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9/7/2007 8:07:51 AM

gross

9/7/2007 8:54:05 AM

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""my enjoyment of pokie sticks is greater than my concern for a bad sanitation rating. truth.""

9/7/2007 9:00:31 AM

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

I checked a day or two ago, still not fixed.

9/7/2007 10:50:58 AM

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"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

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

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"""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

the one in wilmington isn't too bad

9/29/2007 3:57:03 PM

^^^damn thats some shit

9/29/2007 4:08:19 PM

r.i.p. gumbys

9/29/2007 4:27:10 PM

i just had some monday

9/29/2007 4:33:36 PM

9/29/2007 4:38:57 PM

I am pretty sure marko won this thread.

9/29/2007 4:41:32 PM

i tired to warn em

months ago

9/29/2007 4:43:04 PM

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

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

That's not too bad of an idea actually

9/29/2007 4:56:48 PM

lol, ask me that after i graduate

9/29/2007 4:58:10 PM

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

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

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"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 attempt

9/29/2007 5:03:32 PM

yes ...yes you are sir

9/29/2007 5:03:50 PM

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"Drunk 'n' Loaded's Pizza?"

I'd go there just to see that sign

9/29/2007 5:04:39 PM

lets do it!(no homo) movin on up, to the east side...

9/29/2007 5:06:15 PM

i think you've finally found your calling in life

9/29/2007 5:06:38 PM

9/29/2007 5:07:00 PM

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"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

kbbrown3 can make a fucking awesome pizza.

9/29/2007 5:55:46 PM

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

haha, out of sight out of mind amirite?

9/29/2007 6:26:41 PM

You are correct, sir!

9/29/2007 6:54:52 PM

I would give Drunk 'n' Loaded's my business

9/29/2007 7:07:30 PM

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

the magic pokey dust probably changed daily.....

9/29/2007 7:24:50 PM

garlic powder soaked in LSD

9/29/2007 7:28:50 PM

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"Drunk 'n' Loaded's Pizza?"

he already has a soda

9/30/2007 2:04:07 PM

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

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

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

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

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"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

[Edited on October 2, 2007 at 8:55 AM. Reason : reading is key]

10/2/2007 8:53:26 AM

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

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

pokey stix are the only thing i would even think about eating from there

10/2/2007 10:27:42 AM

CHIT CHAT: SERIOUS BUSINESS

10/2/2007 10:28:39 AM

i wish there was a cicis on hillsborough

10/2/2007 10:29:06 AM

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

^^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