Food for your club, inside your SGFC budget
Pick the budget a person and your headcount. Pool shows what fits, priced with tax.
Per-person amounts from SGFC's cost guide of February 2026. Check your own allocation before you order.
Why Pool for your club
- Better prices
- The restaurant's own menu prices with no service fee, and its deal comes off your total.
- Easier for your treasurer
- Card, invoice or PO, or a pay link they open. Itemized receipt, and tax-exempt orders with University funds.
- Less to plan
- Trays sized for your headcount. Above 300, or a restaurant's own limit, Pool arranges the order with you.
What fits SGFC's per-person caps
8 of the 20 independent restaurants that make meals have a ready-made order for 40 people at or under $10 a person, and 16 at or under $12. Chains are left out.
| Restaurant | 20 people | 40 people |
|---|---|---|
| Rajun CajunIndian, Hyde Park | $6.20 a personFits lunch ($10) and dinner ($12) | $5.16 a personFits lunch ($10) and dinner ($12) |
| Garifuna FlavaBelizean and Caribbean, Chicago Lawn | $10.00 a personFits lunch ($10) and dinner ($12) | $7.23 a personFits lunch ($10) and dinner ($12) |
| Mezze Mediterranean GrillMediterranean, Bronzeville | $9.90 a personFits lunch ($10) and dinner ($12) | $7.25 a personFits lunch ($10) and dinner ($12) |
| The Barn Hockey BarAmerican, Near West Side | $7.50 a personFits lunch ($10) and dinner ($12) | $7.50 a personFits lunch ($10) and dinner ($12) |
| Migos Fine FoodsMexican and American, Bronzeville | $11.11 a personFits dinner ($12) | $8.61 a personFits lunch ($10) and dinner ($12) |
| Baba PitaMediterranean, Near West Side | $12.50 a personAbove $12 | $9.60 a personFits lunch ($10) and dinner ($12) |
| CedarsMediterranean, Hyde Park | $10.54 a personFits dinner ($12) | $9.62 a personFits lunch ($10) and dinner ($12) |
| Kabob-ItMiddle Eastern kabobs, Hyde Park | $12.49 a personAbove $12 | $9.99 a personFits lunch ($10) and dinner ($12) |
| JarabeMexican, Near West Side | $11.48 a personFits dinner ($12) | $10.20 a personFits dinner ($12) |
| Pizza CapriPizza and Italian, Hyde Park | $12.04 a personAbove $12 | $10.23 a personFits dinner ($12) |
15 more restaurants
| Restaurant | 20 people | 40 people |
|---|---|---|
| Kameya Ramen & SushiRamen and sushi, Lakeview | $12.50 a personAbove $12 | $10.62 a personFits dinner ($12) |
| Fork FantasyAmerican and soul food | $20.00 a personAbove $12 | $11.03 a personFits dinner ($12) |
| Morry's DeliDeli and sandwiches, Hyde Park | $11.20 a personFits dinner ($12) | $11.20 a personFits dinner ($12) |
| Thai 55 RestaurantThai, Hyde Park | $11.60 a personFits dinner ($12) | $11.60 a personFits dinner ($12) |
| AmericanosMexican, Morgan Park | $10.00 a personFits lunch ($10) and dinner ($12) | $11.90 a personFits dinner ($12) |
| Olive Mediterranean GrillMediterranean, Near North Side | $17.50 a personAbove $12 | $12.00 a personFits dinner ($12) |
| Chicago Waffles South LoopBreakfast, waffles and soul food, South Loop | $14.20 a personAbove $12 | $14.00 a personAbove $12 |
| Mr Greek GyrosGreek, Near West Side | $16.20 a personAbove $12 | $15.60 a personAbove $12 |
| Yassa African RestaurantWest African, Bronzeville | $17.64 a personAbove $12 | $17.32 a personAbove $12 |
| Flash TacoBreakfast, West Town | $19.20 a personAbove $12 | $21.20 a personAbove $12 |
| Chocolat UzmaDesserts and chocolates, Pilsen | $4.42 a personUnder the $6 snack cap | $3.87 a personUnder the $6 snack cap |
| Moore PoppinPopcorn and snacks, Bronzeville | $7.50 a personAbove the $6 snack cap | $5.50 a personUnder the $6 snack cap |
| Sugar BlissDesserts and cupcakes, The Loop | $5.85 a personUnder the $6 snack cap | $5.93 a personUnder the $6 snack cap |
| Deep PurplAcai and smoothies, Hyde Park | $10.12 a personAbove the $6 snack cap | $9.20 a personAbove the $6 snack cap |
| Classic CobblerDesserts, Bronzeville | Not priced | Not priced |
Each price is the cheapest ready-made order for that many people, a person, before tax, for pickup or for delivery where the restaurant only delivers. Dessert and snack shops are read against SGFC's $6 cap.
SGFC decides each request itself, and its own guide says these numbers do not bind it. A price under the cap does not mean the request is approved.
What SGFC's Cost Guide says
From the SGFC Cost Guide (26th of Feb 2026).
“Breakfast, dessert, snacks, and/or beverages: $6 if these reflect the only nourishments provided”
“Lunch: $10”
“Dinner: $12”
“The above per person limits for food are increased by up to 25% for cultural events and other events with specific dietary needs.”
“SGFC may fund a slightly higher rate per person for any meal if an RSO is buying food from a local, non-chain, Hyde Park restaurant.”
“The Finance Committee is not bound by these costs and may deviate from this Cost Guide as it sees fit.”
Prices checked November 13, 2026. SGFC Cost Guide read November 12, 2026.
What 25, 50 and 100 people cost
The best option for each size from real menus, picked up Thursday, December 3 at 6 PM, tax included.
- 25 people
Rajun Cajun3 × Vegetarian Meal Combo, 1 meal, 1 × Chicken Curry Tray, half pan (feeds about 20)
$9.02 a person
$225.53 in all, tax included
- 50 people
Mezze Mediterranean Grill2 × Chicken Shish Kebab 20 ppl, 1 × Falafel Pan 30 pc
$8.13 a person
$406.63 in all, tax included
- 100 people
Subway 53rd Street90 × Sandwich Lunch Box, 6-inch sub, 10 × Salad Lunch Box, 1 box
$8.36 a person
$835.94 in all, tax included
Questions
Can we spend our SGFC funding on this?
Pool prices every option per person, so you can match it to your SGFC allocation before you order. Your treasurer pays by card or invoice, and every order comes with an itemized receipt.
Can our treasurer pay instead of me?
Yes. Pick someone else pays at checkout and send them the pay link. They see the order and pay it, and you keep the order page.
We are tax exempt. How does that work?
Paying with University of Chicago funds? Turn on University tax-exempt at checkout and confirm the statement. Tax comes off the total and the receipt shows the exemption.
What if fewer people come?
Change the headcount on your order page. Cancel for free until 24 hours before your event. Nothing is charged until then. Inside 24 hours the restaurant keeps 25% of the food plus its tax, and you pay the card fee on that amount only. The rest comes back to you.
How far ahead do we order?
Each restaurant sets its own notice. Its menu says how much, and the calendar only offers the days and times it can do.