Dave Portnoy To Help Rebuild 'Iconic' Pizzeria In Union County After Fire

ELIZABETH, NJ — Founder of Barstool Sports and popular internet personality Dave "El Pres" Portnoy is coming to the aid of one "iconic" New Jersey pizzeria after it burned down.

Portnoy announced last week that he will be donating all ticket sales to his One Bite Pizza Festival to Al Santillo. This will help Santillo rebuild his brick oven pizzeria, at 639 S Broad St., which burnt down in January.

"We need Santillos, we need Elizabeth NJ, this place rebuilt," said Portnoy. "Every cent on this ticket is going right to Al. We are going to rebuild Santillo's, get 'em going. This is for Al. This is for the pizza community. This is for local business."

Emergency Press Conference - The Presale for tix for the Greatest Gathering of Pizza of Alltime is Friday at 10am. You must register for presale at https://t.co/NbBflburm7

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Portnoy posts daily pizza reviews to his millions of social media followers, scoring pies on a stringent 1 to 10 scale. The videos, which often go viral, usually start with Portnoy's catch phrase, "One bite, everyone knows the rules."

He previously visited Al Santillos Brick Oven Pizza in January 2019 when he rated the pizza an 8.3 out of 10.

"Have you heard the great news we're getting financed by Barstool sports. It's all over the news. Closed for business until further notice,"'wrote the pizzeria.

To support the rebuilding of Santillo's pizza and to get tickets to the One Bite Pizza Festival visit onebitepizzafest.com.

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