He's not wrong about staff. I'm a manager at my job, the more people you have, the more potentially bad employees you have to deal with. Productivity, attendance, attitudes, all that, the worst part for me. I hate that drama side. Having to have conversations about doing wtf your told. Stop standing around and talking on the phone, disappear for 30 minutes "I was in the bathroom", etc. If I opened a business, I'd do what he did. Just need 2 good people and that's it
You need to be able to pay those two good employees well enough to be there and do the work of multiple people though. Can’t ask them to do a hand full of task then pay them half of what they deserve. America has a real problem with that in today work force. This guy seems to have it down though kudos to him.
@@SAUCE206 And my job doesn't. I work for a large retailer. Got a store manager that goes after people for whatever reason. One of them was one of my employees. He's great, knows how to do everything. She decided she wanted him "out of the building" He's a friend, so I warned him. He's now transferring to another store. I'm down another employee. He'll be replaced with someone terrible, I'm sure, if at all. But the same amount of work will be expected. When it doesn't get done, because obviously, she'll come down on me. I'll be out the door shortly after
I work at a red Robin's who has about 30 kitchen staff snd only 5 of us work our butt's off and try to make the kitchen run as smoothly as possible, the rest of the people just hang out
You know i have watched many of the pizza shop videos and i must say this has got to be the smartest owner. I am currently in the process of opening a pizza shop as i speak and i will take some of his advice this guy speaks facts i hope i can visit his shop one day to thank him for doing this interview
Good Idea, How a pizza shop should be.. Simple Great Quality Flour pizza Crusts, Quality ingredients Of simple Toppings, Cheese and Sauce.... I taste many simple pizza places.. IT doesn't taste good. If you can't make a Good simple Cheese and Pepperoni pizzza.. forget about it!
Good pizza but I drove 20 minutes for it. Not good enough for the drive time. Good people work there. Efficient system for ordering. Wish they were closer.
Simple is better. I hate a restaurant that has 15 20 30 items on their menu. You over working your employees physically, mentally and emotionally! Horn down what works and quit trying to be so and so down the block or what popping on social media
If you eat pizza, it makes your breath smell like garlic. There's something wrong with that pizza. There's no reason pizza should ever smell strongly of garlic.
This is the kind of Pizza shop i wanna open, simple menu and keeping Quality over Quantity! Great idea....more power to your channel. Thanks for this video.
0:12 I was already in love with the place there's a Street Fighter 2 game cabinet in the corner. The pizza looks amazing to, take to the time machine, oh wait this is here now.
He should open another pizza shop and call it Pep&Cheez. Only sells 2 items, pepperoni pizza or cheese pizza, that's it. 😆 Or Squares & Triangle. Only sells slices no whole pizzas.😆
It’s not thin and crispy, we like it still but it’s definitely hit or miss for the burnt under carriage. But calling this thin and crispy is absolutely insane.
A year ago, I actually thought of doing something similar where I live in Warsaw, can get the idea of simplicity bringing quality as also keeps costs low. Instead I started a hot sauce business instead using a similar principle 😂 Looks solid there though!
I notice he’s letting the pizza steam off tilted on the box edge before cutting. I like that 😊 Although I always used the corrugated box liners for that very purpose it keeps the bottom crispy 😊 . I cooked south shore bar pizza for 18 years at some our oldest and famous joints .
I like the old school simple menu pizza shop but the only item i would add (even the old school do it too) is a calzone or rolls and it could be filled with whatever toppings go on the pizza plus mozzarella cheese. Nothing needed to be bought its all the ingredients that's already there.
@@MoonmanSpacejam It doesn't get simpler than that. You can also do garlic knots or garlic rolls with excess dough. Just add garlic to the dough and bake. Zero waste.
That's the way to do it, a few high quality items. There is a pizza shop by me that has over 120 menu items, including quesadillas, pierogis and fish & chips. LOL
That's how you do it. Do one (or two) things really well. Little Ceasars back in the day had it figured out. One or two pizzas and thats it. In and out the door. Now they try to be a full pizzeria menu and have tanked the business (again).
My favorite pizza place near me has pizza (10 toppings) pierogi and potato pankcakes (only on Fridays for those though) A kitchen a fraction of the size of this one Cash ONLY Still my favorite since I was a kindergartener
I always wondered if you can just throw in round pizza shaped dough in oven first,without any toppings,for five minutes.Then add toppings,and put back in oven,for extra crispy crust?? Love this video,cheers!!
Honestly the toppings and cheese handle the cooking for long periods rather than the dough. You can ask most places for a well-done pie and they'll come back extra crunchy. Of course protein %/water %/fermentation all play a role as well, but there's no changing that!
All you Need for sure for this Vlog are some wireless Mics. Will make a world of difference for your viewers NOT skipping you over. ( I didn’t finish watching )
Wonder if he would make a calzone with just pepperoni and cheese with sauce on the side? A guy from Philadelphia opened a pizza shop locally several years ago. His calzone only had mozzarella and the toppings(fillings) you chose, usually pepperoni. That would be a simple item for him to add, especially for the lunch crowd.
I worked at a gas station for 5 years or so, and man people would come in and ask for pizza, nuggets, all this different crap. We barely sold hotdogs, and we eventually got a do it yourself milkshake machine, and the company would never restock it or my company was cheap and never paid for the restock, but I'd tell people where they could get X food or items. People are so used to having it there way, cause most companies don't want people going else where, so we end up with meh products. I'd rather go to a pizza place selling only pizza, and a taco shop that only sells tacos, etc.
ive been saying this long time... keep it simple, do it well... you will make people happy and keep coming back... the only reason that i would maybe say to be little more diverse, is have just a regular salad, and then another salad.. and dessert.. have one chocolate item, one non chocolate non caffiene , just as u have soda u have coke and sprite and possibly lemonade or tea or fruit punch/juice ... and its pizza so its kid friendly no need for chicken tenders or any other !
there's a pizza place i love and 80% of my orders are always just cheese. there's just something about just tasting the flavor of the sauce with the cheese and the dough. other times it's pepperoni or mushrooms. that's it. no frills.
@@krotchlickmeugh627 we ended up going to Sally's in Woburn, treehouse brewing in tewksbury, and then garlic breath... And all were fantastic! Garlic breath has a super cool retro vibe and fantastic pizza! There are only two tables, so you may want to call ahead if you're planning on dining in.
That's how I imagine my pizza place. Even a bit more minimalistic 😂 for a one man show... Have fun, everybody!!!
Same
There's a video of a 1 man pizza shop. Hes on top his game being the chef and the customer service
Refreshing to see a new pizza shop the old school way..just pizza!
He's not wrong about staff. I'm a manager at my job, the more people you have, the more potentially bad employees you have to deal with. Productivity, attendance, attitudes, all that, the worst part for me. I hate that drama side. Having to have conversations about doing wtf your told. Stop standing around and talking on the phone, disappear for 30 minutes "I was in the bathroom", etc. If I opened a business, I'd do what he did. Just need 2 good people and that's it
You need to be able to pay those two good employees well enough to be there and do the work of multiple people though.
Can’t ask them to do a hand full of task then pay them half of what they deserve.
America has a real problem with that in today work force.
This guy seems to have it down though kudos to him.
@@SAUCE206 And my job doesn't. I work for a large retailer. Got a store manager that goes after people for whatever reason. One of them was one of my employees. He's great, knows how to do everything. She decided she wanted him "out of the building" He's a friend, so I warned him. He's now transferring to another store. I'm down another employee. He'll be replaced with someone terrible, I'm sure, if at all. But the same amount of work will be expected. When it doesn't get done, because obviously, she'll come down on me. I'll be out the door shortly after
I work at a red Robin's who has about 30 kitchen staff snd only 5 of us work our butt's off and try to make the kitchen run as smoothly as possible, the rest of the people just hang out
If ? You mean when ! 💪
You know i have watched many of the pizza shop videos and i must say this has got to be the smartest owner. I am currently in the process of opening a pizza shop as i speak and i will take some of his advice this guy speaks facts i hope i can visit his shop one day to thank him for doing this interview
Awesome shop! Will make the drive next week for sure.
Barstool Pizza Review - Garlic Breath Pizza (North Andover, MA) th-cam.com/video/tjv0biW8L0A/w-d-xo.html
That pizza looks great! Just the way I make it for myself. Hope the word spreads!
so glad dave gave this an 8.1, dude deserves it
Outrageously cool build-out, especially the design/decor. Justin is clearly a 'head. PROPS.
Cool video and the pizza looks absolutely amazing. I'll take one with everything on it.
Great video, it would be very helpful to invest in simple lapel microphones
@@ryanvanstone11 mic broke when we were on location. Next videos we got’em
Would love to visit one day. I wish he did knots; the dough sounds perfect for knots.
GREAT!! Simple pizza shop. Nothing worse than being behind someone that wants a sub or salad and all you want is pie.
Great interview
I wish pizza places would use the couragated box insert. They cant be that expensive, .ake a huge difference in keeping the texture on the bottom
im planning on moving from west to east coast hopefully soon and I am definitely planning on checking this place out.
I’m def going have stop in get few pizzas 🍕 when I visit Boston
It's def worth a visit
You should put the address of the places you review..unless I’m missing it
Best of luck guy!!!!!
Bro got the original street fighter ii arcade machine 🔥
Love the focus on quality and that pizza looks great
Pizza 🍕 looks good 😊
Good Idea, How a pizza shop should be.. Simple Great Quality Flour pizza Crusts, Quality ingredients Of simple Toppings, Cheese and Sauce.... I taste many simple pizza places.. IT doesn't taste good. If you can't make a Good simple Cheese and Pepperoni pizzza.. forget about it!
This place just got a 8.1 from Dave so they are about to get really busy
Ever vonsider pulling mozz and making burratas? Maybe not ideal for this place but......
Smart 👍
3:11 Gotta get some bacon on that menu. Garlic + Bacon is the perfect pizza.
Good pizza but I drove 20 minutes for it. Not good enough for the drive time. Good people work there. Efficient system for ordering. Wish they were closer.
one bite
Simple is better. I hate a restaurant that has 15 20 30 items on their menu. You over working your employees physically, mentally and emotionally! Horn down what works and quit trying to be so and so down the block or what popping on social media
8.1 Everybody knows the rules.
They look like the happiest bunch huh lol service sucks with the look on their faces😂
Only pizza in area even worth ordering. All Greek or pan pizza trash around here
If you eat pizza, it makes your breath smell like garlic. There's something wrong with that pizza. There's no reason pizza should ever smell strongly of garlic.
What a horrible name. 😂 Everyone hates garlic breath..
This is the kind of Pizza shop i wanna open, simple menu and keeping Quality over Quantity! Great idea....more power to your channel. Thanks for this video.
It's a good model.
0:12 I was already in love with the place there's a Street Fighter 2 game cabinet in the corner. The pizza looks amazing to, take to the time machine, oh wait this is here now.
Word seeing that cabinet brought me back to my childhood seeing these in the local pizza shops
Dhalsim was a cheat character for me
@@alexpereira6528 Ya you have to understand his weaknesses to beat him. He doesn't have many.
pizza looks good but the audio is ass
Place looks immaculately clean!! What a humble and genuine owner, ill b making the stop next week! Gr8 video SPM!!!
He should open another pizza shop and call it Pep&Cheez. Only sells 2 items, pepperoni pizza or cheese pizza, that's it. 😆 Or Squares & Triangle. Only sells slices no whole pizzas.😆
in the first minute when he puts the pizza leaning halfway in the air on the box --- tells you this place is a must-try asap if you live close. iykyk.
I’m assuming to air out the base and not get as soggy???
I prop up a grilled cheese the same way so it stays crispy.
I don’t know kick game!!!
It's not that good. Like eating cardboard and ingredients not good
It’s not thin and crispy, we like it still but it’s definitely hit or miss for the burnt under carriage. But calling this thin and crispy is absolutely insane.
A year ago, I actually thought of doing something similar where I live in Warsaw, can get the idea of simplicity bringing quality as also keeps costs low. Instead I started a hot sauce business instead using a similar principle 😂
Looks solid there though!
Polish pizza sounds miserable
I don't know why every shop doesn't have those cuting boards. The slices are always uneven
Hmm, I don’t live too far from there. Need to try to get over there at some point
first glass door pizza oven I have seen, good idea
Great stuff. My new place is simple 1 pizza, slices,knots and pep rolls
Thank you. Sounds like a great new shop.
@@Smartpizzamarketing hopefully. Opening in a few weeks. We shall find out lol
I notice he’s letting the pizza steam off tilted on the box edge before cutting. I like that 😊
Although I always used the corrugated box liners for that very purpose it keeps the bottom crispy 😊 .
I cooked south shore bar pizza for 18 years at some our oldest and famous joints .
Needs sausage 😂
Can't believe people go into a pizza place and not order pizza
I like the old school simple menu pizza shop but the only item i would add (even the old school do it too) is a calzone or rolls and it could be filled with whatever toppings go on the pizza plus mozzarella cheese. Nothing needed to be bought its all the ingredients that's already there.
I'm sure you can find that at other pizza shops. Keep it simple
@@MoonmanSpacejam It doesn't get simpler than that. You can also do garlic knots or garlic rolls with excess dough. Just add garlic to the dough and bake. Zero waste.
..I too thought of Calzones as a very good item to add early on. Looks as if Justins oven could handle, no sweat!
That's the way to do it, a few high quality items. There is a pizza shop by me that has over 120 menu items, including quesadillas, pierogis and fish & chips. LOL
😧
Love this guys films. Training day one of my faves. His pizza looks ace too!
haha
Dave needs to visit here
he did.
I love the color of that pizza. Yum!!!
That's how you do it. Do one (or two) things really well. Little Ceasars back in the day had it figured out. One or two pizzas and thats it. In and out the door. Now they try to be a full pizzeria menu and have tanked the business (again).
Very clean operation. Owners take note! Love the simplicity, love the vibe. Wish more places “focused” on delivering quality.
very few if any will say this, but...... LOOK AT THAT CLEAN ASS KITCHEN!!!! GOT DAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THATS HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES CHEF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My favorite pizza place near me has pizza (10 toppings) pierogi and potato pankcakes (only on Fridays for those though)
A kitchen a fraction of the size of this one
Cash ONLY
Still my favorite since I was a kindergartener
I wonder what the power usage is on those electric ovens running all day.
I always wondered if you can just throw in round pizza shaped dough in oven first,without any toppings,for five minutes.Then add toppings,and put back in oven,for extra crispy crust??
Love this video,cheers!!
Honestly the toppings and cheese handle the cooking for long periods rather than the dough. You can ask most places for a well-done pie and they'll come back extra crunchy. Of course protein %/water %/fermentation all play a role as well, but there's no changing that!
The answer is yes!! Also depends on the type of dough you use and the type of pizza oven as well.
I love the old pizzeria retro vibe but it’s missing a retro white pizza box with a little pizza saver
yeah , this is the kind of pizza place I would go to. KISS! Keep is Simple Stupid.
All you Need for sure for this Vlog are some wireless Mics.
Will make a world of difference for your viewers NOT skipping you over. ( I didn’t finish watching )
When the menu is simple, there's a likelihood the quality of ingredients and dough will be great!!
"Cheeseburger cheeseburger cheeseburger Pepsi pepsi..,no hamburger only cheeseburger my friend"
Quality not Quantity. 💯👍
This place is amazing, everyone there is super friendly too.
Wow, a pepperoni pizza is 20$?
Price level in the US really is different. But it probably is a metropolitan area too.
Love the content!
Keep up the good work.
Thank you for the tour of the perfect pizza shop!
When I open, I will hit ya up my pizza brother!
Thank you. Def let me know when you open
This was great. My buddy and I are planning a visit soon.
Wow, Ethan Hawke could play his role
This is a 7.8, great pizza it’s just not my style.
wait but my name is kevin and i like pizza and science :)
that kid in the back knocking out those hadouken
nice street fighter 2 cabinet
Why place pizza half in box
One of the best!
Simple and effective and it shows great shop and mentality and execution. Keep it Simon and it shows!
These pizza guys do a great job of making me hate pizza 😂 insufferable
Settings are 3-4 😂
Wonder if he would make a calzone with just pepperoni and cheese with sauce on the side? A guy from Philadelphia opened a pizza shop locally several years ago. His calzone only had mozzarella and the toppings(fillings) you chose, usually pepperoni. That would be a simple item for him to add, especially for the lunch crowd.
Go visit Espresso Pizza in Bay Ridge. Old school Brooklyn. No frills and hasn’t changed since the 70s.
I worked at a gas station for 5 years or so, and man people would come in and ask for pizza, nuggets, all this different crap. We barely sold hotdogs, and we eventually got a do it yourself milkshake machine, and the company would never restock it or my company was cheap and never paid for the restock, but I'd tell people where they could get X food or items. People are so used to having it there way, cause most companies don't want people going else where, so we end up with meh products. I'd rather go to a pizza place selling only pizza, and a taco shop that only sells tacos, etc.
ive been saying this long time... keep it simple, do it well... you will make people happy and keep coming back... the only reason that i would maybe say to be little more diverse, is have just a regular salad, and then another salad.. and dessert.. have one chocolate item, one non chocolate non caffiene , just as u have soda u have coke and sprite and possibly lemonade or tea or fruit punch/juice ... and its pizza so its kid friendly no need for chicken tenders or any other !
there's a pizza place i love and 80% of my orders are always just cheese. there's just something about just tasting the flavor of the sauce with the cheese and the dough. other times it's pepperoni or mushrooms. that's it. no frills.
Saw this video months ago and thought that this guy rules!!!! Now the One Bite review!!!! Wish I could visit and try!!!
Street Fighter 2 in the corner, Teenage Ninja Turtle style shirts, in just a couple options pizza joint. Damn I wish I lived nearby
We'll be going here this weekend, as well as hitting up the new Sally's and a few other spots!
Can't wait!
How was it?
@@krotchlickmeugh627 we ended up going to Sally's in Woburn, treehouse brewing in tewksbury, and then garlic breath... And all were fantastic!
Garlic breath has a super cool retro vibe and fantastic pizza! There are only two tables, so you may want to call ahead if you're planning on dining in.
Absolutely fantastic! Get here ASAP as Dave portnoy just reviewed it and it's most likely going to blow up just like Joni's! @@krotchlickmeugh627
I have always said, a good pizza doesn’t need many toppings if any at all. I usually get just get a plain, in my area that is sauce and cheese
I Go Their
This guy is hilarious.. totally relate to the neuro divergence/ focused passion.
Luigi Mario
Once that pizza sits flat it starts to steam the crust. Steamed crust=floppy crust. I like it crispy.
A great pizza is truly a beautiful thing! A love affair that will never dim! ❤❤❤❤
Eventually he can hire a night shift manager and make a little more.
I’m a fan of any pizza joint that has any iteration of street fighter tucked in the corner ready to play.
Great episode, would love to try a slice.
I know where I'm stopping for lunch next time I'm in northern Mass!
The comment,”start small”… was shop square footage discussed? It looks sizable.
Under 1000 sq/feet
@@Smartpizzamarketing great to know as I was thinking I’d need to be looking in the 1250/1500 for a spot. Thanks for your help.
You know it's legit when you got Street fighter 2 in the pizzeria