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'''Luigi's Pizza''' is restaurant and pizzeria, | '''Luigi's Pizza''' is restaurant and pizzeria at 515 S. Midvale Blvd.<ref name="ct-2015-05-06-p25">(2015, May 6). Kids'-menu story placing Luigi's at 515 S. Midvale Blvd. ''The Capital Times''. p. 25. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521470285/ 521470285].</ref> Along with [[Bar Corallini]], it's a [[Food Fight]] restaurant. Food Fight's advertisements in 2024 called it "a neighborhood pizzeria on the near-west side"<ref name="ct-2024-12-04-pO35">(2024, December 4). Food Fight Restaurant Group gift card advertisement: Luigi's, "A neighborhood pizzeria on the near-west side". ''The Capital Times''. p. O35. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1147012054/ 1147012054].</ref>, and it was still one of the group's restaurants in July 2025<ref name="ct-2025-07-16-pO28">(2025, July 16). Interview on Food Fight Restaurant Group. ''The Capital Times''. p. O28. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1227711935/ 1227711935].</ref>. | ||
==History== | |||
The original Luigi's Diner was a Food Fight restaurant at the corner of King and East Main streets, which closed in 2004 after about seven years. Bill and Melanie Horzuesky, who had run it for most of that time and owned the Monroe Street Bluephies, revived the name in 2011 in new construction at Sequoya Commons, with the same designer, Ed Linville<ref name="mc-2011-07-24-luigis-revived">Kalk Derby, S. (2011, July 24). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/restaurants/article_0d1dc218-b48c-11e0-be44-001cc4c002e0.html "Luigi's revived by Bluephies owners."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. Planned for mid-September, it was open by November 2011: counter ordering, wooden booths, thin-crust pizzas brushed with cornmeal in 10- and 14-inch sizes, wine on tap and a build-your-own cannoli bar<ref name="ct-2011-11-10-p9">(2011, November 10). "When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's Luigi's." ''The Capital Times''. p. 9. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522468224/ 522468224].</ref>. 77 Square named it the "best restaurant reincarnation" of 2011<ref name="ct-2011-12-22-p14">(2011, December 22). 77 Square best of 2011: "Best restaurant reincarnation: Luigi's, 515 S. Midvale Blvd.". ''The Capital Times''. p. 14. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522469269/ 522469269].</ref>. | |||
==Pizza== | |||
* The Whadyacallit pizza — roasted fingerling potatoes, gorgonzola, mozzarella and rosemary — was a Capital Times favorite in 2012<ref name="ct-2012-10-11-p3">(2012, October 11). Recent Obsessions: the Whadyacallit pizza at Luigi's. ''The Capital Times''. p. 3. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520745062/ 520745062].</ref>. | |||
==Trivia== | |||
* In 2015 the kids' menu — the "Y" options — had only cheese pizza and noodles with red sauce; Food Fight's Joey Connaughty was then managing partner<ref name="ct-2015-05-06-p25" />. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 03:30, 24 October 2026
Luigi's Pizza is restaurant and pizzeria at 515 S. Midvale Blvd.[1] Along with Bar Corallini, it's a Food Fight restaurant. Food Fight's advertisements in 2024 called it "a neighborhood pizzeria on the near-west side"[2], and it was still one of the group's restaurants in July 2025[3].
History
The original Luigi's Diner was a Food Fight restaurant at the corner of King and East Main streets, which closed in 2004 after about seven years. Bill and Melanie Horzuesky, who had run it for most of that time and owned the Monroe Street Bluephies, revived the name in 2011 in new construction at Sequoya Commons, with the same designer, Ed Linville[4]. Planned for mid-September, it was open by November 2011: counter ordering, wooden booths, thin-crust pizzas brushed with cornmeal in 10- and 14-inch sizes, wine on tap and a build-your-own cannoli bar[5]. 77 Square named it the "best restaurant reincarnation" of 2011[6].
Pizza
- The Whadyacallit pizza — roasted fingerling potatoes, gorgonzola, mozzarella and rosemary — was a Capital Times favorite in 2012[7].
Trivia
- In 2015 the kids' menu — the "Y" options — had only cheese pizza and noodles with red sauce; Food Fight's Joey Connaughty was then managing partner[1].
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (2015, May 6). Kids'-menu story placing Luigi's at 515 S. Midvale Blvd. The Capital Times. p. 25. Newspapers.com image 521470285.
- ↑ (2024, December 4). Food Fight Restaurant Group gift card advertisement: Luigi's, "A neighborhood pizzeria on the near-west side". The Capital Times. p. O35. Newspapers.com image 1147012054.
- ↑ (2025, July 16). Interview on Food Fight Restaurant Group. The Capital Times. p. O28. Newspapers.com image 1227711935.
- ↑ Kalk Derby, S. (2011, July 24). "Luigi's revived by Bluephies owners." madison.com.
- ↑ (2011, November 10). "When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's Luigi's." The Capital Times. p. 9. Newspapers.com image 522468224.
- ↑ (2011, December 22). 77 Square best of 2011: "Best restaurant reincarnation: Luigi's, 515 S. Midvale Blvd.". The Capital Times. p. 14. Newspapers.com image 522469269.
- ↑ (2012, October 11). Recent Obsessions: the Whadyacallit pizza at Luigi's. The Capital Times. p. 3. Newspapers.com image 520745062.
