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Ground was broken on August 25, 2004, for the 7,000-square-foot restaurant and sports bar at 8420 Market St., with a patio for about 70, built by Engineered Construction of Verona; the chain, founded in Edmonton in 1964, then had about 200 restaurants, 20 of them in the United States<ref name="ct-2004-08-25-p36">(2004, August 25). "Greenway Station getting Boston's Pizza." ''The Capital Times''. p. 36. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526012892/ 526012892].</ref><ref name="wsj-2004-09-22-p24">Balousek, M. (2004, September 22). "Business openings: Boston's the Gourmet Pizza and Sports Bar, Middleton." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 24. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406814331/ 406814331].</ref>. The grand-opening advertisements ran on December 23<ref name="ct-2004-12-23-p52">(2004, December 23). Boston's the Gourmet Pizza advertisement: grand opening, Middleton. ''The Capital Times''. p. 52. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/525977332/ 525977332].</ref>, and on December 26 the State Journal described it as the market's latest entrant, opened "about two weeks ago" by Rick Horstman, who had sold 13 Curves for Women franchises and planned a Boston's in Green Bay and two more in Madison by 2006<ref name="wsj-2004-12-26-p21">Wallmeyer, A. (2004, December 26). "Pizzas with pizzazz: Gourmet pizza places are proliferating." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 21. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406304963/ 406304963], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406304963/ 406304963], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406304975/ 406304975].</ref>. | Ground was broken on August 25, 2004, for the 7,000-square-foot restaurant and sports bar at 8420 Market St., with a patio for about 70, built by Engineered Construction of Verona; the chain, founded in Edmonton in 1964, then had about 200 restaurants, 20 of them in the United States<ref name="ct-2004-08-25-p36">(2004, August 25). "Greenway Station getting Boston's Pizza." ''The Capital Times''. p. 36. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526012892/ 526012892].</ref><ref name="wsj-2004-09-22-p24">Balousek, M. (2004, September 22). "Business openings: Boston's the Gourmet Pizza and Sports Bar, Middleton." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 24. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406814331/ 406814331].</ref>. The grand-opening advertisements ran on December 23<ref name="ct-2004-12-23-p52">(2004, December 23). Boston's the Gourmet Pizza advertisement: grand opening, Middleton. ''The Capital Times''. p. 52. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/525977332/ 525977332].</ref>, and on December 26 the State Journal described it as the market's latest entrant, opened "about two weeks ago" by Rick Horstman, who had sold 13 Curves for Women franchises and planned a Boston's in Green Bay and two more in Madison by 2006<ref name="wsj-2004-12-26-p21">Wallmeyer, A. (2004, December 26). "Pizzas with pizzazz: Gourmet pizza places are proliferating." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 21. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406304963/ 406304963], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406304963/ 406304963], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406304975/ 406304975].</ref>. | ||
By October the restaurant was expected "next month", one of the arrivals that Damon's blamed when it closed its west-side restaurant<ref name="wsj-2004-10-14-p47">Balousek, M. (2004, October 14). "Officials call center a success." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 47. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406661609/ 406661609].</ref><ref name="ct-2004-10-19-p36">Ivey, M. (2004, October 19). "Damon's west restaurant closes." ''The Capital Times''. p. 36. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522299050/ 522299050].</ref>. In November the chain hired every position from a job trailer on the site and advertised a grand opening for November 30<ref name="wsj-2004-11-07-p140">(2004, November 7). "Boston's the Gourmet Pizza & Sports Bar now hiring — Grand Opening Nov. 30th." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 140. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406623660/ 406623660].</ref>, but the restaurant opened in the week of December 13, 2004: 300 seats, more than 120 employees, more than 25 gourmet pizzas and 13 pastas on a menu served until closing, and a dozen televisions for the sports bar. The franchisee, Rick Horstman of Advantage Control Company, planned it as the first of 14 Boston's in the upper Midwest<ref name="ct-2004-12-18-p26">(2004, December 18). "Boston's Pizza opens at Greenway." ''The Capital Times''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/525976679/ 525976679].</ref>. | |||
==Pizza== | ==Pizza== | ||
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==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
* 8420 Market St., Middleton (December 2004<ref name=" | * 8420 Market St., Middleton (week of December 13, 2004<ref name="ct-2004-12-18-p26" /> to ?). | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 16:06, 23 October 2026
Boston's the Gourmet Pizza was a Canadian pizza and sports-bar chain's restaurant at 8420 Market St. in Middleton's Greenway Station, open from shortly before Christmas 2004[1].
History
The chain began as a pizza joint in Canada in 1964 — not in Boston — and by 2005 had 180 franchises in Canada and 17 in the United States; Middleton's was one of two in Wisconsin, the other in Eau Claire. Diners turned right into a loud, smoky sports bar or left into a family dining room with an open kitchen; the same menu served both. The State Journal's reviewer found the kitchen "has the pizza part right", with more than 25 pizzas on hand-pressed medium crusts[2]. The restaurant had opened quietly before Christmas 2004 with a trial night for HospiceCare staff[1]. It was still among Greenway Station's restaurants in December 2005[3].
Ground was broken on August 25, 2004, for the 7,000-square-foot restaurant and sports bar at 8420 Market St., with a patio for about 70, built by Engineered Construction of Verona; the chain, founded in Edmonton in 1964, then had about 200 restaurants, 20 of them in the United States[4][5]. The grand-opening advertisements ran on December 23[6], and on December 26 the State Journal described it as the market's latest entrant, opened "about two weeks ago" by Rick Horstman, who had sold 13 Curves for Women franchises and planned a Boston's in Green Bay and two more in Madison by 2006[7].
By October the restaurant was expected "next month", one of the arrivals that Damon's blamed when it closed its west-side restaurant[8][9]. In November the chain hired every position from a job trailer on the site and advertised a grand opening for November 30[10], but the restaurant opened in the week of December 13, 2004: 300 seats, more than 120 employees, more than 25 gourmet pizzas and 13 pastas on a menu served until closing, and a dozen televisions for the sports bar. The franchisee, Rick Horstman of Advantage Control Company, planned it as the first of 14 Boston's in the upper Midwest[11].
Pizza
- Specialty pizzas included the Zorba the Greek (olives, onions, green peppers, fresh tomatoes, mozzarella and feta), the Rustic Italian with spicy sausage, and a Russian-inspired "spicy perogy" on a sour-cream base; pizzas cost $6.79 to $23.99 in 2005[2].
- An 8-inch pizza with one topping was $4.99 on the 2005 lunch menu[1].
Locations
- 8420 Market St., Middleton (week of December 13, 2004[11] to ?).
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (2005, January 21). Capital Times review of Boston's the Gourmet Pizza, 8420 Market St., Middleton, open since shortly before Christmas 2004. The Capital Times. p. 14. Newspapers.com image 525980056.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Martell, C. (2005, February 6). "Adding to the chain gang: Restaurant review: Boston's the Gourmet Pizza." madison.com.
- ↑ Kalk Derby, S. (2005, December 15). "Sal's Pizzeria helps a family tradition grow." madison.com.
- ↑ (2004, August 25). "Greenway Station getting Boston's Pizza." The Capital Times. p. 36. Newspapers.com image 526012892.
- ↑ Balousek, M. (2004, September 22). "Business openings: Boston's the Gourmet Pizza and Sports Bar, Middleton." Wisconsin State Journal. p. 24. Newspapers.com image 406814331.
- ↑ (2004, December 23). Boston's the Gourmet Pizza advertisement: grand opening, Middleton. The Capital Times. p. 52. Newspapers.com image 525977332.
- ↑ Wallmeyer, A. (2004, December 26). "Pizzas with pizzazz: Gourmet pizza places are proliferating." Wisconsin State Journal. p. 21. Newspapers.com images 406304963, 406304963, 406304975.
- ↑ Balousek, M. (2004, October 14). "Officials call center a success." Wisconsin State Journal. p. 47. Newspapers.com image 406661609.
- ↑ Ivey, M. (2004, October 19). "Damon's west restaurant closes." The Capital Times. p. 36. Newspapers.com image 522299050.
- ↑ (2004, November 7). "Boston's the Gourmet Pizza & Sports Bar now hiring — Grand Opening Nov. 30th." Wisconsin State Journal. p. 140. Newspapers.com image 406623660.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 (2004, December 18). "Boston's Pizza opens at Greenway." The Capital Times. p. 26. Newspapers.com image 525976679.
