One Bite, One Lie: Dave Portnoy Reviews Pepp's Pizzeria *EXCLUSIVE MERCH!*

September 12, 2025

What’s up, Pepp’s fam!

If you haven’t heard, Dave Portnoy from Barstool’s One Bite Pizza Reviews stopped by Pepp’s Pizzeria in Urbandale, Iowa to try our upside-down cheese pizza! And it wasn’t luck — it was YOU. Our Pepp’s fam tweeted, messaged, tagged, and did everything possible to get us on his radar, and it worked!

The One Bite Score

Our Pepp’s staff was hyped up when Dave unexpectedly showed up at the restaurant! He told us that our pizza scored a 7.6, and we couldn’t have been happier.

But here’s the catch… Dave lied. When he released his video review it was really a 7.3. And yeah, it stung a little — but 7.3 is still a great score. We fully forgive Dave, BUT we had to have some fun with it… so we made our own limited edition shirts! 

"One Lie, Everyone Knows the Rules"

These branded t-shirts will only be here for a short time, so get yours before they're gone!

  • Shirts are available to preorder through October 17th on peppspizzeria.myshopify.com
  • All shirts will ship in early November. You can also opt for free in-store pickup to save on shipping (and grab a cheese pizza while you’re at it!).
  • Sizes: Youth Medium - 3 XL

We’re also offering the Pepp’s Trucker Cap, the same one Dave wore during his review — preorder yours now!

Pepp's Pizza: Iowa Nice, Dave Approved!

It's all in good fun – we’re so grateful Dave stopped by to try out our pizza. He made this a story we’ll never forget and it wouldn’t have happened without our amazing Pepp’s community!!