Yes, you can get catering today in Alpharetta. Call Vito’s Pizza & Ristorante at (770) 475-0369 at least 2 hours before you need to serve, and hot trays for a group of 10 to 25 arrive ready to eat — packages run $215 (feeds 10) to $580 (feeds 25), delivered across Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton, Roswell and Cumming. (Bigger events of 50 to 500+ need 3–5 days’ notice — see large-event catering.) That two-hour window is the whole story of this post: the chains recommend ordering a day ahead — 48 to 72 hours for groups over 25 — and most local caterers want the same. We built the kitchen to say yes on the day you call.
Want the exact number for your event? These are standard package prices. Tell us your headcount, date and delivery address and we’ll send back an exact all-in total — delivery and setup included, no service charge added later.
How late can you order same-day catering?
Work backwards from your serve time. Two hours is the minimum for large groups — and the bigger the order, the earlier you should call:
- 11:30 AM office lunch → call by 9:30 AM
- Noon lunch → call by 10:00 AM
- 12:15 PM meeting → call by 10:15 AM
- 6:00 PM evening event → call by 4:00 PM
For 25+ headcounts or orders with several dietary builds, give the kitchen more runway — a morning call for an evening event is never wasted. And if you’re inside the two-hour window? Call anyway. We’re a family kitchen, not a call center: if it can be done, the person who answers will say so.
Why can’t the chains do this?
Published lead times as of July 2026: Chipotle asks for 24 hours’ notice on catering, Mellow Mushroom asks for 48 hours on large orders, and Panera’s large-group orders generally want about two days. That’s not laziness — it’s logistics. A chain commissary plans production runs days out. An independent kitchen that hand-tosses dough and simmers sauce every single morning is already making your food when you call; same-day catering is mostly a matter of scaling up what’s on the stove.
What’s realistic same-day — and what needs a day
Realistic with 2 hours’ notice:
- NY-style and Sicilian pizzas for a crowd (here’s the how-much-food math)
- Pasta trays — a tray serves 10, 15 or 25 for $75, $112 or $187
- Full packages with salad and garlic rolls ($215–$580)
- Standard vegetarian and gluten-free builds — just give counts on the phone
Better with a day’s notice: headcounts north of 50, custom menus, or complex dietary matrices across a big group. If that’s your event, see our party planning guide and call a day ahead — you’ll get everything above plus time to fine-tune.
The 12:15 conference-room scenario
Here’s how it actually plays out. It’s 10:15 AM on Old Milton Pkwy and a lunch vendor just cancelled on a 25-person meeting. You call, give a headcount — 25 people, three vegetarian, two gluten-free — and pick a package. The kitchen fires pizzas and pasta trays, labels the dietary items, and at 12:15 the trays land hot on the conference table with garlic rolls and salad. No service charge appears on the invoice, because we don’t have one.
The office-manager emergency checklist
Have these five things ready before you dial, and the call takes three minutes:
- Headcount — even a range helps (“22 to 26”)
- Dietary counts — how many vegetarian, gluten-free, or no-pork
- Delivery address with suite number — and where trays should land (lobby? break room? third floor?)
- Serve time — then check the clock: are you 2+ hours out?
- Payment — card on the phone works; corporate invoicing is available on request
The plan that beats the panic
Same-day rescue is great; never needing it is better. Offices around Avalon and GA-400 put a standing weekly order on the calendar — same trays, same time, zero scrambling (see our Avalon & GA-400 office catering guide and the all-in cost comparison). Save (770) 475-0369 in your phone under “lunch emergency,” or skip the phone entirely and order catering online on Toast. Prefer a written quote? Request one here and we’ll get right back to you.