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	'''Glass Nickel Pizza Co.''' has been serving pizza to Madison since November 1997<ref name="ct-1997-11-08-p41">(1997, November 8). ~~Cheap Eats news: Glass Nickel Pizza Company opens~~. ''The Capital Times''. p. 41. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522191880/ 522191880].</ref>. It was founded by [[Brian Glassel]] and [[Tim Nicholson]], and the name is a combination of their last names<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3">Kalk Derby, S. (2024, January 14). "'Quite a project' for Glass Nickel." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. A3–A4. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1031340937/ 1031340937], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1031340962/ 1031340962].</ref>. All of its restaurants are in Wisconsin and are owned and run by former employees<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />.		'''Glass Nickel Pizza Co.''' has been serving pizza to Madison since November 1997<ref name="ct-1997-11-08-p41">Kalk, S. (1997, November 8). "Sal's success almost too much for it to handle." ''The Capital Times''. p. 41. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522191880/ 522191880].</ref>. It was founded by [[Brian Glassel]] and [[Tim Nicholson]], and the name is a combination of their last names<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3">Kalk Derby, S. (2024, January 14). "'Quite a project' for Glass Nickel." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. A3–A4. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1031340937/ 1031340937], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1031340962/ 1031340962].</ref>. All of its restaurants are in Wisconsin and are owned and run by former employees<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />.

	==History==		==History==

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	A second store, on the west side at Whitney Way and University Avenue, was due to open on October 1, 1999. It was owned by Tim Archer and Neil Spath, who had both worked at Glass Nickel since it opened. "Franchises are not awarded to strangers", Glassel said<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61" />. A store in Fitchburg was open by July 2001<ref name="wsj-2001-07-05-p3">(2001, July 5). Attempted armed robbery at Glass Nickel, 3191 Muir Field Rd. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 3. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407417144/ 407417144].</ref>. The company dates its Sun Prairie restaurant to 2004<ref name="web-gnp-sun-prairie">[https://www.glassnickelpizza.com/location/sun-prairie/ Glass Nickel Pizza Co. location page: Sun Prairie.] ''glassnickelpizza.com''. Retrieved September 28, 2026.</ref>.		A second store, on the west side at Whitney Way and University Avenue, was due to open on October 1, 1999. It was owned by Tim Archer and Neil Spath, who had both worked at Glass Nickel since it opened. "Franchises are not awarded to strangers", Glassel said<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61" />. A store in Fitchburg was open by July 2001<ref name="wsj-2001-07-05-p3">(2001, July 5). Attempted armed robbery at Glass Nickel, 3191 Muir Field Rd. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 3. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407417144/ 407417144].</ref>. The company dates its Sun Prairie restaurant to 2004<ref name="web-gnp-sun-prairie">[https://www.glassnickelpizza.com/location/sun-prairie/ Glass Nickel Pizza Co. location page: Sun Prairie.] ''glassnickelpizza.com''. Retrieved September 28, 2026.</ref>.

	In October 2000 the owners' company bought CE's Tavern at 2415 Winnebago St. for $166,000, and in February 2001 the Plan Commission approved their $1 million two-~~storey~~ building there — the restaurant, retail and nine apartments, designed by Design Coalition as "the first redevelopment project designed to upgrade the appearance of the East Washington Avenue corridor"; the restaurant was to move in that October<ref name="ct-2001-02-20-p5">Ivey, M. (2001, February 20). "East Wash area pizza shop plan OKd." ''The Capital Times''. p. 5. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522178823/ 522178823].</ref><ref name="ct-2003-05-20-p22">Ivey, M. (2003, May 20). "Rayovac site redevelopment: the Glass Nickel-owned building next door." ''The Capital Times''. p. 22. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522443808/ 522443808].</ref>. The building was never put up; the site became the High Noon Saloon in 2004<ref name="ct-2003-05-14-p1">Thomas, R. (2003, May 14). "O'Cayz owner plans High Noon Saloon on Winnebago Street." ''The Capital Times''. p. 1. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522533411/ 522533411].</ref>. Samara Kalk, meanwhile, had turned on a former ~~favourite~~: a Survivor-finale order that took 90 minutes and arrived cold, a pizza truck outside Camp Randall, and delivery zones that stopped at Park Street on the east side and the Beltline on the west — "maybe when the Verona store opens soon I could get a pizza"<ref name="ct-2000-09-21-p61">Kalk, S. (2000, September 21). "Pie in the face." ''The Capital Times''. p. 61. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522186478/ 522186478].</ref>.		In October 2000 the owners' company bought CE's Tavern at 2415 Winnebago St. for $166,000, and in February 2001 the Plan Commission approved their $1 million two-story building there — the restaurant, retail and nine apartments, designed by Design Coalition as "the first redevelopment project designed to upgrade the appearance of the East Washington Avenue corridor"; the restaurant was to move in that October<ref name="ct-2001-02-20-p5">Ivey, M. (2001, February 20). "East Wash area pizza shop plan OKd." ''The Capital Times''. p. 5. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522178823/ 522178823].</ref><ref name="ct-2003-05-20-p22">Ivey, M. (2003, May 20). "Rayovac site redevelopment: the Glass Nickel-owned building next door." ''The Capital Times''. p. 22. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522443808/ 522443808].</ref>. The building was never put up; the site became the High Noon Saloon in 2004<ref name="ct-2003-05-14-p1">Thomas, R. (2003, May 14). "O'Cayz owner plans High Noon Saloon on Winnebago Street." ''The Capital Times''. p. 1. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522533411/ 522533411].</ref>. Samara Kalk, meanwhile, had turned on a former favorite: a Survivor-finale order that took 90 minutes and arrived cold, a pizza truck outside Camp Randall, and delivery zones that stopped at Park Street on the east side and the Beltline on the west — "maybe when the Verona store opens soon I could get a pizza"<ref name="ct-2000-09-21-p61">Kalk, S. (2000, September 21). "Pie in the face." ''The Capital Times''. p. 61. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522186478/ 522186478].</ref>.

	The original store moved a mile east to [[2916 Atwood Avenue\|2916 Atwood Ave.]] in 2001 by a 2024 account, at first for carryout and delivery only<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />; it was still at 2049 Atwood Ave. in February 2001<ref name="ct-2001-02-20-p5" />. A dining room with a waiter and two bars opened there about September 2002, in what had been a saloon "for as long as anyone can remember"<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23">Martell, C. (2002, October 14). "Glass Nickel opens sit-down pizza place." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 23. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407656609/ 407656609].</ref>. In January 2024 the restaurant expanded into the former laundromat next door; the building is also the headquarters for the nine franchises<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />.		The original store moved a mile east to [[2916 Atwood Avenue\|2916 Atwood Ave.]] in 2001 by a 2024 account, at first for carryout and delivery only<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />; it was still at 2049 Atwood Ave. in February 2001<ref name="ct-2001-02-20-p5" />. A dining room with a waiter and two bars opened there about September 2002, in what had been a saloon "for as long as anyone can remember"<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23">Martell, C. (2002, October 14). "Glass Nickel opens sit-down pizza place." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 23. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407656609/ 407656609].</ref>. In January 2024 the restaurant expanded into the former laundromat next door; the building is also the headquarters for the nine franchises<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />.

	State Journal readers voted Glass Nickel the best pizza in town in 2002<ref name="wsj-2002-08-14-p82">(2002, August 14). "Readers' poll: Madison's ~~favourite~~ pizza." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 82. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407466715/ 407466715].</ref>, and the Capital Times gave the new dining room three stars in April 2003 — forest-green walls, Bell's Two Hearted Ale, specialty pies from $9.45 to $16.05 and "their top seller, the Feta-licious"<ref name="ct-2003-04-05-p44">Muckian, M. (2003, April 5). "Glass Nickel, Paisan's can satisfy." ''The Capital Times''. p. 44. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522429524/ 522429524].</ref>. In the Daily Cardinal's delivery poll that October the University Avenue store came third with the Feta-licious, "tastes better than it looks"<ref name="dc-2003-10-15-pizza-poll">Capecchi, L. (2003, October 15). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_540d6bb2-4337-56db-ada4-d745f277abcf.html "Pizza poll delivers."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>, and Madison Magazine named the company a Best of Madison winner in 2004<ref name="ct-2004-06-19-p12">(2004, June 19). Madison Magazine Best of Madison 2004 winners, including Glass Nickel Pizza Co. ''The Capital Times''. p. 12. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522656792/ 522656792].</ref>. The State Journal's "Pizzas with pizzazz" of December 2004 told the founding story — the two met at Pizza Extreme, bankers turned them down because there were "too many pizza places", and by then they had added four operations, all run by former employees of the first store<ref name="wsj-2004-12-26-p21">Wallmeyer, A. (2004, December 26). "Pizzas with pizzazz: Gourmet pizza places are proliferating." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 21. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406304963/ 406304963], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406304963/ 406304963], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406304975/ 406304975].</ref>.		State Journal readers voted Glass Nickel the best pizza in town in 2002<ref name="wsj-2002-08-14-p82">(2002, August 14). "Readers' poll: Madison's favorite pizza." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 82. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407466715/ 407466715].</ref>, and the Capital Times gave the new dining room three stars in April 2003 — forest-green walls, Bell's Two Hearted Ale, specialty pies from $9.45 to $16.05 and "their top seller, the Feta-licious"<ref name="ct-2003-04-05-p44">Muckian, M. (2003, April 5). "Glass Nickel, Paisan's can satisfy." ''The Capital Times''. p. 44. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522429524/ 522429524].</ref>. In the Daily Cardinal's delivery poll that October the University Avenue store came third with the Feta-licious, "tastes better than it looks"<ref name="dc-2003-10-15-pizza-poll">Capecchi, L. (2003, October 15). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_540d6bb2-4337-56db-ada4-d745f277abcf.html "Pizza poll delivers."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>, and Madison Magazine named the company a Best of Madison winner in 2004<ref name="ct-2004-06-19-p12">(2004, June 19). Madison Magazine Best of Madison 2004 winners, including Glass Nickel Pizza Co. ''The Capital Times''. p. 12. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522656792/ 522656792].</ref>. The State Journal's "Pizzas with pizzazz" of December 2004 told the founding story — the two met at Pizza Extreme, bankers turned them down because there were "too many pizza places", and by then they had added four operations, all run by former employees of the first store<ref name="wsj-2004-12-26-p21">Wallmeyer, A. (2004, December 26). "Pizzas with pizzazz: Gourmet pizza places are proliferating." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 21. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406304963/ 406304963], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406304963/ 406304963], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406304975/ 406304975].</ref>.

	By September 2005 there were five locations, and the trade magazine ''Pizza Today'' counted the Atwood Avenue store among the busiest in the country: it had 20 drivers, 12 to 15 of them out on a Saturday night, and had been robbed three times in eight years<ref name="mc-2005-09-15-glass-nickel-drivers">Evans, G. (2005, September 15). [https://madison.com/entertainment/article_7e14ff84-3642-5e5b-9474-fc156dc9581b.html "Glass Nickel delivers tasty slice of life."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. On Super Bowl Sunday 2005 Tim Nicholson delivered in his Mini Cooper, with the drivers raised from 10 to 12 for 55 to 60 deliveries an hour at the peak; Packer weekends, Rhythm and Booms and December 23 were bigger days<ref name="mc-2005-02-07-super-bowl-glass-nickel">Kittner, G. (2005, February 7). [https://madison.com/news/article_78a264b0-d9a0-53b5-930d-3c64c2710c45.html "Super Bowl keeps him going in superdrive: the pizza delivery guy."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. In September 2008 the company, then with seven restaurants and Nicholson as president, raised prices 5 percent rather than buy cheaper ingredients, and put a $21,000 solar water heater and LED lighting into the main store<ref name="mc-2008-09-01-glass-nickel-quality">Michel, R. (2008, September 1). [https://madison.com/business/b2b/article_8a1577db-c8e2-5421-99c8-a03a86168a17.html "Glass Nickel Pizza: will keep quality product."] ''madison.com''.</ref>; by 2009 its delivery trucks ran partly on used vegetable oil<ref name="dc-2009-04-08-glass-nickel-bite">Luo, J. (2009, April 8). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_8996444e-335a-5fff-a8d2-b322d492f5e9.html "A Bite of Madison: Glass Nickel Pizza Co."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>.		By September 2005 there were five locations, and the trade magazine ''Pizza Today'' counted the Atwood Avenue store among the busiest in the country: it had 20 drivers, 12 to 15 of them out on a Saturday night, and had been robbed three times in eight years<ref name="mc-2005-09-15-glass-nickel-drivers">Evans, G. (2005, September 15). [https://madison.com/entertainment/article_7e14ff84-3642-5e5b-9474-fc156dc9581b.html "Glass Nickel delivers tasty slice of life."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. On Super Bowl Sunday 2005 Tim Nicholson delivered in his Mini Cooper, with the drivers raised from 10 to 12 for 55 to 60 deliveries an hour at the peak; Packer weekends, Rhythm and Booms and December 23 were bigger days<ref name="mc-2005-02-07-super-bowl-glass-nickel">Kittner, G. (2005, February 7). [https://madison.com/news/article_78a264b0-d9a0-53b5-930d-3c64c2710c45.html "Super Bowl keeps him going in superdrive: the pizza delivery guy."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. In September 2008 the company, then with seven restaurants and Nicholson as president, raised prices 5 percent rather than buy cheaper ingredients, and put a $21,000 solar water heater and LED lighting into the main store<ref name="mc-2008-09-01-glass-nickel-quality">Michel, R. (2008, September 1). [https://madison.com/business/b2b/article_8a1577db-c8e2-5421-99c8-a03a86168a17.html "Glass Nickel Pizza: will keep quality product."] ''madison.com''.</ref>; by 2009 its delivery trucks ran partly on used vegetable oil<ref name="dc-2009-04-08-glass-nickel-bite">Luo, J. (2009, April 8). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_8996444e-335a-5fff-a8d2-b322d492f5e9.html "A Bite of Madison: Glass Nickel Pizza Co."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>.
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	==Locations==		==Locations==
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	* [[2916 Atwood Avenue\|2916 Atwood Ave]] (since 2001 by a 2024 account<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />, with the dining room from about September 2002<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23" />; licensed in May 2026<ref name="wsj-2026-05-26-pB9">(2026, May 26). City of Madison ~~licence~~ list, May 2026. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. B9.</ref>).		* [[2916 Atwood Avenue\|2916 Atwood Ave]] (since 2001 by a 2024 account<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />, with the dining room from about September 2002<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23" />; licensed in May 2026<ref name="wsj-2026-05-26-pB9">(2026, May 26). City of Madison license list, May 2026. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. B9.</ref>).
	* [[5003 University Avenue\|5003 University Ave]] (since 1999<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61" />).		* [[5003 University Avenue\|5003 University Ave]] (since 1999<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61" />).
	* 3191 Muir Field Rd., Fitchburg (open by July 2001<ref name="wsj-2001-07-05-p3" />; the company gives 2001 as its start<ref name="web-gnp-fitchburg">[https://www.glassnickelpizza.com/location/fitchburg/ Glass Nickel Pizza Co. location page: Fitchburg.] ''glassnickelpizza.com''. Retrieved September 28, 2026.</ref>).		* 3191 Muir Field Rd., Fitchburg (open by July 2001<ref name="wsj-2001-07-05-p3" />; the company gives 2001 as its start<ref name="web-gnp-fitchburg">[https://www.glassnickelpizza.com/location/fitchburg/ Glass Nickel Pizza Co. location page: Fitchburg.] ''glassnickelpizza.com''. Retrieved September 28, 2026.</ref>).

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	A second store, on the west side at Whitney Way and University Avenue, was due to open on October 1, 1999. It was owned by Tim Archer and Neil Spath, who had both worked at Glass Nickel since it opened. "Franchises are not awarded to strangers", Glassel said<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61" />. A store in Fitchburg was open by July 2001<ref name="wsj-2001-07-05-p3">(2001, July 5). Attempted armed robbery at Glass Nickel, 3191 Muir Field Rd. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 3. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407417144/ 407417144].</ref>. The company dates its Sun Prairie restaurant to 2004<ref name="web-gnp-sun-prairie">[https://www.glassnickelpizza.com/location/sun-prairie/ Glass Nickel Pizza Co. location page: Sun Prairie.] ''glassnickelpizza.com''. Retrieved September 28, 2026.</ref>.		A second store, on the west side at Whitney Way and University Avenue, was due to open on October 1, 1999. It was owned by Tim Archer and Neil Spath, who had both worked at Glass Nickel since it opened. "Franchises are not awarded to strangers", Glassel said<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61" />. A store in Fitchburg was open by July 2001<ref name="wsj-2001-07-05-p3">(2001, July 5). Attempted armed robbery at Glass Nickel, 3191 Muir Field Rd. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 3. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407417144/ 407417144].</ref>. The company dates its Sun Prairie restaurant to 2004<ref name="web-gnp-sun-prairie">[https://www.glassnickelpizza.com/location/sun-prairie/ Glass Nickel Pizza Co. location page: Sun Prairie.] ''glassnickelpizza.com''. Retrieved September 28, 2026.</ref>.

	The original store moved a mile east to [[2916 Atwood Avenue\|2916 Atwood Ave.]] in 2001, at first for carryout and delivery only<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />. A dining room with a waiter and two bars opened there about September 2002, in what had been a saloon "for as long as anyone can remember"<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23">Martell, C. (2002, October 14). "Glass Nickel opens sit-down pizza place." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 23. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407656609/ 407656609].</ref>. In January 2024 the restaurant expanded into the former laundromat next door; the building is also the headquarters for the nine franchises<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />.		In October 2000 the owners' company bought CE's Tavern at 2415 Winnebago St. for $166,000, and in February 2001 the Plan Commission approved their $1 million two-storey building there — the restaurant, retail and nine apartments, designed by Design Coalition as "the first redevelopment project designed to upgrade the appearance of the East Washington Avenue corridor"; the restaurant was to move in that October<ref name="ct-2001-02-20-p5">Ivey, M. (2001, February 20). "East Wash area pizza shop plan OKd." ''The Capital Times''. p. 5. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522178823/ 522178823].</ref><ref name="ct-2003-05-20-p22">Ivey, M. (2003, May 20). "Rayovac site redevelopment: the Glass Nickel-owned building next door." ''The Capital Times''. p. 22. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522443808/ 522443808].</ref>. The building was never put up; the site became the High Noon Saloon in 2004<ref name="ct-2003-05-14-p1">Thomas, R. (2003, May 14). "O'Cayz owner plans High Noon Saloon on Winnebago Street." ''The Capital Times''. p. 1. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522533411/ 522533411].</ref>. Samara Kalk, meanwhile, had turned on a former favourite: a Survivor-finale order that took 90 minutes and arrived cold, a pizza truck outside Camp Randall, and delivery zones that stopped at Park Street on the east side and the Beltline on the west — "maybe when the Verona store opens soon I could get a pizza"<ref name="ct-2000-09-21-p61">Kalk, S. (2000, September 21). "Pie in the face." ''The Capital Times''. p. 61. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522186478/ 522186478].</ref>.

			The original store moved a mile east to [[2916 Atwood Avenue\|2916 Atwood Ave.]] in 2001 by a 2024 account, at first for carryout and delivery only<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />; it was still at 2049 Atwood Ave. in February 2001<ref name="ct-2001-02-20-p5" />. A dining room with a waiter and two bars opened there about September 2002, in what had been a saloon "for as long as anyone can remember"<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23">Martell, C. (2002, October 14). "Glass Nickel opens sit-down pizza place." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 23. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407656609/ 407656609].</ref>. In January 2024 the restaurant expanded into the former laundromat next door; the building is also the headquarters for the nine franchises<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />.

			State Journal readers voted Glass Nickel the best pizza in town in 2002<ref name="wsj-2002-08-14-p82">(2002, August 14). "Readers' poll: Madison's favourite pizza." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 82. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407466715/ 407466715].</ref>, and the Capital Times gave the new dining room three stars in April 2003 — forest-green walls, Bell's Two Hearted Ale, specialty pies from $9.45 to $16.05 and "their top seller, the Feta-licious"<ref name="ct-2003-04-05-p44">Muckian, M. (2003, April 5). "Glass Nickel, Paisan's can satisfy." ''The Capital Times''. p. 44. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522429524/ 522429524].</ref>. In the Daily Cardinal's delivery poll that October the University Avenue store came third with the Feta-licious, "tastes better than it looks"<ref name="dc-2003-10-15-pizza-poll">Capecchi, L. (2003, October 15). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_540d6bb2-4337-56db-ada4-d745f277abcf.html "Pizza poll delivers."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>, and Madison Magazine named the company a Best of Madison winner in 2004<ref name="ct-2004-06-19-p12">(2004, June 19). Madison Magazine Best of Madison 2004 winners, including Glass Nickel Pizza Co. ''The Capital Times''. p. 12. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522656792/ 522656792].</ref>. The State Journal's "Pizzas with pizzazz" of December 2004 told the founding story — the two met at Pizza Extreme, bankers turned them down because there were "too many pizza places", and by then they had added four operations, all run by former employees of the first store<ref name="wsj-2004-12-26-p21">Wallmeyer, A. (2004, December 26). "Pizzas with pizzazz: Gourmet pizza places are proliferating." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 21. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406304963/ 406304963], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406304963/ 406304963], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406304975/ 406304975].</ref>.

	By September 2005 there were five locations, and the trade magazine ''Pizza Today'' counted the Atwood Avenue store among the busiest in the country: it had 20 drivers, 12 to 15 of them out on a Saturday night, and had been robbed three times in eight years<ref name="mc-2005-09-15-glass-nickel-drivers">Evans, G. (2005, September 15). [https://madison.com/entertainment/article_7e14ff84-3642-5e5b-9474-fc156dc9581b.html "Glass Nickel delivers tasty slice of life."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. On Super Bowl Sunday 2005 Tim Nicholson delivered in his Mini Cooper, with the drivers raised from 10 to 12 for 55 to 60 deliveries an hour at the peak; Packer weekends, Rhythm and Booms and December 23 were bigger days<ref name="mc-2005-02-07-super-bowl-glass-nickel">Kittner, G. (2005, February 7). [https://madison.com/news/article_78a264b0-d9a0-53b5-930d-3c64c2710c45.html "Super Bowl keeps him going in superdrive: the pizza delivery guy."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. In September 2008 the company, then with seven restaurants and Nicholson as president, raised prices 5 percent rather than buy cheaper ingredients, and put a $21,000 solar water heater and LED lighting into the main store<ref name="mc-2008-09-01-glass-nickel-quality">Michel, R. (2008, September 1). [https://madison.com/business/b2b/article_8a1577db-c8e2-5421-99c8-a03a86168a17.html "Glass Nickel Pizza: will keep quality product."] ''madison.com''.</ref>; by 2009 its delivery trucks ran partly on used vegetable oil<ref name="dc-2009-04-08-glass-nickel-bite">Luo, J. (2009, April 8). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_8996444e-335a-5fff-a8d2-b322d492f5e9.html "A Bite of Madison: Glass Nickel Pizza Co."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>.		By September 2005 there were five locations, and the trade magazine ''Pizza Today'' counted the Atwood Avenue store among the busiest in the country: it had 20 drivers, 12 to 15 of them out on a Saturday night, and had been robbed three times in eight years<ref name="mc-2005-09-15-glass-nickel-drivers">Evans, G. (2005, September 15). [https://madison.com/entertainment/article_7e14ff84-3642-5e5b-9474-fc156dc9581b.html "Glass Nickel delivers tasty slice of life."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. On Super Bowl Sunday 2005 Tim Nicholson delivered in his Mini Cooper, with the drivers raised from 10 to 12 for 55 to 60 deliveries an hour at the peak; Packer weekends, Rhythm and Booms and December 23 were bigger days<ref name="mc-2005-02-07-super-bowl-glass-nickel">Kittner, G. (2005, February 7). [https://madison.com/news/article_78a264b0-d9a0-53b5-930d-3c64c2710c45.html "Super Bowl keeps him going in superdrive: the pizza delivery guy."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. In September 2008 the company, then with seven restaurants and Nicholson as president, raised prices 5 percent rather than buy cheaper ingredients, and put a $21,000 solar water heater and LED lighting into the main store<ref name="mc-2008-09-01-glass-nickel-quality">Michel, R. (2008, September 1). [https://madison.com/business/b2b/article_8a1577db-c8e2-5421-99c8-a03a86168a17.html "Glass Nickel Pizza: will keep quality product."] ''madison.com''.</ref>; by 2009 its delivery trucks ran partly on used vegetable oil<ref name="dc-2009-04-08-glass-nickel-bite">Luo, J. (2009, April 8). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_8996444e-335a-5fff-a8d2-b322d492f5e9.html "A Bite of Madison: Glass Nickel Pizza Co."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>.
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	==Pizza==		==Pizza==
	* At the opening there were 30 toppings and five specialty pizzas, among them the Feta-licious (spinach, red onion, tomato, mushroom, feta and three other cheeses) and La Fiesta (salsa and refried bean sauce with red peppers, corn, bacon, red onions and cheddar). The dough was made in the store, with a new variety tried each week<ref name="ct-1997-11-08-p41" />.		* At the opening there were 30 toppings and five specialty pizzas, among them the Feta-licious (spinach, red onion, tomato, mushroom, feta and three other cheeses) and La Fiesta (salsa and refried bean sauce with red peppers, corn, bacon, red onions and cheddar). The dough was made in the store, with a new variety tried each week<ref name="ct-1997-11-08-p41" />.
			* In 2003 the specialty pies included the Border-to-Border (hot marinara, tomatoes, jalapeños, pineapple and Canadian bacon) and the Socre Bleu (Canadian bacon, salami, tomato, onion, bleu cheese and walnuts), with the Feta-licious the top seller<ref name="ct-2003-04-05-p44" />. For the 2004 holidays Neil Spath made "The Gobbler" at the University Avenue store: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy<ref name="wsj-2004-12-26-p21" />.
	* By 2002 there were more than 40 toppings. The reviewer described the crust as "middling thick, not a meager wafer nor a doughy sponge"<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23" />.		* By 2002 there were more than 40 toppings. The reviewer described the crust as "middling thick, not a meager wafer nor a doughy sponge"<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23" />.
	* The Feta-Licious was the best seller of the 16 specialty pizzas in 2005<ref name="mc-2005-09-15-glass-nickel-drivers" />. A student guide in 2009 named the Fetalicious, the all-meat Cardiac Arrest and the spicy Border-to-Border as the signatures, with Nickel Nuggets (fried pizza dough with Parmesan and marinara) to start<ref name="dc-2009-04-08-glass-nickel-bite" />. The Cheesasaurus was the pizza a Capital Times reviewer said she would take over a correct Neapolitan "any day" in 2007<ref name="mc-2007-08-02-porta-alba-review-ct">Kalk Derby, S. (2007, August 2). [https://madison.com/entertainment/article_93097d24-9c4b-585f-95a4-b65782bf857f.html "Cafe Porta Alba may be too correct for its own good."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.		* The Feta-Licious was the best seller of the 16 specialty pizzas in 2005<ref name="mc-2005-09-15-glass-nickel-drivers" />. A student guide in 2009 named the Fetalicious, the all-meat Cardiac Arrest and the spicy Border-to-Border as the signatures, with Nickel Nuggets (fried pizza dough with Parmesan and marinara) to start<ref name="dc-2009-04-08-glass-nickel-bite" />. The Cheesasaurus was the pizza a Capital Times reviewer said she would take over a correct Neapolitan "any day" in 2007<ref name="mc-2007-08-02-porta-alba-review-ct">Kalk Derby, S. (2007, August 2). [https://madison.com/entertainment/article_93097d24-9c4b-585f-95a4-b65782bf857f.html "Cafe Porta Alba may be too correct for its own good."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.
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	* The basement bar at 2916 Atwood Ave. was called the Dime Store<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23" />.		* The basement bar at 2916 Atwood Ave. was called the Dime Store<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23" />.
	* A fire on February 12, 2016, did about half a million dollars of damage to the west side store. It was probably started by greasy kitchen rags in a dryer. The store reopened on June 1, 2016, with the staff in phoenix T-shirts<ref name="ct-2016-07-06-p32" /><ref name="mc-2016-06-27-glass-nickel-phoenix">Christians, L. (2016, June 27). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_035946fb-03ba-52d0-900c-b6d30221a5ff.html "The new Phoenix pizza celebrates west side Glass Nickel's rise from the fire."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. Its insurance claim came to about $700,000; the store had been there since 1999<ref name="mc-2018-08-08-after-disaster">Christians, L. (2018, August 8). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_d8479ba2-5675-520f-99d7-c0959269ee8f.html "After disaster: When a restaurant suffers a catastrophe, the road to recovery is complicated and public."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.		* A fire on February 12, 2016, did about half a million dollars of damage to the west side store. It was probably started by greasy kitchen rags in a dryer. The store reopened on June 1, 2016, with the staff in phoenix T-shirts<ref name="ct-2016-07-06-p32" /><ref name="mc-2016-06-27-glass-nickel-phoenix">Christians, L. (2016, June 27). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_035946fb-03ba-52d0-900c-b6d30221a5ff.html "The new Phoenix pizza celebrates west side Glass Nickel's rise from the fire."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. Its insurance claim came to about $700,000; the store had been there since 1999<ref name="mc-2018-08-08-after-disaster">Christians, L. (2018, August 8). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_d8479ba2-5675-520f-99d7-c0959269ee8f.html "After disaster: When a restaurant suffers a catastrophe, the road to recovery is complicated and public."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.
	* There was an attempted armed robbery at the Fitchburg store on July 3, 2001<ref name="wsj-2001-07-05-p3" />, and an employee leaving it was robbed at gunpoint on July 19, 2007<ref name="mc-2007-07-20-glass-nickel-muir-field-robbery">(2007, July 20). [https://madison.com/news/local/article_ecaabd3f-d4e5-5c25-88ff-09ae5e1fbb8e.html "Police looking for Glass Nickel robber."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.		* A "well-dressed" gunman robbed the University Avenue store on December 3, 2000, and was chased by employees<ref name="wsj-2000-12-05-p2">(2000, December 5). "Glass Nickel store robbed." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 2. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406786995/ 406786995].</ref>; a driver was robbed at gunpoint on Lakelawn Place in April 2004<ref name="ct-2004-04-26-p22">Nowlen, C. (2004, April 26). "Police seek man who robbed pizza deliverer at gunpoint." ''The Capital Times''. p. 22. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/529144466/ 529144466].</ref>.
			* There was an attempted armed robbery at the Fitchburg store on July 3, 2001<ref name="wsj-2001-07-05-p3" /><ref name="ct-2001-07-05-p3">Kalk, S. (2001, July 5). "'Kids with masks' try to rob pizza shop." ''The Capital Times''. p. 3. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522188883/ 522188883].</ref>, and an employee leaving it was robbed at gunpoint on July 19, 2007<ref name="mc-2007-07-20-glass-nickel-muir-field-robbery">(2007, July 20). [https://madison.com/news/local/article_ecaabd3f-d4e5-5c25-88ff-09ae5e1fbb8e.html "Police looking for Glass Nickel robber."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.
	* Bad checks cost the company about $2,000 a month in 2005<ref name="mc-2005-09-15-glass-nickel-drivers" />.		* Bad checks cost the company about $2,000 a month in 2005<ref name="mc-2005-09-15-glass-nickel-drivers" />.
	* Three days after opening in 1997, the founders hired their first employee, who in 2024 was one of the two general managers of the east side restaurant<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />.		* Three days after opening in 1997, the founders hired their first employee, who in 2024 was one of the two general managers of the east side restaurant<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />.
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	==Locations==		==Locations==
	In the Madison area:		In the Madison area:
	* [[2916 Atwood Avenue\|2916 Atwood Ave]] (since 2001; licensed in May 2026<ref name="wsj-2026-05-26-pB9">(2026, May 26). City of Madison licence list, May 2026. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. B9.</ref>).		* [[2916 Atwood Avenue\|2916 Atwood Ave]] (since 2001 by a 2024 account<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />, with the dining room from about September 2002<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23" />; licensed in May 2026<ref name="wsj-2026-05-26-pB9">(2026, May 26). City of Madison licence list, May 2026. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. B9.</ref>).
	* [[5003 University Avenue\|5003 University Ave]] (since 1999<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61" />).		* [[5003 University Avenue\|5003 University Ave]] (since 1999<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61" />).
	* 3191 Muir Field Rd., Fitchburg (open by July 2001<ref name="wsj-2001-07-05-p3" />; the company gives 2001 as its start<ref name="web-gnp-fitchburg">[https://www.glassnickelpizza.com/location/fitchburg/ Glass Nickel Pizza Co. location page: Fitchburg.] ''glassnickelpizza.com''. Retrieved September 28, 2026.</ref>).		* 3191 Muir Field Rd., Fitchburg (open by July 2001<ref name="wsj-2001-07-05-p3" />; the company gives 2001 as its start<ref name="web-gnp-fitchburg">[https://www.glassnickelpizza.com/location/fitchburg/ Glass Nickel Pizza Co. location page: Fitchburg.] ''glassnickelpizza.com''. Retrieved September 28, 2026.</ref>).
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	===Former Locations===		===Former Locations===
	* [[2049 Atwood Avenue\|2049 Atwood Ave.]] (November 4, 1997, to 2001).		* [[2049 Atwood Avenue\|2049 Atwood Ave.]] (November 4, 1997, to 2001 or 2002; still there in February 2001<ref name="ct-2001-02-20-p5" />).
	* 101 W. Main St., Sun Prairie (to July 10, 2018). A plan announced in January 2000 had been for a store at 1260 W. Main St.<ref name="wsj-2000-01-19-p47">(2000, January 19). Sun Prairie News: Glass Nickel plans a Sun Prairie store. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 47. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/397352946/ 397352946].</ref>		* 101 W. Main St., Sun Prairie (to July 10, 2018). A plan announced in January 2000 had been for a store at 1260 W. Main St.<ref name="wsj-2000-01-19-p47">(2000, January 19). Sun Prairie News: Glass Nickel plans a Sun Prairie store. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 47. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/397352946/ 397352946].</ref>
	* 815 W. Main St., Sun Prairie (temporary; open in August 2019<ref name="wsj-2019-08-25-pA5" />).		* 815 W. Main St., Sun Prairie (temporary; open in August 2019<ref name="wsj-2019-08-25-pA5" />).

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	The original store moved a mile east to [[2916 Atwood Avenue\|2916 Atwood Ave.]] in 2001, at first for carryout and delivery only<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />. A dining room with a waiter and two bars opened there about September 2002, in what had been a saloon "for as long as anyone can remember"<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23">Martell, C. (2002, October 14). "Glass Nickel opens sit-down pizza place." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 23. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407656609/ 407656609].</ref>. In January 2024 the restaurant expanded into the former laundromat next door; the building is also the headquarters for the nine franchises<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />.		The original store moved a mile east to [[2916 Atwood Avenue\|2916 Atwood Ave.]] in 2001, at first for carryout and delivery only<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />. A dining room with a waiter and two bars opened there about September 2002, in what had been a saloon "for as long as anyone can remember"<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23">Martell, C. (2002, October 14). "Glass Nickel opens sit-down pizza place." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 23. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407656609/ 407656609].</ref>. In January 2024 the restaurant expanded into the former laundromat next door; the building is also the headquarters for the nine franchises<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />.

			By September 2005 there were five locations, and the trade magazine ''Pizza Today'' counted the Atwood Avenue store among the busiest in the country: it had 20 drivers, 12 to 15 of them out on a Saturday night, and had been robbed three times in eight years<ref name="mc-2005-09-15-glass-nickel-drivers">Evans, G. (2005, September 15). [https://madison.com/entertainment/article_7e14ff84-3642-5e5b-9474-fc156dc9581b.html "Glass Nickel delivers tasty slice of life."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. On Super Bowl Sunday 2005 Tim Nicholson delivered in his Mini Cooper, with the drivers raised from 10 to 12 for 55 to 60 deliveries an hour at the peak; Packer weekends, Rhythm and Booms and December 23 were bigger days<ref name="mc-2005-02-07-super-bowl-glass-nickel">Kittner, G. (2005, February 7). [https://madison.com/news/article_78a264b0-d9a0-53b5-930d-3c64c2710c45.html "Super Bowl keeps him going in superdrive: the pizza delivery guy."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. In September 2008 the company, then with seven restaurants and Nicholson as president, raised prices 5 percent rather than buy cheaper ingredients, and put a $21,000 solar water heater and LED lighting into the main store<ref name="mc-2008-09-01-glass-nickel-quality">Michel, R. (2008, September 1). [https://madison.com/business/b2b/article_8a1577db-c8e2-5421-99c8-a03a86168a17.html "Glass Nickel Pizza: will keep quality product."] ''madison.com''.</ref>; by 2009 its delivery trucks ran partly on used vegetable oil<ref name="dc-2009-04-08-glass-nickel-bite">Luo, J. (2009, April 8). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_8996444e-335a-5fff-a8d2-b322d492f5e9.html "A Bite of Madison: Glass Nickel Pizza Co."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>.

	The downtown Sun Prairie restaurant, at 101 W. Main St., was destroyed in the gas explosion of July 10, 2018<ref name="wsj-2018-07-11-pA1">(2018, July 11). Sun Prairie gas explosion: fire engulfs The Barr House and Glass Nickel. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. A1. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/461399821/ 461399821].</ref>. It reopened in a temporary location at 815 W. Main St.<ref name="wsj-2019-08-25-pA5">(2019, August 25). Glass Nickel Pizza advertisement listing 815 W. Main St., Sun Prairie. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. A5. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/597079708/ 597079708].</ref> and is now at 410 E. Main St.<ref name="web-gnp-sun-prairie" /> The franchisee, Adam Bougie, ran the temporary store for carryout and delivery only for three years; he put off the new building at first because of COVID-19, and said the temporary store "was set up to withstand the pandemic". The new "Bougie Building" has room for about 150 diners and nine apartments above<ref name="mc-2021-11-01-glass-nickel-sp">Kalk Derby, S. (2021, November 1). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/restaurants/article_0c23437e-8ff1-5b53-bd65-1aa41ae81c83.html "Post explosion: New Glass Nickel Pizza taking shape in Sun Prairie will be more 'bougie'."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. In the first weeks of the 2020 shutdown Glass Nickel's delivery volume held about level; it stopped taking cash and set rules for no-contact delivery<ref name="mc-2020-03-28-pizzerias-adjust">Rickert, C. (2020, March 28). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/restaurants/article_6f528fe8-7078-53aa-ade5-2e22ddc35ed8.html "Quintessential American delivery: Pizzerias adjust, hope to ride out COVID-19 pandemic."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.		The downtown Sun Prairie restaurant, at 101 W. Main St., was destroyed in the gas explosion of July 10, 2018<ref name="wsj-2018-07-11-pA1">(2018, July 11). Sun Prairie gas explosion: fire engulfs The Barr House and Glass Nickel. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. A1. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/461399821/ 461399821].</ref>. It reopened in a temporary location at 815 W. Main St.<ref name="wsj-2019-08-25-pA5">(2019, August 25). Glass Nickel Pizza advertisement listing 815 W. Main St., Sun Prairie. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. A5. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/597079708/ 597079708].</ref> and is now at 410 E. Main St.<ref name="web-gnp-sun-prairie" /> The franchisee, Adam Bougie, ran the temporary store for carryout and delivery only for three years; he put off the new building at first because of COVID-19, and said the temporary store "was set up to withstand the pandemic". The new "Bougie Building" has room for about 150 diners and nine apartments above<ref name="mc-2021-11-01-glass-nickel-sp">Kalk Derby, S. (2021, November 1). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/restaurants/article_0c23437e-8ff1-5b53-bd65-1aa41ae81c83.html "Post explosion: New Glass Nickel Pizza taking shape in Sun Prairie will be more 'bougie'."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. In the first weeks of the 2020 shutdown Glass Nickel's delivery volume held about level; it stopped taking cash and set rules for no-contact delivery<ref name="mc-2020-03-28-pizzerias-adjust">Rickert, C. (2020, March 28). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/restaurants/article_6f528fe8-7078-53aa-ade5-2e22ddc35ed8.html "Quintessential American delivery: Pizzerias adjust, hope to ride out COVID-19 pandemic."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.
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	* At the opening there were 30 toppings and five specialty pizzas, among them the Feta-licious (spinach, red onion, tomato, mushroom, feta and three other cheeses) and La Fiesta (salsa and refried bean sauce with red peppers, corn, bacon, red onions and cheddar). The dough was made in the store, with a new variety tried each week<ref name="ct-1997-11-08-p41" />.		* At the opening there were 30 toppings and five specialty pizzas, among them the Feta-licious (spinach, red onion, tomato, mushroom, feta and three other cheeses) and La Fiesta (salsa and refried bean sauce with red peppers, corn, bacon, red onions and cheddar). The dough was made in the store, with a new variety tried each week<ref name="ct-1997-11-08-p41" />.
	* By 2002 there were more than 40 toppings. The reviewer described the crust as "middling thick, not a meager wafer nor a doughy sponge"<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23" />.		* By 2002 there were more than 40 toppings. The reviewer described the crust as "middling thick, not a meager wafer nor a doughy sponge"<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23" />.
			* The Feta-Licious was the best seller of the 16 specialty pizzas in 2005<ref name="mc-2005-09-15-glass-nickel-drivers" />. A student guide in 2009 named the Fetalicious, the all-meat Cardiac Arrest and the spicy Border-to-Border as the signatures, with Nickel Nuggets (fried pizza dough with Parmesan and marinara) to start<ref name="dc-2009-04-08-glass-nickel-bite" />. The Cheesasaurus was the pizza a Capital Times reviewer said she would take over a correct Neapolitan "any day" in 2007<ref name="mc-2007-08-02-porta-alba-review-ct">Kalk Derby, S. (2007, August 2). [https://madison.com/entertainment/article_93097d24-9c4b-585f-95a4-b65782bf857f.html "Cafe Porta Alba may be too correct for its own good."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.
	* The Fetalicious was still "one of the franchise's most popular pies" in 2016. The cheese is a house blend: mostly mozzarella, a little provolone and less cheddar<ref name="ct-2016-07-06-p32">Christians, L. (2016, July 6). "The new Phoenix pizza celebrates west side Glass Nickel's rise from the fire." ''The Capital Times''. p. 32. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521037659/ 521037659].</ref>.		* The Fetalicious was still "one of the franchise's most popular pies" in 2016. The cheese is a house blend: mostly mozzarella, a little provolone and less cheddar<ref name="ct-2016-07-06-p32">Christians, L. (2016, July 6). "The new Phoenix pizza celebrates west side Glass Nickel's rise from the fire." ''The Capital Times''. p. 32. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521037659/ 521037659].</ref>.
	* The Phoenix (chipotle alfredo sauce, blackened chicken, roasted red peppers, banana peppers and roasted garlic) was created by co-owner Katie Bracey for the reopening of the west side store after its fire<ref name="ct-2016-07-06-p32" />.		* The Phoenix (chipotle alfredo sauce, blackened chicken, roasted red peppers, banana peppers and roasted garlic) was created by co-owner Katie Bracey for the reopening of the west side store after its fire<ref name="ct-2016-07-06-p32" />.
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	* The basement bar at 2916 Atwood Ave. was called the Dime Store<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23" />.		* The basement bar at 2916 Atwood Ave. was called the Dime Store<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23" />.
	* A fire on February 12, 2016, did about half a million dollars of damage to the west side store. It was probably started by greasy kitchen rags in a dryer. The store reopened on June 1, 2016, with the staff in phoenix T-shirts<ref name="ct-2016-07-06-p32" /><ref name="mc-2016-06-27-glass-nickel-phoenix">Christians, L. (2016, June 27). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_035946fb-03ba-52d0-900c-b6d30221a5ff.html "The new Phoenix pizza celebrates west side Glass Nickel's rise from the fire."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. Its insurance claim came to about $700,000; the store had been there since 1999<ref name="mc-2018-08-08-after-disaster">Christians, L. (2018, August 8). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_d8479ba2-5675-520f-99d7-c0959269ee8f.html "After disaster: When a restaurant suffers a catastrophe, the road to recovery is complicated and public."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.		* A fire on February 12, 2016, did about half a million dollars of damage to the west side store. It was probably started by greasy kitchen rags in a dryer. The store reopened on June 1, 2016, with the staff in phoenix T-shirts<ref name="ct-2016-07-06-p32" /><ref name="mc-2016-06-27-glass-nickel-phoenix">Christians, L. (2016, June 27). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_035946fb-03ba-52d0-900c-b6d30221a5ff.html "The new Phoenix pizza celebrates west side Glass Nickel's rise from the fire."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. Its insurance claim came to about $700,000; the store had been there since 1999<ref name="mc-2018-08-08-after-disaster">Christians, L. (2018, August 8). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_d8479ba2-5675-520f-99d7-c0959269ee8f.html "After disaster: When a restaurant suffers a catastrophe, the road to recovery is complicated and public."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.
	* There was an attempted armed robbery at the Fitchburg store on July 3, 2001<ref name="wsj-2001-07-05-p3" />.		* There was an attempted armed robbery at the Fitchburg store on July 3, 2001<ref name="wsj-2001-07-05-p3" />, and an employee leaving it was robbed at gunpoint on July 19, 2007<ref name="mc-2007-07-20-glass-nickel-muir-field-robbery">(2007, July 20). [https://madison.com/news/local/article_ecaabd3f-d4e5-5c25-88ff-09ae5e1fbb8e.html "Police looking for Glass Nickel robber."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.
			* Bad checks cost the company about $2,000 a month in 2005<ref name="mc-2005-09-15-glass-nickel-drivers" />.
	* Three days after opening in 1997, the founders hired their first employee, who in 2024 was one of the two general managers of the east side restaurant<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />.		* Three days after opening in 1997, the founders hired their first employee, who in 2024 was one of the two general managers of the east side restaurant<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />.

Jacques: Add the 2010–2014 years from the newspaper research recorded in the database; earlier text kept

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
			* The Fetalicious won the Capital Times' poll for the area's best pizza in November 2013, with 24 percent of 2,716 votes<ref name="mc-2013-11-17-pizza-poll">(2013, November 17). [https://madison.com/news/local/city-life/article_580ef10a-4faf-11e3-a40f-0019bb2963f4.html "Poll on Madison area's best pizza launches week's most-read items."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="ct-2013-11-20-p13">(2013, November 20). Best-pizza poll photo page: Porta Alba's Alpina, Greenbush Bar, Glass Nickel's Fetalicious, Grampa's Barberini, Paisan's Super Hot and Salvatore's Fig and Bacon. ''The Capital Times''. p. 13. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520984544/ 520984544].</ref>.
			* In 2014 the Atwood Avenue flagship sold about 600 pizzas a day; the chain then had nine locations, and had 16 drivers out on Super Bowl Sunday<ref name="mc-2014-01-31-super-bowl-pizza">Adams, B. (2014, January 31). [https://madison.com/business/article_ad32e3ce-a042-5c3a-b346-16ffa55271e9.html "Local pizza also shines on Super Bowl Sunday."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. The Monkey Business Institute improv troupe performed weekly at the Atwood store in the early 2010s<ref name="ct-2010-12-30-p3">(2010, December 30). Glass Nickel advertisement: "Award Winning Pizza since 1997", 2916 Atwood Ave. ''The Capital Times''. p. 3. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522525046/ 522525046].</ref>.
	* The partners had written down 900 possible names when a relative, Glassel's aunt, suggested Glass Nickel<ref name="ct-1997-11-08-p41" /><ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />.		* The partners had written down 900 possible names when a relative, Glassel's aunt, suggested Glass Nickel<ref name="ct-1997-11-08-p41" /><ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />.
	* In August 1999 Glass Nickel took over the former Rozino's pizza truck, which sold pizza on Langdon Street late at night. An employee owned the truck and bought the pizza from Glass Nickel to resell<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61" />.		* In August 1999 Glass Nickel took over the former Rozino's pizza truck, which sold pizza on Langdon Street late at night. An employee owned the truck and bought the pizza from Glass Nickel to resell<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61" />.

Jacques: Add the Phoenix reopening, the explosion insurance claim and the Green Gobbler (2015–2019 research)

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	* The Fetalicious was still "one of the franchise's most popular pies" in 2016. The cheese is a house blend: mostly mozzarella, a little provolone and less cheddar<ref name="ct-2016-07-06-p32">Christians, L. (2016, July 6). "The new Phoenix pizza celebrates west side Glass Nickel's rise from the fire." ''The Capital Times''. p. 32. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521037659/ 521037659].</ref>.		* The Fetalicious was still "one of the franchise's most popular pies" in 2016. The cheese is a house blend: mostly mozzarella, a little provolone and less cheddar<ref name="ct-2016-07-06-p32">Christians, L. (2016, July 6). "The new Phoenix pizza celebrates west side Glass Nickel's rise from the fire." ''The Capital Times''. p. 32. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521037659/ 521037659].</ref>.
	* The Phoenix (chipotle alfredo sauce, blackened chicken, roasted red peppers, banana peppers and roasted garlic) was created by co-owner Katie Bracey for the reopening of the west side store after its fire<ref name="ct-2016-07-06-p32" />.		* The Phoenix (chipotle alfredo sauce, blackened chicken, roasted red peppers, banana peppers and roasted garlic) was created by co-owner Katie Bracey for the reopening of the west side store after its fire<ref name="ct-2016-07-06-p32" />.

			==Pizza (seasonal)==
			* Glass Nickel's Thanksgiving-season pizza is the Green Gobbler<ref name="mc-2018-11-22-ians-thanksgiving">Lay, C. (2018, November 22). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/restaurants/article_55c2f7d5-143b-55d1-97f8-87490277446b.html "Let's Eat: Give thanks for Ian's Pizza's tasty turkey-and-stuffing stunt slice."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
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	* In August 1999 Glass Nickel took over the former Rozino's pizza truck, which sold pizza on Langdon Street late at night. An employee owned the truck and bought the pizza from Glass Nickel to resell<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61" />.		* In August 1999 Glass Nickel took over the former Rozino's pizza truck, which sold pizza on Langdon Street late at night. An employee owned the truck and bought the pizza from Glass Nickel to resell<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61" />.
	* The basement bar at 2916 Atwood Ave. was called the Dime Store<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23" />.		* The basement bar at 2916 Atwood Ave. was called the Dime Store<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23" />.
	* A fire on February 12, 2016, did about half a million dollars of damage to the west side store. It was probably started by greasy kitchen rags in a dryer. The store reopened on June 1, 2016<ref name="ct-2016-07-06-p32" />.		* A fire on February 12, 2016, did about half a million dollars of damage to the west side store. It was probably started by greasy kitchen rags in a dryer. The store reopened on June 1, 2016, with the staff in phoenix T-shirts<ref name="ct-2016-07-06-p32" /><ref name="mc-2016-06-27-glass-nickel-phoenix">Christians, L. (2016, June 27). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_035946fb-03ba-52d0-900c-b6d30221a5ff.html "The new Phoenix pizza celebrates west side Glass Nickel's rise from the fire."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. Its insurance claim came to about $700,000; the store had been there since 1999<ref name="mc-2018-08-08-after-disaster">Christians, L. (2018, August 8). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_d8479ba2-5675-520f-99d7-c0959269ee8f.html "After disaster: When a restaurant suffers a catastrophe, the road to recovery is complicated and public."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.
	* There was an attempted armed robbery at the Fitchburg store on July 3, 2001<ref name="wsj-2001-07-05-p3" />.		* There was an attempted armed robbery at the Fitchburg store on July 3, 2001<ref name="wsj-2001-07-05-p3" />.
	* Three days after opening in 1997, the founders hired their first employee, who in 2024 was one of the two general managers of the east side restaurant<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />.		* Three days after opening in 1997, the founders hired their first employee, who in 2024 was one of the two general managers of the east side restaurant<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />.

Jacques: Add the pandemic years and the Sun Prairie rebuilding (2020–2022 research); earlier text kept

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	The original store moved a mile east to [[2916 Atwood Avenue\|2916 Atwood Ave.]] in 2001, at first for carryout and delivery only<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />. A dining room with a waiter and two bars opened there about September 2002, in what had been a saloon "for as long as anyone can remember"<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23">Martell, C. (2002, October 14). "Glass Nickel opens sit-down pizza place." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 23. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407656609/ 407656609].</ref>. In January 2024 the restaurant expanded into the former laundromat next door; the building is also the headquarters for the nine franchises<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />.		The original store moved a mile east to [[2916 Atwood Avenue\|2916 Atwood Ave.]] in 2001, at first for carryout and delivery only<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />. A dining room with a waiter and two bars opened there about September 2002, in what had been a saloon "for as long as anyone can remember"<ref name="wsj-2002-10-14-p23">Martell, C. (2002, October 14). "Glass Nickel opens sit-down pizza place." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 23. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407656609/ 407656609].</ref>. In January 2024 the restaurant expanded into the former laundromat next door; the building is also the headquarters for the nine franchises<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />.

	The downtown Sun Prairie restaurant, at 101 W. Main St., was destroyed in the gas explosion of July 10, 2018<ref name="wsj-2018-07-11-pA1">(2018, July 11). Sun Prairie gas explosion: fire engulfs The Barr House and Glass Nickel. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. A1. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/461399821/ 461399821].</ref>. It reopened in a temporary location at 815 W. Main St.<ref name="wsj-2019-08-25-pA5">(2019, August 25). Glass Nickel Pizza advertisement listing 815 W. Main St., Sun Prairie. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. A5. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/597079708/ 597079708].</ref> and is now at 410 E. Main St.<ref name="web-gnp-sun-prairie" />		The downtown Sun Prairie restaurant, at 101 W. Main St., was destroyed in the gas explosion of July 10, 2018<ref name="wsj-2018-07-11-pA1">(2018, July 11). Sun Prairie gas explosion: fire engulfs The Barr House and Glass Nickel. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. A1. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/461399821/ 461399821].</ref>. It reopened in a temporary location at 815 W. Main St.<ref name="wsj-2019-08-25-pA5">(2019, August 25). Glass Nickel Pizza advertisement listing 815 W. Main St., Sun Prairie. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. A5. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/597079708/ 597079708].</ref> and is now at 410 E. Main St.<ref name="web-gnp-sun-prairie" /> The franchisee, Adam Bougie, ran the temporary store for carryout and delivery only for three years; he put off the new building at first because of COVID-19, and said the temporary store "was set up to withstand the pandemic". The new "Bougie Building" has room for about 150 diners and nine apartments above<ref name="mc-2021-11-01-glass-nickel-sp">Kalk Derby, S. (2021, November 1). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/restaurants/article_0c23437e-8ff1-5b53-bd65-1aa41ae81c83.html "Post explosion: New Glass Nickel Pizza taking shape in Sun Prairie will be more 'bougie'."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. In the first weeks of the 2020 shutdown Glass Nickel's delivery volume held about level; it stopped taking cash and set rules for no-contact delivery<ref name="mc-2020-03-28-pizzerias-adjust">Rickert, C. (2020, March 28). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/restaurants/article_6f528fe8-7078-53aa-ade5-2e22ddc35ed8.html "Quintessential American delivery: Pizzerias adjust, hope to ride out COVID-19 pandemic."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.

	In August 2026 the west side store announced that it would move to Allen Boulevard in Middleton, probably in 2027, because its building is part of an apartment redevelopment<ref name="wsj-2026-08-21-pA1">(2026, August 21). "Not moving far." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. A1, A5.</ref>.		In August 2026 the west side store announced that it would move to Allen Boulevard in Middleton, probably in 2027, because its building is part of an apartment redevelopment<ref name="wsj-2026-08-21-pA1">(2026, August 21). "Not moving far." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. A1, A5.</ref>.

Jacques: Site renamed from Pizzapedia to Madison Pizza Wiki

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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Item:Q594\|Glass Nickel Pizza in the ~~Pizzapedia~~ database]]		* [[Item:Q594\|Glass Nickel Pizza in the Madison Pizza Wiki database]]

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Jacques: Add history, trivia and locations from the newspaper research recorded in the database; opening year corrected to 1997 with sources

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-Glass Nickel has been serving pizza to Madison since 1999.
+'''Glass Nickel Pizza Co.''' has been serving pizza to Madison since November 1997<ref name="ct-1997-11-08-p41">(1997, November 8). Cheap Eats news: Glass Nickel Pizza Company opens. ''The Capital Times''. p. 41. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522191880/ 522191880].</ref>. It was founded by [[Brian Glassel]] and [[Tim Nicholson]], and the name is a combination of their last names<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3">Kalk Derby, S. (2024, January 14). "'Quite a project' for Glass Nickel." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. A3–A4. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1031340937/ 1031340937], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1031340962/ 1031340962].</ref>. All of its restaurants are in Wisconsin and are owned and run by former employees<ref name="wsj-2024-01-14-pA3" />.
 ==Locations==
-* 5003 University Ave
+==Notes==
-* 2916 Atwood Ave
+<references />
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Godzilla at 22:42, 18 June 2020

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	[[Category:1990s]]		[[Category:1990s]]