Do they still serve awful pizza, consisting of bug parts and hate?

1/11/2013 8:38:29 AM

Yes, it's still there.

Pokey sticks + bug parts, or are they stix?

[Edited on January 11, 2013 at 8:42 AM. Reason : %]

1/11/2013 8:41:27 AM

didnt some kids boycott them because the delivery guy was a dick?

but arent all delivery guys dicks after you dont tip them?

1/11/2013 8:42:53 AM

Pokey sticks.... Sounds like a euphemism that a molester uncle would have in his vocabulary.

And that's my word,
EMCE

1/11/2013 8:43:36 AM

raleigh take out had these guys on their menu

so you know it sucks

1/11/2013 8:45:01 AM

It's in the building next to FedEx Kinko's. I think it was Staats Battle that boycotted them because it took almost 2 hours to deliver. He was ranting about it on twitter awhile.

1/11/2013 8:49:22 AM

getting gumbys delivered in 2 hours is par for the course

1/11/2013 9:04:16 AM

^^ Hahaha, don't worry that it's mega shitty pizza. But fwiw, the last time I was in there (I think it was before they closed then re-opened) it took a long ass time to get my food (poisoning).

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1/11/2013 9:04:18 AM

a pizza place took that long to deliver to me one time, he said he was gonna call the cops cause i wouldnt take the pizza or pay him

i said go ahead, he drove off

1/11/2013 9:04:37 AM

I was thinking about Gumby's recently as well. I remember they would do a $4 extra large cheese pizza during exams.

1/11/2013 9:19:45 AM

Is Staats Battle the guy charged with a DWI?


Yes.

1/11/2013 9:20:09 AM

Pokey sticks are fucking awesome. Dip them in the ranch and pizza sauce mixed together. I haven't had them in years.

1/11/2013 9:28:13 AM

Pokey sticks >>>>>>> their greasy pizza

1/11/2013 9:29:58 AM

pokey sticks + pepperoni rolls.


amazing.

1/11/2013 9:31:14 AM

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"Pokey sticks are fucking awesome. Dip them in the ranch and pizza sauce mixed together. I haven't had them in years. "

Haha, like a recovered feind longs for that crack pipe; smath has an inner fat kid trapped inside.

1/11/2013 9:35:31 AM

The one in Blacksburg apparently closed.

1/11/2013 9:35:32 AM

pokey sticks werent that good i never got the hype

they tasted just like their pizza

1/11/2013 9:42:58 AM

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"Haha, like a recovered feind longs for that crack pipe; smath has an inner fat kid trapped inside. "

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1/11/2013 9:44:21 AM

LOL

<3

1/11/2013 9:45:40 AM

In all seriousness, you look good smath. Congrats on dropping all of that weight

1/11/2013 9:54:44 AM

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"I think it was Staats Battle that boycotted them because it took almost 2 hours to deliver."

he's going to have to wait for them now

1/11/2013 9:55:28 AM

I wonder how many "Freshman 15s" Gumby's is responsible for.

+1 here

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1/11/2013 9:56:58 AM

Pokey stix were great, pizza not so much. And like smath said, dip them in both sauces!

1/11/2013 10:00:28 AM

Gumby's:

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"bug parts cashews tin foil aged cheese"

1/11/2013 10:02:46 AM

i dont know how anyone ate that Gumby's shit; i thought it was awful. pizza and pokey sticks included.

1/11/2013 10:03:22 AM

Didn't the one on Hillsborough St get shut down like 5 years ago for a low sanitation score? And by low, I mean like 50 or something like that.

1/11/2013 10:04:35 AM

^it got shut down for building code violations, so they moved. They are no longer in the crusty brick building, they are now on the opposite end of hillsborough

1/11/2013 10:06:21 AM

I still like their food from time to time. Better than half of the other shitty pizzerias around here.

1/11/2013 10:07:58 AM

You sure it was building code violations?

http://www.wral.com/5onyourside/story/1882028/

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"A sign on the door says that Gumby's Pizza on Hillsborough Street is closed because of oven and electrical issue, but WRAL's 5 on Your Side found out there is much more behind the shutdown. The most serious violation cited by the inspector was food-temperature concerns. The inspector noted a lot of cheese, chicken wings and other food was being left at potentially dangerous temperatures. The restaurant scored a 70.5 in June, barely a C grade. Then in mid-September, a manager requested a re-inspection. In June, the inspector had said equipment needed to be replaced or repaired, but it wasn't. The inspector also said he told the manager a cheese shredder needed to be cleaned before it was used again. A couple of hours later, the manager used it anyway, according to the inspector. Another violation noted by the inspector was condensation dripping onto the food prep line. Food storage containers were also said to be dirty, surfaces dusty. And despite previous requests for equipment repair, the inspector said nothing was done. The score given by the inspector was a 60.5. Gumby's was closed until further notice. WRAL tried to contact the local operator as well as the chain's president and vice president in Florida, but was unable to reach them. The inspector plans to meet Tuesday with the local owners."

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1/11/2013 10:08:02 AM

maybe not.... but I know that they tried to blame everything wrong on the building, they reopened in the new location a few months later and said everything was fine.

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1/11/2013 10:09:15 AM

5 on Your Side don't fuck around

1/11/2013 10:10:27 AM

Genius Boy should open up a franchise of his pizza place in Raleigh.

1/11/2013 10:19:54 AM

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"In all seriousness, you look good smath. Congrats on dropping all of that weight"

Thank you

1/11/2013 10:37:59 AM

I appreciate good pizza...but you really have to fuck up a pizza for me not to enjoy it. During college, Gumby's pizza was good enough...as were the Pokey Stix. And it was cheap as fuck, so you were getting what you paid for.

That's the 100% truth and everything else is false.

1/11/2013 10:46:26 AM

^ this. I don't go to CiCi's to have mind blowing pizza, I go there because it's cheap and does the job.

The same can be said for Gumby's

[Edited on January 11, 2013 at 11:58 AM. Reason : a]

1/11/2013 11:57:50 AM

I never ordered Gumby's for the pizza, just pokey sticks and a shitload of ranch dressing. Oh how I long for the 2 for 1 Tuesday when you could get 2 24 inch pokey sticks for like 15 bucks. Enough "food" for a month. Its a wonder I never got scurvy

1/11/2013 1:04:52 PM

pokey stix aren't quite as good now that they're served out of a building that's up to code. I miss the sprinkles of dirt and asbestos

1/11/2013 1:07:26 PM

I haven't had pokey sticks in so god damn long

fuck I wish I hadn't seen this thread

I don't think there's a Gumby's closer to here than Raleigh :3

1/11/2013 1:13:49 PM

I think I always did their Monday deal...4.99 for a large, one topping pizza. 5 bucks that could get me through at least 3 meals as long as I wan't being a fat ass.

1/11/2013 1:33:09 PM

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"^it got shut down for building code violations, so they moved. They are no longer in the crusty brick building, they are now on the opposite end of hillsborough"

So they traded one crusty brick building for another.

But yeah, I remember the reason for the closing being building code violations, like the ceiling/roof was caving in or some such. Interesting to find out that it was the more obvious health code violations. I guess they figured it was cheaper to move their equipment to a new place rather than clean up the mess they had made in their old location.

And 60.5. Wow. Those Monica Laliberte segments on the news always spout off a half dozen disgusting things like roaches laying eggs in the potato salad, mold in the drink dispensers, silverware washed in the toilet, etc. then the punchline... they got a 90 <napoleon dynamite>gross</napoleon dynamite>. What do you have to do to get a 60?

[Edited on January 11, 2013 at 1:40 PM. Reason : -]

1/11/2013 1:33:19 PM

I ate there when they got the 60 rating.

1/11/2013 1:45:30 PM

DAMMIT

1/11/2013 1:48:51 PM

double dammit pokey sticks on tuesdays

1/11/2013 1:50:50 PM

fuck yeah

1/11/2013 1:56:26 PM

Gumby's gave me the most fucking miserable experience of my college career when I had to pull an all nighter to finish a project due the next morning while also puking my guts out from one of their sandwiches.

I still gag when I think about chicken, cheese, and ranch together.

1/11/2013 2:03:56 PM

i dont give a shit if they pull their ingredients out of the sewer. i loved that place.
i mean other than those freaky and harmless microbes that can withstand like fifty grays of radiation in one sitting, nothing Im realisticly scared of can survive the crucible that is the pizza oven

1/11/2013 2:13:28 PM

yeah, I loved it too...crucial for late night drunk eating. Miami Subs was good for that too, but Gumby's didnt require driving. And you cant beat the early week $5 large pizza...I might be dating myself there though

1/11/2013 7:06:33 PM