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How much Italian beef
per person.
Count the heads walking through the door. Do not think in pounds. These yields are the ones already published on Bari’s packs — quarter-pound sandwiches, the way a stand portions one.
Round up. Cold Italian beef reheats. Leftovers have never been the problem at a party.
The only math
A quarter pound
is a sandwich.
A Chicago stand builds a sandwich on a quarter pound of thinly sliced beef. That is the unit. Eight people is twelve of those. Sixteen people is twenty-four. Thirty-two is about forty-eight. If your headcount sits between two sizes, take the larger box.
The Meal Kit is the weeknight — two pounds, eight sandwiches, dinner for two with enough for a next-day lunch. The Party Pack is the game. The Bulk Pack is the reunion.
The party table
How much for 8, 10,
16, 20, or 32 people.
| People | Order | Beef | Sandwiches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2–4 | Meal Kit | 2 lb | 8 quarter-pound |
| About 8 | Family Pack | 3 lb | 12 quarter-pound |
| 10 | Round up to the Party Pack | 6 lb | 24 quarter-pound |
| About 16 | Party Pack | 6 lb | 24 quarter-pound |
| 20 | Round up to the Bulk Pack | 12 lb | About 48 quarter-pound |
| About 30–32 | Bulk Pack | 12 lb | About 48 quarter-pound |
Between sizes, take the larger box. The beef is fully cooked. Warm it in the gravy, split the bread, spoon on the giardiniera.
What’s in the box
The pack that
matches the room.
Family Pack
- 3 lb thinly sliced beef
- 1 half-gallon Italian-style gravy
- 4 twelve-inch Turano loaves
- 1 pint Bari hot giardiniera
Party Pack
- 6 lb thinly sliced beef
- 2 half-gallons gravy
- 8 twelve-inch Turano loaves
- 1 pint hot giardiniera
Bulk Pack
- 12 lb thinly sliced beef
- 4 half-gallons gravy
- Built for a crowd of about 32
Meal Kit
- 2 lb thinly sliced beef
- 1 half-gallon gravy
- 8 six-inch Turano loaves
- 8 oz hot giardiniera
Straight answers
FAQ.
How much Italian beef per person?
A quarter-pound sandwich. Count heads. Map them to the pack that already publishes that yield.
How much for 10 people?
Round up to the Party Pack. The Family Pack is about 8 people and 12 sandwiches.
How much for 20 people?
Round up to the Bulk Pack. The Party Pack is about 16 people and 24 sandwiches. Twenty heads will eat through that.
What if we have leftovers?
Cold Italian beef reheats. Leftovers have never been the problem at a party.
Count the heads.
We ship the box.
Made by Bari Beef in the Chicago area and shipped directly from our South Elgin facility. Free shipping on the packs, continental U.S.