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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!
@@ Property / inception: March 1964 / reference @@
+stated in: Help-wanted advertisements, Mama D's Pizza (1018 N. Sherman Ave.) and The Pizza Oven (6016 Monona Dr.) (WSJ, 7 Feb 1988, p. 42)
quotation: (Our 25th Year!)
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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.
@@ Property / inception: 1961 / reference @@
+stated in: Pizza, arcade make this a good choice for families (madison.com, 24 Jan 2010)
@@ Property / inception: 1961 / reference @@
+stated in: Salvatore's Tomato Pies to open in former Pizza Oven in Monona (madison.com, 3 Mar 2020)
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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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+stated in: The Pizza Oven (madpizza.wiki, 2 Oct 2020)
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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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+stated in: Regulars mourn coming changes to Monona's Pizza Oven (CT, 22 Mar 2004, p. 11–12)
@@ Property / founded by @@
+Dick Domenget
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+stated in: Monona's Pizza Oven and Sauce Bar closes (madison.com, 12 Dec 2019)
@@ Property / founded by @@
+Jeanette Domenget
@@ 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.
@@ Property / founded by @@
+Dennis Domenget
@@ Property / founded by: Dennis Domenget / rank @@
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@@ Property / founded by: Dennis Domenget / reference @@
+stated in: Regulars mourn coming changes to Monona's Pizza Oven (CT, 22 Mar 2004, p. 11–12)
@@ Property / founded by: Dennis Domenget / reference @@
+stated in: Domenget, Jeanette J. (madison.com, 24 Oct 2012)
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+Milton Domenget
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+stated in: Regulars mourn coming changes to Monona's Pizza Oven (CT, 22 Mar 2004, p. 11–12)
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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 @@
+stated in: East side Pizza Oven a tasty nostalgia trip (CT, 6 Oct 1999, p. 37)
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+Judith Domenget
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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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+Dennis Domenget
@@ Property / associated person: Dennis Domenget / rank @@
+Normal rank
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+role: owner
@@ 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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+Jeanette Domenget
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+Normal rank
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+role: owner
@@ Property / associated person: Jeanette Domenget / reference @@
+stated in: Dennis Lee Domenget (madison.com, 24 Oct 2010)
@@ Property / associated person: Jeanette Domenget / reference @@
+stated in: Domenget, Jeanette J. (madison.com, 24 Oct 2012)
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+stated in: Regulars mourn coming changes to Monona's Pizza Oven (CT, 22 Mar 2004, p. 11–12)
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+Greg Ewelt
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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
@@ Property / associated person: Greg Ewelt / reference @@
+stated in: Restaurant News: Pizza Oven moves a couple of doors down, adds Sauce Bar (madison.com, 3 Dec 2014)
@@ Property / associated person: Greg Ewelt / reference @@
+stated in: Monona's Pizza Oven and Sauce Bar closes (madison.com, 12 Dec 2019)
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+Al Darkow
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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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+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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+participant: Dick Domenget
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+participant: Greg Ewelt
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+stated in: Regulars mourn coming changes to Monona's Pizza Oven (CT, 22 Mar 2004, p. 11–12)
@@ Property / significant event: sale of business / reference @@
+stated in: Salvatore's Tomato Pies to open in former Pizza Oven in Monona (madison.com, 3 Mar 2020)
@@ Property / pizza style @@
+thin crust
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+Normal rank
@@ Property / pizza style: thin crust / reference @@
+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.
@@ Property / pizza style: thin crust / reference @@
+stated in: Monona's Pizza Oven and Sauce Bar closes (madison.com, 12 Dec 2019)
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+Dixie Style Chicken
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+stated in: Our new name "Pizza-Oven", formerly Pizza Hut (CT, 29 Sep 1966, p. 40)
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+stated in: The Pizza Oven announces our 4th Anniversary Appreciation Sale! (WSJ, 23 Feb 1968, p. 28)
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+stated in: Valuable Coupon: Free Pizza (Pizza Oven) (CT, 29 Sep 1982, p. 64)
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+stated in: Dining guide listing Pizza Oven and Pizza Pit (WSJ, 6 Oct 1985, p. 138)
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+stated in: East side Pizza Oven a tasty nostalgia trip (CT, 6 Oct 1999, p. 37)
@@ 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.
+Normal rank
+stated in: Now Open: The Pizza Hut (WSJ, 28 Mar 1964, p. 14)
+stated in: Our new name "Pizza-Oven", formerly Pizza Hut (CT, 29 Sep 1966, p. 40)
+stated in: Pizza Hut to Open Here About Jan. 15 (WSJ, 31 Dec 1967, p. 22)
@@ Property / research note @@
+The brothers also opened restaurants in Oconomowoc and in Madison on Sherman Avenue and Monroe Street; only Monona Drive lasted.
+Normal rank
+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.
@@ Property / research note @@
+Franchises near La Crosse: Holmen (April 2014, 205 S. Holmen Drive) and West Salem (21 March 2016, 920 W. Hwy. 16).
+Normal rank
+stated in: Steve Cahalan: The Pizza Oven adds West Salem location (madison.com, 3 Apr 2016)
+stated in: Restaurant News: Pizza Oven moves a couple of doors down, adds Sauce Bar (madison.com, 3 Dec 2014)

Revision as of 18:13, 29 September 2026

thin-crust pizza restaurant in Monona, Wisconsin, 1964–2019

Pizza Oven
Pizza-Oven
The Pizza Hut (Monona)
Pizza Oven and Sauce Bar

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	The Pizza Oven	thin-crust pizza restaurant in Monona, Wisconsin, 1964–2019	Pizza Oven Pizza-Oven The Pizza Hut (Monona) Pizza Oven and Sauce Bar

Statements

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March 1964

28 March 1964

3 references

Now Open: The Pizza Hut (WSJ, 28 Mar 1964, p. 14)

quotation

NOW OPEN / THE PIZZA HUT / 6016 MONONA DRIVE

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!

stated in

Help-wanted advertisements, Mama D's Pizza (1018 N. Sherman Ave.) and The Pizza Oven (6016 Monona Dr.) (WSJ, 7 Feb 1988, p. 42)

quotation

(Our 25th Year!)

1961

date basis

later account

3 references

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.

stated in

Pizza, arcade make this a good choice for families (madison.com, 24 Jan 2010)

stated in

Salvatore's Tomato Pies to open in former Pizza Oven in Monona (madison.com, 3 Mar 2020)

1962

date basis

later account

1 reference

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

1960

date basis

later account

1 reference

stated in

The Pizza Oven (madpizza.wiki, 2 Oct 2020)

7 December 2019

1 reference

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.

locality

Monona

1 reference

stated in

Regulars mourn coming changes to Monona's Pizza Oven (CT, 22 Mar 2004, p. 11–12)

founded by

Dick Domenget

1 reference

stated in

Monona's Pizza Oven and Sauce Bar closes (madison.com, 12 Dec 2019)

Jeanette Domenget

1 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.

Dennis Domenget

2 references

stated in

Regulars mourn coming changes to Monona's Pizza Oven (CT, 22 Mar 2004, p. 11–12)

stated in

Domenget, Jeanette J. (madison.com, 24 Oct 2012)

Milton Domenget

1 reference

stated in

Regulars mourn coming changes to Monona's Pizza Oven (CT, 22 Mar 2004, p. 11–12)

2004

2 references

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

stated in

East side Pizza Oven a tasty nostalgia trip (CT, 6 Oct 1999, p. 37)

2004

1 reference

stated in

Domenget, Judith (madison.com, 15 Nov 2024)

quotation

They were the proud owners of The Pizza Oven for 43 years.

1 reference

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.

2 references

Dennis Lee Domenget (madison.com, 24 Oct 2010)

stated in

Domenget, Jeanette J. (madison.com, 24 Oct 2012)

2004

1 reference

stated in

Regulars mourn coming changes to Monona's Pizza Oven (CT, 22 Mar 2004, p. 11–12)

2004

December 2019

3 references

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

stated in

Restaurant News: Pizza Oven moves a couple of doors down, adds Sauce Bar (madison.com, 3 Dec 2014)

stated in

Monona's Pizza Oven and Sauce Bar closes (madison.com, 12 Dec 2019)

2008

1 reference

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.

significant event

renaming

point in time

29 September 1966

1 reference

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

2004

2 references

Regulars mourn coming changes to Monona's Pizza Oven (CT, 22 Mar 2004, p. 11–12)

stated in

Salvatore's Tomato Pies to open in former Pizza Oven in Monona (madison.com, 3 Mar 2020)

pizza style

thin crust

2 references

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.

stated in

Monona's Pizza Oven and Sauce Bar closes (madison.com, 12 Dec 2019)

signature product

Dixie Style Chicken

point in time

September 1966

1 reference

stated in

Our new name "Pizza-Oven", formerly Pizza Hut (CT, 29 Sep 1966, p. 40)

1

February 1968

1 reference

The Pizza Oven announces our 4th Anniversary Appreciation Sale! (WSJ, 23 Feb 1968, p. 28)

2

September 1982

1 reference

Valuable Coupon: Free Pizza (Pizza Oven) (CT, 29 Sep 1982, p. 64)

2

October 1985

1 reference

Dining guide listing Pizza Oven and Pizza Pit (WSJ, 6 Oct 1985, p. 138)

1

October 1999

1 reference

East side Pizza Oven a tasty nostalgia trip (CT, 6 Oct 1999, p. 37)

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.

3 references

stated in

Now Open: The Pizza Hut (WSJ, 28 Mar 1964, p. 14)

stated in

Our new name "Pizza-Oven", formerly Pizza Hut (CT, 29 Sep 1966, p. 40)

stated in

Pizza Hut to Open Here About Jan. 15 (WSJ, 31 Dec 1967, p. 22)

The brothers also opened restaurants in Oconomowoc and in Madison on Sherman Avenue and Monroe Street; only Monona Drive lasted.

1 reference

stated in

Regulars mourn coming changes to Monona's Pizza Oven (CT, 22 Mar 2004, p. 11–12)

quotation