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For more than a year, Giuseppe Tosco tried to get Dave Portnoy\u2019s attention with a giant roadside sign outside his Montgomery County<\/a> pizzeria that read, \u201cWe Want Dave Portnoy.\u201d<\/p>\n Two months ago, Tosco finally took it down to replace it with a sign advertising the new patio at Italian Delite<\/a> in Trappe.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, Portnoy walked in anyway. \u201cThe first thing he asked was, \u2018Where\u2019s the sign?\u2019\u201d Tosco said. \u201cI told him we\u2019d taken it down. He said, \u2018Oh my God, it\u2019s been that long?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n The surprise visit was one of at least five stops Portnoy made across Philadelphia and its suburbs Tuesday as the Barstool Sports founder filmed new installments of his influential \u201cOne Bite Pizza<\/a> Reviews,\u201d whose scores can transform the fortunes of a neighborhood pizzeria.<\/p>\n Besides Italian Delite, the confirmed stops included Johnny\u2019s Pizza<\/a> in Bryn Mawr<\/a>, Marina\u2019s Pizza<\/a> in Fishtown, Liguria Pizzeria<\/a> in Kensington<\/a>, and Pizza Di Vita<\/a> in Fairless Hills.<\/p>\n In each review, Portnoy samples a plain cheese slice \u2014 often taking much more than one bite \u2014 and assigns it a score on a 10-point scale. His ratings have become one of the pizza world\u2019s most sought-after endorsements, often drawing long lines and national attention for top-scoring shops. <\/p>\n In 2019, Angelo\u2019s Pizzeria<\/a> in South Philadelphia<\/a> scored a 9.1 \u2014 the highest score ever in the region. Del Rossi\u2019s<\/a> notched an 8.6 in 2024. In 2022, Pizza West Chester<\/a> and Lillo\u2019s Tomato Pies<\/a> in Hainesport each got an 8.4.<\/p>\n Three of Tuesday\u2019s scores became known almost immediately, as onlookers shared them. Johnny\u2019s received an 8.3, Liguria an 8.2, and Marina\u2019s a 7.9. The owners of Pizza Di Vita and Italian Delite said they never heard their scores before Portnoy moved on; they are waiting for the videos to be released.<\/p>\n If Tosco spent more than a year trying to lure Portnoy to the Collegeville suburbs, John Bisceglie initially refused to believe the reviewer was coming to Johnny\u2019s Pizzeria (which has a spot on The Inquirer\u2019s 76 list<\/a>).<\/p>\n \u201cSomebody texted me, \u2018Dave\u2019s in Philly. Heads up,\u2019\u201d Bisceglie said. \u201cI just laughed it off. I\u2019ve heard that before.\u201d<\/p>\n