Credit: Screengrab via Barstool Sports/Instagram
Barstool boss and Michigan football broker Dave Portnoy visited Tampa Bay last spring and reviewed a slew of pizza spots. Now it appears he’s back in town for more “One Bite” reviews.

In a Dec. 12 Instagram post from Barstool Sports, Portnoy says he was in Tampa to “find a bunch of guys” for former Bucs coach Jon Gruden’s Quarterback Camp. He also found time to stop by Ybor City’s Due Amici Pizza & Pasta Bar, which is located at 1724 E 7th Ave.

For those unfamiliar with the “One Bite Pizza Review,” the short video segments consist of the 47-year-old ordering a cheese pie and actually taking several bites before rating the pizza on a scale of 1-10, decimals and all.

“Right on point, you gotta be drunk to love this pizza,” said Portnoy. “Soak up the beer. Late night of partying. I am hungry so that helps. This guy has been doing it for 14 years, so I’m going to give him the benefit of the doubt. I’m going to give him every little inch I can give him.”

In this case, after confusing 7th Avenue for “Bourbon Street” and “Arbor Street,” the Barstool founder gives Due Amici a 6.1 rating, while emphasizing that you should be drunk while eating it.

“Which is fine,” says Portnoy, “this is a drunk Bourbon Street pizza.”

Last April, Portnoy did a bit of a pizza tour of Tampa Bay, stopping by local spots including Forbici in Tampaโ€™s Hyde Park Village, St. Peteโ€™s Violet Stone, Clearwaterโ€™s Cristinoโ€™s Coal Oven Pizza, and the Nona Slice House in Safety Harbor.

It’s unclear if Portnoy plans to review more local pizza joints or is scouting locations for a Bay area Barstool Sports bar and restaurant.

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Colin Wolf has been working with weekly newspapers since 2007 and has been the Digital Editor for Creative Loafing Tampa since 2019. He is also the Director of Digital Content Strategy for CL's parent...