Tamarack Pizza
Tamarack II, run by the corporation Tamarack Pizza, Inc., was a restaurant in Midvale Plaza at 1300 S. Midvale Blvd. "noted for its sandwiches and thin-crust pizza". Bill Noll ran it for more than nine years, from about 1981, and closed it in August 1990[1].
History
The city's licence renewals of May 1990 carried "Tamarack Pizza, Inc., agent Mary E. Toulon, dba Tamarack II, 1300 S. Midvale Blvd." among the Class B liquor licensees[2]. On September 1, 1990, the State Journal reported that "a long-running dispute between a West Side city council member and the owner of the Tamarack II restaurant has resulted in the pizzeria's closing." Noll, who also operated a Tamarack restaurant on Highway 51 near Portage, said Ald. Jean Stewart had consistently blocked his efforts to add a full-service bar: lunch-time crowds were popular, but patrons were not allowed to pull their chairs up to the small service bar. Stewart answered that neighbours opposed an expanded bar and that "it didn't seem right to have two bars in the same small shopping center." The Tamarack employed about 22 people. Noll said he was looking for a better Madison location and aimed to reopen "in a new spot within a few months"; a Chinese restaurant, Yen Ching, was to take the space[1]. By May 1991 the address was licensed to John Pal, Inc., doing business as Yen Ching[3].
Tamarack Pizza on Langdon Street
The name came back three years later: the city's licence renewals of May 1993 carried "Veloff, Raymond D. & Judith A., dba Tamarack Pizza, 601 Langdon St.", a Class B liquor licence at the Langdon and Lake Street corner near the campus[4]. Whether the Veloffs had any connection with Noll, and how long the Langdon Street pizzeria lasted, have not been found.
Pizza
- Thin-crust pizza, alongside the sandwiches the restaurant was known for[1].
Former Locations
- 1300 S. Midvale Blvd., Midvale Plaza (about 1981 to August 1990)[1].
- 601 Langdon St., as Tamarack Pizza (licensed in May 1993)[4]. Buck's Pizza also had a store in the plaza, at 525 S. Midvale Blvd.
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Riddle, J. (1990, September 1). "Dispute closes pizzeria." Wisconsin State Journal. p. 16. Newspapers.com image 405441029.
- ↑ (1990, May 15). City of Madison 1990–91 Class B liquor licence renewals (reprinted May 18 p24 and May 19 p6): Pizza Pit, 78 East Towne Mall (Kerry P. Cook, agent Terry K. Voice); Edwardo's Natural Pizza Restaurant 333 N. Bassett St. (Erl …. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 22. Newspapers.com images 405195087, 405339396, 405340124.
- ↑ (1991, May 20). City of Madison 1991–92 Class B liquor licence renewals (reprinted May 21 p7 and May 22 p27): Pizza Hut at 3059 E. Washington Ave., 2649 East Springs Dr., 4709 Verona Rd., 7440 Mineral Point Rd. and 662 State St.; Pizzeria …. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 6. Newspapers.com images 404281521, 404281684, 404282071.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 (1993, May 26). City of Madison 1993–94 Class B liquor renewals (reprinted May 27 p45 and May 28 p22): Pizza Hut of East Madison (Roger J. Koehler) 3059 E. Washington Ave.; Pizza Hut of East Towne (Michael W. Peschel) 2649 East Springs Dr.…. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 9. Newspapers.com images 406410283, 406411448, 406411863.
