amount of preparation you had to do for Thanksgiving versus all the work that is required for an Easter feast, you don’t get an extra day off to recuperate. Monday morning will come far too soon, with the rude jangling of your alarm clock waking you before you are ready. When you hire Modern Tortilla for your Easter catering needs, you can relax, devour, and fall asleep at a decent hour, because clean up will be a breeze. Simply toss the containers; there won’t be any leftovers to put away, your family and friends will make sure of that!

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Can Mexican Food Be Good for You?

The reality of Mexican food is that it usually isn’t considered healthy, there’s just too much good taste in every bite, but there are ways to make it healthier, and we do that by creating each taco with farm-to-table ingredients that are locally sourced whenever possible. Knowing where your food came from is rare in today’s world, but food is art and our chefs are the artists who create each taco, making sure that they know where each spicy ingredient was “born.” So go ahead and eat another taco, dip another chip into our freshly made salsa, and have another margarita; oh wait, we don’t sell margaritas, but we certainly encourage you to make your own. Give us a call today and let’s start making plans for your Easter feast!

 

All About Our Taco Cart

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As you begin planning your end of the year bash, your beginning of the year fiesta, or any party any time, you may be feeling the after effects of a holiday season filled with too much. Too much work, too much shopping, and way too much cooking! Although we can’t help with the work and the shopping, we can take the burden of cooking off your shoulders when you choose Modern Tortilla to cater your event. And because not every host has the room needed for our full-sized food trucks, we offer a compact taco cart that will fit into the smallest of spaces and still deliver the full-sized flavor that you have grown to expect from Modern Tortilla!

Noticeably Smaller Yet Packed with Flavor

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Your postage stamp sized condo patio, your single car lane driveway, even the petite cul de sac in which your property is located may not look like they could be the sites that will be havens of taste and tacos, but we assure you, they can be. Our taco carts are petite sized dynamos, manned by skilled artisans of the culinary sort, ready and waiting to create the hand held of your dreams. And although your party may still rock without tacos and you are perfectly capable of creating a menu that everyone will love, don’t you think you deserve to have someone help carry the load of the celebration? We at Modern Tortilla have a passion for feeding hungry people and creating spicy goodness, and our taco carts provide a beautiful example of both!

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An Event to Remember

There are three common ingredients needed for holding an event to remember: the music, the host, and the food that is being served. When you serve tacos, you will always be remembered as the “hostess with the mostest!” The music we will leave up to you, it is a very personal choice, and we can tell that you are a caring host because you are looking at ordering our taco cart for your guest’s happy tastings, so your party is already more than halfway on the road to success. So, put the closed sign on your oven, take a little more time relaxing with a glass of wine before the big event begins, give us a call, and park the taco cart in whatever corner you have available, this night is destined to be one that will be remembered by all!

 

5 Tips for Selecting the Perfect Food Truck Caterer in Phoenix

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As we make our way through the holiday season, you may be considering hiring a food truck to cater the big event you have been planning, and we at Modern Tortilla understand it can be a little frightening trying to narrow down your choices. What if the food doesn’t please your guests? What if you hire someone who might scam you and not show up on the big day? The list of fears can grow longer, making it difficult to make a final decision and perhaps compelling you to look in another direction. Hiring food truck catering in Phonix is such a great idea, however, that we have compiled this list of five tips for selecting the perfect food truck caterer for your Phoenix event, and if the list leads you to our service window, all the better!

What’s Your Budget?

The first decision you may need to make is to determine how large your budget is going to be. The holidays are expensive, there’s no way of getting around it, and food trucks can be a less expensive way to feed your hungry guests, with Modern Tortilla offering costs that may surprise you, especially when you consider that the food we create—including those tacos you crave—is made with locally sourced ingredients whenever possible. You may even wonder how we can stay in business when you see the prices we offer!

Choose Your Food Type

Food trucks have come a long way since their humble beginnings, and as you peruse the offerings that can be found in Phoenix, you will understand for the first time just how big the changes are. There are food trucks that serve up everything from macaroni and cheese to lobster sandwiches, but being the desert dweller that you are, we have a feeling it will be tacos that make you smile! Tacos are America’s favorite handheld, we even offer a day devoted to their spicy goodness, and although lobster is elegant and macaroni and cheese is gooey and delicious, it’s the taco that your soul craves, and tacos, burritos, and quesadillas are exactly what Modern Tortilla provides!

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Availability Is Important

There are a LOT of parties, events, fundraisers, etcetera, that are going on during this last month of the year, so if your event date is set in stone, the first question you may want to ask is “Are you available on such and such date?” Many food truck caterers may already be booked, especially as they only offer one or two food trucks, but Modern Tortilla is known for its fleet of food trucks, maximizing the chance that we will be available on your very important date, and because we also offer taco carts, if we are all booked on your night, we may still be able to provide a taco cart, one that is ideal for more intimate get-togethers and celebrations.

Experience Matters

We are all for helping out beginning businesses, but this event is an important one, and do you want to take the chance on someone with little to no experience in feeding hungry guests? Modern Tortilla has been roaming the streets and feeding hungry people for nearly 10 years, and in that time, we have learned a thing or two about the business. Things happen, and events don’t always go smoothly, but when you choose Modern Tortilla, you are choosing a company with the experience to deal with the issues that may come up, ensuring that your celebration is one that will be the talk of the town for months to come—in all of the best ways!

Does It Fit?

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There is nothing more impressive than walking into an event and discovering a full-sized food truck catering in Phonix located in a prime position, but this is Arizona, and we are known for the postage-stamp sized lots our homes and condos are built on, and it is quite possible that you won’t have space for a catering truck. This doesn’t mean you have to skip out on delicious tacos, however, because Modern Tortilla offers an alternative: a much more space friendly taco cart, loaded to the brim with our spicy taco makings. Perfect for smaller events and smaller yards and offering enough tacos to ensure that no one leaves hungry, the smaller cost will easily fit into your catering budget!

Have We Convinced You?

Your event is special to you, whether you are celebrating a holiday, a special occasion, or are in charge of a fundraiser for your kids’ school, and Modern Tortilla will be honored to be a part of the celebration. Fill out the form on our page today and let’s get the planning part of the program started!

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Book Our Taco Cart for Small Events

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Is there anything more fun than spending time with the people we love most? Our friends and families make life all that much more special, and sometimes we just want to get together and celebrate their wonderfulness, and whether you are planning a big gala with everyone you know or a more intimate gathering with just a small group, Modern Tortilla can help you make your event unforgettable. Today, we want to take a few minutes of your time to discuss how much our taco carts can add to your small event catering in Arizona, showing you that sometimes the largest impact can come from the small moments you enjoy with your friends and family every day.

Spice up your Fiesta

If you have lived in the Valley of the Sun for more than a minute, chances are you understand the world’s obsession with tacos. Crunchy ones, soft ones, the texture doesn’t matter, but the flavor sure does and Modern Tortilla has perfect the spice. And because not every party is a grand fete and not every home offers the space for a food truck, our taco carts have become the most popular catering option we provide, you can be assured that your get together will be one that every guest will be talking about for months to come.

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Let Us Do the Hard Work

As the host or hostess with the mostest, there is a lot you need to be doing to get ready for your small event and as you clean, prepare your signature drinks, and spend some time dedicated to choosing the perfect outfit, our chef will be manning the taco cart, preparing America’s favorite handheld for your guests. No need to slave over a hot stove or spend a small fortune with a traditional caterer, just point us to the spot, we will park our cart and begin to feed the hungry people you love. Feeding people is our passion, and your guests will be our favorite clients.

The Fillings Make the Difference

Tacos have come a long way since the Old El Paso tacos with crunchy shells your mom used to make, and your guests will be able to taste the difference. Chicken tinga for those who can’t handle red meat, veggies for those watching their health, and carne asada for everyone else—these are the choices you will receive when you choose a Modern Tortilla food cart for your small event. Give us a call at (602) 848-8823 today!

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Plan Your Labor Day Catering in Phoenix Today

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The heat of summer is entering its last phase, the first school bell of the year has already rung, and the first three-day weekend of the school year is about to take place, making a pool party celebration at your place sound like a very awesome idea. Of course, there is a lot of work involved with party planning, from the cleaning of your house to the shopping for food and drink, and then discovering that your tried and true swimwear is trying your patience and no longer being true to your body type. It can be tiring dealing with all the details that go along with throwing a celebration, but we at Modern Tortilla can take the biggest chore off your seemingly endless list when you choose us for your Labor Day catering in Phoenix!

Think About it

Yes, the temperatures have dropped a few degrees, and the sticky heat of monsoon season has morphed back into the dry heat we are used to, but that mercury will still be lingering in the triple digit zone, and do you really want to stand in front of an open fire or dash about a sweltering kitchen? Of course, you don’t, and when you hire Modern Tortilla to cater your holiday fiesta, you can spend those extra moments lounging in the pool with friends, chatting about how wonderfully quiet your house is now that the littles are back in school, and waiting for the moment when you take your first bite of our tacos. Our taco carts are designed to fit anywhere, so if your Arizona backyard is on the smaller size, don’t worry, we only need a corner of your patio to set up shop and start feeding your favorite people the world’s favorite handheld delight!

Take It Easy

Labor Day is a holiday created to celebrate hardworking Americans by giving them a day where no labor is expected of them, and we can help take the most important of the hosting duties off your hands. Every day is Taco Tuesday with Modern Tortilla, and we can’t wait to celebrate with you and your friends, even if our idea of celebrating is feeding hungry people. It’s our passion, and we can’t wait to share all the good tacos we create, so go ahead and give us a call today at (602) 848-8823 and let’s taco about good food and fun parties!

Let Modern Tortilla Cater Your Wedding Party

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Some of the best weddings we have ever attended were the ones without pretension or rules. No choosing a side to sit on, no spending a small fortune on clothing that will only be worn once, and best of all, the food that was served was real food that tasted really good—you know what we mean, food like the spicy tacos and burritos we serve at Modern Tortilla! If there are wedding bells in your future and you are on the fence between formal and fun, choose Modern Tortilla for your wedding catering needs and the decision will be made.

Sharing Tacos in Sickness and in Health

When you face the crowd as Mr. and Mrs. for the very first time, or Mr. and Mr., or any variation thereof, the vows you just spoke may take on new meaning, especially as the hard part is over and the hunger pangs are making themselves noticed. We have all been there, working hard to fit in our tux or gown, choosing our calories carefully and watching the numbers on the scale take a slow descent. But now the I do’s have been spoken and the party is about to begin, and those tacos? They are calling out your new name, as well as the names of every guest in your wedding party, and even as there will be many more fun moments to be had, first, there will be tacos!

Let’s Taco About Forever

As you sit at the head table, your friends and family sharing in the love you feel right now, the rest of your life will shine as brightly as the smile on your faces. Forever is such a beautiful word and we hope that Modern Tortilla can celebrate the moments in your future that will never be forgotten, but for tonight, all that matters is your love, your family, and tacos. The great thing about tacos is that they can be eaten quickly, disappearing between conversations, toasts, and the chicken dance that we still don’t know why has become a wedding tradition. The one tradition we can get behind, however, is that of gathering with family in celebration of the happiest day of your life, made happier because, well, there are tacos as well!

Your List Is Long

Within seconds of saying yes, the lists you began seemed to grow longer each day, but choosing Modern Tortilla to cater your wedding party will mark one item off very deliciously. Give us a call or contact us online today!

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Summer Catering Options from Modern Tortilla

Life in the desert is different from any other place on earth. We cocoon during the summer, coming out to play when most of the world is doing their own cocooning, and we learn to never, under any circumstances, walk on the concrete in bare feet! And while Midwest children are raised on white bread and peanut butter jelly, here in the Southwest it’s the common taco that feeds our souls, even during the hottest days of summer! Of course, no one wants to be in the kitchen when new heat records are being set, even when we are celebrating a special event or just another Tuesday, so we at Modern Tortilla have the perfect solution for you: We suggest looking into our summer catering options and letting us do all the cooking while you eat, socialize, and try to keep from wilting under the summer sun!

Tacos Every Day of the Week

Taco Tuesdays are so last year. Everyone knows that the best way to celebrate the summer solstice is by enjoying the crunchy goodness of tacos every day of the week! Our taco carts allow for the perfect summer treat and include all the fixings that will make your soiree the talk of the neighborhood. Our catering service in the summer works the same way as it does the other three seasons of the year; clients can order drop off service, where we provide the fixings and you prep your tacos the way you like, or you can choose our full service catering where we do everything, including the clean up! With a build your own taco stand, you tell us what you want and we prep it for you; this last way is popular at weddings and other special events, but for a simple pool party, the drop off service is generally a more popular option. In any case, the most important part of your summer gala is that everyone invited gets to eat all the tacos they can handle!

Another popular item on our summer catering menu is the traditional elote, because summer is all about corn on the cob, and if it’s spiced up a bit, all the better! Wash it all down with horchata or soda (or you can provide your own adult beverages) and top the meal off with one of our crème-filled churros and watch your guests fall all over themselves to ensure they get their share!

Every Fiesta is Even Better Whit Our Summer Catering Options

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Father’s Day Catering from Modern Tortilla

We love our dads, those big, strong men who always seem to know how to take care of all the tiny details in life. They can fix our cars, they know the quickest way to get to Prescott at different times of day, and they have their own booths in their favorite dining spots all over town. And yet, when it comes to Father’s Day, we don’t really do anything that special for them; a card, a quick text, and maybe, dinner at his favorite restaurant if we have the time! This year has been a difficult one, though, and through all the hard times our dads have stood strong, telling dad jokes and offering hugs when we didn’t realize just how much we needed one. So this year, we at Modern Tortilla think you should do something different. This year, a backyard fiesta featuring delicious meals catered by Modern Tortilla is the perfect way to show him how much you appreciate him and allow everyone to eat tacos at the same time!

He Carries the Shopping Bags Without Complaint

We love shopping with dad because we know that when our arms get tired, he will take over the carrying of the shopping bags, but when you plan a Fiesta for Father, we will work as a team to spoil him the way he deserves! You provide the place, the guests, and the alcoholic beverages and we’ll create a meal he will never forget. For the simple backyard retreat, our drop off services could be all you need; we drop off the food and you eat, enjoy, then clean up after! Not a lot of work for a small event, but the taste of a steak burrito and Spanish rice will make dad feel as if he is king of the world, and if you add our crème filled churros to the menu, you will most definitely become the most loved of all your siblings. Our build your own taco stand is always a hit, but you will need space for our truck, as you would if you chose our full service catering option. In any case, the food will all be freshly made with local ingredients. Nothing is too good for dear old dad, and a Modern Tortilla Father’s Day Fiesta is the best way to prove it!

A Delicious Father’s Day Celebration

We don’t want to scare you, but Father’s Day is just days away. Give us a call today and show him how much he is loved and appreciated!