Barstool's Dave Portnoy's Slab Pizza Review in Maine Was a Set Up

Ready for this theory? Slab Sicilian Street food wasn't your typical, side of the street, hole in the wall pizza slice shop you find in big cities that Dave Portnoy would love.

Slab (before it permanently closed this year) was known for their outlandish, deep-dish, chewy slices and that's what made them great. Immediate flag on the play for trying to fit a square peg into a round hole so here we go.

Barstool Sports Dave Portnoy Pizza Review Slab Portland, Maine

It should have been an immediate red flag from the get that Portnoy even chose Slab to review during his visit to Maine in 2023. Before you continue reading this sassy blog, watch his Slab episode real quick:

There's so many other pizzerias in Portland that fit his exact excel sheet of what a perfect slice tastes like but he ignored them. There's even an option to order a regular styled pie that might get him closer to liking the taste but even then he still chose the deep dish slice?

What kind of pizza does Barstool's Dave Portnoy Like?

Right off the bat, anybody who watches One Bite Reviews on Youtube knows that Slab was not going to be received well by Dave. Which tracks for the 6.6 final score he gave them.

Why would he ignore those things when he was choosing all the spots he was going to stop at?

None of this makes sense considering Slab is actually the complete opposite of where he'd usually go. It's literally a scam from top to bottom, I just don't know why or what the motivation was. To him, this slice of pizza below is illegal yet he still agreed to try it on-air knowing damn well he was going to hate it.

Imagine he had a huge vendetta against them but we'll never know because they closed down? WAIT. DO YOU THINK THAT'S WHY THEY CLOSED?! This is turning into a thing. Where are my internet FBI trolls right now?

What is taking over for Slab in Portland, Maine?

Lucky us! Another pizza place is dominating the city already called ZA.

Unfortunately for us, Slab Sicilian Street Food in Portland has since come and gone but for a completely un-related reason.

Also Read: The One Gas Station in Portland, Maine, That Has A Surprisingly Delicious Pizza Slice

Inflation is wild and I think I'm speaking for everybody when I say it can't be easy to continue to operate a restaurant while the city continues to become unaffordable.

Also, if you're interested in checking out all the places and scores Portnoy reviewed while in maine just keep scrolling below: