{"id":97560,"date":"2025-12-22T20:31:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T20:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/97560\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T20:31:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T20:31:23","slug":"sam-and-louies-pizzeria-goes-independent-now-named-saucy-mamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/97560\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam and Louie&#8217;s Pizzeria goes independent, now named Saucy Mama&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 A local Bay Area pizzeria owner is scrambling to rebuild her online presence after her former franchise unexpectedly shut down her digital accounts during her transition to independence.<\/p>\n<p>Pam Chavez, owner of what is now called Saucy Mama&#8217;s, discovered the problem when she logged onto DoorDash from home to check on nighttime orders and found her account had been closed without notice.<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766435482_718_\" alt=\"Pam Chavez, Owner of Saucy Mama's\"  width=\"1280\" height=\"960\"\/><\/p>\n<p>KRIS6<\/p>\n<p>        Pam Chavez, Owner of Saucy Mama&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>The situation worsened when Chavez realized her Google Business account was also shut down, showing &#8220;permanently closed&#8221; on Google Maps and listing an incorrect phone number that prevented customers from reaching her.<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766435483_50_\" alt=\"Google Business Account Closed \"  width=\"1280\" height=\"906\"\/><\/p>\n<p>KRIS 6<\/p>\n<p>        Google Business Account Closed<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had a couple drive from the island the other day and they told me they were trying to call and couldn&#8217;t get through and it was saying disconnected and it obviously says permanently closed when they are searching for the previous business name,&#8221; Chavez said. &#8220;So unless they make the intention to stop by and see that we are still open there is not an online presence right now. So I am fighting to get that done as quickly as possible it just takes time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766435483_976_\" alt=\"Saucy Mama's\"  width=\"1280\" height=\"960\"\/><\/p>\n<p>KRIS6 News <\/p>\n<p>        Saucy Mama&#8217;s Pizzeria New Logo<\/p>\n<p>The former Sam and Louise&#8217;s pizzeria has rebranded as Saucy Mama&#8217;s, focusing on homemade sauces, homemade dough and more nutritious meals.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the digital setbacks, Chavez remains open seven days a week from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. The new website will be Eatsaucymamas.com, and the restaurant is located inside the Park-Dale Plaza on South Staples Street.<\/p>\n<p>Saucy Mama&#8217;s Number: (361)257-1295 <\/p>\n<p>This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. 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