Specific Catering Tips

Potbelly’s

• Surprisingly cheap, sandwiches are $5 each for cheapest tier
• Easy to scale, chips/cookie are each available at higher tiers. Assorted by default
• Variety is important. Most sandwiches are effectively a “pile of meat”
• Provides toppings on the side
• Provides plates/napkins
• Offers chili and salad as well. Serving/consuming utensils provided
• Ordering is pretty painless and straightforward
• We’re routinely their largest single customer

Ohio City Burrito (OCB)

• No special catering menu, or pricing
• No plates/napkins provided
• Rather painful to order from (several phone calls/emails required, slow response time)
• Burrito prices are not bad, at ~$6, reguardless of meat/guac
• Offers guac
• Relatively far away

Jimmy John’s

• Does not provide napkins/plates

• Costs about $4/person when doing a party platter

• Easy to order

• Delivery is an option, but plan to have a cart to wheel them into the building

• Chips are common to pair with sandwiches, cookies less so

  • Chips are NOT a good idea for talks. They’re loud and distracting.

Bon Appétit (BA)

• Don’t write them off!
• Dead simple to order from: email with time, place, and quantity. Pay with campus speedtype
• Can order on very short time frame
• They will do setup and teardown
• Is quite expensive
• Coffee/Tea is a reasonable choice at $2 total per person for both

Guy’s Pizza

• Simple and Cheap
• ~$22 for 32 piece sheet pizza and 3$ for a topping
• Easy to pick up in Coventry, delivery also avaliable
• No plates/napkins provided
• Easy to order by phone at (216)-397-9700