2010s (decade)
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In the 2010s a number of long-running pizza places closed, among them The Pizza Oven, and Rocky Rococo left the shopping malls.
2010
- Dahmen's Pizza Place opens at 6654 Mineral Point Rd.[1]
- June 2: Jed Sanborn buys Buck’s Pizza[2].
2011
2012
- February: Chief's Tavern opens across the street from Buck's Pizza and serves its pizza[3].
- Pizza Pit leaves 1401 Emil St. after about 41 years. It is still advertising in April[4]; in December the building is to be demolished[5].
- December 13: fire at Buck's Pizza[6].
2013
2014
- Gumby's Pizza closes at 2825 University Ave.[7]; Itzza Pizza is there by June[8].
- April: Rocky Rococo opens in Sun Prairie[9].
- Late November: The Pizza Oven moves a few doors down Monona Drive and adds the Sauce Bar[10].
2015
- September 20: Old Chicago closes[11].
2016
- February 12: fire at the west side Glass Nickel Pizza. It reopens on June 1[12].
- June 3: Dahmen's Pizza Place closes[1].
- The west side Pizzeria Uno closes[13].
2017
- May: Rocky Rococo closes at Westgate Mall[9].
- June 3: the West Side store of Buck's Pizza closes[14].
- November: Wayne Mosley, co-founder of Rocky Rococo, dies[9].
2018
- May 13: Rocky Rococo's Party Pizzeria East closes[9].
- July 10: a gas explosion in downtown Sun Prairie destroys the Glass Nickel there[15].
- Gumby's Pizza closes for the second time at 2825 University Ave., and Freaky’s Pizza opens[16].
2019
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kalk Derby, S. (2016, June 6). "Restaurant News: Dahmen's Pizza Place closes, brothers focus on new pub." madison.com.
- ↑ Moe, D. (2010, June 8). "Doug Moe: Ald. Sanborn buys Buck's Pizza, but won't mess with success." madison.com.
- ↑ Kalk Derby, S. (2012, February 5). "New Chief's Tavern will feature Buck's Pizza." madison.com.
- ↑ (2012, April 20). Pizza Pit advertisement, 1401 Emil St., phone 251-4412 (ran 20–28 April 2012). Wisconsin State Journal. Newspapers.com image 522989462.
- ↑ (2012, December 1). City notice: 1401 Emil Street, demolish restaurant building. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 32. Newspapers.com images 523009317, 523015671.
- ↑ Kalk Derby, S. (2012, December 14). "Fire at Buck's Pizza on East Side causes about $25,000 damage." madison.com.
- ↑ Rice, G. (2016, April 20). "Let's Eat: Get stuffed with Chicago-style deep dish at Itzza Pizza." The Capital Times. p. 32. Newspapers.com image 520616702.
- ↑ (2014, June 29). "Itzza Pizza." EatDrinkMadison.com.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Kalk Derby, S. (2018, April 15). "Rocky Rococo leaves East Washington." Wisconsin State Journal. p. E5. Newspapers.com image 420480646.
- ↑ Kalk Derby, S. (2014, December 3). "Restaurant News: Pizza Oven moves a couple of doors down, adds Sauce Bar." madison.com.
- ↑ (2015, August 18). "Old Chicago closing Sept. 20." In Business Madison.
- ↑ Christians, L. (2016, July 6). "The new Phoenix pizza celebrates west side Glass Nickel's rise from the fire." The Capital Times. p. 32. Newspapers.com image 521037659.
- ↑ (2023, November 29). Uno Terrace apartments at 7601 Mineral Point Rd. Wisconsin State Journal. p. A9. Newspapers.com image 1021473905.
- ↑ Kalk Derby, S. (2017, June 2). "West Side location of Buck's Pizza to close Saturday." madison.com.
- ↑ (2018, July 11). Sun Prairie gas explosion: fire engulfs The Barr House and Glass Nickel. Wisconsin State Journal. p. A1. Newspapers.com image 461399821.
- ↑ Thomas, R. (2019, January 1). "Let's Eat: Get your freak on at horror-themed Freaky's Pizza and Wings." madison.com.
- ↑ (2019, January 20). Giordano's looking for a Madison site; Edwardo's recalled. Wisconsin State Journal. p. E5.
- ↑ Kalk Derby, S. (2019, December 12). "Monona's Pizza Oven and Sauce Bar closes." madison.com.
