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Ricci's hot Italian sausage with peppers and onions in a pan
Raw Ricci's sweet rope sausage
Sweet · 5 lb
Raw Ricci's hot rope sausage
Hot · 5 lb
Hand-rolled Ricci's meatballs, raw, in a clear bag
Meatballs · 2 lb
Ships Frozen · Free Shipping

Feed the Whole Tailgate.

Our Pittsburgh Italian Pack is your game day spread: sweet sausage, hot sausage, hand-rolled meatballs, and one of Lil's sausage rolls — made in McKees Rocks since 1945, packed frozen and shipped to your door.

  • 5 lbSweet Italian sausage — a 5 lb box of rope
  • 5 lbHot Italian sausage — a 5 lb box of rope
  • 2 lbHand-rolled meatballs — ~16 at 2 oz, raw, in a clear bag
  • 1Lil's sausage roll — baked at the shop, then frozen

12+ lbs total · labeled and packed in an insulated box with cold packs

Shipping to Pennsylvania — the price below includes shipping. No surprises at checkout.
$189.00 Free Shipping · Arrives Frozen
⏱ 3 days left to order for Sunday. Order by Wednesday at noon and it's at your door by Friday, Sep 18 — two days before kickoff. Miss it and the next box ships Monday.
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Cook one link. If it isn't the best Italian sausage you've had, tell us within 30 days and we'll replace the box or refund it — your call. Either way, keep what's left. We're not asking you to ship frozen meat back to Pennsylvania.

The box 12+ lbs — sweet, hot, meatballs, sausage roll
How it ships Frozen, in an insulated box with cold packs
Shipping Built into the price you see above
The shop USDA-inspected daily since 1973
Sound familiar?

Somebody Always Ends Up Making the Run.

Game-day morning, three stores, everything picked over, and you come home with whatever was left in the case. The spread is the one job nobody thanks you for and everybody notices when you get it wrong.

One order, shipped frozen, from the family that's been making sausage in McKees Rocks since 1945.

What you get

Inside the Pittsburgh Italian Pack.

All USDA-inspected, hand-mixed, all natural — no fillers, no MSG, no additives, no preservatives.

Sweet Italian sausage links
5 lb

Sweet Italian Sausage

A 5 lb box of hand-stuffed, uncooked rope in natural casing — cut it to length yourself.

Hot Italian sausage links
5 lb

Hot Italian Sausage

A 5 lb box of uncooked rope — crushed red pepper, paprika, whole fennel seed.

Hand-rolled Italian meatballs
2 lb

Hand-Rolled Meatballs

~16 uncooked meatballs at 2 oz each in a clear bag — Lil's recipe.

Lil's sausage rolls fresh from the oven
1

Lil's Sausage Roll

Mancini's dough, hot sausage, Grande cheese — baked at the shop, then frozen.

12+ lbs total. Arrives frozen, packed with cold packs. Shipping included. View the Pittsburgh Italian Pack in our online shop.

$189.00 Free Shipping · Arrives Frozen
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The math

Twelve Pounds. Twelve People. One Gameday.

Put the sweet and hot sausage on the grill, the meatballs in sauce, and Lil's sausage roll on the table. Twelve-plus pounds gives 12 hungry fans a full game-day spread, with enough variety to keep everyone around the food table through the final whistle.

12+ lbs Sweet, hot, meatballs, roll
12 people One hungry tailgate
1 gameday The whole spread handled
From the counter

What People Say.

"Amazing sausage and meatball subs! Staff was great and inviting. Cannot wait to go back. Must stop and prices are great."

— Marc J., Google Reviews · McKees Rocks

"Love their sausages! Living in NC, it's hard to find truly great Italian food, so every time we come back to the Pittsburgh area, we make sure to stock up and bring some home with us."

— Dale P., Google Reviews · McKees Rocks

"If you haven't had hot sausage from this place, stop what you're doing and go get it. I will never get my sausage anywhere else now. The best sausage I've ever had!"

— Adam K., Google Reviews · McKees Rocks

Pat McAfee and the ESPN GameDay crew eating Ricci's Italian Sausage, served by Joe Caliguire
As Seen On · ESPN College GameDay

Pat McAfee & the ESPN GameDay Crew Ate Our Sausage.

Served by Joe & Dean Caliguire when the GameDay crew came to Pittsburgh.

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Our guarantee

Cook One Link. If It Isn't the Best, We'll Make It Right.

Cook one link. If it isn't the best Italian sausage you've had, tell us within 30 days and we'll replace the box or refund it — your call. Either way, keep what's left. We're not asking you to ship frozen meat back to Pennsylvania.

How it ships

It Shows Up Frozen. Every Time.

At the shop

Frozen, not chilled

Everything goes into the box hard-frozen from our USDA-inspected facility — the same one that's been inspected every day we run since 1973.

In transit

Insulated box, cold packs

Each item is labeled and packed in an insulated box with cold packs, sized for the trip to your door.

At your door

Straight to the freezer

Put it in the freezer when it lands. When you're ready to cook, thaw it in the refrigerator — never on the counter.

Order cutoffs and transit times are on the Shipping page. If any of it arrives warm or thawed, we replace it or refund you — see Returns.

Eighty-one years in

1945: A Basement in McKees Rocks.

Ernest and Stella Ricci brought the family spice blend from Sulmona, Italy and started mixing it by hand in the basement of their McKees Rocks home. Same recipe, three generations later, still made in McKees Rocks.

Four members of the Ricci family in their McKees Rocks shop, with fresh coils of sausage on the table in front of them

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Questions

Before You Order.

Will it be thawed in time for the game?

It ships frozen and stays that way in transit. Move it to the fridge the day before so it's ready to hit the grill on game day. Order cutoffs and transit times are on the Shipping page.

What if I'm not home when it arrives?

We send every order frozen via two-day service in a sealed, insulated box with cold packs. Bring it inside when it arrives and refrigerate or freeze it promptly.

How long does it keep?

Frozen in the freezer until you're ready to cook it, thawed in the refrigerator — never on the counter. Specific windows are on the Shipping page.

Can I ship it to a different address?

Yes — enter it at checkout. Handy if you're shipping the crate to wherever the tailgate actually is.

Can I choose all hot or all sweet?

This bundle is a fixed pack — sweet, hot, meatballs, and a sausage roll. For a custom mix, call the shop at 412-331-9531.

Why is shipping free?

It isn't tacked on at checkout — it's already built into the price you see. Pick your state above and that's the number you pay.

Ready for kickoff

The Pittsburgh Italian Pack. Ready for Game Day.

Sweet, hot, meatballs and one of Lil's sausage rolls — shipped frozen, straight from the shop on Pine Hollow Road, with the shipping already paid for.

$189.00 Free Shipping · Arrives Frozen

Order Now Call · 412-331-9531

$189.00 Free shipping · Arrives frozen Order Now