Dave Portnoy Reviews Pizza in New Bedford & Middleborough

El Presidente is back.

Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy spent Sunday on the SouthCoast eating pizza and giving his world-famous One Bite Reviews.

Portnoy stopped into Ray’s in New Bedford and Central Café in Middleborough, and both places seemed to win over the media mogul’s taste buds.

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Dave Portnoy Visits Ray’s in New Bedford

Mark Saber Jr. of New Bedford has been going to Ray’s for about five years. He was picking up a few cheese pizzas when he bumped into Portnoy, who was doing a pizza review.

“He was great, very humble, very welcoming of taking the picture with him,” he said. “Honestly a nice dude all around.”

Courtesy of Mark Saber Jr.

Saber Jr. was in the pizza parlor while Portnoy gave his review outside, but he has a feeling the score is going to be high.

“I think Dave will score favorably because Ray makes the pizza Dave typically favors, thin crust and crunchy,” he said.

Dave Portnoy Visits Central Café in Middleborough

It was quite the scene outside Central Café on Sunday when the Middleboro Cobras bombarded Portnoy’s review outside the pizza joint.

The Cobras were celebrating their championship win with the pizza parlor that has long supported them, when Portnoy showed up, and the real party started.

The team showered Portnoy with Cobras merchandise, then watched off-screen as Portnoy gave the pizza spot an impressive 7.9.

“A huge thank you to Dave for stopping by and shining a light on our small family business,” said Central Café online. “This moment may have been just a quick stop for him, but it’s a day we’ll remember and talk about forever here at The Central.”

Keep an eye out for the official review of both places on the “One Bite Review” YouTube page.

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