The Pizza Oven (Q725)
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thin-crust pizza restaurant in Monona, Wisconsin, 1964–2019
- Pizza Oven
- Pizza-Oven
- The Pizza Hut (Monona)
- Pizza Oven and Sauce Bar
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | The Pizza Oven |
thin-crust pizza restaurant in Monona, Wisconsin, 1964–2019 |
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March 1964
28 March 1964
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NOW OPEN / THE PIZZA HUT / 6016 MONONA DRIVE
The Pizza Oven announces our . . . 4th Anniversary Appreciation Sale!
1961
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Dick Domenget founded the business in 1961 at the corner of Monona and Femrite drives, and ran it with his family for 42 years.
1962
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it was the restaurant on Monona Drive, opened in 1962, that lasted
7 December 2019
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The Pizza Oven, Monona's oldest restaurant, closed Saturday after 59 years.
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She opened the Pizza Oven with her brothers, and operated it for 45 years.
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They were the proud owners of The Pizza Oven for 43 years.
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Denny and his sister, Jeannette owned and operated the Pizza Oven on Monona Drive and Sherman Avenue for a number of years.
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Greg Ewelt took over the business in a new location in 2004
2008
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Ewelt took on a partner, Al Darkow, six years ago.
29 September 1966
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OUR NEW NAME "PIZZA-OVEN" formerly Pizza Hut Under Same Management
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It's good pizza with a thin, crisp crust.
September 1966
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February 1968
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September 1982
2
October 1985
1
October 1999
From 1964 to September 1966 the shop was called The Pizza Hut. No connection with the Pizza Hut chain has been found: the chain's first Madison restaurant opened in January 1968. Why the name was changed is not stated.
The brothers also opened restaurants in Oconomowoc and in Madison on Sherman Avenue and Monroe Street; only Monona Drive lasted.
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Over the years the three opened restaurants in Oconomowoc and in Madison on Sherman Avenue and Monroe Street.
Franchises near La Crosse: Holmen (April 2014, 205 S. Holmen Drive) and West Salem (21 March 2016, 920 W. Hwy. 16).
"In Monona for 53 years" in 2014. A Pizza Oven in Holmen, near La Crosse, is a franchise owned by Greg Ewelt's sister and brother-in-law.
1980 Yellow Pages ad: 'Since 1963'; five sizes featuring the 18-inch Monster Pizza; inside seating or free delivery; thick or thin crust; open seven days at 4:30 p.m.; chicken, shrimp, fish and seafood dinners or buckets; 'serving all motels'; three delivery numbers by area.
