Pittsburghers Mobilize to Rescue Popular Pizza Shop
In a span of just a few days, Spak Bros. has endured a burglary, an equipment failure and a social-media hack.
PHOTOS BY HEATHER MULL
Even in the best of times, the food business is challenging. For a popular Garfield pizza shop, this week has been more challenging than most.
It started with a burglary earlier this week at Spak Bros. Pizza, located at 5107 Penn Ave. That was followed by the breakdown of the shop's walk-in cooler. While trying to get the word out to customers about their temporary closing –– they have since reopened –– the owners discovered someone had created a false Twitter account that was spreading false and malicious information.
In typical Pittsburgh fashion, Spak's loyal customers are coming to the rescue with social-media posts such as these:
Pittsburghers & pizza lovers! Show @SpakBrothers some love this week http://t.co/gj95UUv4vd pic.twitter.com/HcGdBbfbim
— I heart PGH (@iheartpgh) July 30, 2015
Looks like @SpakBrothers is blowing up tonight. The one line that is actually worth waiting in.
— Dan Tallarico (@woozle) July 30, 2015
hey, lets help @SpakBrothers get back on their feet – http://t.co/RcCqFuYPos
— CommonWealth Press (@cwpress) July 31, 2015
Like we said, typical Pittsburgh.
—Richard Cook
PHOTO BY LAURA PETRILLA
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