The Pizza Oven (6016 Monona Drive) (Q731)
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store at 6016 Monona Drive, Monona
- The Pizza Hut
- Pizza-Oven
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | The Pizza Oven (6016 Monona Drive) |
store at 6016 Monona Drive, Monona |
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Statements
March 1964
2 references
for 20-minute pickup or drive out and have one
When it opened, the Pizza Oven was take-out only
September 1982
1 reference
222-8722
222-8722
222-5700
222-8722
222-5700
222-8722
222-8722
March 1964
28 March 1964
30 April 2004
1 reference
After years of legal wrangling, the Monona landmark will close April 30 to make way for new condominium and retail buildings.
15 May 1964
1 reference
Grand Opening! THE PIZZA HUT ... FRI. - SAT. - SUN. May 15 to 17th
29 September 1966
28 March 1964
13 January 1966
1 reference
WAITRESS / PIZZA HUT, 6016 Monona Dr.
13 October 1966
23 February 1968
29 September 1982
6 October 1985
7 February 1988
31 May 1990
1 reference
works part-time for Pizza Oven at 6016 Monona Drive
6 October 1999
22 March 2004
28 October 1999
1995
1980
20 August 1997
5 September 1987
6 October 1985
4 October 1987
15 November 1972
Monona, Glendale, LaFollette and Rolling Meadows area
September 1966
Monona, McFarland and east Madison
October 1999
None of the 1964–1966 advertisements names the owners; the link with the Domenget family rests on the address, the phone number and "under same management".
'Celebrating Our 33rd Year!' in the 1995 Yellow Pages (i.e. since 1962): five pizza sizes, an 18-inch Monster Pizza, thick or thin crust, the whole menu delivered, and a '50s' dining room.
1997 guide: 'a '50s atmosphere', thin-crust specialty, dinner only, carryout and delivery.
LaRose's 1987 Cheap Eats review treated the Pizza Oven, open since about 1964, as a jukebox-era time capsule.
Fall 1987 guide: 'Wurlitzer Juke Box, 50's advertising memorabilia, quiet & cozy. Open 24 hours with five sizes of pizza, also chicken, shrimp & fish. Delivery limited area.'
A Jan. 1973 readers' letter: 'They bill themselves as The King of Pizza'.
Phone 222-5700 in the Nov. 1972 Cardinal contest (sixth of six). A west-side branch opened at 2616 Monroe St. in Oct. 1970.
