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Charleston, Illinois's
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409 7th St.
Charleston, IL 61920
(217) 345-7427
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What's Cookin' Restaurant offers a complete catering service. From box lunches to complete dinners, from appetizers to desserts, we can help make your event a success. Call us today for a no-obligation consultation!

Box Lunches (great for meetings, picnics, reunions, or other gatherings)

  • Basic Box Lunch: Croissant Sandwich; Choice of Salad, Soup, or Potato Chips; Packed in individual boxes with napkin, plastic ware, mint, and condiments; $5.75

  • Sandwich choices: Turkey & Swiss, Ham & Cheddar, Chicken Salad

  • For Wraps (add $1): Greek Wrap, Veggie Wrap, Chicken Fajita Wrap

  • Salad choices: Garden, Pasta, Cole Slaw, Tropical Fruit

  • Soups Available: Vegetable, Chili, Black Bean & Rice

  • Additional Salads, $1.50; Additional Chips, 75 cents

  • Dessert choices: Strawberry Bread, $1.50; Cookies, 60 cents

Hot Pans (homemade entrees served in recyclable foil pans; serve 8-10 people)

  • Homemade Lasagna (regular or vegetarian): $39.95

  • Enchilada Casserole: $34.95

  • Grilled Chicken on Rice: $39.95

  • Baked Mostaccioli, $22.95

  • Chicken Fajita Kit: $59.95

Cold Appetizers & Hors d'oeuvres

  • Vegetable Tray: small, $24.95; large, $34.95

  • Taco Dip Tray with homemade chips: $39.95

  • Tostada Chips & Salsa: $9.95

  • Croissant Sandwich Tray (30): $39.95

  • Finger Sandwiches (40): $39.95

  • Spinach Dip in Bread Bowl: $34.95

  • Cheese Ball with Crackers: $34.95

  • Deli Kabobs (50): $34.95

  • Fruit Kabobs (in season): $29.95

  • Chicken Pesto Roulades (50): $34.95

  • Cheese Tray: $34.95

Hot Appetizers & Hors d'oeuvres

  • Chicken Drummettes (50): $39.95

  • Buffalo Wings (50): $39.95

  • Meatballs in Marinara or BBQ sauce (50): $19.95

Desserts & Sweets

  • Strawberry Bread Tray: serves 10-15, $10.95; serves 20-25, $19.95

  • Cookies & Strawberry Bread Tray: $19.95

  • Large Cookie Tray: $19.95

  • Muffins & Strawberry Bread Tray: $19.95

  • Assorted Muffin Tray: $19.95

  • Freshly Baked Pies (10"): $13.95

Here are a few ideas of things we can do for your next gathering. Talk with us and we'll help you choose (we'll even work with you to adjust quantities or selections to suit your needs).

Light Reception (a light snack)

  • 25 people: Small Vegetable Tray & Large Strawberry Bread Tray: $44.90

  • 50 people: Lg. Vegetable Tray, Lg. Strawberry Bread Tray & 40 Finger Sandwiches: $94.85

  • 100 people: Lg. Vegetable Tray, 2 Lg. Strawberry Bread Trays & 80 Finger Sandwiches: $154.75

Medium Reception (Hors d'oeuvres before dinner or a late evening snack)

  • 25 people: Small Vegetable Tray, Large Strawberry Bread Tray & 40 Finger Sandwiches: $84.85

  • 50 people: Lg. Vegetable Tray, Lg. Strawberry Bread Tray, 80 Finger Sandwiches, 50 Deli Kabobs, Lg. Cookie Tray: $189.70

  • 100 people: Lg. Vegetable Tray, 2 Lg. Strawberry Bread Trays, 80 Finger Sandwiches, 100 Deli Kabobs, Taco Dip Tray & 2 Lg. Cookie Trays: $304.50

Light Meal (great for a light meal or party with food available throughout the evening)

  • 25 people: Large Vegetable Tray, Taco Dip Tray, 2 Croissant Sandwich Trays, Cheese Tray, Strawberry Bread Tray & Cookie Tray: $229.65

  • 50 people: Lg. Vegetable Tray, Taco Dip Tray, 2 Croissant Sandwich Trays, 100 Meatballs, 50 Deli Kabobs, 80 Finger Sandwiches, 2 Lg. Strawberry Bread Trays, 2 Lg. Cookie Trays & Spinach Dip in Bread Bowl: $404.35

  • 100 people: 2 Lg. Vegetable Trays, 3 Taco Dip Trays, 3 Croissant Sandwich Trays, 200 Meatballs, 100 Deli Kabobs, 2 Cheese Trays, 2 Lg. Strawberry Bread Trays, 100 Buffalo Wings, 2 Spinach Dip in Bread Bowl & 2 Lg. Cookie Trays: $758.80

Sandwiches

  • Croissant Sandwich Tray: $39.95

  • Croissant Sandwich Buffet (Includes 2 Salads & Strawberry Bread or Cookie): $6.95 per person

  • Sandwich Buffet (Ham, Turkey, Swiss & other cheeses, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Mustard, Mayo, & Bread; includes 2 salads & Strawberry Bread or Cookies): $6.95 per person

  • Wrap Buffet (Choice of Chicken Fajita, Greek or Veggie Wraps; served with 2 Salads & Strawberry Bread or Cookies): $6.95 per person

Barbeque Picnics (Don't feel like cooking? Pick up some of our delicious pork barbeque with buns and homemade salads)

  • Small (serves 8-10 people): 1 quart Barbeque, 3 pints Salad, 10 Buns: $19.95

  • Medium (serves 12-15 people): 3 pints Barbecue, 4 pints Salad, 15 Buns: $29.95

  • Large (serves 15-20 people): 1 half-gallon Barbeque, 6 pints Salad, 18 buns: $39.95

  • Salad choices: Cole Slaw, Baked Beans, Pasta Salad, Apple Sauce, Quart Garden Salad: $2.50 per pint

Soups, Salads, Bread

  • Soup (available by the quart or half-gallon; choices include homemade Chili, Vegetable Beef, or Black Bean & Rice): quart, $4.95; half-gallon, $8.95

  • Tossed Salad: quart, $2.50; half-gallon, $5.00

  • Seven-Layer Salad (serves 12-15 people; 24-hour notice required): $14.95

  • Whole Wheat Rolls or Garlic Bread (6 pieces): $2.50

Meal Packages

Breakfast & Brunch (serves 10-12 people)

  • Country Breakfast (Biscuits & Gravy, Hash Browns, Scrambled Eggs, Bacon or Sausage): $49.95

  • Breakfast Casserole (Our own homemade casserole with fruit & biscuits): $49.95

  • Fruit & Muffins (Tropical Fruit with home baked muffins): $24.95

Lunch & Dinner (serves 8-10 people)

  • Lasagna (Homemade Lasagna with Salad & Garlic Bread): $49.95

  • Mexican Fiesta (Enchilada Casserole with Salad, Tostada Chips, Sour Cream, Black Olives & Salsa): $39.95

  • Grilled Chicken Breast on Rice (Served with Green Beans, Salad & Roll): $59.95

  • Fajita Dinner (Chicken or Beef Fajita, Salad, Tostada Chips & Homemade Salsa): $69.95

  • Beef & Noodles (Homemade Noodles with tender Beef, real Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans & Whole Wheat Rolls): $49.95

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