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When the parlor opened has not yet been found in the papers; thirty-plus years before 1999 points to the late 1960s. | When the parlor opened has not yet been found in the papers; thirty-plus years before 1999 points to the late 1960s. | ||
The 1980 Yellow Pages ad — "World's greatest pizza" — gave the East Side address as 3553 E. Washington Ave., "intersection Hy. 51 and 151", and a second, "newly remodeled" parlor at 6640 University Ave. in Middleton, listed as "Shakey's Pizza Parlor & Ye Public House". It offered the original thin crust or a new thick crust with the "famous secret sauce", introduced "The Pizzarito" for "the Mexican food lovers", and added chicken, hot subs and a salad bar; either parlor was "only 10 minutes from downtown"<ref name="yp-1980-p450">(1980). Madison Yellow Pages, 1980 edition (Wisconsin Telephone Co.), 'Pizza' classification, p. 450: listings Rocky Rococo Pan Style Pizza and Pasta (411 W. Gilman 256-0600, 1618 W. Beltline Hwy. 251-0304, 651 State, 694 S. Whit…. ''Madison telephone directory''. p. 450.</ref>. | |||
==Former Locations== | ==Former Locations== | ||
* 3579 E. Washington Ave. (about the late 1960s to the 1990s; listed in a dining guide in August 1993<ref name="wsj-1993-08-18-p93" />; in 1995 advertising free "hotel express delivery" to 13 East Side motels, "Shakey's Pizza Parlor Room Service", live entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights and a game room, at 249-7319<ref name="yp-1995-p639">(1995). Ameritech PagesPlus Yellow Pages, Madison, 1995 edition, 'Pizza' classification, p. 639: Rocky Rococo display ad — 'Pan Style Pizza or Classic Thin', Wisconsin real cheese, city-wide delivery (limited area), pasta, lasagn…. ''Madison telephone directory''. p. 639.</ref>; licensed that May to SCO, Inc., with John F. Skillrud as agent<ref name="ct-1995-05-25-p20">(1995, May 25). City of Madison license list, May 1995. ''The Capital Times''. p. 20. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521522538/ 521522538]. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>; China Buffet from 1999). | * 3579 E. Washington Ave. (about the late 1960s to the 1990s; listed in a dining guide in August 1993<ref name="wsj-1993-08-18-p93" />; in 1995 advertising free "hotel express delivery" to 13 East Side motels, "Shakey's Pizza Parlor Room Service", live entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights and a game room, at 249-7319<ref name="yp-1995-p639">(1995). Ameritech PagesPlus Yellow Pages, Madison, 1995 edition, 'Pizza' classification, p. 639: Rocky Rococo display ad — 'Pan Style Pizza or Classic Thin', Wisconsin real cheese, city-wide delivery (limited area), pasta, lasagn…. ''Madison telephone directory''. p. 639.</ref>; licensed that May to SCO, Inc., with John F. Skillrud as agent<ref name="ct-1995-05-25-p20">(1995, May 25). City of Madison license list, May 1995. ''The Capital Times''. p. 20. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521522538/ 521522538]. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>; China Buffet from 1999). | ||
* 714 Gammon Rd. (listed in the same August 1993 guide<ref name="wsj-1993-08-18-p93" />; by May 1996 the address was licensed to [[Godfather’s Pizza]]<ref name="ct-1996-05-27-p5">(1996, May 27). City of Madison license list, May 1996. ''The Capital Times''. p. 5. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522631770/ 522631770]. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>). | * 714 Gammon Rd. (listed in the same August 1993 guide<ref name="wsj-1993-08-18-p93" />; by May 1996 the address was licensed to [[Godfather’s Pizza]]<ref name="ct-1996-05-27-p5">(1996, May 27). City of Madison license list, May 1996. ''The Capital Times''. p. 5. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522631770/ 522631770]. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>). | ||
* 6640 University Ave., Middleton (1980, "newly remodeled")<ref name="yp-1980-p450" />. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 04:37, 24 October 2026
Shakey's Pizza Parlor was a national pizza chain with a long-running Madison parlor at 3579 E. Washington Ave., and in 1993 a second one at 714 Gammon Rd. on the west side[1], on the corner of East Washington Avenue and Stoughton Road[2].
History
The East Side Shakey's ran for more than thirty years at the corner building — "For 30-plus years, this space was a Shakey's Pizza, then a lackluster China Buffet," a 2016 review recalled[3]. China Buffet held the building from 1999 to 2015; OM Indian Fusion Cuisine remodeled it extensively and ran there from June 2016 to March 2019[2]. When OM closed, the State Journal noted the location was "most famously home to Shakey's Pizza Parlor"[2].
When the parlor opened has not yet been found in the papers; thirty-plus years before 1999 points to the late 1960s.
The 1980 Yellow Pages ad — "World's greatest pizza" — gave the East Side address as 3553 E. Washington Ave., "intersection Hy. 51 and 151", and a second, "newly remodeled" parlor at 6640 University Ave. in Middleton, listed as "Shakey's Pizza Parlor & Ye Public House". It offered the original thin crust or a new thick crust with the "famous secret sauce", introduced "The Pizzarito" for "the Mexican food lovers", and added chicken, hot subs and a salad bar; either parlor was "only 10 minutes from downtown"[4].
Former Locations
- 3579 E. Washington Ave. (about the late 1960s to the 1990s; listed in a dining guide in August 1993[1]; in 1995 advertising free "hotel express delivery" to 13 East Side motels, "Shakey's Pizza Parlor Room Service", live entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights and a game room, at 249-7319[5]; licensed that May to SCO, Inc., with John F. Skillrud as agent[6]; China Buffet from 1999).
- 714 Gammon Rd. (listed in the same August 1993 guide[1]; by May 1996 the address was licensed to Godfather’s Pizza[7]).
- 6640 University Ave., Middleton (1980, "newly remodeled")[4].
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (1993, August 18). "Good dining spots — Pizza." Wisconsin State Journal. p. 93. Newspapers.com image 406358045.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kalk Derby, S. (2019, March 17). "OM Indian Fusion closes on East Washington Avenue." madison.com.
- ↑ (2016, August 3). OM India review: "For 30-plus years, this space was a Shakey's Pizza, then a lackluster China Buffet". The Capital Times. p. 28. Newspapers.com image 521039670.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 (1980). Madison Yellow Pages, 1980 edition (Wisconsin Telephone Co.), 'Pizza' classification, p. 450: listings Rocky Rococo Pan Style Pizza and Pasta (411 W. Gilman 256-0600, 1618 W. Beltline Hwy. 251-0304, 651 State, 694 S. Whit…. Madison telephone directory. p. 450.
- ↑ (1995). Ameritech PagesPlus Yellow Pages, Madison, 1995 edition, 'Pizza' classification, p. 639: Rocky Rococo display ad — 'Pan Style Pizza or Classic Thin', Wisconsin real cheese, city-wide delivery (limited area), pasta, lasagn…. Madison telephone directory. p. 639.
- ↑ (1995, May 25). City of Madison license list, May 1995. The Capital Times. p. 20. Newspapers.com image 521522538. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.
- ↑ (1996, May 27). City of Madison license list, May 1996. The Capital Times. p. 5. Newspapers.com image 522631770. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.
