Paisan's (University Square) (Q1293) : Difference between revisions

When will Paisan's be back? Co-owner doesn't want brand to 'fade' (madison.com, 12 Dec 2023)

located within

University Square

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When will Paisan's be back? Co-owner doesn't want brand to 'fade' (madison.com, 12 Dec 2023)

service format

dine-in restaurant

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When will Paisan's be back? Co-owner doesn't want brand to 'fade' (madison.com, 12 Dec 2023)

1975

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When will Paisan's be back? Co-owner doesn't want brand to 'fade' (madison.com, 12 Dec 2023)

1975

5 February 1975

28 May 1975

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New Shopping Mall (CT, 5 Feb 1975, p. 25)

quotation

near completion, Paisans, Italian restaurant

City of Madison license list, May 1975 (WSJ, 28 May 1975, p. 35)

2006

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When will Paisan's be back? Co-owner doesn't want brand to 'fade' (madison.com, 12 Dec 2023)

1 September 2006

date basis

stated by source

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After 56 years, Paisan's still comforts in new spot (madison.com, 29 Nov 2007)

quotation

moved on Sept. 1, 2006

moved from

Paisan's (425 North Frances Street)

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attested status

12 March 2005

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No Square deal: Businesses scramble with new campus project (CT, 12 Mar 2005, p. 38)

2 June 2005

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New Paisans location 'secret' a secret no more (madison.com, 2 Jun 2005)

1995

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Ameritech PagesPlus Yellow Pages, Madison, 1995 edition, 'Pizza' classification, p. 640: display ads — Gino's, 540 State St. ('5 blocks from the Capital'; fettucine Alfredo, stuffed pizza, veal Romano, bar; free delivery … (phone book, 1995, p. 640)

16 August 1995

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Student dining guide 1995: Pizza (WSJ, 16 Aug 1995, p. 59)

1980

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Madison Yellow Pages, 1980 edition (Wisconsin Telephone Co.), 'Pizza' classification, p. 447: listings Barnaby's Family Inn (4802 E. Washington Ave. 241-2131; 6613 Mineral Point Rd. 833-1671), Brat und Brau (1421 Regent; … (phone book, 1980, p. 447)

26 May 1998

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City of Madison license applications, June 2, 1998 (Ray Fisher, city clerk; published May 25–27) (CT, 26 May 1998, p. 4–5)

14 June 1981

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Review of Paisan's Delitalia, 3313 University Ave. (University Hill Plaza): Paisan's pizza frozen or hot, $4.75 for a 12-inch; 'some people swear by Paisan's thin-crust pizza' (WSJ, 5 May 1985, p. 103)

24 August 1985

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Paisan's, 80 University Square (257-3832): Roy McCormick retiring after 36 years; opened December 31, 1949 with brother-in-law Joseph Troia; moved to University Ave. after a year, then to the Porta Bella basement at 425 N. F… (CT, 24 Aug 1985, p. 3)

6 May 1989

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Dining Out (Prager) on Paisan's: owners Roy McCormick and wife Rose Troia made 'Madison's first thin crust pizza' c. 1951 from Troia-homestead recipes; three moves and a shift to a team of four owners including McCormick's s… (CT, 6 May 1989, p. 10)

6 October 1985

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Madison Area Dining Guide, Fall 1985 (WSJ, 6 Oct 1985, p. 137)

5 October 1986

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Madison Area Dining Guide, Fall 1986 (WSJ, 5 Oct 1986, p. 168)

1 May 1986

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Legal notice: applications for the sale of beer and/or liquor (City of Madison, 1986–87) (WSJ, 1 May 1986, p. 30)

7 October 1984

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Madison Area Dining Guide, Fall 1984 (WSJ, 7 Oct 1984, p. 261)

23 May 1984

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1984 license applications (continued): 'Third Level Dev. of Wisc., Inc., Dolores M. Banaszak, Agent, DBA Godfather's Pizza, 632 University Avenue'; Paisan's Restaurant, Inc. (Gerald A. Meier); Tamarack Pizza, Inc. (Michael… (WSJ, 23 May 1984, p. 28)

28 May 1975

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City of Madison license list, May 1975 (WSJ, 28 May 1975, p. 35)

21 May 1978

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Diner's Scorecard (Grand Pagoda) with a "Recently reviewed" note on Paisan's (WSJ, 21 May 1978, p. 86)

research note

A 30-year run ended because the campus retail center on the 700 block of University Avenue was to be demolished for a $190 million complex; the search for a new site had begun around 2001.

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New Paisans location 'secret' a secret no more (madison.com, 2 Jun 2005)

No Square deal: Businesses scramble with new campus project (CT, 12 Mar 2005, p. 38)

Restaurant graveyards: Nature of the 'feast' (madison.com, 27 Dec 2009)

'A Madison Institution since 1950' — genuine Italian thin crust pizza (1995 Yellow Pages ad).

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Ameritech PagesPlus Yellow Pages, Madison, 1995 edition, 'Pizza' classification, p. 640: display ads — Gino's, 540 State St. ('5 blocks from the Capital'; fettucine Alfredo, stuffed pizza, veal Romano, bar; free delivery … (phone book, 1995, p. 640)

1980 Yellow Pages ad: custom made pizza, spaghetti, lasagne, 'Home of the Garibaldi Sandwich', imported beer on draught, liquor, wine, carafes, student art displayed and sold, carry-outs till midnight.

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Madison Yellow Pages, 1980 edition (Wisconsin Telephone Co.), 'Pizza' classification, p. 448: listings Pizza Hut (811 Fern Dr. 238-7361; 4709 Verona Rd. 271-7151; 3059 E. Washington Ave. 249-6439; 2405 S. Park 257-8621) a… (phone book, 1980, p. 448)

Rath (1985): Roy McCormick retired after 36 years; Paisan's opened Dec. 31, 1949 with Joseph Troia, moved to University Ave. after a year, then to the Porta Bella basement at 425 N. Frances, and to University Square in 1975. Prager (1989): 'Madison's first thin crust pizza'; a team of four took over c. 1985; booths from Porta Bella's cellar, a Philadelphia mansion's mantle.

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Paisan's, 80 University Square (257-3832): Roy McCormick retiring after 36 years; opened December 31, 1949 with brother-in-law Joseph Troia; moved to University Ave. after a year, then to the Porta Bella basement at 425 N. F… (CT, 24 Aug 1985, p. 3)

Dining Out (Prager) on Paisan's: owners Roy McCormick and wife Rose Troia made 'Madison's first thin crust pizza' c. 1951 from Troia-homestead recipes; three moves and a shift to a team of four owners including McCormick's s… (CT, 6 May 1989, p. 10)

1985 guide: '80 University Square ... Longtime local Italian favorite with extra outside cafe seating'; full bar; Mon–Fri 11 a.m.–midnight, Sat–Sun 4 p.m.–midnight.

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Madison Area Dining Guide, Fall 1985 (WSJ, 6 Oct 1985, p. 137)

Fall 1986 guide: 'Longtime local Italian favorite with outside seating. Award-winning thin-crust pizza, homemade pasta, sandwiches and great salads.'

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Madison Area Dining Guide, Fall 1986 (WSJ, 5 Oct 1986, p. 168)

Paisan's was 'near completion' in the new University Square mall in Feb. 1975; that August it sought a permit for an outdoor restaurant in the mall's courtyard.

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New Shopping Mall (CT, 5 Feb 1975, p. 25)

City Plan Commission hearing notice: outdoor restaurant permit for Paisan's, 80 University Square (WSJ, 15 Aug 1975, p. 22)

Licensed in 1975 as Paisans Restaurant Inc., 80 University Square. 1978: 'Italian dinners, sandwiches and pizza. Unusual, arty decor. Inexpensive. Patio dining ... Bustling business always.'

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City of Madison license list, May 1975 (WSJ, 28 May 1975, p. 35)

Diner's Scorecard (Grand Pagoda) with a "Recently reviewed" note on Paisan's (WSJ, 21 May 1978, p. 86)

phone number

257-3832

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