Roman Candle Pizzeria (1054 Williamson Street) (Q1259)
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store at 1054 Williamson Street, Madison
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| English | Roman Candle Pizzeria (1054 Williamson Street) |
store at 1054 Williamson Street, Madison |
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2004
2005
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with partner Thomas Cranley in 2005
March 2005
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Open just a week
opened about a month ago
only open for four weeks
May 2022
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the original Williamson Street restaurant closed in May 2022 after 18 years
closed May 2022 after 18 years
The original store. Sultan, a Pakistani restaurant, opened in the space on 23 May 2023.
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Sales were 30–40% below 2019 when it closed: "we just never quite recovered from COVID." No Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant; some PPP and local aid. Gave away about 5,000 meals to first responders.
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Opened in March 2005 by Thomas Cranley and Brewer Stouffer (who met at the Natt Spil opening a year earlier); named for the fireworks in a band video. About 50 seats, counter ordering, recycled Civic Center lights and library panels; thin hand-tossed crust by the slice or pie; Chocolate Shoppe ice cream.
Signature pies 2005–09: the Pestoral (best seller: pesto, feta, artichoke, roasted red pepper, kalamata, roma tomato), Dead Man Walking, Animal Lovers, Algo Malo (beets, walnuts, blue cheese), the Greek, PPPepperoni; a 'Super Seven' $7 lunch; heart-shaped pizzas made Valentine's Day its biggest day.
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unknown value
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a tattered, former Alcoholics Anonymous clubhouse
17 February 2005
16 April 2005
14 March 2008
258-2000
