With phones ringing off the hook, Super Bowl Sunday marks a different kind of game day for pizza purveyors.
"It's a pretty big day," said Joseph Marciante with Marco's Pizza, located in the Gilbertsville Shopping Center.
Already, customers have placed bulk orders for pickup on the big day. According to Marciante, whose family owns the business, Super Bowl Sunday is easily their biggest takeout day of the year.
"That day, we're not waiting for anybody to [dine] in. It's gonna be all takeout and delivery," he said. "I've had a couple orders already confirmed, lots of wings and pizzas."
Marciante said he expects to sell nearly 200 pizzas and more than 100 pounds worth of wings over the course of the day.
The mass orders take lots of extra preparation and work. In gearing up for the big day, the shop stocks up on extra ingredients, weighing in at hundreds of pounds.
Most orders are placed early Sunday. Marciante encourages customers to call as early as possible.
"That would be great. That would help us out a lot, but we're not gonna not serve ya, you know," he said.
By the late-evening, the rush dies down, according to Marciante. At that point, he plans to catch some of the game.
Although not normally a New England Patriots fan, Marciante is rooting for the team's fullback, James Develin.
Develin is a local native and Boyertown Area High School graduate. He and Marciante went to school together.
"It's pretty cool that he does play for the NFL now, so, definitely rooting for him," he said.
Cheering on the team, however, will occur only after the shop tackles its own duties of dishing out Super Bowl snacks.
"Just call in," he said, "and get your pizza!"
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