Grampa's Pizzeria - Revision history

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

2026-10-21T17:12:30Z

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

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	'''Grampa's Pizzeria''' is located at 1374 Williamson St. It primarily serves extra-thin crust signature pizzas in a restaurant setting alongside small plates. The owner is [[Gilbert Altschul]]. Gilbert Altschul opened it in 2013 in the former Grampa's Gun Shop, before Gib's Bar and Bandit Tacos & Coffee<ref name="ct-2025-10-29-pO29">(2025, October 29). Remembrance of Jane Capito. ''The Capital Times''. p. O29. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1267330425/ 1267330425].</ref>.		'''Grampa's Pizzeria''' is located at 1374 Williamson St. It primarily serves extra-thin crust signature pizzas in a restaurant setting alongside small plates. The owner is [[Gilbert Altschul]]. Gilbert Altschul opened it in 2013 in the former Grampa's Gun Shop, before Gib's Bar and Bandit Tacos & Coffee<ref name="ct-2025-10-29-pO29">(2025, October 29). Remembrance of Jane Capito. ''The Capital Times''. p. O29. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1267330425/ 1267330425].</ref>.

			==History==
			Altschul, then kitchen manager at Mickey's Tavern and the stepson of its owner, Jane Capito, announced in April 2013 that he would turn Grampa's Gun Shop and the house beside it into a 45-seat late-night pizzeria, named for a pizza recipe his grandfather developed when he owned a bar in the 1960s<ref name="mc-2013-04-22-grampas-coming">Kalk Derby, S. (2013, April 22). [https://madison.com/news/local/article_413f594b-b1a0-5198-b90c-225b77e60a31.html "Restaurant news: Grampa's Pizzeria replacing Grampa's Gun Shop on Willy Street."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="ct-2013-07-10-p17">(2013, July 10). Jane Capito feature: her stepson Gil Altschul's grandfather's recipe is the basis for Grampa's Pizzeria. ''The Capital Times''. p. 17. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520616927/ 520616927].</ref>. It opened in July 2013 with hours to 2 a.m., 3 a.m. on weekends, and a six-seat beer and wine bar<ref name="ct-2013-09-26-p5">Christians, L. (2013, September 26). "Grampa's shoots the moon on Willy Street with honey and hot peppers." ''The Capital Times''. p. 5. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520621196/ 520621196].</ref><ref name="mc-2013-09-01-grampas-review">Kalk Derby, S. (2013, September 1). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/reviews/article_525804db-ac27-5b48-97c7-feeecf9a97a3.html "Grampa's Pizzeria a grown-up pizza place."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. Within a week a dispute over a breastfeeding customer blew up on Facebook; Altschul apologized and gave mothers and children free pizza on July 25<ref name="mc-2013-09-01-grampas-review" />.

			The reviews of its first autumn praised the Barberini ($14) and the Finnochio ($13), with sausage, fennel and Anaheim peppers; the basic pie was $9<ref name="mc-2013-09-01-grampas-review" /><ref name="ct-2013-09-26-p5" />. Altschul said he would like to open "six to eight" versions in cities such as Austin and San Diego<ref name="ct-2013-09-26-p5" />. The Barberini was one of the Capital Times' candidates for the area's best pizza in November 2013<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 December 2014 the team was turning the house next door into Gib's Cocktail Bar, meant as a "creative waiting room" for the restaurant<ref name="ct-2014-12-17-p30">(2014, December 17). Recent Obsessions: Grampa's expanding into the house next door as Gib's Cocktail Bar. ''The Capital Times''. p. 30. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520706303/ 520706303].</ref>.

	==Pizza==		==Pizza==
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	==Locations==		==Locations==
	* 1374 Williamson St. (2013 to present).		* 1374 Williamson St. (July 2013 to present)<ref name="ct-2013-09-26-p5" />. Before Grampa's it was Grampa's Gun Shop<ref name="mc-2013-04-22-grampas-coming" />.

	==See also==		==See also==

Jacques: Add opening year, pizzas and 2023 Yelp honour (2023–2026 research); earlier text kept

2026-10-20T05:04:31Z

Add opening year, pizzas and 2023 Yelp honour (2023–2026 research); earlier text kept

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	'''Grampa's Pizzeria''' is located at 1374 Williamson St. It primarily serves extra-thin crust signature pizzas in a restaurant setting alongside small plates. The owner is [[Gilbert Altschul]].		'''Grampa's Pizzeria''' is located at 1374 Williamson St. It primarily serves extra-thin crust signature pizzas in a restaurant setting alongside small plates. The owner is [[Gilbert Altschul]]. Gilbert Altschul opened it in 2013 in the former Grampa's Gun Shop, before Gib's Bar and Bandit Tacos & Coffee<ref name="ct-2025-10-29-pO29">(2025, October 29). Remembrance of Jane Capito. ''The Capital Times''. p. O29. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1267330425/ 1267330425].</ref>.

			==Pizza==
			* Artisanal pizzas such as the Barberini (ricotta, garlic, Calabrian chiles, tomato sauce, watercress and honey) and the Puerco (tomato sauce, pork confit and gorgonzola dolcina)<ref name="mc-2023-02-21-grampas-romantic">Kalk Derby, S. (2023, February 21). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/restaurants/article_7f047728-6cc5-5960-b4da-35849cd0f1ba.html "Late night host jokes about Madison pizzeria being most romantic restaurant in Wisconsin."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.

			==Trivia==
			* In February 2023 Yelp named Grampa's the most romantic restaurant in Wisconsin, and Seth Meyers joked about it on NBC's ''Late Night''<ref name="mc-2023-02-21-grampas-romantic" />.

			==Locations==
			* 1374 Williamson St. (2013 to present).

			==See also==
			* [[Item:Q959\|Grampa's Pizzeria in the Madison Pizza Wiki database]]

			==Notes==
			<references />

Godzilla at 02:57, 5 January 2021

2021-01-05T02:57:37Z

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