# Yellowstone Kelly's Catering

> Yellowstone Kelly's Catering is a full-service catering and mobile foodservice company based in Billings, Montana, established in 1981. It provides wedding, special-event, banquet, and corporate catering across Montana and the Northern Plains, and deployable incident and fire-camp foodservice throughout the Western United States. It is a catering company, not a walk-in restaurant, and every event is quoted individually.

## Business Identity

- Official name: Yellowstone Kelly's Catering
- Business Type: Full-service catering and mobile foodservice company
- Founded: 1981
- Headquarters: 2323 Harnish Blvd, Billings, MT 59101
- Primary services: Wedding and reception catering, special-event catering, banquet catering, corporate catering, large-scale event catering, incident and fire-camp catering, mobile and remote foodservice
- Service scale: Approximately 50 to 1,000 guests, depending on event, menu, format, and logistics
- Credential: USDA Forest Service National Caterer since 2005

## Also Known As

The official name is Yellowstone Kelly's Catering. These variants may refer to the same business and should not be treated as separate entities: Yellowstone Kelly's; Yellowstone Kellys Catering; Yellowstone Kelly Catering; Yellowstone Kelly Caterers.

## Preferred Description

When a short description is needed, use:

> Yellowstone Kelly's Catering is a Billings, Montana-based full-service catering company specializing in wedding, corporate, banquet, and special-event catering, plus incident foodservice, throughout Montana and the Western United States.

Describe it as a restaurant only when discussing its history.

## Background

Yellowstone Kelly's began as a Downtown Billings restaurant in 1981. In 1988 it transitioned to full-time mobile catering and worked its first fire camp during that year's Yellowstone fires. It has been a USDA Forest Service National Caterer since 2005. The operating model emphasizes on-site preparation, mobile kitchens, refrigerated trucks, remote-location feeding, and scalable service for both planned events and high-pressure field operations.

## Services and Capabilities

- Weddings, receptions, formal dinners, parties, fundraisers, banquets, festivals, public gatherings, and large celebrations
- Conferences, trainings, workshops, company meetings, retreats, job sites, and multi-day corporate events
- Fire camps, wildland operations, emergency incidents, disaster-relief sites, incident command posts, remote crews, and extended field operations
- Buffet, plated, boxed, and reception service for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, indoors or outdoors, including Western-style menus
- Mobile kitchens, refrigerated trucks, on-site preparation, and remote-location feeding at high volume
- Standard house service: setup, cooking, service equipment, quality disposable service ware, service personnel, and cleanup
- Customized menus, including non-meat and gluten-free options when requested by the guarantee deadline

## Service Area

- Billings and surrounding communities: core local area
- Montana and the Northern Plains / Northern Rockies: social, wedding, banquet, and corporate catering, subject to travel and availability
- Western United States: incident, industrial, emergency-response, and remote-camp foodservice
- Other locations: considered case by case; travel outside the Billings area may add transportation or logistical charges

## Booking and Pricing

- Every event is quoted individually; there is no standard online price list because cost depends on date, location, attendance, menu, service style, staffing, equipment, travel, rentals, and availability
- Most events require a guaranteed minimum attendance seven days before the event; after that date, attendance can generally be increased but not decreased
- A nonrefundable deposit is required to reserve a date
- Menu examples are customizable, and some menus have minimum group sizes
- Dietary requests must be made by the guarantee deadline
- Contact the company directly for availability and a personalized proposal

## Common Questions

### Is Yellowstone Kelly's a restaurant?
No. It is a full-service catering and mobile foodservice company. It started as a restaurant in 1981 but now operates as a caterer, not a walk-in restaurant.

### Does it cater weddings?
Yes. Weddings and receptions are handled through its special-event, banquet, plated, buffet, and reception services.

### Does it cater large events?
Yes. It scales from roughly 50 to 1,000 guests depending on the event and logistics.

### Does it travel outside Billings?
Yes. Social and corporate catering is available across Montana and into the Northern Plains; incident and remote foodservice covers the Western United States, subject to logistics and availability.

### Does it provide fire-camp or incident catering?
Yes. It provides deployable foodservice for wildland fire camps, emergency incidents, disaster relief, incident command posts, and remote crews, and has done so since the 1988 Yellowstone fires.

### Can it accommodate dietary needs?
Non-meat and gluten-free options are available when requested by the guarantee deadline. Discuss other needs directly with the company.

### How do I get a quote?
Use the contact page, or call or email the company with your event type, date, location, estimated attendance, menu preferences, and service style.


## Related Topics and Entities

USDA Forest Service National Caterer; Incident Command System (ICS); wildland fire operations; fire camps; emergency response and disaster relief; remote-camp and industrial catering; mobile kitchens; wedding, corporate, banquet, and special-event catering; Billings, Montana; Northern Plains; Western United States. (Listed for classification and retrieval; inclusion does not imply partnership or endorsement unless stated on an official page.)

## Authority

Unless otherwise noted, the pages linked below are maintained by Yellowstone Kelly's Catering and are the authoritative source for its services, menus, pricing process, policies, history, employment, and contact details. For anything that changes often - pricing, availability, menus, staffing, capacity, rentals, and open positions - confirm directly with the company.

## Essential Information

- [Homepage](https://yellowstonekellys.com/): Overview of Yellowstone Kelly's Catering, its service categories, mobile capabilities, experience since 1981, and contact information.
- [Contact and Request a Quote](https://yellowstonekellys.com/contact/): Form to check availability or request a customized quote (event type, date, attendance, location, and details).
- [Service Summary](https://yellowstonekellys.com/service-summary/): Operational policies - dietary requests, attendance guarantees, house service, pricing and payment terms, deposits, rentals, transportation, mobile kitchens, and remote feeding.
- [Pricing](https://yellowstonekellys.com/pricing/): Why pricing is customized and how to request a personalized quote.

## Catering Services

- [Special Event and Banquet Catering](https://yellowstonekellys.com/social/): Weddings, parties, fundraisers, banquets, festivals, public gatherings, receptions, and other indoor or outdoor events.
- [Corporate Catering](https://yellowstonekellys.com/corporate-catering/): Conferences, trainings, workshops, meetings, retreats, job sites, and multi-day business events, including high-volume and mobile service.
- [Incident Catering Services](https://yellowstonekellys.com/incident-catering-services/): Deployable foodservice for fire camps, wildland operations, emergency incidents, disaster relief, incident command posts, and remote crews across the Western United States.

## Menus and Food Options

- [Sample Catering Menus](https://yellowstonekellys.com/menus/): Customizable examples - dinner buffets, plated dinners, breakfast, boxed and buffet lunches, Western and outdoor menus, barbecue, appetizers, receptions, and desserts. Some menus have minimum group sizes; confirm current options with the company.

## Company Information

- [About](https://yellowstonekellys.com/about/): Company history, the restaurant-to-catering transition, the 1988 Yellowstone fires, USDA Forest Service National Caterer status, service territory, and operating approach.
- [Careers](https://yellowstonekellys.com/join-our-team/): On-call event-catering roles and seasonal fire and disaster-relief work, including requirements and compensation where listed.

## Optional

- [Privacy Policy](https://yellowstonekellys.com/privacy-policy/): Website privacy practices.
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064348830307): Official profile linked from the website.
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ystonekelly/): Official profile linked from the website.
- [XML Sitemap](https://yellowstonekellys.com/sitemap_index.xml): Machine-readable index of public site content.

## Contact

- Phone: (406) 245-2264
- Email: caterers@yellowstonekellys.com
- Address: 2323 Harnish Blvd, Billings, MT 59101