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This wiki meant to compile as much information as possible about the history of pizza and pizza restaurants, specifically in Madison, WI and the immediate surrounding area. For now, much of the content can be reached from the [[Main list]].
This wiki meant to compile as much information as possible about the history of pizza and pizza restaurants, specifically in [[w:Madison, WI|Madison, WI]] and the immediate surrounding area. Start with the [[Main list|list of pizza places]], the [[Map]], or the decade pages, from the [[1960s (decade)|1960s]] to the [[2020s (decade)|2020s]].


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'''[[Iven Pizza]]''' (also known as "Iven Greek Pizza"), was a pizzeria operating on Regent St. in the 1980s.
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    <div class="mainpage_box_head"><h3>Browse the Madison Pizza Wiki</h3></div>
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[[Pizza Oven]] was one of Madison's longest-lived pizza places, operating from 1960 until 2019.
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* January 1, 2021:  Pizzapedia survived 2020.
* October 5, 2021:  Madison Pizza Wiki reaches 25 articles.
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* January 1, 2021:  Madison Pizza Wiki survived 2020.
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* Decades:  1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
* Pizza styles: Thin-crust, Pan, Chicago (stuffed), Chicago (deep dish), New York, Other
* People: Patrick DePula, Iven Haddix, Biagio Gargano
* Neighborhoods: Downtown, Near-east, North, West/Middleton, Southwest/Fitchburg, South, East/Monona, Sun Prairie
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Latest revision as of 05:44, 5 November 2026

This wiki meant to compile as much information as possible about the history of pizza and pizza restaurants, specifically in Madison, WI and the immediate surrounding area. Start with the list of pizza places, the Map, or the decade pages, from the 1960s to the 2020s.

Article of the day

Godfather's Pizza is a national pizza chain founded in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1973. It had several Madison restaurants from about 1980 into the 1990s. (read more)

Browse the Madison Pizza Wiki

Photo of the day

Taken from Novella's Instagram.

Community

Did you know?

  • ... that Rozino’s Pizza sold slices from a 1963 Chevy bread truck in the downtown parks, so that "a lot of people figured Rozino's didn't really have a location"?
  • ... that 912 East Johnson Street has held one pizza place after another since 1981, and that Molten Monkey Pizza, opened there in 2024, is the first of them with a bar?
  • ... that Philadora Pizzeria, the first Madison business found with "pizzeria" in its name, opened on South Park Street in 1960 and was turned down for a beer license that year?

News

  • October 5, 2021: Madison Pizza Wiki reaches 25 articles.
  • January 1, 2021: Madison Pizza Wiki survived 2020.