{"id":149719,"date":"2025-08-07T13:23:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T13:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pizzatoday.com\/?post_type=podcasts&#038;p=149719"},"modified":"2025-08-28T16:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T16:40:36","slug":"270-when-construction-closes-access-to-your-shop","status":"publish","type":"podcasts","link":"https:\/\/pizzatoday.com\/podcasts\/270-when-construction-closes-access-to-your-shop\/149719\/","title":{"rendered":"270. When Construction Closes Access to Your Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Listen to <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Darius Aram, owner of Slice Street Pizza in Dripping Springs, Texas, on The Hot Slice with Pizza Today<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Darius Aram pulled into Slice Street Pizza in Dripping Springs, Texas, to find that his shop was completely cut off due to unexpected construction. In the face of huge sales dip and little information on the construction project, he decided to handle the obstacle with humor and humility.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Darius\u2019 response to the closure helped mitigate some of the impact of a near shutdown. He had honest and direct conversations with his town officials to work through solutions to speed up the sidewalk project.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Social media has played a pivotal role in Slice Street Pizza ability to reach its customers with lighthearted viral posts in the construction site and at town hall. Darius jokingly says he\u2019s become an internet meme.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Listen as Darius shares the tale of his construction woes and the unforeseen positive outcome from a negative situation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Check out Slice Street Pizza\u2019s Instagram at\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/slicestreetpizza\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/slicestreetpizza\/<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> . Learn more about the pizzeria at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/slicestreetpizza.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/slicestreetpizza.com\/<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> .<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Show Notes:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Calling all Pizzeria Operators: Don\u2019t forget to complete your Annual Pizzeria Industry &amp; Trends Survey at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pizzatoday.com\/be-counted-pizzeria-operator-survey-portal\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/pizzatoday.com\/be-counted-pizzeria-operator-survey-portal\/<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> .<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i>Thank you to our sponsors<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"lgc-column lgc-grid-parent lgc-grid-30 lgc-tablet-grid-50 lgc-mobile-grid-100 lgc-equal-heights lgc-first\">\n<div class=\"inside-grid-column\"><a href=\"http:\/\/performancefoodservice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;563b839d161d7292b01e2bd6&quot;],563b839d161d7292b01e2bd6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ls-is-cached lazyloaded aligncenter wp-image-60089\" src=\"https:\/\/pizzatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ROMA_Performance-Foodservice.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pizzatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ROMA_Performance-Foodservice.jpg 400w, https:\/\/pizzatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ROMA_Performance-Foodservice-300x40.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Performance Foodservice logo\" width=\"272\" height=\"36\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/pizzatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ROMA_Performance-Foodservice.jpg 400w, https:\/\/pizzatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ROMA_Performance-Foodservice-300x40.jpg 300w\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ROMA_Performance-Foodservice.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"lgc-column lgc-grid-parent lgc-grid-30 lgc-tablet-grid-50 lgc-mobile-grid-100 lgc-equal-heights lgc-first\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lloydpans.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"563b839d161d7292b01e2bd6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-148652 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/pizzatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LloydPanspodcastlogo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pizzatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LloydPanspodcastlogo.png\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":149720,"template":"","categories":[3276],"podcast_categories":[],"topic":[],"class_list":["post-149719","podcasts","type-podcasts","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcast"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v25.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>270. 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