Catering guides

What to order, what it costs and how many it feeds.

Real prices from our current menu and answers to the questions people type into Google before they call. Written by a Yorkville kitchen with 23 years of catering behind it.

Cocktail Meatballs (stock photo)
Birthdays & anniversaries

Catered appetizers near Yorkville: every tray, price and piece count

Hot appetizers from $64 and cold platters from $45, with piece counts and how many to order per guest. Meatballs, drummettes, rumaki and more.

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Baked mostaccioli with melted mozzarella
Corporate lunches

Catering near me in Yorkville and Oswego: what it costs and how to order

Real prices for catering in Kendall County and the Fox Valley: trays from $39, boxed lunches from $14.50 and hot buffets from $18.99 a person.

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Assorted Cheese Tray with Crackers (stock photo)
Birthdays & anniversaries

Cheese and cracker trays: prices, piece counts and how many to order

Our Assorted Cheese Tray is $69 for 60 pieces and the Cheese & Sausage Tray is $79 for 120 pieces, both with crackers. Here is how many people each one feeds.

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Thanksgiving dinner plate: sliced roast turkey, whipped potatoes with gravy, sage stuffing, roasted sweet potatoes, green beans and cranberry sauce
Holiday parties

Christmas dinner catering in Yorkville: order by December 22, pick up December 24

Our Christmas Dinner is $22.99 a person. Pick two entrées, get all the sides, order by December 22 and pick up before noon on December 24.

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Mini croissant sandwiches on a catering tray
Corporate lunches

Corporate catering in Yorkville, Aurora and Oswego: formats, minimums and per-person costs

Breakfast from $11.99, boxed lunches from $14.50 and hot buffets from $18.99 a person for offices in the Fox Valley. What each format needs and what it costs.

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Brownies (stock photo)
Graduation parties

Dessert trays by the numbers: brownies, pretzel brownies, cookies and more

Dessert trays from $45 to $69 with piece counts, including Pretzel Brownies at $69 for 40. How many to order for 25, 50 and 100 guests.

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Shrimp cocktail platter with cocktail sauce

Gluten-free catering near Yorkville: what we can serve and how to order safely

Which dishes on our menu are marked gluten-free, what to tell us when you order, and what to ask any caterer about cross-contact.

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Sandwich Platter (stock photo)
Corporate lunches

Ham sandwiches and sandwich platters near Yorkville: boxed lunches, trays and prices

Ham and cheddar boxed lunches from $14.50, a sandwich platter of ham, turkey and roast beef for $79, and finger sandwiches and pinwheels by the tray.

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Chicken Oreganato (stock photo)

How to choose a caterer: 12 questions to ask before you book

What a caterer should tell you before you pay a deposit: total price, staff, rentals, tasting, allergies and what happens if the date changes.

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BBQ Pulled Pork (stock photo)
Birthdays & anniversaries

Party food catering for birthdays, picnics and backyard parties: menus for 40 and 100

A backyard party for 40 comes to about $15.60 a person from our trays. Menus, quantities and prices for birthday and picnic catering near Yorkville.

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Baked Lasagna with Meat Sauce (stock photo)
Graduation parties

Pasta catering near Yorkville: mostaccioli, lasagna and buffet pasta with prices

Pasta trays from $39 (meatless mostaccioli) to $90 (large baked lasagna), or pasta on a hot buffet from $18.99 a person.

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BBQ Pulled Pork (stock photo)
Graduation parties

Pulled pork sliders for a crowd: trays, slider buns and what it costs for 24, 48 or 100

A tray of BBQ Pulled Pork is $95 and serves 20; Slider Sandwich Buns are $12 for 24. Quantities and costs for sliders at your party.

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Bacon Wrapped Dates (stock photo)

Rumaki: the name for bacon-wrapped water chestnuts, and how to order it

Bacon-wrapped water chestnuts are called rumaki. Our Rumaki tray is $64 for 60 pieces. How many to order and what to serve with it.

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Thanksgiving dinner plate: sliced roast turkey, whipped potatoes with gravy, sage stuffing, roasted sweet potatoes, green beans and cranberry sauce
Holiday parties

Thanksgiving catering near Yorkville and Oswego: dinner to go, buffet or trays

Three ways to have someone else cook Thanksgiving: a $22.99 dinner to go (order by Nov 19), a hot buffet for a crowd, or individual trays.

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Baked Lasagna with Meat Sauce (stock photo)

Upper Crust Catering in Yorkville, IL: menu, address and how to order

Upper Crust Catering at 109 E. Hydraulic Ave. in downtown Yorkville: what we make, where to find us, our phone number and how to order.

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