What I've Learned Opening My First Restaurant

i cant believe you called it "good pizza".

If the Cavs win the Finals I’m stopping by your place after the parade

Good lord man, a 28$ pepperoni pizza!

Hey man- thanks for posting all this helpful info! We’re in the process of opening our first pizzeria..wondering what mixer you’re using. We’re looking at used Hobarts but leaning towards the 60qt on webstaraunt. Hoping it’s enough to get us started and save a few grand out of the gate! Any thoughts would be appreciated!

nice work😎

I’ve been three times already. Can’t recommend it enough. Great job Charlie

Someone please explain the basil garnish to me. Does anyone actually eat that? I don’t get it.

Midwest food sucks. It’s all flavorless.

Did you hear about the restaurant on the Moon closing down?
Yup. Seems there was no atmosphere.
Seriously, there were two similar pizza shops in my town.
1. Had 20 pizzas of 3 varieties on hand cooked on racks ready to go. Slices were $2.67 plus tax = $3
They sold about 400 slices in 2 hours over lunch $1200
2. Had no pizzas ready. You placed an order and 20 min later your slice was $4 plus tax $4.35. They sold about 25 slices over lunch.

I've been following you since about 30k subscribers. And I told you about 8 months ago, (and now), I'm so proud of you! Keep it up brother! When the crowd from Hilarities lets out, you'll be bringing in "the bucks" (Ohio State pun intended).

I rarely go out to eat for a few reasons...I'm cheap and don't believe you need to lay down $50 for a mediocre meal and secondly I can cook better then almost anywhere I eat. Now mind you I have had incredible meals throughout my life but I can count them on one hand and I'm 65.

Great video and inspiring story🧡

Been following your channel since day 1, love to see your story arc / success. Hope to swing by if ever visiting Cleveland.

Good pizza, great pizza.

I did a phone consultation with the Buddha, I was getting a lot of oxidation spots on my dough after a few days. I think it’s the whole mill flour, tiny bits of bran stay in after sifting. But the flavour, oh man it’s good

Great topic for discussion.....but bro, you wife is SMOKIN!

I recently started watching your videos, I'm just starting my own home pizza journey and have found your videos very helpful! I live a bit east of Cleveland and had no idea you were so local. I've been to the Citizen Pie where your shop is now and I'm very excited to try Good Pizza next time I'm downtown!

Looks amazing Charlie!

Married to black woman! I liked you before love you now! You invited to the cook out I knew it.

Had no idea you owned the place. It's great

Your evolution from pizza nerd to pizza entrepreneur has been great to watch!

Nobody seasons the food in restaurants? Must be THE MID-WEST

Get Dave Portnoy out there!
Congrats on the opening man. You deserve it and all the success.

I had the day off from work, so I drove from Akron to try some slices. That sauce is dialed in. Too bad all I managed was an awkward hi, I pictured making some witty comment about pi day being perfect for the 45 minute drive.

I was surprised I couldn’t check in on Facebook, not sure why I got an error trying to add Good Pizza and there isn’t a FB page since I see you on Instagram.

Still boggles my mind that people still open these businesses given the low likelihood of success and razor thin margins.

Been watching your videos for awhile when I was researching making my own pizza dough so really happy for you to watch your progress ultimately making your dream come true, all the best to your future!

Congrats Bro. All the best.

It is great that you sought out experts when you didn't know what to do.

Congratulations! I have enjoyed watching you work towards this day and have learned so much about making pizza at home. Very happy for you!

This makes me so happy. I’ve loved watching your pizza experiments for years.

There is NO GOOD NY PIZZA IN FORT WORTH TEXAS!!! I would love a joint like yours in DFW. All of the “Joe’s” are basically the same and none have done research even close to your caliber. Congrats and I wish you much success!

Wishing you the best of luck with your landlord. 🤞🤞

All I can really say is congrats.

Way to go Charlie 🪅 👍

I'm here in CLE! I'll visit this week

Hi Charlie. Can I ask what your water dosing system cost to buy and install? Struggling to find a decently priced one in the UK, so wondering what they cost in the US.

Can confirm Good Pizza is top tier 🔥. Easily some of the best in Cle and the fig bacon za was super unique

Slaps

All i can say is, treat your staff well. I worked for 2 years at a pizzeria just to be completely f*cked over by my employer. I'm now broke jobless and haven't had my last 2 paychecks. I think im completely done with being a cook.

Did you see Paging Mr Morrow (Over 250k subs) came by your shop in his latest video? Great review!

God bless you both

What an inspiration!

Looks fantastic but TBH the lighting looks really harsh. If I were you I would trade out the bulbs for a warmer light, although with your orange theme it might be a bit too much. I would still eat there for sure, but it almost looks like a dentist office or something. Best of luck for the future, I hope to open a pizzeria of my own one day too!

thanks for the videos, my bro ! learning alot !

good video donte divencenzo

It was great to stop by your Good Pizza shop and have a great slice of pizza! Thanks for taking time to say hello. It was a pleasure to meet you. Again, congratulations on the new place!

Finding a good supportive wife that is also inquisitive and can contribute to what you love is the key to everything

Is 18-22$ an hour considered a good pay for a gead cook in Ohio?