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==History== | ==History== | ||
Brothers Justin and Tyler Dahmen opened the restaurant on April 30, 2010<ref name="mc-2010-07-21-dahmens-review">Kalk Derby, S. (2010, July 21). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/reviews/article_c99219b8-9411-11df-8648-001cc4c002e0.html "Plentiful pizza, tasty breadsticks, rock-bottom prices."] ''madison.com''.</ref>, having bought the business that had briefly been Pizza Oven West<ref name="ct-2010-05-20-p7">Martell, C. (2010, May 20). Table Talk: the Dahmen brothers bought the business that was briefly Pizza Oven West. ''The Capital Times''. p. 7. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522590030/ 522590030].</ref>. They kept its pizza buffet ($7.49 at lunch, $8.49 at dinner) and added nine specialty pies, deep-fried Parmesan breadsticks and a Friday fish fry<ref name="mc-2010-07-21-dahmens-review" />. A 2013 feature counted 10 to 15 employees, many of them family, a salad bar, a banquet room for 100, and a program that trained special-needs students from Memorial High School<ref name="mc-2013-12-03-dahmens-family">Carlson, J. (2013, December 3). [https://madison.com/business/article_6a251009-8d29-55d4-960d-9ee91165cc29.html "Many family members serve up the pizza at Dahmen's."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. The brothers were alumni of nearby Memorial High School, where their father was principal at the time the restaurant opened. The restaurant was somewhat of a continuation of Pizza Oven West, including some of that menu, but added nightly specials and a Friday Fish Fry<ref>Martell, C. (2010, May 20) “Table Talk”. ''Wisconsin State Journal''.</ref>. | |||
Closed some time prior to Sept, 2019 when the same location was mentioned as the site of a new chinese restaurant<ref>Derby, SK (2019, October 20) “Surprises Abound at Szechuan Garden”. ''Wisconsin State Journal''.</ref>. The closing date was Friday, June 3, 2016; the brothers turned to a new pub<ref name="mc-2016-06-06-dahmens-closes">Kalk Derby, S. (2016, June 6). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/blog/article_a409cfa9-af5a-5319-b106-1f1cbfd6a9bd.html "Restaurant News: Dahmen's Pizza Place closes, brothers focus on new pub."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. | |||
* Application for liquor license in mid-April 2010<ref>(2010, April 16). “WSJ Legals”. ''Wisconsin State Journal''.</ref>. | |||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
The sole location for this restaurant was located at Clock Tower Court, in the same location as a former Hooter’s, as well as a Brat Und Brau. | The sole location for this restaurant was located at Clock Tower Court, in the same location as a former Hooter’s, as well as a Brat Und Brau. | ||
* 6654 Mineral Point Rd. | * [[6654 Mineral Point Road|6654 Mineral Point Rd.]] | ||
==See also== | |||
* [[The Pizza Oven]] | |||
* [[Item:Q727|Dahmen's in the Madison Pizza Wiki database]] | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:12, 21 October 2026
Dahmen’s Pizza existed at the former location of Brat Und Brau and Hooter’s, on Grand Canyon Drive & Mineral Point Rd.
History
Brothers Justin and Tyler Dahmen opened the restaurant on April 30, 2010[1], having bought the business that had briefly been Pizza Oven West[2]. They kept its pizza buffet ($7.49 at lunch, $8.49 at dinner) and added nine specialty pies, deep-fried Parmesan breadsticks and a Friday fish fry[1]. A 2013 feature counted 10 to 15 employees, many of them family, a salad bar, a banquet room for 100, and a program that trained special-needs students from Memorial High School[3]. The brothers were alumni of nearby Memorial High School, where their father was principal at the time the restaurant opened. The restaurant was somewhat of a continuation of Pizza Oven West, including some of that menu, but added nightly specials and a Friday Fish Fry[4].
Closed some time prior to Sept, 2019 when the same location was mentioned as the site of a new chinese restaurant[5]. The closing date was Friday, June 3, 2016; the brothers turned to a new pub[6].
- Application for liquor license in mid-April 2010[7].
Locations
The sole location for this restaurant was located at Clock Tower Court, in the same location as a former Hooter’s, as well as a Brat Und Brau.
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kalk Derby, S. (2010, July 21). "Plentiful pizza, tasty breadsticks, rock-bottom prices." madison.com.
- ↑ Martell, C. (2010, May 20). Table Talk: the Dahmen brothers bought the business that was briefly Pizza Oven West. The Capital Times. p. 7. Newspapers.com image 522590030.
- ↑ Carlson, J. (2013, December 3). "Many family members serve up the pizza at Dahmen's." madison.com.
- ↑ Martell, C. (2010, May 20) “Table Talk”. Wisconsin State Journal.
- ↑ Derby, SK (2019, October 20) “Surprises Abound at Szechuan Garden”. Wisconsin State Journal.
- ↑ Kalk Derby, S. (2016, June 6). "Restaurant News: Dahmen's Pizza Place closes, brothers focus on new pub." madison.com.
- ↑ (2010, April 16). “WSJ Legals”. Wisconsin State Journal.
