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Wendi's Kitchen & Catering

Wendi's Catering wants your event to be Successful, be a corporate event, Wedding, Private event. We will work with you to determine your wishes and needs.

We are available to cater at your site 24 hours for Distribution sites and Corporate events Ever since I was a young girl, I have always had a passion for comfort food. This was the case from toasting marshmallows when I was two years old to grilling out as a teenager in a large family, and even to working food service jobs growing up. When you are used to such a big family in a small house, you learn to live off the land and the food that it blesses you with. Much of what I learned about catering came from my twelve years working at the Longaberger Company. Having worked in multiple positions, eventually I took over their banquet and catering facility, which taught me food cost and how to manage an event from beginning to end. It was truly a working education. Not long after that work I came to Columbus and worked for Applebee’s, which taught me more about how to do high volume in a fast pace. After a few years, I needed a break and stepped back for a few months. Then I ran into Mary Lou Callander. Mary Lou knew me from my days at Longaberger; she actually sold baskets for them I had originally met her there. When I was doing a baby shower for a friend of mine, she recognized me and asked me what I was doing. I told her I was taking a break from everything and was cleaning apartments. She was disappointed to hear that I was not catering, because I loved it and did it well. Before I knew it, Mary Lou had me doing events at her home and also here at the Thirsty Turtle (she owned it at the time). Also, I began operating a mobile concession stand selling all kinds of dishes and sandwiches. It was a huge success! When I asked Mary Lou what I should name my business, I’ll never forget her response: “Duh? Wendi’s Wagon!” With my last name being Wagner with a mobile unit, to her it was a no-brainer! Mary Lou believed in me, and I would not be here today if it were not for her.

230328_108299025925727_2128431_nMore catering projects with some new clients began to open up. On one day, we fed 1,200 people three different meals in two locations in less than twelve hours. It wasn’t long after that I was introduced to Kevin Gorham from the Pizza Cottage, who built a dream kitchen in Buckeye Lake. It was part of an operation that was closed down, and it was perfect for our needs, despite the distance from Columbus. We spent a lot of time on the road. When the economy took a hit in 2009, it impacted the catering business. That’s when we decided to open the carry-out restaurant out of our operations center at Buckeye Lake. From that point on we slowly started picking up more corporate clients, in addition to private events such as weddings and parties. But we also knew that we needed a more central location. Mary Lou’s son, Ron Callandar, had introduced me to Chip Brooks at Old 40 Tavern in Bexley, and we helped them get their kitchen up and running while still catering events. The catering just kept growing and growing and no advertising whatsoever. Not long after, the opportunity to partner in opening up a full kitchen came back here to the Thirsty Turtle Tavern with Ron Callander, who bought the business out of Mary Lou’s estate upon her passing. With a great acquisition of the kitchen equipment from Kevin Gorham in Buckeye Lake, and some major expansion and renovation here at the Thirsty Turtle Tavern, we are pleased to offer true, comfort food from Wendi’s Kitchen, made from only the freshest ingredients.

08/02/2026

20 years ago… ❤️

I took a leap of faith with a dream, a passion for cooking, and a heart for serving others.

Today, I have the privilege of helping families, friends, businesses, and communities celebrate life’s biggest moments through great food and genuine hospitality.

This past month of July is a perfect example of why I love what I do.

⛳ Jason’s 47th Birthday Invitational was an unforgettable golf-themed celebration. From our custom grazing tables and giant “47” subs to the Clubhouse Grill and Par-Tee Cantina, every detail was designed to make the day special.

🦀 Then, just days later, we had the honor of catering Sean’s Fourth of July celebration, featuring an incredible seafood spread with fresh crab legs and all the patriotic favorites.

One weekend, two completely different events… each one created with the same passion, attention to detail, and commitment to making lasting memories.

To every client, family member, friend, employee, vendor, and supporter who has trusted Wendi’s Kitchen & Catering over the past 20 years…

Thank you.

Because of you, we’ve been blessed to turn a dream that began in 2006 into a business built on relationships, hard work, and unforgettable meals.

Here’s to celebrating the past 20 years—and to serving our community for many more.

❤️ Faith • Family • Flavor

🍽️ Celebrating 20 Years of Catering
📍 Proudly Serving Columbus & Beyond Since 2006

I’d love to hear from you! If we’ve catered an event for you over the last 20 years, share your favorite memory, favorite meal, or favorite event in the comments. Your stories mean the world to us, and we’d love to celebrate those memories with you!

Wendi S. Wagner

11/10/2025

Hard to believe it’s been 20 years!

We can't thank our clients, distribution sites, manufacturers' sites, and schools enough for all the support throughout the years. Celebrating our 20th year in business would not exist without all of you. We value and appreciate all the support over the years.

We have been blessed with some amazing individuals.

We want to show our gratitude every holiday season for your support by providing a great meal for your teams, associates, and colleagues.

Please RSVP as soon as possible, as we are nearing being completely book!

Omygollies Desserts and Treats Columbus Oh
We thank you for making our desserts.wendiskitchen.com

06/09/2025

Newark City Stem Camp Week… honored to serve up fresh grub for 650 Kiddos means 650 Hand Rolled Pizza Rolls and on the road by 10am😅😊

My Team of Rockstars 💪🏻
Sweet Corn Buttered 3,132oz
1,508oz of Marinara
2600 fresh orange slices

05/11/2025

Wishing all my Clients, friend’s, moms and dads that are moms a very Happy Blessed Mother’s Day.

05/01/2025

We pride ourselves in serving the freshest of ingredients. We are thrilled to be utilizing the best beef products to our clients. Bonner Farms Beef We thank you for your pride passion in what you produce.
You can certainty taste the difference.

https://bonnerfarmsbeef.com

04/26/2025

Congratulations to “The Class of 2025”
Our Graduation Packages are available at 2024 prices with The Same Quality of services privided. We are booking up!
Visit our website:
www.wendiskitchen.com
It’s our 19th year in serving Central Ohio.
We value, appreciate and thank you for all who have supported us through out the years. 🥂
We could not do it with out all of you!
We Luv What We Do

04/20/2025

Big Shout out to my team for comming in to feed our Veterans a Easter Lunch. 😇🙏

04/19/2025

02/28/2025

We have been serving the kiddos lunches this school year 2024/25 @ Grace Christian School (Blacklick, Ohio) it’s been an honor, so much fun preparing-quality nuturial food.
Todays lunch;
Our house made Chicken Parmessan, Speghetti, our marinara, sweet corn bread.
These kiddos are eating good.
We thank you for loving our grub! 😇

01/01/2025

Happy New Year 🎊🎉
When a client leaves it up to myself to fill his home with food. My mind goes crazy wanting to fix everything. Lol well this how we roll!

Address

2695 Independence Village Ctr
Reynoldsburg, OH
43068

Website

http://www.wendiskitchen.com/

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