Bar Stool Sports founder Dave Portnoy certainly loves a good pizza. In , Portnoy went all over the state and reviewed the pizzas of eight New Hampshire establishments as part of his online show: One Bite Pizza Reviews. Portnoy grades a pizza shop off his personal criteria: the store-owners' vibes and the attitude of the patrons eating there, the ambience and atmosphere of the place and, arguably the most important part: the quality of the pie. Lowest ratings on his scale tend to be in the 6's and below, with the higher ratings being in the 8's and 9's.
Out of the 8 places Portnoy went in New Hampshire in , here are his top 5 in the state. Portnoy came to Granfanally's at N Broadway after seven pizza reviews in a row and the pizza pub did not disappoint.
He said he noticed that they had an unconventional pizza oven and a lovable store slogan of "Live Free, Die Full," a play on the Granite State's motto of "Live Free or Die. Portnoy gave Granfanally's a 7.
He later said that the pizza chain Papa Gino's is a New England institution, having been in business since Portnoy was born in Portnoy gave Papa Gino's a 7. Portnoy said that Mickey's N. Pizza at 9 Crystal Ave. The Ricochet at 35 Manchester Rd. Portnoy said that The Ricochet had a nice vibe and nice owners with an inspiring story of fleeing California wildfires and bouncing back to New England.
Hence the name of the shop, "Ricochet. Reflecting on all the pizza places he tried in New Hampshire that day, Portnoy later said, saying that they are all good. Rin Velasco is a trending reporter. She can be reached at rvelasco gannett. The actor played Captain B. Hunnicutt in the beloved sitcom.
