joe17669 All American 22727 Posts user info edit post |
3 9/7/2007 8:07:51 AM |
Arab13 Art Vandelay 45166 Posts user info edit post |
gross 9/7/2007 8:54:05 AM |
roguewarrior All American 10885 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | ""my enjoyment of pokie sticks is greater than my concern for a bad sanitation rating. truth."" |
9/7/2007 9:00:31 AM |
ScHpEnXeL Suspended 32613 Posts user info edit post |
has this shit been fixed yet?? pokey sticks were def just as good..despite any fecal matter or bodily fluids that may or may not have been a part of making them 9/7/2007 9:44:08 AM |
PrufrockNCSU All American 24415 Posts user info edit post |
I checked a day or two ago, still not fixed. 9/7/2007 10:50:58 AM |
JCASHFAN All American 13916 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Dudes, you should all eat at as filthy a place as possible while you're in college" | It builds up the immune system.
On another note, I've got an ex who is an inspector down in Duplin County now, and from what she's said in the past, if you're eating at a 70, you might as well be licking raw sewage. Well not those words exactly. Actually, not those words at all. But its still pretty gross.
[Edited on September 7, 2007 at 12:44 PM. Reason : ]9/7/2007 12:43:47 PM |
NumbWall All American 1613 Posts user info edit post |
UPDATE
So, a friend of mine worked at Gumby's up until a week ago (he made the wise choice to switch to Lilly's). This morning, he went to Gumby's to pick up his last check, and there was a sign on the door saying, "Closed indefinitely due to oven problems." Not believing that this was true, he called a friend who also worked at Gumby's, and his friend informed him that the health inspector came back a couple days ago and FORCED the manager to close the store. Evidently, the store was SO bad that the inspector threatened to have the manager ARRESTED if he opened the store back up. My friend has told me utter horror stories about how bad things had gotten (e.g., food left out overnight, dishes never cleaned, etc). The manager kept blaming the problems on the store, but according to my friend, the problems were all due to the incompetent manager. They had never been below an A rating before he came in. I guess he just ran the store into the ground. Definitely don't eat there if for some reason it is allowed to open back up. 9/29/2007 3:26:59 PM |
Lionheart I'm Eggscellent 12760 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | """my enjoyment of pokie sticks is greater than my concern for a bad sanitation rating. truth.""" |
just got some wednesday
[Edited on September 29, 2007 at 3:53 PM. Reason : btw I gotta wonder if the other franchises are all that sketchy too, anybody ever been to one?]9/29/2007 3:52:52 PM |
evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
the one in wilmington isn't too bad 9/29/2007 3:57:03 PM |
drunknloaded Suspended 147487 Posts user info edit post |
^^^damn thats some shit 9/29/2007 4:08:19 PM |
BigMan157 no u 103352 Posts user info edit post |
r.i.p. gumbys 9/29/2007 4:27:10 PM |
fjjackso All American 14538 Posts user info edit post |
i just had some monday 9/29/2007 4:33:36 PM |
marko Tom Joad 72748 Posts user info edit post |
9/29/2007 4:38:57 PM |
Str8BacardiL ************ 41737 Posts user info edit post |
I am pretty sure marko won this thread. 9/29/2007 4:41:32 PM |
marko Tom Joad 72748 Posts user info edit post |
i tired to warn em
months ago 9/29/2007 4:43:04 PM |
drunknloaded Suspended 147487 Posts user info edit post |
i thought they were going to move to a different location anyways because their building wasn't up to code or something 9/29/2007 4:47:03 PM |
Str8BacardiL ************ 41737 Posts user info edit post |
Hey DNL,
I know you been trying to make some extra cash. Wanna open a pizza place? All we gotta do is figure out what was on pokey stix that made them so good and be open til 3:30 am with online ordering. WE ARE GOING TO BE RICH.
kbbrown3 can be the manager. 9/29/2007 4:54:43 PM |
ScHpEnXeL Suspended 32613 Posts user info edit post |
That's not too bad of an idea actually 9/29/2007 4:56:48 PM |
drunknloaded Suspended 147487 Posts user info edit post |
lol, ask me that after i graduate 9/29/2007 4:58:10 PM |
Str8BacardiL ************ 41737 Posts user info edit post |
The ONLY competition is PizzaAmerica which tastes like complete ass and usually has orders backed up for hours on weekends even before Gumby's went out of business. 9/29/2007 4:58:44 PM |
Str8BacardiL ************ 41737 Posts user info edit post |
Drunk 'n' Loaded's Pizza?
The name would be easy to remember? eh? Great Branding for a company who markets to Drunk and Loaded students who can't drive to cookout?
I am fucking genius here! 9/29/2007 5:00:25 PM |
NumbWall All American 1613 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "i thought they were going to move to a different location anyways because their building wasn't up to code or something" |
yeah, but you still gotta at least TRY to maintain the current place until this happens... evidently the manager made no attempt9/29/2007 5:03:32 PM |
gk2004 All American 6237 Posts user info edit post |
yes ...yes you are sir 9/29/2007 5:03:50 PM |
ScHpEnXeL Suspended 32613 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Drunk 'n' Loaded's Pizza?" |
I'd go there just to see that sign9/29/2007 5:04:39 PM |
drunknloaded Suspended 147487 Posts user info edit post |
lets do it!(no homo) movin on up, to the east side... 9/29/2007 5:06:15 PM |
marko Tom Joad 72748 Posts user info edit post |
i think you've finally found your calling in life 9/29/2007 5:06:38 PM |
BigMan157 no u 103352 Posts user info edit post |
9/29/2007 5:07:00 PM |
ScHpEnXeL Suspended 32613 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "i think you've finally found your calling in life" |
[Edited on September 29, 2007 at 5:15 PM. Reason : assuming you can make good pizza]9/29/2007 5:15:03 PM |
Str8BacardiL ************ 41737 Posts user info edit post |
kbbrown3 can make a fucking awesome pizza. 9/29/2007 5:55:46 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24478 Posts user info edit post |
That's why you phone in your orders, folks. Never have to worry about setting foot in that craphole. Just mindlessly eat your delicious pizza. 9/29/2007 6:21:16 PM |
BigBlueRam All American 16852 Posts user info edit post |
haha, out of sight out of mind amirite? 9/29/2007 6:26:41 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24478 Posts user info edit post |
You are correct, sir! 9/29/2007 6:54:52 PM |
Vulcan91 All American 13893 Posts user info edit post |
I would give Drunk 'n' Loaded's my business 9/29/2007 7:07:30 PM |
DeputyDog All American 2059 Posts user info edit post |
Theres not much to the pokey stix. I use to work there. Was just pizzza dough with some butter mixture slapped on it and "magic pokey dust" sprinkled on top. We got a 84 rating one time i worked there but it wasn't cuz of the food prep area. the freezer was leaking and they took off points for all kinds of things. Yes most people were high that worked there but we knew how to make some pizza. I miss the gumby destroyer. 2 large pizzas delivered for $12 bucks. Have no idea how much it is now. 9/29/2007 7:09:53 PM |
roddy All American 25822 Posts user info edit post |
the magic pokey dust probably changed daily..... 9/29/2007 7:24:50 PM |
BigMan157 no u 103352 Posts user info edit post |
garlic powder soaked in LSD 9/29/2007 7:28:50 PM |
JK All American 6839 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Drunk 'n' Loaded's Pizza?" |
he already has a soda
9/30/2007 2:04:07 PM |
fjjackso All American 14538 Posts user info edit post |
i was thinking, buy a gumby's franchise, set it up somewhere or even in the same spot
clean up the place, you already have the reputation and customer base
profit 9/30/2007 2:07:38 PM |
Str8BacardiL ************ 41737 Posts user info edit post |
you already have the reputation
I am pretty sure the reputation is gonna be ~ when the WRAL special is over.
9/30/2007 5:46:33 PM |
fjjackso All American 14538 Posts user info edit post |
i dont care if they have a bad rep, tell me people wouldnt still order the hell out of it
especially for pokeys... once you established it was new management, no worries 9/30/2007 5:51:56 PM |
One All American 10570 Posts user info edit post |
I guarantee you that my kitchen has a sanitation rating lower than gumbys ! Ordering Gumby's is a step up Love their cheezy pizzzzza 9/30/2007 6:01:29 PM |
marko Tom Joad 72748 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Gumby's shuts down Wake County re-inspected Gumby's Pizza and revoked its permit last week Colleen Forcina Issue date: 10/2/07
Gumby's Pizza on Hillsborough Street lost its permit and closed down after the Wake County Health Department conducted a re-inspection Sept. 28.
The department found that Gumby's had made minor improvements, resulting in an even lower sanitation score than it had earned on its summer inspection -- 60.5.
Gumby's received a score of 70.5 -- a 'C' -- from its June inspection.
Mark Brassington, store manager, had said he was confident Gumby's would receive an 'A' on its next inspection after the June score in a previous interview in the Technician.
According to Frances Breedlove, food sanitation section chief of the Wake County Department of Environmental Services, a score of 70 is the lowest a restaurant can receive to stay open.
"We were required to revoke their permit, and they were closed on the spot at 1:30 a.m.," Breedlove said.
According to Breedlove, the health inspector found in both inspections that the restaurant was storing its food at improper temperatures, not handling and storing the food properly and not cleaning and sanitizing utensils appropriately were among the major issues that contributed to the failing score.
"Paper towels were not accessible," Breedlove said. "They had some problems with the garbage cans and dumpsters, and there were problems with the way they were storing utensils to keep them from getting contaminated again after they had been cleaned."
Some minor issues also existed in the report, including the condition of the building, according to Breedlove.
"The things that cause places to lose the most points for are food temperature, food storing, proper cleaning and sanitizing -- the things that could affect somebody being sick," Breedlove said.
Alexandra Doubrava, a freshman in business management, said she was disgusted after hearing the sanitation ratings.
"The Pokey Sticks were the highlight of my weekends, but knowing they were shut down because of sanitation ratings that low kind of grosses me out that I ate so much of that," she said. "I am going to miss them even though that's really gross."
Breedlove said when a health inspector scores the sanitation of a restaurant, he uses discretion to take full credit or half credit off of the score for particular issues.
When the inspector comes back for re-inspection, he expects some of the issues to be improved, and if they aren't improved, the restaurant receives whole credit taken off of the score, he said.
This results in even more deductions because it's a repeat violation, which is what happened to Gumby's second sanitation score.
According to Breedlove, if a restaurant receives a grade of a 'B' or a 'C,' it has the right to request a re-inspection. The Health Department is required by law to conduct the re-inspection within 15 days of the restaurant's request.
"[Gumby's] decided they were ready for re-inspection, and our person went out within that time frame to re-inspect," Breedlove said. "They made one or two improvements on a couple of things, but overall the score was actually less."
Breedlove said Gumby's is now in a situation where if the manager would like to re-open, he would have to completely start over with plans, but not necessarily a new building.
"They can refurnish what they have," Breedlove said. "It's not just a matter of cleaning up, and we'll open back up. Their permit is gone, so they'll be completely starting over."
Erin Summerlin, a sophomore in management, said she will miss Gumby's Pizza and hopes it makes improvements to re-open.
"I'm sad that I won't be able to eat Pokey Sticks anymore," Summerlin said. "But I'm more concerned with my health and safety."
Summerlin said she is not the only one who will miss eating from Gumby's Pizza.
"N.C. State students love Gumby's," Summerlin said. "It's definitely going to be missed."" |
10/2/2007 8:48:58 AM |
pilgrimshoes Suspended 63151 Posts user info edit post |
[Edited on October 2, 2007 at 8:55 AM. Reason : reading is key]
10/2/2007 8:53:26 AM |
TreeTwista10 Forgetful Jones 147611 Posts user info edit post |
but Mr. Grace (from the locked thread)...Corchiani's was open til 1am for a while...then Pizzamerica was open until like 5 am and they delivered...Pizzamerica wasn't the best, but it was better than Gumby's 10/2/2007 10:19:00 AM |
Mr Grace All American 12412 Posts user info edit post |
yeah, im talking about a couple years before pizza america came in. like back when PBs was cool and you got home at 2:30 starving
i remember when they opened...and it was good compared to gumbys
which isnt saying much.
god look how old i am
[Edited on October 2, 2007 at 10:22 AM. Reason : v] 10/2/2007 10:21:04 AM |
TreeTwista10 Forgetful Jones 147611 Posts user info edit post |
pokey stix are the only thing i would even think about eating from there 10/2/2007 10:27:42 AM |
Smath74 All American 93277 Posts user info edit post |
CHIT CHAT: SERIOUS BUSINESS 10/2/2007 10:28:39 AM |
drunknloaded Suspended 147487 Posts user info edit post |
i wish there was a cicis on hillsborough 10/2/2007 10:29:06 AM |
roguewarrior All American 10885 Posts user info edit post |
i'm going to miss pokey stix
they were the only thing i ate from there, but damn if they weren't good 10/2/2007 10:39:35 AM |
Yoshiemaster Suspended 9388 Posts user info edit post |
^^oh god, Cici's is awesome..... until you get there and start eating the food. i mean nothing attracts me more than a buffet for under $5, but damn, some that shit is soo bad.
mac&cheese pizza that alfredo cheese pizza salad bar pasta bar garlic bread deserts 10/2/2007 10:43:58 AM |