Anonymous wrote:Cheese is not considered vegetarian.

Um, yes it is. I think you are confused about vegetarian vs. vegan.

Anonymous wrote:Cheese is not considered vegetarian.

Cheese is vegetarian. It is not VEGAN. Google is your friend.

Anonymous wrote:Taco bars are relatively healthy and all kids love tacos. I put out ground beef, salsa chicken, and black beans so there is something for anyone. I also think quesadillas are super easy and a kid favorite.

Far messier then dumplings.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve done dim sum several times for kids parties and the kids gobble up the dumplings. Huge hit.

?? what??

Cava, dumplings, dim sum, etc way too messy, unappealing to most kids (except those with snowflakes), and hard to eat.

There's a reason pizza and nuggets are the go-to foods for kid parties.

Do you know what dumplings are? Kids LOVE dumplings!!

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Anonymous wrote:Big platter of nuggets from Chick-fil-a.

Approximately how many in a platter?

nvm. just checked their website and looks like 64 in a small tray $33.50, 120 medium tray $58.

But the nuggets are made in peanut oil, so if any child has allergy it will be a problem.

Plus the whole anti-gay thing.

Sandwich platters are a nice pizza alternative.

We also like a selection of appetizers, like mini quiches, cheese sticks and crackers and fruit and veggie trays with hummus. Cava has some nice appetizers on the catering menu.

OP here. Can you recommend a place that does sandwich platters? And thanks to the PPs for suggestions. We don’t do Chik-fil-a, so welcome any other ideas. I think our options are probably pizza or grocery store platters but hoping to find other options. Cava is a good idea too.

Yeah, I like cava mini falafel sandwiches and their spanikopita. Always a hit for work catered lunches. Wegmans sandwiches are pretty good and they have party platters. A friend also said Harris teeter party platters were good.

Kids definitely won’t like those!

Are you kidding? My kids would LOVE this!

Cheese is not considered vegetarian.

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Anonymous wrote:We had a party at a venue that had a “no pizza” policy so we served sandwiches (pb&j and turkey/cheese on Hawaiian rolls), sushi platter (California roll and veggie rolls), fruit, chips.
Sort of random, but everyone found something to eat.

I like this. My family is vegetarian, so it’s always nice when there is a meat-free option at parties.

Isn't pizza vegetarian?

Anonymous wrote:We had a party at a venue that had a “no pizza” policy so we served sandwiches (pb&j and turkey/cheese on Hawaiian rolls), sushi platter (California roll and veggie rolls), fruit, chips.
Sort of random, but everyone found something to eat.

My kids would ADORE sushi at a party! And I think many of their friends would too!

Anonymous wrote:We had a party at a venue that had a “no pizza” policy so we served sandwiches (pb&j and turkey/cheese on Hawaiian rolls), sushi platter (California roll and veggie rolls), fruit, chips.
Sort of random, but everyone found something to eat.

I like this. My family is vegetarian, so it’s always nice when there is a meat-free option at parties.

How old are the kids?

Anonymous wrote:We had a party at a venue that had a “no pizza” policy so we served sandwiches (pb&j and turkey/cheese on Hawaiian rolls), sushi platter (California roll and veggie rolls), fruit, chips.
Sort of random, but everyone found something to eat.

What a curious policy!

We had a party at a venue that had a “no pizza” policy so we served sandwiches (pb&j and turkey/cheese on Hawaiian rolls), sushi platter (California roll and veggie rolls), fruit, chips.
Sort of random, but everyone found something to eat.

I looked into the long subway sandwiches and they were way more expensive than pizza.
We did one party with bagels, cream cheese, fruit platter and I did a baked egg casserole thing and it was all extremely popular.
I think empanadas could also work.
We once did chicken wings in addition to pizza because my kid went thru a non pizza phase. It’s still not his favorite—he way prefers meat sandwich, chicken nuggets, etc.

I always try to add fruit.

Anonymous wrote:Señor Ramon has a sampler platter with fries, cheese quesadilla, nachos and fried corn. All things kids love. I wonder if someone in your neck of the woods has something like that.

While something like this sounds good in theory, my concern would be how to keep it warm until serving time at an outdoor party. Fries and nachos are going to get cold and soggy fast. There's a reason pizza is so popular. It's cheap, easy, and will stay warm in the box for awhile and is still edible even if not hot.

I've done pans of Mac and cheese from Noodles and Co and I served it with applesauce pouches and cutup fruit.