Posted on 09/07/2023 10:23:38 AM PDT by lowbridge
Sales have gone through the roof at a Massachusetts pizza shop after the Barstool Sports founder and famed slice reviewer Dave Portnoy branded the pizza joint as the "worst" in the United States following a now viral feud with the owner of the eatery.
Somerville's Dragon Pizza said in a post on its Instagram account on Tuesday that it was "completely sold out" and needed to close its doors for the day.
"We are completely sold out and need a day to prepare for the rest of the week. Thank you to our amazing staff and supporters. Couldn't do it without y'all," the post read.
A day earlier, Dragon Pizza posted to the social-media account that it was "sold out."
This comes after Portnoy got into an on-camera spat with the Dragon Pizza owner, Charlie Redd, as Portnoy was in the middle of filming his review of the joint's pizza, which he dubbed a "floppy mess" and ultimately rated a 6.4 out of 10.
Portnoy posted the review showing his expletive-filled shouting match with Redd to his Instagram account and YouTube channel, "One Bite Pizza Reviews," last week, labeling the shop "The Worst Pizza Place in America."
As Portnoy stood outside the shop and gave his pizza review, Redd came out to tell Portnoy: "Dave, enjoy your pizza as any customer, but I don't appreciate what you do coming in and judging a business with one bite," the video of the incident shows.
Redd continued, "I hope you enjoy your pizza, but I don't appreciate what you do to small businesses."
Portnoy then snapped back at Redd, saying that he's "actually helped so many small businesses" and added, "Now I can say peacefully, this pizza is trash."
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Portnoy’s 15 minutes are about up.
A legend in his own mind...
Restaurant reviewers are mostly useless. Pizza reviewers are bottom of the barrel.
Eww, that pizza looked like someone had diarrhea on it.
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They both came off as a holes
People seem to have favorites, such as Chicago style, Detroit style, New York style, New Haven style.
Pizza triggers lots of debates.
Folks have been saying that for 10 years now....
Id say hes had some legendary success considering the way it all started.
Portnoy is being a dick on purpose. I'm glad Mr. Redd is getting benefits from this.
You do understand that Portnoy built a company from absolutely nothing.
Sold that company for 100 million.
Stayed with the company as the President. It was sold again for 600 million to Penn Gaming.
Then he bought that company back for $1.
Yes, $1
So, IMHO that makes him the best businessman I have heard of in years. Maybe El Presidente should rewrite “The Art of the Deal”
I saw the vid when it was first shown on Tucker’s twitter interview. Hilarious. The owner couldn’t be a more stereotypical new yawker. The leftists are supporting him now, but I expect that won’t last long.
The owner of the pizza shop is either in on the bit with Dave, or is a total idiot. Just having Dave Portnoy review your restaurant is a great thing. Even if Dave says your pizza isn't to his liking, as in this case, it still drives business.
Portnoy was granted an interview with Trump at the WH, July, 2020.
Dave Portnoy does not come across as a nice guy.
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