Paisan's (Q1288)
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Italian restaurant in Madison, Wisconsin, 1949/50–2022; one of the city's earliest places to get pizza
- Paisan's Italian Restaurant
- Paisans
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Paisan's |
Italian restaurant in Madison, Wisconsin, 1949/50–2022; one of the city's earliest places to get pizza |
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1949
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with Rose's brother and sister-in-law, Joe and Bette Troia, in 1949
1985
Founding year differs: 1949 (Capital Times, 2026) or 1950 (State Journal, 2023). A plan to reopen in Porta Bella's basement (December 2023) ended when Porta Bella closed on 28 February 2026 and the owners retired.
3 references
A 2019 reprint of the paper's 1975 review says Paisan's "first opened in '51 where Vilas Hall is now on University Avenue," was later in the basement under Porta Bella, and moved to its University Square corner in March 1975 — a third account of the founding date.
Advertisements of 2012 said "A Madison tradition since 1950". A December 2014 feature: it started in 1950 in a little building at University Avenue and Park Street; the marinara was the recipe of Rose Troia McCormick, wife of the first owner, Roy McCormick.
