Buck’s Pizza

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Buck’s Pizza has been in operation since 1960, making it one of the oldest pizza places in Madison. While many restaurants and pizzerias will adopt current menu trends, Buck's sticks to tradition and has a very simple, perhaps old-fashioned menu.

Pizza

  • There are no "signature" pizzas on the menu, just a choice of three sizes (8", 12", and 14") and toppings.
  • It's possible to design each half of the pizza individually.
  • One very interesting, unique feature of their pizza is that they offer a bake-at-home option.

Trivia

  • George L "Buck" Backus founded the pizzeria in 1960, and also managed the "W" Club concessions beginning in 1962[1].
  • According to the website, Buck's encourages customers to save their receipts because trading in 10 will earn a free pizza.
  • Robbed:
    • in 1973[2], by a 19 year-old man and an accomplice[3].
    • in 1985[4].
  • Honored for good safety and sanitation by the Madison Dept of Public Health in 2006[5].
  • Highlighted in the "Cheap Eats" section of the The Capital Times in 1991[1].

Locations

  • 219 Cottage Grove Rd.

Former Locations

  • 5502 University Ave. (2007 to June 2017)
  • 5255 Midvale Blvd. (1995? to 2007)

External Links

Buck’s Pizza Website

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rath, J. (1991, April 6). "Buck's Pizza delivers history, taste." The Capital Times. 5D.
  2. ↑ (1973, March 7). "Pair Gets $250 In Robbery At Buck's Pizza." The Capital Times. 2.
  3. ↑ (1973, April 17). "Man, 19, Waiting Sentence, Charged in Other Felonies." Wisconsin State Journal. S5p1.
  4. ↑ (1985, September 23). "Buck's Pizza reports robbery." Wisconsin State Journal. P2S3.
  5. ↑ Balousek, M. (2006, March 10). "15 food businesses honored for safety, sanitation." Wisconsin State Journal. C8.
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