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March 1964
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latest date: 28 March 1964
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stated in: Now Open: The Pizza Hut (WSJ, 28 Mar 1964, p. 14) quotation: NOW OPEN / THE PIZZA HUT / 6016 MONONA DRIVE | |||||||||||||||
| Property / inception: March 1964 / reference | |||||||||||||||
stated in: The Pizza Oven announces our 4th Anniversary Appreciation Sale! (WSJ, 23 Feb 1968, p. 28) quotation: The Pizza Oven announces our . . . 4th Anniversary Appreciation Sale! | |||||||||||||||
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1961
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stated in: Monona's Pizza Oven and Sauce Bar closes (madison.com, 12 Dec 2019) quotation: Dick Domenget founded the business in 1961 at the corner of Monona and Femrite drives, and ran it with his family for 42 years. | |||||||||||||||
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1962
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stated in: Regulars mourn coming changes to Monona's Pizza Oven (CT, 22 Mar 2004, p. 11–12) quotation: it was the restaurant on Monona Drive, opened in 1962, that lasted | |||||||||||||||
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1960
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7 December 2019
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stated in: Monona's Pizza Oven and Sauce Bar closes (madison.com, 12 Dec 2019) quotation: The Pizza Oven, Monona's oldest restaurant, closed Saturday after 59 years. | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / founded by: Dick Domenget / rank | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / founded by: Jeanette Domenget / rank | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / founded by: Jeanette Domenget / reference | |||||||||||||||
stated in: Domenget, Jeanette J. (madison.com, 24 Oct 2012) quotation: She opened the Pizza Oven with her brothers, and operated it for 45 years. | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / founded by: Dennis Domenget / rank | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / founded by: Milton Domenget / rank | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / associated person: Dick Domenget / rank | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / associated person: Dick Domenget / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
| Property / associated person: Dick Domenget / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
end time: 2004
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stated in: Regulars mourn coming changes to Monona's Pizza Oven (CT, 22 Mar 2004, p. 11–12) quotation: owner Dick Domenget has spent 42 years | |||||||||||||||
| Property / associated person: Dick Domenget / reference | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / associated person: Judith Domenget / rank | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / associated person: Judith Domenget / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
| Property / associated person: Judith Domenget / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
end time: 2004
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stated in: Domenget, Judith (madison.com, 15 Nov 2024) quotation: They were the proud owners of The Pizza Oven for 43 years. | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / associated person: Dennis Domenget / rank | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / associated person: Dennis Domenget / reference | |||||||||||||||
stated in: Dennis Lee Domenget (madison.com, 24 Oct 2010) quotation: Denny and his sister, Jeannette owned and operated the Pizza Oven on Monona Drive and Sherman Avenue for a number of years. | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / associated person: Jeanette Domenget / rank | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / associated person: Jeanette Domenget / reference | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / associated person: Dean Domenget / rank | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / associated person: Dean Domenget / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
| Property / associated person: Dean Domenget / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
end time: 2004
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| Property / associated person: Greg Ewelt / rank | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / associated person: Greg Ewelt / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
| Property / associated person: Greg Ewelt / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
start time: 2004
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| Property / associated person: Greg Ewelt / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
end time: December 2019
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stated in: Salvatore's Tomato Pies to open in former Pizza Oven in Monona (madison.com, 3 Mar 2020) quotation: Greg Ewelt took over the business in a new location in 2004 | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / associated person: Al Darkow / rank | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / associated person: Al Darkow / qualifier | |||||||||||||||
start time: 2008
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stated in: Restaurant News: Pizza Oven moves a couple of doors down, adds Sauce Bar (madison.com, 3 Dec 2014) quotation: Ewelt took on a partner, Al Darkow, six years ago. | |||||||||||||||
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point in time: 29 September 1966
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stated in: Our new name "Pizza-Oven", formerly Pizza Hut (CT, 29 Sep 1966, p. 40) quotation: OUR NEW NAME "PIZZA-OVEN" formerly Pizza Hut Under Same Management | |||||||||||||||
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point in time: 2004
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| Property / pizza style: thin crust / rank | |||||||||||||||
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stated in: East side Pizza Oven a tasty nostalgia trip (CT, 6 Oct 1999, p. 37) quotation: It's good pizza with a thin, crisp crust. | |||||||||||||||
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point in time: September 1966
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1
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point in time: February 1968
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point in time: September 1982
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2
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point in time: October 1985
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1
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point in time: October 1999
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point in time: 1980
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From 1964 to September 1966 the shop was called The Pizza Hut. No connection with the Pizza Hut chain has been found: the chain's first Madison restaurant opened in January 1968. Why the name was changed is not stated. | |||||||||||||||
| Property / research note: From 1964 to September 1966 the shop was called The Pizza Hut. No connection with the Pizza Hut chain has been found: the chain's first Madison restaurant opened in January 1968. Why the name was changed is not stated. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / research note: From 1964 to September 1966 the shop was called The Pizza Hut. No connection with the Pizza Hut chain has been found: the chain's first Madison restaurant opened in January 1968. Why the name was changed is not stated. / reference | |||||||||||||||
| Property / research note: From 1964 to September 1966 the shop was called The Pizza Hut. No connection with the Pizza Hut chain has been found: the chain's first Madison restaurant opened in January 1968. Why the name was changed is not stated. / reference | |||||||||||||||
| Property / research note: From 1964 to September 1966 the shop was called The Pizza Hut. No connection with the Pizza Hut chain has been found: the chain's first Madison restaurant opened in January 1968. Why the name was changed is not stated. / reference | |||||||||||||||
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The brothers also opened restaurants in Oconomowoc and in Madison on Sherman Avenue and Monroe Street; only Monona Drive lasted. | |||||||||||||||
| Property / research note: The brothers also opened restaurants in Oconomowoc and in Madison on Sherman Avenue and Monroe Street; only Monona Drive lasted. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / research note: The brothers also opened restaurants in Oconomowoc and in Madison on Sherman Avenue and Monroe Street; only Monona Drive lasted. / reference | |||||||||||||||
stated in: Regulars mourn coming changes to Monona's Pizza Oven (CT, 22 Mar 2004, p. 11–12) quotation: Over the years the three opened restaurants in Oconomowoc and in Madison on Sherman Avenue and Monroe Street. | |||||||||||||||
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Franchises near La Crosse: Holmen (April 2014, 205 S. Holmen Drive) and West Salem (21 March 2016, 920 W. Hwy. 16). | |||||||||||||||
| Property / research note: Franchises near La Crosse: Holmen (April 2014, 205 S. Holmen Drive) and West Salem (21 March 2016, 920 W. Hwy. 16). / rank | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / research note: Franchises near La Crosse: Holmen (April 2014, 205 S. Holmen Drive) and West Salem (21 March 2016, 920 W. Hwy. 16). / reference | |||||||||||||||
| Property / research note: Franchises near La Crosse: Holmen (April 2014, 205 S. Holmen Drive) and West Salem (21 March 2016, 920 W. Hwy. 16). / reference | |||||||||||||||
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"In Monona for 53 years" in 2014. A Pizza Oven in Holmen, near La Crosse, is a franchise owned by Greg Ewelt's sister and brother-in-law. | |||||||||||||||
| Property / research note: "In Monona for 53 years" in 2014. A Pizza Oven in Holmen, near La Crosse, is a franchise owned by Greg Ewelt's sister and brother-in-law. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / research note: "In Monona for 53 years" in 2014. A Pizza Oven in Holmen, near La Crosse, is a franchise owned by Greg Ewelt's sister and brother-in-law. / reference | |||||||||||||||
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1980 Yellow Pages ad: 'Since 1963'; five sizes featuring the 18-inch Monster Pizza; inside seating or free delivery; thick or thin crust; open seven days at 4:30 p.m.; chicken, shrimp, fish and seafood dinners or buckets; 'serving all motels'; three delivery numbers by area. | |||||||||||||||
| Property / research note: 1980 Yellow Pages ad: 'Since 1963'; five sizes featuring the 18-inch Monster Pizza; inside seating or free delivery; thick or thin crust; open seven days at 4:30 p.m.; chicken, shrimp, fish and seafood dinners or buckets; 'serving all motels'; three delivery numbers by area. / rank | |||||||||||||||
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| Property / research note: 1980 Yellow Pages ad: 'Since 1963'; five sizes featuring the 18-inch Monster Pizza; inside seating or free delivery; thick or thin crust; open seven days at 4:30 p.m.; chicken, shrimp, fish and seafood dinners or buckets; 'serving all motels'; three delivery numbers by area. / reference | |||||||||||||||
Latest revision as of 04:36, 24 October 2026
thin-crust pizza restaurant in Monona, Wisconsin, 1964–2019
- Pizza Oven
- Pizza-Oven
- The Pizza Hut (Monona)
- Pizza Oven and Sauce Bar
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| English | The Pizza Oven |
thin-crust pizza restaurant in Monona, Wisconsin, 1964–2019 |
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Statements
March 1964
28 March 1964
3 references
NOW OPEN / THE PIZZA HUT / 6016 MONONA DRIVE
The Pizza Oven announces our . . . 4th Anniversary Appreciation Sale!
1961
3 references
Dick Domenget founded the business in 1961 at the corner of Monona and Femrite drives, and ran it with his family for 42 years.
1962
1 reference
it was the restaurant on Monona Drive, opened in 1962, that lasted
7 December 2019
1 reference
The Pizza Oven, Monona's oldest restaurant, closed Saturday after 59 years.
1 reference
She opened the Pizza Oven with her brothers, and operated it for 45 years.
2 references
1 reference
They were the proud owners of The Pizza Oven for 43 years.
1 reference
Denny and his sister, Jeannette owned and operated the Pizza Oven on Monona Drive and Sherman Avenue for a number of years.
3 references
Greg Ewelt took over the business in a new location in 2004
2008
1 reference
Ewelt took on a partner, Al Darkow, six years ago.
29 September 1966
1 reference
OUR NEW NAME "PIZZA-OVEN" formerly Pizza Hut Under Same Management
2 references
It's good pizza with a thin, crisp crust.
September 1966
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February 1968
2
September 1982
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October 1985
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October 1999
From 1964 to September 1966 the shop was called The Pizza Hut. No connection with the Pizza Hut chain has been found: the chain's first Madison restaurant opened in January 1968. Why the name was changed is not stated.
The brothers also opened restaurants in Oconomowoc and in Madison on Sherman Avenue and Monroe Street; only Monona Drive lasted.
1 reference
Over the years the three opened restaurants in Oconomowoc and in Madison on Sherman Avenue and Monroe Street.
Franchises near La Crosse: Holmen (April 2014, 205 S. Holmen Drive) and West Salem (21 March 2016, 920 W. Hwy. 16).
"In Monona for 53 years" in 2014. A Pizza Oven in Holmen, near La Crosse, is a franchise owned by Greg Ewelt's sister and brother-in-law.
1980 Yellow Pages ad: 'Since 1963'; five sizes featuring the 18-inch Monster Pizza; inside seating or free delivery; thick or thin crust; open seven days at 4:30 p.m.; chicken, shrimp, fish and seafood dinners or buckets; 'serving all motels'; three delivery numbers by area.
