Dave Portnoy’s final pizza recap of the year scored higher than his usual score when he gave a small Baltimore pizzeria an incredible holiday gift that will help keep the business open until 2025.

Portnoy visited TinyBrickOven in Maryland on Dec. 13 as he was leaving the state. After tasting the pizza, he promised to give the restaurant $60,000 so it could stay open for another year or so.

The review was uploaded to Portnoy’s social media on Monday evening. He rated the pizza 7.9 out of 10, considering anything rated 8 or higher to be undoubtedly great pizza.

Barstool’s CEO was won over by Will, the “most optimistic pizzeria owner,” who didn’t expect Portnoy’s arrival and quickly made him a cheese pizza.

Will informs Portnoy that the restaurant would have to close permanently on Christmas Day because local politicians would not grant the restaurant a liquor license.

The first sign that the restaurant was closing on social media came on November 27th when it announced the latest round of its pizza classes.

Portnoy gave a Baltimore pizzeria a Christmas gift that will help keep the business open

Portnoy’s pizza reviews have been known to increase business at the places he loves and hates

“This place should not go bankrupt under any circumstances, under any circumstances,” Portnoy said.

After taking a moment outside the restaurant after submitting his score, Portnoy stands in the doorway and asks Will how much money he would need to stay open another year.

Will doesn’t respond at first, saying he’s “not sure” as his confusion about the celebrity entering his store still lingers.

“Well, if right in front of you there was someone super rich who was in the pizza business and by chance they asked, ‘What do you need to stay open for a year?'” “You have to give them an idea, because then he will go away,” Portnoy continued.

As soon as the number “60,000” came out of Will’s mouth, Portnoy replied “done.”

In addition to the cash gift, Portnoy’s presence is likely to increase TinyBrickOven’s business.

After four hours live on his YouTube channel, the review had nearly 100,000 views and his channel has more than 1.3 million subscribers.