Dragon Pizza is packed after Dave Portnoy’s fight with the owner

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September 1, 2023 | 10:14 pm


It must be an acquired taste.

A day after Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy got into a heated altercation with the owner of Dragon Pizza in Somerville, Massachusetts, the pizzeria was packed with apparently satisfied customers.

One customer even disagreed with Portnoy’s review, giving his cut — a maple bacon steak — a much higher rating than Portnoy received.

“I’d probably give this one about a 9 [out of 10]…But it’s a little flexible, and I have to agree,” the customer told The Post while chewing. “Yes I saw [the altercation]. I thought it was better than he rated it, but that’s just my taste. owner, [identified by the Boston Globe as Charlie Redd]He seemed a little out of control, maybe he was having a bad day.

“It was caught on camera, I guess that’s what it was.”

The owner of Dragon Pizza at his restaurant a day after an altercation with Dave Portnoy.
David McGlynn for the New York Post

The 46-year-old Portnoy, who recently bought back Barstool Sports from Penn Entertainment for $1, visited the pizza shop to get one of his pizza reviews, which have been one of his trademarks since his rise to sports media fame.

In a series now called “One Bite,” Portnoy visits popular pizzerias, takes one bite and then scores a review of the pizza right outside the restaurant, giving it a rating from 1 to 10.

Portnoy clearly didn’t enjoy his slice of Dragon Pizza and began criticizing it as “trash” and a “hot mess,” giving it a 6.4 rating.

The owner of Dragon Pizza at his restaurant a day after an altercation with Dave Portnoy.
David McGlynn for the New York Post

That’s when Reid came out and confronted Portnoy.

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“Enjoy your pizza as much as any customer would, but I don’t appreciate what you do, where you come in and judge a business in one bite,” Reid said.

After Portnoy responded that he helped small businesses, the owner responded, “I don’t see it that way,” before returning to the pizzeria.


A few moments later, Reid reappeared and asked Portnoy to stop standing in front of his work.

“Let me be clear, fuck you,” Portnoy repeatedly responded before calling the owner a “mother” and an “a-hole.”

Reid threatened to call the police, and when Portnoy asked why, he replied: “For being a prostitute.”

One customer gave his slice of Dragon Pizza a much higher rating than Dave Portnoy.
David McGlynn for the New York Post
Dragon Pizza was crowded a day after the owner got into a confrontation with Dave Portnoy.
David McGlynn for the New York Post

Although Reid could be seen at the pizzeria on Friday, it appears he has no interest in parlaying that attention into new fame.

A paper sign reading “We don’t talk about that” was taped to the window.

The customer who gave a rating of 9 out of 10 said his decision to visit Dragon Pizza on Friday was due in part to Portnoy’s review.

It seems the owner of Dragon Pizza doesn’t want to talk about his altercation with Dave Portnoy.
David McGlynn for the New York Post

“It got me thinking about getting a slice of pizza,” he said. “That was him.”





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