Pizzeria Uno (Q605)
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Chicago deep-dish pizza restaurant chain
- Uno
- Uno Chicago Grill
- Uno's
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Pizzeria Uno |
Chicago deep-dish pizza restaurant chain |
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Statements
1987
October 1996
Three Madison Unos from May 2002: Downtown (State & Gorham, 255-7722), West (7601 Mineral Point Rd., 833-7200) and East (Crossroads Dr. at High Crossing Blvd., 244-3266, 'now open' May 27, 2002, '59 years' after Chicago). Uno sponsored the Children's Museum's 2002 pizza exhibit, sold deep dish at Concerts on the Square (2001) and won Taste of Madison 2000 with its cappuccino cake.
Voted Madison's best restaurant for pizza by Isthmus readers every year from 1988 to 1992; in 1993 Martha and Tom Beach's restaurants gave $5 'UNO-Teers' certificates to volunteers in 16 elementary schools.
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By Jan. 1994 the Madison ads carried the chain's new logo, 'The Original Uno Chicago Pizzeria, Est. 1943'; the thin crust was sold as the 'Pizzetta' by summer 1994.
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Taste of Madison 1995: Spinoccoli pizza slices at $2. Dec. 27, 1995 was 'Pizzeria Uno's Night' at a UW women's basketball game.
1996: 'Go Pack' Touchdown Deal (Jan.); Concerts on the Square box suppers with the Harvest thin crust and a pepperoni pizza (June); drivers offered '$12/hr & more' (June).
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By October 1996 the Madison ads used the chain's new 'UNO Chicago Bar & Grill, est. 1943' logo, with pastas ($8.99) and a grilled meatloaf 'favorite' ($7.89) beside the pizza; vegetable pizza was $6.29 individual, $13.29 large.
Second in the 1997 Readers' Choice pizza poll, behind Pizza Hut and ahead of Pizza Extreme, Rocky Rococo's and Paisan's.
February 1997: the FTC made the chain drop 'low fat' claims for its Thinzetta thin-crust line (up to 36 grams of fat a serving). The Madison company's office was at 105 S. Butler St. in 1997.
1998: Tom Beach, vice president of the Greater State Street Business Association, expected the new Kohl Center to bring crowds to State Street's 'back door'. The chain added Grilled Vegetable and Bayou Chicken pizzas in April and four entrées (Bacon Cheddar Chicken, Chicken & Sausage Penne, Bourbon BBQ and Southwest sirloin tips) in July; ads again said 'Voted Madison's Best Restaurant For Pizza!'
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Uno sold box suppers at Concerts on the Square again in 1998 and had a Taste of Madison booth; the State Street Business Association's holiday gift-wrapping stand stood 'next to Pizzeria Uno at State and Gorham'.
