Curry Up Now provides Indian catering for tech offices and corporate events across Palo Alto, Mountain View, Menlo Park, Redwood City, and the broader Peninsula. The menu covers halal, vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free diets from one kitchen, with drop-off, buffet, and live-station formats available. Order through the catering page at curryupnow.com for quotes and booking.
Catering a tech office is a specific kind of challenge. The workforce is usually large, multicultural, and divided across dietary needs that don't all point in the same direction. You might have a table of engineers where one person eats halal, two are vegetarian, one is vegan, and someone has a gluten intolerance. Finding a single caterer that handles all four without separate orders, separate menus, or special requests is harder than it should be.
Indian food, at its core, is one of the best cuisines in the world for mixed dietary groups. The challenge is finding an operator who actually builds that coverage into the menu by default rather than offering it as an afterthought. That's the specific thing Curry Up Now's Palo Alto location is set up to do across the mid-Peninsula tech corridor.
There are practical reasons Indian catering works so consistently for tech companies.
The Peninsula workforce is genuinely diverse. Palo Alto, Mountain View, Menlo Park, and Redwood City offices draw large South Asian, East Asian, and international workforces alongside American employees. Indian food is familiar and well-liked across many of these backgrounds in a way that's harder to claim for most other cuisines.
The halal factor is real. A meaningful share of Muslim tech employees need halal-certified food, and most caterers handle this poorly, offering it as a separate order or a reduced menu. When halal is the default across every meat protein, the whole problem goes away.
Vegetarian and vegan coverage is deep. Indian cooking has centuries of tradition around plant-based food, and that tradition shows up on the menu as actual dishes rather than modified versions of meat dishes. Chana masala, saag paneer, aloo gobi, daal, and the Hella Vegan build are real menu items, not workarounds.
The format is fast. Counter-service Indian food served as individual boxes or buffet trays is one of the quicker office catering setups. People serve themselves or grab a box, there's no waiting for plated service, and the lunch break doesn't become a two-hour commitment.
Different office events call for different setups. Here's how the formats break down.
For recurring office lunch programs, individual boxed meals are the most practical option. Everyone gets their own container with their specific build, dietary labels are clear, and there's no serving line confusion. The tikka masala burrito in a box, or a bowl built with chana masala and paneer, works well in this format because it's contained, doesn't require cutlery beyond a fork, and holds its temperature during distribution.
For a recurring program, teams typically rotate proteins across the week: chicken tikka one day, paneer the next, a vegan build mid-week. Variety keeps the program from feeling repetitive.
For a larger all-hands or a company offsite, buffet trays with labeled dishes give everyone the flexibility to build their own plate. A standard setup might include two proteins (chicken tikka and paneer), one vegan curry (chana masala or aloo gobi), daal, turmeric rice, naan for non-GF diners, and a set of chutneys and sides. Staff sets up the trays, maintains the station, and breaks it down.
The buffet format handles dietary needs efficiently because people self-select. The halal eater takes the chicken tikka. The vegan takes the chana and skips the naan. The gluten-free employee takes a bowl with rice instead of reaching for the tortilla station.
A live station brings the food truck energy to your office parking lot, courtyard, or event space. A chef or team sets up on site and builds orders to order. It works well for recruiting events, product launches, and company celebrations where the food is part of the experience rather than just fuel. Lead times for live stations are longer than drop-off, so booking early matters.
If you're scoping the menu for a diverse team and trying to minimize the number of people who end up with something they can't eat, this combination covers most scenarios.
For the full group:
This spread covers halal, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free from a single order. No one needs a separate meal. The allergen and dietary guide maps out the full breakdown item by item if you need to verify specifics before ordering.
For a smaller team order: Two to three proteins, rice, one vegan side, and chutneys usually works. The tikka masala bowl builds fast and travels well in individual packaging.
The Palo Alto location serves as the primary kitchen for mid-Peninsula corporate catering. Delivery and catering reach office buildings and event venues across the Stanford Research Park corridor, downtown Palo Alto, the Embarcadero Road tech cluster, and neighboring cities including Mountain View, Menlo Park, and Redwood City.
For offices in San Jose, the San Jose location handles catering for the south end of the tech corridor. For offices closer to the bay and downtown San Mateo, the San Mateo location is the closer option.
Confirm your specific venue address and delivery zone when booking through the catering page.
A few things that make a difference when ordering catering for a large office.
Book ahead. Small drop-off orders for under fifty people can often be filled quickly, but buffet service and live stations need more lead time. For all-hands meetings and company events, booking at least a week out avoids scheduling issues.
Label everything clearly. For buffet service, labeling trays with the protein, whether it's halal, and the main allergens takes the pressure off the catering team and helps employees make quick, confident choices.
Plan for building access. Multi-story office buildings and campuses often have loading dock requirements, elevator timing, and building security check-ins. Providing the catering coordinator with load-in details, a contact on site, and any access codes or instructions in advance keeps the delivery smooth.
Confirm dietary specifics early. If someone on the team has celiac disease (not just gluten sensitivity), cross-contamination is a real concern. Confirm what precautions the kitchen can offer before booking. For general gluten sensitivity, the bowl format with rice handles it cleanly.
Consider per-head minimums. Catering programs typically have minimum order sizes. For drop-off, this is usually a small number of guests. For full-service buffet or live stations, the minimum is higher. Confirm when you get your quote.
One of the consistent things Indian caterers on the Peninsula hear is that some team members aren't familiar with Indian food or aren't sure they'll like it. The Indo-Californian cuisine format addresses this directly.
Tikka masala is the dish most Americans already know. The burrito or bowl format is the container most Bay Area people are already comfortable with. Combining them produces something that doesn't require a food education to enjoy. The first-time Indian food eater can get a tikka masala bowl and have a familiar experience. The Indian food enthusiast can get a saag paneer and chana build and have a more complex one.
That range is part of why Indian catering from Curry Up Now consistently works for tech offices where the team is split between people who grew up eating Indian food and people who are trying it for the first time.
For quotes, menu options, and booking, the starting point is the Indian catering page. Drop-off, buffet, and live-station formats are available across the Peninsula. For other Bay Area locations, use the store locator to find the nearest kitchen and confirm catering coverage for your specific address.
Yes. The Palo Alto location serves corporate catering across the mid-Peninsula, including offices in Palo Alto, Mountain View, Menlo Park, and Redwood City. Book through the catering page at curryupnow.com.
Yes. Every meat protein is halal-certified by default across the entire catering menu. No separate halal order is needed.
The catering menu covers halal, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free from a single order. Vegan builds include chana masala, aloo gobi, daal, and the Hella Vegan plant-based protein. Vegetarian options include the full paneer line. Gluten-free guests use the rice or cauliflower rice bowl format.
Drop-off individual boxed meals, buffet service with setup and breakdown, and live stations. Individual boxes work best for recurring daily or weekly programs. Buffet works for all-hands and offsites. Live stations work for events and recruiting.
Small drop-off orders can often be booked with a few days notice. Buffet service and larger orders need at least a week. Live stations and food truck setups need more lead time. Confirm specifics when requesting a quote.
Yes. Any burrito converts to a gluten-free bowl with rice or cauliflower rice. Most curries and protein options are naturally gluten-free. For celiac-level requirements, confirm cross-contamination protocols directly with the catering team.
Yes. The Palo Alto location covers the mid-Peninsula, and other Bay Area locations cover the rest of the tech corridor. Use the store locator to find the right kitchen for your specific venue.
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