Sal's Pizzeria (313 State St.) (Q2193)
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store at 313 State Street, Madison
- Sal's
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| English | Sal's Pizzeria (313 State St.) |
store at 313 State Street, Madison |
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27 October 1997
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opened Sal's Oct. 27
when it opened in October 1997
September 1999
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took over Sal's Pizzeria on State Street and reopened it last month
26 May 1999
17 June 1999
12 August 1999
2 September 1997
28 September 1997
1 November 1997
7 December 1997
22 December 1997
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10 April 1998
14 May 1998
26 May 1998
9 July 1998
2 August 1998
23 October 1998
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Butler is the majority owner in Sal's
September 1997
October 1997
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and Gene Gowan (who has worked at the Dining Room and L'Etoile) opened Sal's Oct. 27
September 1999
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listed in Pizza Today at $200,000 — equipment, lease, recipes, name and a non-competition agreement
2 September 1997
16 September 1997
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license granted by the Common Council on Sept. 16, 1997 (ID 22210)
2 November 1997
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temporary: closed Sunday and Monday 'until we can serve you the best pizza possible'; cooler failure and exhaustion
4 November 1997
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reopened Tuesday after regrouping and training more staff
New York pizza by the slice with 'dozens of slices to choose from'; opened Oct. 1997 by the Great Dane's owners; after Samara Kalk's June 1999 remark that the slices had slipped, Sal's ran an Onion ad buying lunch for readers who wrote in its defense (142 did); listed for sale in Pizza Today in Aug. 1999 and taken over by Nafi Elmazi, who reopened it as Casa Bianca in Sept. 1999.
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License applied for in Sept. 1997 (agent Gene Gowan, the third partner), granted Sept. 16; pre-opening ads offered 'the ground floor of this exciting concept'; opened Monday Oct. 27, 1997 next to Zorba's under a neon 'A slice of New York on State Street'. Samara Kalk gave it three stars; Dave Becker called it 'a new contender for Madison's best pizza'.
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Prices in late 1997: slices $1.75 (cheese) to $2.50 (Chicken Parmigiana, Lasagna); whole pies $12–15 (Philly cheese-steak, lasagna, 'salad', pesto-roasted red pepper, ziti, hot chicken, grilled cheese among 20 specialties); eggplant parmigiana $6.95; calzone extras 75 cents; Great Dane beers on tap. Hours by December: Mon–Wed 11–10, Thu–Sat 11–midnight, Sun noon–9.
1998 hiring: cooks, an assistant manager and drivers in April ('call Dave or Jeff'), an assistant manager at 40–50 hours in July, experienced hand-tossed pizza makers from August, and from October a chef-logo ad ('A Slice of New York on State Street') for 'downtown Madison's most vibrant late-night dining experience ... ask for Dave'. Licensed in 1998 to But-Lo LLC, agent Robert LoBreglio.
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