Pizzeria owner defends ‘sassy’ replies to bad reviews as he goes viral

Pizzeria owner defends ‘sassy’ replies to bad reviews as he goes viral

A pizza store owner has gone viral with his cheeky replies to those who leave bad reviews online about his restaurant. Sunnyside Sliced is a New York-style pizzeria in Mentone, in Melbourne’s southeast, and, like every eatery, has it’s share of critics. Owner Ali Cengiz, who decided to start Sunnyside after living in New York … Read more

Exclusive | Long Island pizzeria goes viral for Thanksgiving pie with all the trimmings: ‘Probably sold over 500 pies’

Exclusive | Long Island pizzeria goes viral for Thanksgiving pie with all the trimmings: ‘Probably sold over 500 pies’

They’re gobbling down these slices. Pino’s Pizza of Deer Park has something savory to be thankful for this Turkey Day — their viral Thanksgiving pizza pie, which is served with sliced roasted turkey breast, gravy, sausage and apple cornbread stuffing and topped off with cranberry sauce. Customers trot from far and wide to get their hands … Read more

Exclusive | Long Island pizzeria goes viral with saucy videos giving bad diners a taste of their own medicine: ‘Go sit down’

Exclusive | Long Island pizzeria goes viral with saucy videos giving bad diners a taste of their own medicine:  ‘Go sit down’

That’s-a one spicy pizzeria! A Long Island pizza shop has gone viral for saucy social media video skits that mercilessly mock bad customer behaviors — with one clip showing a dining dunce punished with water sprayed in his face. Phil’s Pizzeria in Syosset has been dramatizing blood-boiling interactions with customers using some real pie-in-the-face humor … Read more

Exclusive | Beloved Bronx ‘hole-in-the-wall’ pizzeria named best in NYC — as it celebrates over six decades of slice-slinging: ‘We’re just pizza’

Exclusive | Beloved Bronx ‘hole-in-the-wall’ pizzeria named best in NYC — as it celebrates over six decades of slice-slinging: ‘We’re just pizza’

You can keep your $65 TikTok-famous truffle pizza joints and flashy Manhattan secret slice shops, NYC — there’s one no-frills Bronx pizzeria to top them all, according to the eating experts at Food Republic. Louie & Ernie’s, a beloved Boogie Down mainstay, was named the best “hole-in-the-wall” restaurant in New York by the outlet — beating out … Read more

Grate disappointment: My local pizzeria charged me a ‘bitching fee’ after I spoke up about an incorrect order

Grate disappointment: My local pizzeria charged me a ‘bitching fee’ after I spoke up about an incorrect order

No complaining here. This one patron got charged a “bitching fee” at their local pizzeria — for something that many wouldn’t even consider complaining. In the r/funny subreddit on Reddit, this user briefly shared their bizarre experience when grabbing a few pizzas and beers with friends. “I ordered a Miller Lite and she [the server] … Read more

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy gifts $60K to save struggling Baltimore pizzeria: ‘Christmas miracle’

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy gifts K to save struggling Baltimore pizzeria: ‘Christmas miracle’

Tis’ the season of giving! Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy gifted $60,000 to save a struggling veteran-owned Baltimore pizzeria from permanently closing as customers have since flooded the store with orders. Portnoy was traveling to Maryland for the Army-Navy football in mid-December when he made a pit stop at TinyBrickOven in the Federal Hill neighborhood … Read more

Beloved Brooklyn pizzeria saves dying customer by finding him a kidney donor: ‘I don’t know how I got to be so lucky’

Beloved Brooklyn pizzeria saves dying customer by finding him a kidney donor: ‘I don’t know how I got to be so lucky’

One of Brooklyn’s most famous pizza men cooked up a miracle for a customer in need. When Mark Iacono, owner of wood-fired-pizza institution Lucali in Carroll Gardens, learned his patron and friend Theo Alano, 54, was suffering from end-stage kidney disease, he was devastated. Desperate to help in some way, Iacono shared a post with … Read more

Exclusive | I was fired from an NYC pizzeria — now I own the slice joint

Exclusive | I was fired from an NYC pizzeria — now I own the slice joint

When Frank Kabatas first came to the United States in 1997 when he was 23, he’d only ever seen pizza in the movies. A quarter of a century later, the Turkish immigrant, now 49, is the proud owner and operator of one of Manhattan’s most beloved pizza joints — the same one that fired him … Read more

This New York pizzeria was named best in the US for the third year in a row

This New York pizzeria was named best in the US for the third year in a row

NYC is still the big cheese — at least when it comes to pizza. On 50 Top Pizza’s list of best pizzerias in the US, New York digs held strong in 10 slots, including first place. For the third year in a row, the Lower East Side’s Una Pizza Napoletana maintained its No. 1 title … Read more

NYC’s hottest new pizzeria is hidden inside a grimy Times Square subway station

NYC’s hottest new pizzeria is hidden inside a grimy Times Square subway station

A slice of Times Square’s vast underbelly is quickly becoming one of Midtown’s coolest destinations. Steps from a recently abandoned Duane Reade and a massive, shuttered Sbarro’s at the neighborhood’s northern end, the concourse level of the 50th Street downtown 1 train station is home to a growing cluster of businesses giving Bushwick vibes in … Read more

I didn’t tip a pizzeria for our slices — here’s how they got revenge and why I’m never going back

I didn’t tip a pizzeria for our slices — here’s how they got revenge and why I’m never going back

This pizza place kneaded the last laugh. An unsatisfied Salt Lake City-area diner has incited a hometown backlash after griping online that a local pizzeria intentionally burnt their slices because they did not leave a tip. The anonymous Reddit user, @allenasm, alleged that the parlor, which has customers sign credit card receipts with a tip … Read more

Dave Portnoy plans to lend hand to beloved NJ pizzeria after fire: ‘Whatever Al needs’

Dave Portnoy plans to lend hand to beloved NJ pizzeria after fire: ‘Whatever Al needs’

A beloved pizza joint in Elizabeth, N.J., caught fire on Saturday morning, and Dave Portnoy wants to step in. The Barstool Sports founder took to social media in support of Santillo’s Brick Oven Pizza, saying he “will be there.” “I’m aware that Al Santilllo’s had a fire this morning,” Portnoy wrote on X that featured … Read more

‘Succession’ star Alan Ruck crashes truck into Los Angeles pizzeria

‘Succession’ star Alan Ruck crashes truck into Los Angeles pizzeria

Two people were said to have been injured Tuesday after actor Alan Ruck was involved in a four-car pileup that sent the “Succession” star’s pricey electric vehicle slamming into a Los Angeles pizza parlor. Ruck, 67, was reportedly behind the wheel of his sporty Rivian truck around 9 p.m. when he collided with the restaurant, … Read more

Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy gets into fierce argument with pizzeria owner: ‘F–k you!’

Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy gets into fierce argument with pizzeria owner: ‘F–k you!’

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy got into a shouting match with the owner of a pizza joint who was angered that the loudmouth mogul was giving his restaurant a negative review. The 46-year-old Portnoy was in the middle of one of his customary pizza reviews that he offers to his legion of sports bro fans … Read more