Thai Office & Corporate Catering Serving Union Square, MA
Feeding a Union Square Office? Here's How KaO Makes It Easy
Union Square has changed fast. The mix of longtime Somerville businesses, newer tech and creative offices along Somerville Avenue, and the foot traffic from the Green Line Extension means more teams eating lunch at their desks or in compact conference rooms than ever before. When you're coordinating a working lunch or an end-of-sprint celebration for a group of ten or more, you need food that travels well, arrives organized, and actually satisfies the room — including the vegetarians, the spice-seekers, and the person who "just wants something simple."
KaO | Thai & Asian Flavors is based in Lawrence, MA, roughly 25 miles north of Union Square, and we handle catering orders that are picked up or arranged for your team. If your office is near the square — whether you're in one of the converted brick buildings on Bow Street, a newer build off Prospect, or a studio suite above a storefront — getting our food to your table is straightforward with the right advance planning.
Per-Head Budgeting That Actually Works
Corporate buyers think in cost-per-head. Our catering platters and group orders are designed to scale cleanly: start with a minimum of 10 guests and build from there. Kao platters, Thai Fried Rice, and Pad Thai are the most popular anchors for office lunches because they portion predictably and hold well in the time between pickup and your noon meeting. Pair one protein-forward dish like General KaO Chicken or Grilled Chicken Teriyaki with a noodle option and a rice option, and most groups are covered without overspending.
Dishes That Hold Through a Meeting
Packaging matters more than most people think. Rice dishes — Thai Fried Rice, Kao Fried Rice, and Spicy Basil Fried Rice 🌶️🌶️ — stay in better shape than sauced noodles when there's a gap between pickup and serving. That said, Drunken Noodles 🌶️🌶️ and Lo Mein are consistently requested for group orders and hold fine when kept covered. For starters, Crab Rangoon and Gyoza are crowd-pleasers that work well as a pre-meeting snack. Thai Ice Tea travels in bulk containers and is genuinely popular with office groups.
Handling Mixed Dietary Needs in One Order
Mixed offices are the norm in Union Square — vegetarians, people avoiding gluten, people who want it very spicy and people who don't. Thai cuisine handles this better than most because rice and noodle bases can be paired with different proteins and heat levels in the same order. When you place your catering request, let us know the breakdown: how many want chicken, how many want tofu or vegetable-forward dishes, and which items should be kept mild. We'll help you structure the order so one pickup covers everyone.
How Recurring Team Lunches Work
If your company runs a weekly team lunch or a recurring all-hands, the 48-hour advance notice requirement makes it easy to build into your calendar. Place your standing order each Wednesday for a Friday pickup, or each Monday for a midweek lunch. Knowing your team's usual preferences ahead of time means you can reorder with minor adjustments rather than starting from scratch.
Minimum order: 10 guests. Please order at least 48 hours in advance.
Get Your Union Square Office Order Started
Ready to plan your next team lunch or corporate event?
📞 Call us at 978-923-0065 to discuss your order and confirm details for your date.
KaO | Thai & Asian Flavors — 125 Essex Street, Lawrence, MA 01840