Rozino's Pizza (114 North Fairchild Street) (Q2128)
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store at 114 North Fairchild Street, Madison
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Rozino's Pizza (114 North Fairchild Street) |
store at 114 North Fairchild Street, Madison |
Statements
2001
June 1999
Rozino's best-known store, 'a great location off State near the Capitol and campus'; the building was knocked down in 2001 for the Overture Center's arts district.
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Closed in June 1999 'to make room for the Overture Center project' (the 2003 recollection that it lasted to 2001 was the building's demolition, not the store).
Gone by June 1999: 'It left early in anticipation of the coming arts district' (Samara Kalk).
'Rozino's New York Style Pizza… sold by slice or whole pie, baked on stone. Thin crust is a specialty' (1993 dining guide); Jay Rath's favorite delivered pizza in 1993.
1995 ad: 'thin crust or pan style pizza', subs, cheese steaks, soups, beer on tap, catering; 11 a.m.–2 a.m. Mon–Sat; 'The Finest in Pizza, Subs and Soups'.
Called 'Madison's first New York-style pizza parlor' by Samara Kalk when Sal's opened two blocks away in Oct. 1997; licensed in 1997 to Rozino's Pizza Inc. (John Andersen).
Moved in January 1989 into the former Cousins sub shop: five booths and a counter; 'New York style' meant hand-tossed with a thick lip and thin center, baked on a stone; the Broadway ($8.90) and Yuptown (artichokes, tomato, sausage, garlic), slices, pan pizza, Philly cheese steaks and subs; free isthmus delivery; a company truck sold pizza on Langdon St. Thu–Sat.
18 August 1993
1995
25 May 1995
16 August 1995
27 May 1996
20 August 1997
27 May 1997
1 November 1997
26 May 1998
24 September 1989
January 1989
January 1989
