Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy saved TinyBrickOven, a struggling Baltimore pizzeria adored by locals, after committing to give $60,000 to keep its doors open for another year.

His verdict after taking multiple bites of a TinyBrickOven pie outside the Baltimore shop this week was a 7.9, praising the pizza’s “good undercarriage” and Fagg’s “upbeat” spirit.

Dave Portnoy, the President of Barstool Sports, stopped at a Baltimore pizza shop this week for a review and committed to gifting the owner $60,000 to keep the store open for another year.

Dave Portnoy promised $60,000 to TinyBrickOven in Baltimore, which was facing a Christmas Day closure, to keep its doors open another year. Senior Editor, Obsessed It may have been the most ...

In Baltimore’s Federal Hill, amid the hum of the city and the scent of wood-fired dough, TinyBrickOven was on the verge of closing. A passion project turned full-time pursuit; the small pizzeria ...

Barstool owner Dave Portnoy gifted Baltimore's TinyBrickOven $60,000 to keep the pizza store open for another year Getting into the Christmas spirit, Barstool’s Dave Portnoy saved a pizza shop ...

The first review Portnoy posted in the area, of Federal Hill’s TinyBrickOven, stirred up support for the pizzeria, which was then on the verge of closure.Portnoy rated the pie a 7.9, praised ...

Will Fagg, right, owner of TinyBrickOven Pizza in Federal Hill, carries a just-made pizza ready for a box during a lunchtime rush this afternoon. His friend Jeff Taylor of Westminster, left, owner ...

While in Baltimore, Portnoy visited TinyBrickOven, Frank's Pizza & Pasta, Pizza John's, Matthew's Pizzeria, Angeli's Pizzeria and Johnny Rad's Pizzeria Tavern.

Dave Portnoy, the President of Barstool Sports, stopped at a Baltimore pizza shop this week for a review and committed to gifting the owner $60,000 to keep the store open for another year.