Barstool Founder, Dave Portnoy leaves mark on local Michiana pizza establishments

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Last weekend was a big one for many local businesses across Michiana because with Barstool founder, Dave Portnoy in town, comment sections across social media found themselves in a complete frenzy.

Manager at The Fold Goshen, Abigail Bache says the team wasn't entirely sure if barstool founder Dave Portnoy was going to make it over, but once he did.

"I think one of our owners was over at their other establishment, and he kind of ran over to come over and talk to him a little bit," Bache said. "It was exciting. We kind of heard rumors in the week leading up to it that he was going to be in the area. We had a lot of people saying, "Oh, we're commenting on all of his posts. Tell him to come in, come in and visit.

Portnoy then set up shop out front of The Fold, recording one of his famous pizza reviews where he gives the slice a rating on a scale of 1 through 10, which has yet to be released but will surely be seen by millions.

"We're hoping for something above seven, we're really hoping," Bache said. "I think that it could be really good for us. I think it could bring us a lot of new customers, and a lot of new a lot of new faces which I am excited about. "

With the review still yet to hit social media platforms, Bache says The Fold is already seeing a bunch of new faces just by people hearing about the Barstool founders visit.

While making the rounds, Portnoy also dropped in at Barnaby's in South Bend, which cashier Paulina Diaz says was one of the busier nights the pizzeria has seen.

"We were talking amongst the pizza guys and the and the kitchen people, and they said it was one of the busiest nights in 10 years of business," Diaz said. "So, it does have some impact."

If you weren't aware, Portnoy also stopped by the ABC57 kickoff show last Saturday, and our kickoff team actually helped Portnoy, get his hands on some Rocco's pizza.

You can watch it here.