Falbo Bros Pizzeria

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Falbo Bros Pizzeria was founded in 1992 in Madison, and have since expanded to locations in Iowa and Texas. Falbo Bros is in the minority of pizzerias in Madison offering Chicago-style deep dish and stuffed pizza[1] in addition to a wide variety of specialty pizzas. They also make calzones.

Trivia

  • Highlighted by the Tonight Show with Jay Leno segment "Headlines" where an ad was shown with a cartoon character saying "At Falbo's, we wash our hands after handling the sausage"[2].
  • Delivery driver pepper-sprayed along with raucous crowd during 2003 Halloween revelry[3]. The deliveryman was reportedly trying to protect his car from people trying to get into his car and take food.
  • Participated in the Black Restaurant Week Jamboree Taste along with other Black-owned restaurants to bring attention to a decline in black-owned businesses in Madison[4].
  • Falbo Bros pizza was served at Mad Dogs Sports Bar, located next door at 620 University Ave in the late 1990s/early 2000s[5].

Locations

  • 101 River Pl., Monona.
  • 1207 N Sherman Ave.
  • 406 S Park St.
  • 2411 Allen Blvd., Middleton.

Former Locations

  • 515 University Ave. (1992 to 1995)
  • 622 University Ave. (1995[6] to ?)

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ Rath, J. (1993, May 1). "Falbo Bros. really delivers: Its thick-crust pizza ranks near the top." The Capital Times. 4D.
  2. ↑ Kalk, S. (1997, February 8). "Cheap Eats (Side Order)." The Capital Times. 4D.
  3. ↑ Ingersoll, B. (2003, November 5). "Pizza man says police no help with crowd." Wisconsin State Journal. A9.
  4. ↑ Kalk Derby, S. (2020, August 16). "Supporting black-owned businesses can be tasty." Wisconsin State Journal. E1.
  5. ↑ (1999, October 28). "Rhythm Section." (ad). The Capital Times. 43.
  6. ↑ (1995, September 1). "Classifieds." Wisconsin State Journal. C.