Pizza Reviewer Dave Portnoy Tries Bergen County Restaurant: What's The Verdict?

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Dave Portnoy, the influencer who owns Barstool Sports, stopped by a Bergen County pizzeria last week while on tour to promote his new memoir, "Cancel Me If You Can."

Portnoy frequently posts popular YouTube videos about life, sports, his dogs, and pizzerias.

Last month, he published his memoir and launched a book tour with a series of local appearances, including at Bookends in Ridgewood. READ MORE: Portnoy Launches Book Tour With Appearance In Bergen County

In the ensuing weeks, he stopped into a handful of New Jersey pizzerias to give his quick, one-bite reviews.

Portnoy typically stops into a shop, gives a bit of its history, takes a bite of hot pizza, and rates it on a scale of 1 to 10.

Shops with good ratings have traditionally seen a swell of business.

What's The Verdict?

In the video posted on Friday — which has already received more than 1.5 million views — the publishing maven stopped into Crispy Crust Pizza on West Palisades Avenue in Englewood.

A sharply dressed Portnoy said, "I'm exhausted, I'm on my book tour. I feel like gross garbage."

Portnoy said he was taking advantage of a 50/50 deal to get a Sicilian pizza and a classic round pie.

Portnoy sampled the round pie.

"I like the crust in terms of, [it] looks floury fresh," he said.

Just then, two women stopped by, telling Portnoy they'd been coming to the pizzeria for 50 years. One woman, who said she was 62, visited under a previous owner, she said.

"I've been here 50-something years. It's excellent," said one of the women.

Portnoy said, "57 years, I always love that long story. I'll go 6-8 on the review."

His 6.8 score places Crispy Crust among the middle tier of more than a thousand pizzerias he's reviewed.

The eatery is located at 44 West Palisades Ave. in Englewood. See the menu and get more information here.

Read past coverage of Portnoy's pizza reviews in Bergen County here: Dave Portnoy Visits 2 Bergen County Pizza Restaurants

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