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If
you've
been
looking
to
wow
your
guests
with
a
multi-course
Asian
family
style
meal
at
the
venue
of
your
choice,
for
an
incredible
price
and
paired
with
amazing
service,
congratulations,
your
search
is
over.
Paracel
is
one
of
very
few
places
that
will
cater
Asian
banquet
food
at
your
venue
and
actually
cook
the
food
on-site
in
a
mobile
kitchen.
Let
me
repeat.
These
guys
actually
cook
the
food
ON
SITE
at
YOUR
VENUE.
Not
at
their
restaurant
&
then
bring
over
in
a
box
so
that
it's
been
sitting/lukewarm
when
dinner
starts.
No,
it's
actually
served
hot
&
fresh.
Go
ahead
and
try
to
find
another
place
that
does
it
better.
I'll
wait.
Our
journey
with
Paracel
started
in
2019
as
we
searched
high
and
low
in
for
a
caterer
who
can
serve
Asian
family
style
food
for
our
then-2020
wedding
at
South
Park
Center
in
DTLA.
We've
also
looked
at
Grace,
Top,
Panda,
and
Furiwa.
In
the
end,
Paracel
emerged
as
the
clear
winner
in
terms
of
value
and
menu
selection.
We
even
sent
our
picky
bridesmaids
to
do
a
tasting
on
our
behalf,
after
which
they
collectively
responded
with
two
big
thumbs
up.
When
we
had
to
ultimately
postpone
our
wedding
to
2022,
Matthew
the
catering
manager
was
more
than
understanding
about
moving
our
date.
Throughout
the
entire
3
year
process,
we've
bugged
him
with
countless
questions
via
text,
emails,
and
phone
calls.
He's
honestly
one
of
the
nicest
people
you'll
ever
meet
and
was
always
happy
to
address
all
our
concerns
quickly
and
thoroughly.
Even
when
logistic
hurdles
arose
as
our
big
day
drew
close,
Matt
took
the
initiative
to
resolve
them
with
our
venue
directly
and
saved
us
a
ton
of
headaches.
On
the
actual
wedding
day,
Paracel
arrived
promptly
to
set
up
the
mobile
kitchen
and
all
the
tables.
As
a
big
surprise,
Matt
upgraded
our
standard
plates
to
a
beautiful
translucent
floral
plate
set
that
elevated
the
elegance
of
the
entire
table
setting.
They
also
moved
100
chairs
for
us
between
ceremony
and
reception
spaces
during
cocktail
hour,
which
was
another
gesture
of
goodwill
that
we
greatly
appreciated.
And
course,
there
is
the
food.
We
opted
for
the
gold
package
that
consisted
of
the
6-star
platter,
fish
maw
soup,
house
special
lobster,
the
shaken
beef,
honey
walnut
shrimp,
Peking
duck,
whole-steamed
fish,
yang-chow
fried
rice,
and
the
fruit
soup.
We
were
only
able
to
sample
the
first
4
dishes
until
we
had
to
make
rounds
at
all
the
tables,
but
all
of
them
were
delicious
-
with
the
lobster
&
garlic
noodles
being
our
personal
favorite.
To
say
that
the
food
was
a
huge
hit
our
guests
would
be
a
massive
understatement.
Many
of
them
have
told
us
it
was
simply
the
best
dinner
they've
had
at
a
wedding,
or
that
they
couldn't
believe
we
were
able
to
have
this
level
of
quality
Asian
banquet
food
served
outside
a
restaurant.
There
was
not
a
single
guest
who
didn't
overstuff
themselves
by
the
end
of
the
night
because
the
food
just
kept
coming
and
coming
and
coming.
Luckily
Paracel
also
provided
to-go
boxes,
so
many
of
our
guests
ended
up
taking
the
leftovers
home.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
we
could
not
have
been
happier
to
have
chosen
Paracel
to
cater
our
wedding.
We
booked
them
with
high
expectations
and
they
absolutely
knocked
it
out
of
the
park
with
both
the
quality
of
the
food
and
their
professionalism.
It
had
been
such
a
pleasure
working
with
Matthew,
his
father,
and
the
entire
Paracel
team,
and
to
be
able
to
support
their
family
business
in
Westminster.
Thank
you
Paracel
once
again
for
helping
make
our
dream
wedding
become
a
reality!
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