COVID-19 pandemic and Madison-area pizza places (2020–2022) (Q1441)
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the shutdown of dining rooms in March 2020 and its effects on pizza restaurants in and around Madison, Wisconsin
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| English | COVID-19 pandemic and Madison-area pizza places (2020–2022) |
the shutdown of dining rooms in March 2020 and its effects on pizza restaurants in and around Madison, Wisconsin |
Statements
17 March 2020
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Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday ordered all bars and restaurants closed
18 March 2020
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as of 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, bars and restaurants statewide will be closed for in-house service
26 May 2020
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Dining rooms closed March 17–18, 2020; pizzerias went to carryout and delivery. Dane County reopened dining rooms at 25% on May 26, 2020, and 50% on June 15; the limit was back to 25% that fall. Delivery apps took 12–30% of an order.
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Pizza places that closed for good in these years included Roman Candle's Madison Children's Museum outlet (2020) and its Williamson Street flagship (May 2022), Pizza Brutta's Middleton store (2020), both Pizza di Roma stores, Boston's in Waunakee (2020) and Rossi's in Monona (May 2022).
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Only three of Ian's Pizza's seven restaurants got federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants (2021); Roman Candle got none. Owners blamed later closings on staffing as much as on lost sales.
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