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Tom calls to plan the menu and price. Some dishes need a couple of days’ or weeks’ notice.
Tell us about your event and Tom will call to plan the menu, portions and price. Nothing is charged online.
Office lunches, backyard parties, showers, wakes, holiday dinners, and charcuterie boards built in your kitchen the day of. Same food that comes out of our deli case, in whatever quantity you need.
Send the form — takes about forty seconds.
We call you back the same day with a real menu and a real number.
Trays arrive hot, labeled, and ready to set out.
Lead time varies by package · about 4–48 hours
Pickup confirmed · delivery requests require approval
Final policies are confirmed with your quote
The boxed lunch is the simplest front door. For larger meetings and events, move into pinsas, sandwich trays, lasagna, mixed spreads, vegetarian packages, or the full Italian market table.
Order by phone for now
Currently only accepting these orders over the phone. Online ordering coming soon. Choose your menu, size and pickup details on the product page, then call (858) 265-6702 to confirm availability and place your order.
Flagship office lunch
Half of a large Buon Cibo Italian sandwich with one side, a large chocolate chip cookie, napkin, utensils, and an individual label.
Pickup only
Scripps Ranch
About 4–5 hours
A more substantial box
chips · $26.95 side salad
One full Buon Cibo sandwich with chips or side salad, a large chocolate chip cookie, napkin, utensils, and an individual label.
Shared office and event packages
Each package is organized around a real service format: whole pinsas, shared sandwich trays, lasagna by the tray, a mixed office spread, a vegetarian table, or a presentation-driven executive tier.
Roman-style pinsa and salad
Whole pinsas · salad · dessert · service items
$219–$529
Feeds 10–25 · 4–5 hours
Feeds 10 — $219
Feeds 15 — $299
Feeds 20 — $419
Feeds 25 — $529
Pinsas: Margherita, Classic Pepperoni, Tuscan Spinach and Mushroom, Spicy Sicilian, or Chicken Florentine. The default assortment uses the first four.
Salads:
Dessert: one cannoli bite or two Italian cookies per person.
Customize for your phone order
Italian sandwich and salad trays
Sandwich halves · separately packed salad · dessert
$219–$489 — $219 — $299 — $389 — $489
Five to thirteen whole sandwiches are cut into halves and presented on shared trays. Choose the source menu assortment or specify sandwich quantities for your package.
Salad and dessert selections follow the pinsa package, with every salad packed separately and dressing on the side.
Lasagna tray, salad, and bread
Lasagna by the tray · salad · bread · dessert
$189–$519
Feeds 6–25 · 12–24 hours
Half tray · feeds 6–9 — $189
Full tray · up to 18 — $349
Full + half · up to 25 — $519
Lasagna choices:
Each tier includes a separately packed salad, garlic bread or focaccia, dessert, and service items. Lasagna stays in its tray.
Pinsa and Italian sandwich combo
A mixed office table with more variety
$279–$459
Feeds 12 or 20 · 12–24 hours
Feeds 12 — $279 — $459
The 12-person package includes three whole pinsas, six sandwiches cut into twelve halves, salad, dessert, and service items. The 20-person package includes five pinsas and ten sandwiches cut into twenty halves.
Choose from the same sandwich, pinsa, salad, and dessert pools listed above.
Vegetarian Italian office package
Sandwich halves · pinsa · hot entrée · salad · dessert
$229–$329
Feeds 10 or 15 · 12–24 hours — $229 — $329
Built from Artichoke and Red Pepper Caprese sandwich halves, Tuscan Spinach and Mushroom pinsa, Cheese Lasagna or Eggplant Parmigiana, a separately packed salad, dessert, and service items.
This package is vegetarian. It is not gluten-free or vegan.
Executive Italian market spread
Imported meats and cheeses · pinsas · salad · dessert
$349–$549
Feeds 12 or 20 · 24–48 hours — $349 — $549
The presentation-driven tier for client meetings, celebrations, and executive gatherings: an Italian market-style board with imported meats and cheeses, marinated vegetables, Caprese and Artichoke Salad, whole Roman-style pinsas, dessert, and service items.
Pickup made simple
Pickup is at 10380 Spring Canyon Road in Scripps Ranch. Preparation time varies by package; see the product page and call us to confirm same-day pickup.
For a custom menu or help choosing quantities, call (858) 265-6702 or send a catering inquiry.
Choose boxed lunches
Ask about a custom menu
Talk to a person
Tell us the headcount, the room, and what people like. We’ve done this a few thousand times and we’ll tell you honestly what’s worth ordering.
(858) 265-6702
Send the form instead
Order by phone
Currently only accepting these orders over the phone. Online ordering coming soon. Choose half- or full-sandwich boxed lunches, select your sides and quantities, then call (858) 265-6702 to confirm pickup. Order at least six boxes and allow 4 to 5 hours, subject to kitchen availability.
Half-sandwich boxes
Full-sandwich boxes
Request custom catering
Planning ahead
Seasonal catering menus, holiday order dates and private-room openings, plus the week’s dinners and events. One email a week.
From our guests
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