The Fife said:

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Gilligan said:

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Gumby's is on the menu for this weekend.

Double Dave's were better in the early 90's. Then DD went to crap and have stayed there.

BTHO Kent State

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Let's go to Double Dave's, Double Daaaves!

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Whenever 1150 would lose the Rockets' broadcast signal back in the 90s, they would immediately slap on that Double Dave's radio ad.

Gumby's was the move on Tuesday nights. A dozen pizza rolls between my roommate and I. And of course a few buckets of ranch and jalapeño ranch.

The Fife said:

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Gilligan said:

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Gumby's is on the menu for this weekend.

Double Dave's were better in the early 90's. Then DD went to crap and have stayed there.

BTHO Kent State

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Let's go to Double Dave's, Double Daaaves!

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I will be at Gumby's after the game. I will be the old guy with a bunch of 20 somethings picking up the tab. Eating a couple and leaving to get home.

BenFiasco14 said:

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Gumby's was the move on Tuesday nights. A dozen pizza rolls between my roommate and I. And of course a few buckets of ranch and jalapeño ranch.

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A dozen between 2?

What was in the Commons next to Chick-fil-A, Gumby's or Double Dave's? I'm thinking Double Dave's, right?

Neither. It was a campus pizza place with pizza rolls.

Drawkcab said:

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What was in the Commons next to Chick-fil-A, Gumby's or Double Dave's? I'm thinking Double Dave's, right?

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Stone Willys

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Neither. It was a campus pizza place with pizza rolls.

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Was it something like bernie's? Wasn't the Commons one a 2nd location with the main one at sbisa or MSC? The pizza was more expensive than the places like gumbys or double Dave's but also crappier in a "comes from the cafeteria supplier" kind of way.

Best food in the commons was The Tomato Bar downstairs.

I miss the Taco Bueno underground @ Sbisa. Many a toilet were ruined in McInnis because of those Bueno Chiladas LOL

RIP Mucho Nachos

Tagguy said:

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Honestly they werent that good.

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Last Tuesday they were not very good. Eat somewhere else!

Just happened across this thread - I delivered for Gumby's for the better part of '98 to 2001. Here's some random BS for ya...

Super cool place to work, made several friends there, some I still talk with to this day. Jason does still run the place (in its new location) - nice guy, great boss, took care of his people (and put up with a lot of **** from us and some customers, too).

Can't say about now, but back then...

• Gumby's closed at 3:30 AM Wed - Fri, and that meant someone could call and order up until 3:30 AM. I think the latest I ever delivered a pizza was 4:30 in the morning. The night shift started at 6 PM.
• It wasn't uncommon to get beers for tips. We would usually stash them throughout the shift in the walk in cooler. Occasionally someone would offer up a couple of hits from their bong.
• After 2:30ish in the morning, sometimes you would knock and knock, and you knew the person was there, but just passed out. I walked into someone's apartment once late at night/early morning - the window shades were opened, lights on, and I could see the guy passed out on his couch, and there was a check on the coffee table. I walked in, set the pizza down, grabbed the check, and left. LOTS of people paid with checks back then, rarely credit cards.
• I knew every apartment complex, how the buildings were numbered, etc. I didn't get my first cell phone until probably 2000 or 2001 - it made the job so much more efficient. I bet delivering with a smart phone makes the job way easier these days.
• I would typically put 100 miles on my car each night shift.
• You stank like dough and pizza sauce and sweat at the end of the shift.
• The Corps folks tipped the worst (if at all), considering you usually brought their pizza directly to their 4th floor dorm door - they were the only dorms that were 'open' back then - you didn't need a card or anything for access. Other dorms you had to walk up, call, and wait.
• Everything at Gumby's was fresh - the day shift manager basically made dough in a huge (!!!) Hobart all day long, then measured out fistfulls for the different sizes. Nothing was brought in frozen like larger pizza chains. The day drivers would usually help cut up the veggies, etc.
• We made buckets and buckets of ranch at a time - several huge containers of mayo, pour in a few half gallons of buttermilk, and mix together with the ranch powder mix. We would then use a beer pitcher to dip into the huge plastic bucket, then pour into the small plastic containers that eventually get thrown into the pizza box.
• The Tuesday roll special started right before I graduated and left CS. To me, non-Tuesday rolls tasted better than Tuesday rolls. To meet the insane demand, the day shift manager and driver would make 100s and 100s of rolls throughout the day. The rolls would stay in the cooler until needed - and I think that little bit of prepared down time takes away from the freshness. But any Gumby roll is better than a Double Dave's roll.
• During rare down times - we made a small crowd in the 'box room' just standing their folding pizza boxes, one after the other, until there were several columns of multiple sizes nearly to the ceiling.
• Some people slacked, others, like me, hustled (because I was a broke college student). It was a great job that you could make decent money at if you didn't mind the craziness, the hours, etc.
• I bet I still have a Gumby's shirt somewhere...

So many other crazy stories - lots of us were big partiers - that probably shouldn't be discussed in a public forum.

Edit to add Double Dave's...

Non Tuesday rolls were definitely bigger and better than Tuesday specials. I avoided Tuesday for that reason.

But seriously, we need the exact ranch recipe.

tlepoC said:

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Non Tuesday rolls were definitely bigger and better than Tuesday specials. I avoided Tuesday for that reason.

But seriously, we need the exact ranch recipe.

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4 gallon restaurant size mayo
9 quarts buttermilk
13 Hidden Valley ranch packets
Mix in giant Hobart mixer with whisk attachment.

Did you work there when you could get cigarettes delivered if you knew the person who answered the phone?

Y'all might already know this, but Paisanos Pizza in Wellborn is owned:run by a former Gumby's employee (or Mgr). Their rolls are exactly the same as Gumby's (at least imo). They have a Tuesday deal where they are $0.75 rolls on tuesdays when you buy a drink. We go there prob 2 or 3 Tuesdays a month

BucketofBalls99 said:

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Y'all might already know this, but Paisanos Pizza in Wellborn is owned:run by a former Gumby's employee (or Mgr). Their rolls are exactly the same as Gumby's (at least imo). They have a Tuesday deal where they are $0.75 rolls on tuesdays when you buy a drink. We go there prob 2 or 3 Tuesdays a month

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I needed this critical information. Thanks!

Past my time, but Thank You!

superunknown said:

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Did you work there when you could get cigarettes delivered if you knew the person who answered the phone?

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I worked at the Pizza Hit delivery location on Wellborn. At least twice a month, we would get a call from some buddies that lived at what is now The Retreat at 2818. If I was working, they would order $50+ of pizza and tell me to bring X,Y, and Z beer usually over $100. I would get it and they would give me like $300 cash . Big tip of $150+ for the last run of the night!

I know a couple of very good friends who were at gumbys in the mid 90s and they had a cigarette machine (for the employees mainly iirc) and if you were in the know they'd deliver a pack of smokes for a modest honorarium. A 6er wasn't out of the question if they could stop at a gas station.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Best food in the commons was The Tomato Bar downstairs.

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Was that a separate restaurant in the cafeteria or something? That wasn't there yet when I was there.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Best food in the commons was The Tomato Bar downstairs.

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Oh man the nostalgia. Remember having competitions with my buddies to see how high we could stack those toppings in the tiny bowls.

I never delivered cigarettes to anyone, but it wouldn't surprise me, as the vast majority of us employees smoked back then.

I delivered a few 6 packs - just went by the convenient store beforehand and got reimbursed in cash.

It's crazy that you can have anything delivered to your door today, back then you kinda had to be 'in the know.'

I remember when the McDonald's on Texas and SW Pkwy briefly did delivery. I don't think it lasted more than a few months.

BucketofBalls99 said:

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Y'all might already know this, but Paisanos Pizza in Wellborn is owned:run by a former Gumby's employee (or Mgr). Their rolls are exactly the same as Gumby's (at least imo). They have a Tuesday deal where they are $0.75 rolls on tuesdays when you buy a drink. We go there prob 2 or 3 Tuesdays a month

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Here's a shot of the manager at the grand opening a couple years ago.

Yea, I remember tipping bong rips to Gumby delivery drivers back around '95.

I remember that mcdonalds delivered in the summer of '94....not sure how long it lasted

RethinkTheWeekend said:

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I remember that mcdonalds delivered in the summer of '94....not sure how long it lasted

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Around that time (maybe 1 or 2 years later) the McDonald's on University sold McPizza as a test product.

Hit Gumby's just before the rush and the line reached the door. Oldest son got there first and ordered 36 rolls. Turd wanted a lot of leftovers.

Splurged and ate three and hit the road. Got home at 1am. T'was good to be back at a tailgate, a packed Kyle field and end the night at Gumby's.

01CivilAg said:

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Just happened across this thread - I delivered for Gumby's for the better part of '98 to 2001. Here's some random BS for ya...

Super cool place to work, made several friends there, some I still talk with to this day. Jason does still run the place (in its new location) - nice guy, great boss, took care of his people (and put up with a lot of **** from us and some customers, too).

Can't say about now, but back then...

• Gumby's closed at 3:30 AM Wed - Fri, and that meant someone could call and order up until 3:30 AM. I think the latest I ever delivered a pizza was 4:30 in the morning. The night shift started at 6 PM.
• It wasn't uncommon to get beers for tips. We would usually stash them throughout the shift in the walk in cooler. Occasionally someone would offer up a couple of hits from their bong.
• After 2:30ish in the morning, sometimes you would knock and knock, and you knew the person was there, but just passed out. I walked into someone's apartment once late at night/early morning - the window shades were opened, lights on, and I could see the guy passed out on his couch, and there was a check on the coffee table. I walked in, set the pizza down, grabbed the check, and left. LOTS of people paid with checks back then, rarely credit cards.
• I knew every apartment complex, how the buildings were numbered, etc. I didn't get my first cell phone until probably 2000 or 2001 - it made the job so much more efficient. I bet delivering with a smart phone makes the job way easier these days.
• I would typically put 100 miles on my car each night shift.
• You stank like dough and pizza sauce and sweat at the end of the shift.
• The Corps folks tipped the worst (if at all), considering you usually brought their pizza directly to their 4th floor dorm door - they were the only dorms that were 'open' back then - you didn't need a card or anything for access. Other dorms you had to walk up, call, and wait.
• Everything at Gumby's was fresh - the day shift manager basically made dough in a huge (!!!) Hobart all day long, then measured out fistfulls for the different sizes. Nothing was brought in frozen like larger pizza chains. The day drivers would usually help cut up the veggies, etc.
• We made buckets and buckets of ranch at a time - several huge containers of mayo, pour in a few half gallons of buttermilk, and mix together with the ranch powder mix. We would then use a beer pitcher to dip into the huge plastic bucket, then pour into the small plastic containers that eventually get thrown into the pizza box.
• The Tuesday roll special started right before I graduated and left CS. To me, non-Tuesday rolls tasted better than Tuesday rolls. To meet the insane demand, the day shift manager and driver would make 100s and 100s of rolls throughout the day. The rolls would stay in the cooler until needed - and I think that little bit of prepared down time takes away from the freshness. But any Gumby roll is better than a Double Dave's roll.
• During rare down times - we made a small crowd in the 'box room' just standing their folding pizza boxes, one after the other, until there were several columns of multiple sizes nearly to the ceiling.
• Some people slacked, others, like me, hustled (because I was a broke college student). It was a great job that you could make decent money at if you didn't mind the craziness, the hours, etc.
• I bet I still have a Gumby's shirt somewhere...

So many other crazy stories - lots of us were big partiers - that probably shouldn't be discussed in a public forum.

Edit to add Double Dave's...

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Thank you for your service

01CivilAg said:

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Just happened across this thread - I delivered for Gumby's for the better part of '98 to 2001. Here's some random BS for ya...

Super cool place to work, made several friends there, some I still talk with to this day. Jason does still run the place (in its new location) - nice guy, great boss, took care of his people (and put up with a lot of **** from us and some customers, too).

Can't say about now, but back then...

• Gumby's closed at 3:30 AM Wed - Fri, and that meant someone could call and order up until 3:30 AM. I think the latest I ever delivered a pizza was 4:30 in the morning. The night shift started at 6 PM.
• It wasn't uncommon to get beers for tips. We would usually stash them throughout the shift in the walk in cooler. Occasionally someone would offer up a couple of hits from their bong.
• After 2:30ish in the morning, sometimes you would knock and knock, and you knew the person was there, but just passed out. I walked into someone's apartment once late at night/early morning - the window shades were opened, lights on, and I could see the guy passed out on his couch, and there was a check on the coffee table. I walked in, set the pizza down, grabbed the check, and left. LOTS of people paid with checks back then, rarely credit cards.
• I knew every apartment complex, how the buildings were numbered, etc. I didn't get my first cell phone until probably 2000 or 2001 - it made the job so much more efficient. I bet delivering with a smart phone makes the job way easier these days.
• I would typically put 100 miles on my car each night shift.
• You stank like dough and pizza sauce and sweat at the end of the shift.
• The Corps folks tipped the worst (if at all), considering you usually brought their pizza directly to their 4th floor dorm door - they were the only dorms that were 'open' back then - you didn't need a card or anything for access. Other dorms you had to walk up, call, and wait.
• Everything at Gumby's was fresh - the day shift manager basically made dough in a huge (!!!) Hobart all day long, then measured out fistfulls for the different sizes. Nothing was brought in frozen like larger pizza chains. The day drivers would usually help cut up the veggies, etc.
• We made buckets and buckets of ranch at a time - several huge containers of mayo, pour in a few half gallons of buttermilk, and mix together with the ranch powder mix. We would then use a beer pitcher to dip into the huge plastic bucket, then pour into the small plastic containers that eventually get thrown into the pizza box.
• The Tuesday roll special started right before I graduated and left CS. To me, non-Tuesday rolls tasted better than Tuesday rolls. To meet the insane demand, the day shift manager and driver would make 100s and 100s of rolls throughout the day. The rolls would stay in the cooler until needed - and I think that little bit of prepared down time takes away from the freshness. But any Gumby roll is better than a Double Dave's roll.
• During rare down times - we made a small crowd in the 'box room' just standing their folding pizza boxes, one after the other, until there were several columns of multiple sizes nearly to the ceiling.
• Some people slacked, others, like me, hustled (because I was a broke college student). It was a great job that you could make decent money at if you didn't mind the craziness, the hours, etc.
• I bet I still have a Gumby's shirt somewhere...

So many other crazy stories - lots of us were big partiers - that probably shouldn't be discussed in a public forum.

Edit to add Double Dave's...

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From 2000-2002, we lived in the old duplexes at the corner of Oney Hervey and Holleman. We would have Gumby's pizza rolls delivered usually once a week. I'm sure you delivered to us at some point. Thanks for alll the hard work!!

Elliot P. Campbell said:

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fresh gumby's pizza rolls are still infinitely better than double daves' pizza rolls. dip that *****in their ranch dip or garlic butter....holy mother of god it's good

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I had some recently and the very first time I tried them (first time I ever ordered from Gumby's, too). They were awesome!

I think I remember delivering to that exact spot a lot in 2002.

That was a great job and Carter was the best boss. I made a lot of money in tips weekly and had a lot of fun delivering pizzas. Being up till 5 am not so much. 2002-2003.