Gino's stuffed pizza (Q1923)

Gino Gargano's stuffed pizza, said to be the first served in Madison; 45–65 minutes to bake

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English	Gino's stuffed pizza	Gino Gargano's stuffed pizza, said to be the first served in Madison; 45–65 minutes to bake

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'Gargano was the first to serve stuffed pizza in Madison'; 'his famous stuffed pizza' at the restaurant's 45th anniversary in 2008.

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Gino's qualifies as classic with food, ambience (madison.com, 27 Apr 2006)

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Through thick and thin: Madison's pizzerias have come a long way from their humble start on Spaghetti Corner (madison.com, 28 May 2008)

LaRose (1988): Gino's 'trademark Stuffed Pizza', broccoli stuffing a favorite, $3.95–$13.65 in 10-, 12- and 14-inch sizes, a $2 slice feeds two; Prager (1989): $9.45–$15.45, 45 minutes; Gino 'brought stuffed pizza to Madison more than a decade ago'; sold frozen at Gino's deli from 1982.

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Gino's treat unglues sports fan from tube (CT, 6 Feb 1988, p. 33)

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Gino's ambience outdoes cuisine (CT, 3 Jun 1989, p. 8)

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Review of Gino's deli, open since 1982, with a freezer of frozen Gino's stuffed pizzas; owned by Kathy and Gino Gargano, 'who also own Gino's at 540 State St.' (WSJ, 30 Mar 1986, p. 86)

Won a Capital Times reader poll for 'Best of Madison' by 1986; sold by the slice ($2, broccoli or sausage) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Dining Out review of Gino's, 540 State St.: 'a favorite haunt in Madison's student quarter for 19 years'; upstairs bar 'Old Friends' open since 1980; the stuffed pizza 'won a local reader poll for the Best of Madison' and so… (CT, 4 Oct 1986, p. 18)

Introduced in winter 1978–79 as 'Stuffed Pizza®', the name registered to Gino's.