Ian's Pizza - Revision history

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Use American spelling (license, favorite, neighborhood and the like)

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	==History==		==History==
	===The first decade===		===The first decade===
	Ian Gurfield, a philosophy and economics graduate from Massachusetts, looked at 50 college towns before choosing Madison — Bloomington, Indiana, was his second choice — and opened Ian's Pizza By the Slice at 319 N. Frances St. on October 31, 2001, at 24, after sleeping on friends' couches and working 100-hour weeks<ref name="mc-2005-11-10-ians-slice-diversity">Evans, G. (2005, November 10). [https://madison.com/entertainment/article_06a2d10c-0b8d-55ea-ae50-5146d1cafbbe.html "Ian's offers diners a slice of pizza diversity."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="dc-2008-05-08-ians-chicago">Rathburn, C. (2008, May 8). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_d548cfbe-1ff0-5455-a27a-33c5971f8b4b.html "Ian's to make dough in Chicago."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref><ref name="dc-2008-02-28-gurfield-talk">Finke, A. (2008, February 28). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_cee3bd3e-c341-5a4c-9a8d-bf0608297de9.html "Ian's Pizza founder inspires UW crowd."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>. He left space for a wood-fired oven that never came<ref name="ct-2012-12-27-p9">Christians, L. (2012, December 27). "A sister to Ian's, S2 Pizzabar gets wood-fired up." ''The Capital Times''. p. 9. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520751949/ 520751949].</ref>. (The Daily Cardinal in 2002 put the count at 60 towns and had Gurfield, a UMass-Amherst philosophy graduate of January 2000, ~~modelling~~ the shop on a slice place he had loved in Amherst<ref name="dc-2002-03-06-creativity-by-the-slice">Diament, M. (2002, March 6). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_4666c639-94c3-5081-9fde-c1539be23a8b.html "Creativity, by the slice."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>.)		Ian Gurfield, a philosophy and economics graduate from Massachusetts, looked at 50 college towns before choosing Madison — Bloomington, Indiana, was his second choice — and opened Ian's Pizza By the Slice at 319 N. Frances St. on October 31, 2001, at 24, after sleeping on friends' couches and working 100-hour weeks<ref name="mc-2005-11-10-ians-slice-diversity">Evans, G. (2005, November 10). [https://madison.com/entertainment/article_06a2d10c-0b8d-55ea-ae50-5146d1cafbbe.html "Ian's offers diners a slice of pizza diversity."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="dc-2008-05-08-ians-chicago">Rathburn, C. (2008, May 8). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_d548cfbe-1ff0-5455-a27a-33c5971f8b4b.html "Ian's to make dough in Chicago."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref><ref name="dc-2008-02-28-gurfield-talk">Finke, A. (2008, February 28). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_cee3bd3e-c341-5a4c-9a8d-bf0608297de9.html "Ian's Pizza founder inspires UW crowd."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>. He left space for a wood-fired oven that never came<ref name="ct-2012-12-27-p9">Christians, L. (2012, December 27). "A sister to Ian's, S2 Pizzabar gets wood-fired up." ''The Capital Times''. p. 9. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520751949/ 520751949].</ref>. (The Daily Cardinal in 2002 put the count at 60 towns and had Gurfield, a UMass-Amherst philosophy graduate of January 2000, modeling the shop on a slice place he had loved in Amherst<ref name="dc-2002-03-06-creativity-by-the-slice">Diament, M. (2002, March 6). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_4666c639-94c3-5081-9fde-c1539be23a8b.html "Creativity, by the slice."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>.)

	The shop opened next to The Living Room with dark orange walls — "just like a blood orange in there" — selling "Casa Bianca-sized slices" for $2.50 whatever the toppings: pesto with fresh mozzarella and basil, artichoke heart, macaroni and cheese with crème fraîche, steak and fries on barbecue sauce, chicken burrito with black beans, chicken parmesan and buffalo wing, with talk of truffle oil and a ceviche pizza to come<ref name="dc-2001-11-08-ians-review">Damm, J. (2001, November 8). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_db3b40cf-d7f3-5023-bbe1-96205040282a.html "Artichokes on a pizza for $2.50? Visit Ian's Pizza."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>. There were no breadsticks or sandwiches: "You focus on one thing and you do it well," Gurfield told the Badger Herald, which listed a High School Cafeteria Memories slice of ham and cheddar and a customer's suggestion of a cookie dough pizza<ref name="bh-2001-11-13-slice-of-heaven">Roberts, a. (2001, November 13). [https://badgerherald.com/artsetc/2001/11/13/slice-of-heaven/ "Slice of Heaven."] ''The Badger Herald''.</ref>. A month in, Samara Kalk reported the most popular slice was the Buffalo Wing, followed by Tomato Pesto; UW football players lived upstairs, and a fight outside the shop that put the quarterback on ESPN had made the place known<ref name="ct-2001-11-29-p62">Kalk, S. (2001, November 29). "Ian's Famous Pizza By the Slice." ''The Capital Times''. p. 62. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522541404/ 522541404], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522541404/ 522541404], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522541412/ 522541412].</ref><ref name="ct-2001-11-19-p1">(2001, November 19). "Badger quarterback hurt in fight outside Ian's Pizza." ''The Capital Times''. p. 1. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522533747/ 522533747].</ref>. Daily Cardinal readers voted it their ~~favourite~~ pizza in April 2002<ref name="dc-2002-04-18-favorite-pizza">(2002, April 18). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_3b2c1a79-80eb-5fac-a791-4c462e698f13.html "Favorite Pizza (Readers' Choice Awards 2002)."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>; it came second to Urban Pizza in the paper's delivery poll of 2003<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>, joined the Madison Originals group of independent restaurants that year<ref name="bh-2003-10-02-madison-originals">Wolfson, R. (2003, October 2). [https://badgerherald.com/news/2003/10/02/independent-restaura/ "Independent restaurants trying to break the chains."] ''The Badger Herald''.</ref>, and got Dotty Dumpling's Dowry as its ~~neighbour~~ that September, in the former Black Bear Lounge<ref name="bh-2003-08-29-six-restaurants-open">Samenfeld, M. (2003, August 29). [https://badgerherald.com/news/2003/08/29/6-downtown-restauran/ "6 downtown restaurants open."] ''The Badger Herald''.</ref><ref name="ct-2003-03-13-p64">Kalk Derby, S. (2003, March 13). "Dotty's to reopen next to Ian's Pizza." ''The Capital Times''. p. 64. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522656976/ 522656976].</ref>. By 2004 the line was out the door for the last three hours before closing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights<ref name="bh-2004-10-13-rowdy-crowd">Rahm, J. (2004, October 13). [https://badgerherald.com/news/2004/10/13/rowdy-crowd-helps-bu/ "Rowdy crowd helps business."] ''The Badger Herald''.</ref>, and the State Journal's year-end feature on gourmet pizza was photographed at the Frances Street counter and oven<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 2005 the store sold about 300,000 slices a year, 20 to 40 kinds at a time, and had tried more than 500 varieties, among them cookie dough; the mac and cheese was the most popular, at $2.75<ref name="mc-2005-04-14-ians-state-street">Kalk Derby, S. (2005, April 14). [https://madison.com/entertainment/article_175456a8-b71b-593c-a9d0-e02937b2319f.html "Ian's Pizza brings its slices to upper State Street."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2005-11-10-ians-slice-diversity" />.		The shop opened next to The Living Room with dark orange walls — "just like a blood orange in there" — selling "Casa Bianca-sized slices" for $2.50 whatever the toppings: pesto with fresh mozzarella and basil, artichoke heart, macaroni and cheese with crème fraîche, steak and fries on barbecue sauce, chicken burrito with black beans, chicken parmesan and buffalo wing, with talk of truffle oil and a ceviche pizza to come<ref name="dc-2001-11-08-ians-review">Damm, J. (2001, November 8). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_db3b40cf-d7f3-5023-bbe1-96205040282a.html "Artichokes on a pizza for $2.50? Visit Ian's Pizza."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>. There were no breadsticks or sandwiches: "You focus on one thing and you do it well," Gurfield told the Badger Herald, which listed a High School Cafeteria Memories slice of ham and cheddar and a customer's suggestion of a cookie dough pizza<ref name="bh-2001-11-13-slice-of-heaven">Roberts, a. (2001, November 13). [https://badgerherald.com/artsetc/2001/11/13/slice-of-heaven/ "Slice of Heaven."] ''The Badger Herald''.</ref>. A month in, Samara Kalk reported the most popular slice was the Buffalo Wing, followed by Tomato Pesto; UW football players lived upstairs, and a fight outside the shop that put the quarterback on ESPN had made the place known<ref name="ct-2001-11-29-p62">Kalk, S. (2001, November 29). "Ian's Famous Pizza By the Slice." ''The Capital Times''. p. 62. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522541404/ 522541404], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522541404/ 522541404], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522541412/ 522541412].</ref><ref name="ct-2001-11-19-p1">(2001, November 19). "Badger quarterback hurt in fight outside Ian's Pizza." ''The Capital Times''. p. 1. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522533747/ 522533747].</ref>. Daily Cardinal readers voted it their favorite pizza in April 2002<ref name="dc-2002-04-18-favorite-pizza">(2002, April 18). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_3b2c1a79-80eb-5fac-a791-4c462e698f13.html "Favorite Pizza (Readers' Choice Awards 2002)."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>; it came second to Urban Pizza in the paper's delivery poll of 2003<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>, joined the Madison Originals group of independent restaurants that year<ref name="bh-2003-10-02-madison-originals">Wolfson, R. (2003, October 2). [https://badgerherald.com/news/2003/10/02/independent-restaura/ "Independent restaurants trying to break the chains."] ''The Badger Herald''.</ref>, and got Dotty Dumpling's Dowry as its neighbor that September, in the former Black Bear Lounge<ref name="bh-2003-08-29-six-restaurants-open">Samenfeld, M. (2003, August 29). [https://badgerherald.com/news/2003/08/29/6-downtown-restauran/ "6 downtown restaurants open."] ''The Badger Herald''.</ref><ref name="ct-2003-03-13-p64">Kalk Derby, S. (2003, March 13). "Dotty's to reopen next to Ian's Pizza." ''The Capital Times''. p. 64. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522656976/ 522656976].</ref>. By 2004 the line was out the door for the last three hours before closing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights<ref name="bh-2004-10-13-rowdy-crowd">Rahm, J. (2004, October 13). [https://badgerherald.com/news/2004/10/13/rowdy-crowd-helps-bu/ "Rowdy crowd helps business."] ''The Badger Herald''.</ref>, and the State Journal's year-end feature on gourmet pizza was photographed at the Frances Street counter and oven<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 2005 the store sold about 300,000 slices a year, 20 to 40 kinds at a time, and had tried more than 500 varieties, among them cookie dough; the mac and cheese was the most popular, at $2.75<ref name="mc-2005-04-14-ians-state-street">Kalk Derby, S. (2005, April 14). [https://madison.com/entertainment/article_175456a8-b71b-593c-a9d0-e02937b2319f.html "Ian's Pizza brings its slices to upper State Street."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2005-11-10-ians-slice-diversity" />.

	The second store opened in July 2005 at 115 State St., in the former Peacemeal Vegetarian Restaurant, for lunch and weekend late nights, when "there really aren't many pizza options" at the top of State Street<ref name="mc-2005-04-14-ians-state-street" /><ref name="dc-2005-08-31-grub-guide">Ernest, K. (2005, August 31). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_454c1d40-af55-52d5-ab93-12b2f4e11778.html "Madison's freshest grub guide: New restaurants since Summer 2005."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>. In February 2007 it expanded into 113 State St. next door, a pornography arcade for 32 years, adding 2,000 square feet, and the delivery service moved there from Frances Street<ref name="mc-2007-02-01-ians-arcade">(2007, February 1). [https://madison.com/business/b2b/article_5f21924f-3784-5d72-953a-a0bef000d92f.html "Ian's Pizza expands into former arcade."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. The general manager of 2006–2007, Clayton Scherer, said the business "would not be what it is without staying open late for the bar time crowd"<ref name="dc-2006-12-04-pizzerias-vie">Abing, C. (2006, December 4). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_6d21dddf-946e-5d18-8fcb-3b8db89067cc.html "Area pizzerias vie for a slice of student appetites."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>; in 2008 the Frances Street store was "open till the line stops coming in", sometimes until 4 or 5 a.m., and took 19 of 66 votes in a late-night survey<ref name="mc-2008-06-28-chow-time">Hebel, R. (2008, June 28). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/article_23812d33-29c1-53ad-b92b-f70e6c9973f1.html "Chow time: the late-night rush is booming business for some downtown eateries."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2008-06-28-late-night-snack-shacks">Hebel, R. (2008, June 28). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/article_30eeff86-8bd4-544a-8e73-7bd60863dc6d.html "Favorite late-night snack shacks."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. A UW seniors' poster of things to do before graduating included "one more late-night snack at Ian's"<ref name="mc-2008-05-28-through-thick-and-thin">Wegner, A. N. (2008, May 28). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/article_5dd95b69-95b3-518b-95aa-95dcb51fd35f.html "Through thick and thin: Madison's pizzerias have come a long way from their humble start on Spaghetti Corner."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.		The second store opened in July 2005 at 115 State St., in the former Peacemeal Vegetarian Restaurant, for lunch and weekend late nights, when "there really aren't many pizza options" at the top of State Street<ref name="mc-2005-04-14-ians-state-street" /><ref name="dc-2005-08-31-grub-guide">Ernest, K. (2005, August 31). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_454c1d40-af55-52d5-ab93-12b2f4e11778.html "Madison's freshest grub guide: New restaurants since Summer 2005."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>. In February 2007 it expanded into 113 State St. next door, a pornography arcade for 32 years, adding 2,000 square feet, and the delivery service moved there from Frances Street<ref name="mc-2007-02-01-ians-arcade">(2007, February 1). [https://madison.com/business/b2b/article_5f21924f-3784-5d72-953a-a0bef000d92f.html "Ian's Pizza expands into former arcade."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. The general manager of 2006–2007, Clayton Scherer, said the business "would not be what it is without staying open late for the bar time crowd"<ref name="dc-2006-12-04-pizzerias-vie">Abing, C. (2006, December 4). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_6d21dddf-946e-5d18-8fcb-3b8db89067cc.html "Area pizzerias vie for a slice of student appetites."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>; in 2008 the Frances Street store was "open till the line stops coming in", sometimes until 4 or 5 a.m., and took 19 of 66 votes in a late-night survey<ref name="mc-2008-06-28-chow-time">Hebel, R. (2008, June 28). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/article_23812d33-29c1-53ad-b92b-f70e6c9973f1.html "Chow time: the late-night rush is booming business for some downtown eateries."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2008-06-28-late-night-snack-shacks">Hebel, R. (2008, June 28). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/article_30eeff86-8bd4-544a-8e73-7bd60863dc6d.html "Favorite late-night snack shacks."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. A UW seniors' poster of things to do before graduating included "one more late-night snack at Ian's"<ref name="mc-2008-05-28-through-thick-and-thin">Wegner, A. N. (2008, May 28). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/article_5dd95b69-95b3-518b-95aa-95dcb51fd35f.html "Through thick and thin: Madison's pizzerias have come a long way from their humble start on Spaghetti Corner."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.

Jacques: Add the 2000–2004 years from the newspaper research recorded in the database; earlier text kept

2026-10-22T07:10:51Z

Add the 2000–2004 years from the newspaper research recorded in the database; earlier text kept

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:10, 22 October 2026
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	==History==		==History==
	===The first decade===		===The first decade===
	Ian Gurfield, a philosophy and economics graduate from Massachusetts, looked at 50 college towns before choosing Madison — Bloomington, Indiana, was his second choice — and opened Ian's Pizza By the Slice at 319 N. Frances St. on October 31, 2001, at 24, after sleeping on friends' couches and working 100-hour weeks<ref name="mc-2005-11-10-ians-slice-diversity">Evans, G. (2005, November 10). [https://madison.com/entertainment/article_06a2d10c-0b8d-55ea-ae50-5146d1cafbbe.html "Ian's offers diners a slice of pizza diversity."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="dc-2008-05-08-ians-chicago">Rathburn, C. (2008, May 8). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_d548cfbe-1ff0-5455-a27a-33c5971f8b4b.html "Ian's to make dough in Chicago."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref><ref name="dc-2008-02-28-gurfield-talk">Finke, A. (2008, February 28). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_cee3bd3e-c341-5a4c-9a8d-bf0608297de9.html "Ian's Pizza founder inspires UW crowd."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>. He left space for a wood-fired oven that never came<ref name="ct-2012-12-27-p9">Christians, L. (2012, December 27). "A sister to Ian's, S2 Pizzabar gets wood-fired up." ''The Capital Times''. p. 9. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520751949/ 520751949].</ref>. By 2005 the store sold about 300,000 slices a year, 20 to 40 kinds at a time, and had tried more than 500 varieties, among them cookie dough; the mac and cheese was the most popular, at $2.75<ref name="mc-2005-04-14-ians-state-street">Kalk Derby, S. (2005, April 14). [https://madison.com/entertainment/article_175456a8-b71b-593c-a9d0-e02937b2319f.html "Ian's Pizza brings its slices to upper State Street."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2005-11-10-ians-slice-diversity" />.		Ian Gurfield, a philosophy and economics graduate from Massachusetts, looked at 50 college towns before choosing Madison — Bloomington, Indiana, was his second choice — and opened Ian's Pizza By the Slice at 319 N. Frances St. on October 31, 2001, at 24, after sleeping on friends' couches and working 100-hour weeks<ref name="mc-2005-11-10-ians-slice-diversity">Evans, G. (2005, November 10). [https://madison.com/entertainment/article_06a2d10c-0b8d-55ea-ae50-5146d1cafbbe.html "Ian's offers diners a slice of pizza diversity."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="dc-2008-05-08-ians-chicago">Rathburn, C. (2008, May 8). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_d548cfbe-1ff0-5455-a27a-33c5971f8b4b.html "Ian's to make dough in Chicago."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref><ref name="dc-2008-02-28-gurfield-talk">Finke, A. (2008, February 28). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_cee3bd3e-c341-5a4c-9a8d-bf0608297de9.html "Ian's Pizza founder inspires UW crowd."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>. He left space for a wood-fired oven that never came<ref name="ct-2012-12-27-p9">Christians, L. (2012, December 27). "A sister to Ian's, S2 Pizzabar gets wood-fired up." ''The Capital Times''. p. 9. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520751949/ 520751949].</ref>. (The Daily Cardinal in 2002 put the count at 60 towns and had Gurfield, a UMass-Amherst philosophy graduate of January 2000, modelling the shop on a slice place he had loved in Amherst<ref name="dc-2002-03-06-creativity-by-the-slice">Diament, M. (2002, March 6). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_4666c639-94c3-5081-9fde-c1539be23a8b.html "Creativity, by the slice."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>.)

			The shop opened next to The Living Room with dark orange walls — "just like a blood orange in there" — selling "Casa Bianca-sized slices" for $2.50 whatever the toppings: pesto with fresh mozzarella and basil, artichoke heart, macaroni and cheese with crème fraîche, steak and fries on barbecue sauce, chicken burrito with black beans, chicken parmesan and buffalo wing, with talk of truffle oil and a ceviche pizza to come<ref name="dc-2001-11-08-ians-review">Damm, J. (2001, November 8). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_db3b40cf-d7f3-5023-bbe1-96205040282a.html "Artichokes on a pizza for $2.50? Visit Ian's Pizza."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>. There were no breadsticks or sandwiches: "You focus on one thing and you do it well," Gurfield told the Badger Herald, which listed a High School Cafeteria Memories slice of ham and cheddar and a customer's suggestion of a cookie dough pizza<ref name="bh-2001-11-13-slice-of-heaven">Roberts, a. (2001, November 13). [https://badgerherald.com/artsetc/2001/11/13/slice-of-heaven/ "Slice of Heaven."] ''The Badger Herald''.</ref>. A month in, Samara Kalk reported the most popular slice was the Buffalo Wing, followed by Tomato Pesto; UW football players lived upstairs, and a fight outside the shop that put the quarterback on ESPN had made the place known<ref name="ct-2001-11-29-p62">Kalk, S. (2001, November 29). "Ian's Famous Pizza By the Slice." ''The Capital Times''. p. 62. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522541404/ 522541404], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522541404/ 522541404], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522541412/ 522541412].</ref><ref name="ct-2001-11-19-p1">(2001, November 19). "Badger quarterback hurt in fight outside Ian's Pizza." ''The Capital Times''. p. 1. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522533747/ 522533747].</ref>. Daily Cardinal readers voted it their favourite pizza in April 2002<ref name="dc-2002-04-18-favorite-pizza">(2002, April 18). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_3b2c1a79-80eb-5fac-a791-4c462e698f13.html "Favorite Pizza (Readers' Choice Awards 2002)."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>; it came second to Urban Pizza in the paper's delivery poll of 2003<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>, joined the Madison Originals group of independent restaurants that year<ref name="bh-2003-10-02-madison-originals">Wolfson, R. (2003, October 2). [https://badgerherald.com/news/2003/10/02/independent-restaura/ "Independent restaurants trying to break the chains."] ''The Badger Herald''.</ref>, and got Dotty Dumpling's Dowry as its neighbour that September, in the former Black Bear Lounge<ref name="bh-2003-08-29-six-restaurants-open">Samenfeld, M. (2003, August 29). [https://badgerherald.com/news/2003/08/29/6-downtown-restauran/ "6 downtown restaurants open."] ''The Badger Herald''.</ref><ref name="ct-2003-03-13-p64">Kalk Derby, S. (2003, March 13). "Dotty's to reopen next to Ian's Pizza." ''The Capital Times''. p. 64. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522656976/ 522656976].</ref>. By 2004 the line was out the door for the last three hours before closing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights<ref name="bh-2004-10-13-rowdy-crowd">Rahm, J. (2004, October 13). [https://badgerherald.com/news/2004/10/13/rowdy-crowd-helps-bu/ "Rowdy crowd helps business."] ''The Badger Herald''.</ref>, and the State Journal's year-end feature on gourmet pizza was photographed at the Frances Street counter and oven<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 2005 the store sold about 300,000 slices a year, 20 to 40 kinds at a time, and had tried more than 500 varieties, among them cookie dough; the mac and cheese was the most popular, at $2.75<ref name="mc-2005-04-14-ians-state-street">Kalk Derby, S. (2005, April 14). [https://madison.com/entertainment/article_175456a8-b71b-593c-a9d0-e02937b2319f.html "Ian's Pizza brings its slices to upper State Street."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2005-11-10-ians-slice-diversity" />.

	The second store opened in July 2005 at 115 State St., in the former Peacemeal Vegetarian Restaurant, for lunch and weekend late nights, when "there really aren't many pizza options" at the top of State Street<ref name="mc-2005-04-14-ians-state-street" /><ref name="dc-2005-08-31-grub-guide">Ernest, K. (2005, August 31). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_454c1d40-af55-52d5-ab93-12b2f4e11778.html "Madison's freshest grub guide: New restaurants since Summer 2005."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>. In February 2007 it expanded into 113 State St. next door, a pornography arcade for 32 years, adding 2,000 square feet, and the delivery service moved there from Frances Street<ref name="mc-2007-02-01-ians-arcade">(2007, February 1). [https://madison.com/business/b2b/article_5f21924f-3784-5d72-953a-a0bef000d92f.html "Ian's Pizza expands into former arcade."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. The general manager of 2006–2007, Clayton Scherer, said the business "would not be what it is without staying open late for the bar time crowd"<ref name="dc-2006-12-04-pizzerias-vie">Abing, C. (2006, December 4). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_6d21dddf-946e-5d18-8fcb-3b8db89067cc.html "Area pizzerias vie for a slice of student appetites."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>; in 2008 the Frances Street store was "open till the line stops coming in", sometimes until 4 or 5 a.m., and took 19 of 66 votes in a late-night survey<ref name="mc-2008-06-28-chow-time">Hebel, R. (2008, June 28). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/article_23812d33-29c1-53ad-b92b-f70e6c9973f1.html "Chow time: the late-night rush is booming business for some downtown eateries."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2008-06-28-late-night-snack-shacks">Hebel, R. (2008, June 28). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/article_30eeff86-8bd4-544a-8e73-7bd60863dc6d.html "Favorite late-night snack shacks."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. A UW seniors' poster of things to do before graduating included "one more late-night snack at Ian's"<ref name="mc-2008-05-28-through-thick-and-thin">Wegner, A. N. (2008, May 28). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/article_5dd95b69-95b3-518b-95aa-95dcb51fd35f.html "Through thick and thin: Madison's pizzerias have come a long way from their humble start on Spaghetti Corner."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.		The second store opened in July 2005 at 115 State St., in the former Peacemeal Vegetarian Restaurant, for lunch and weekend late nights, when "there really aren't many pizza options" at the top of State Street<ref name="mc-2005-04-14-ians-state-street" /><ref name="dc-2005-08-31-grub-guide">Ernest, K. (2005, August 31). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_454c1d40-af55-52d5-ab93-12b2f4e11778.html "Madison's freshest grub guide: New restaurants since Summer 2005."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>. In February 2007 it expanded into 113 State St. next door, a pornography arcade for 32 years, adding 2,000 square feet, and the delivery service moved there from Frances Street<ref name="mc-2007-02-01-ians-arcade">(2007, February 1). [https://madison.com/business/b2b/article_5f21924f-3784-5d72-953a-a0bef000d92f.html "Ian's Pizza expands into former arcade."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. The general manager of 2006–2007, Clayton Scherer, said the business "would not be what it is without staying open late for the bar time crowd"<ref name="dc-2006-12-04-pizzerias-vie">Abing, C. (2006, December 4). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_6d21dddf-946e-5d18-8fcb-3b8db89067cc.html "Area pizzerias vie for a slice of student appetites."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>; in 2008 the Frances Street store was "open till the line stops coming in", sometimes until 4 or 5 a.m., and took 19 of 66 votes in a late-night survey<ref name="mc-2008-06-28-chow-time">Hebel, R. (2008, June 28). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/article_23812d33-29c1-53ad-b92b-f70e6c9973f1.html "Chow time: the late-night rush is booming business for some downtown eateries."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2008-06-28-late-night-snack-shacks">Hebel, R. (2008, June 28). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/article_30eeff86-8bd4-544a-8e73-7bd60863dc6d.html "Favorite late-night snack shacks."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. A UW seniors' poster of things to do before graduating included "one more late-night snack at Ian's"<ref name="mc-2008-05-28-through-thick-and-thin">Wegner, A. N. (2008, May 28). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/article_5dd95b69-95b3-518b-95aa-95dcb51fd35f.html "Through thick and thin: Madison's pizzerias have come a long way from their humble start on Spaghetti Corner."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.
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	==Pizza==		==Pizza==
			* At the opening in 2001 the regular cheese and pepperoni slices were $1.75 and everything else $2.50; the crust was "moderately dense and very crispy, but also surprisingly dry" to one student reviewer, used to Casa Bianca's "grease-stuffed crust"<ref name="dc-2001-11-08-ians-review" />. Kalk's November 2001 list ran from Goat Cheese with Truffle Oil and Parsley to Sweet Potato Ravioli with Cream and Sage Sauce, Lasagna and Westphalia Ham with Gruyère; the specials were named after Rousseau essays<ref name="ct-2001-11-29-p62" />.
	* The mac 'n' cheese slice was already the best seller in 2005, when the regular slices included steak and fries, guacamole burrito, lasagna, Philly cheese steak and chicken cordon bleu<ref name="mc-2005-11-10-ians-slice-diversity" />. The Capital Times' top five sellers in December 2009: Mac & Cheese, Chili Cheese Fritos, Smokey the Bandit, Tri-Veggie, Philly Cheesesteak<ref name="ct-2009-12-10-p5">(2009, December 10). "Mad City Stats: Top 5 selling pizzas at Ian's Pizza": Mac & Cheese, Chili Cheese Fritos, Smokey the Bandit, Tri-Veggie, Philly Cheesesteak. ''The Capital Times''. p. 5. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522457276/ 522457276].</ref>.		* The mac 'n' cheese slice was already the best seller in 2005, when the regular slices included steak and fries, guacamole burrito, lasagna, Philly cheese steak and chicken cordon bleu<ref name="mc-2005-11-10-ians-slice-diversity" />. The Capital Times' top five sellers in December 2009: Mac & Cheese, Chili Cheese Fritos, Smokey the Bandit, Tri-Veggie, Philly Cheesesteak<ref name="ct-2009-12-10-p5">(2009, December 10). "Mad City Stats: Top 5 selling pizzas at Ian's Pizza": Mac & Cheese, Chili Cheese Fritos, Smokey the Bandit, Tri-Veggie, Philly Cheesesteak. ''The Capital Times''. p. 5. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522457276/ 522457276].</ref>.
	* Seasonal specials include a Thanksgiving pizza: mozzarella, mushroom cream, mushrooms, green beans, stuffing, cranberry sauce and fried onions<ref name="ct-2023-11-15-pO44">(2023, November 15). Thanksgiving takeout roundup: Ian's Pizza Thanksgiving pizza. ''The Capital Times''. p. O44. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1019208710/ 1019208710].</ref>. The "seasonal stunt pie" has been on the November menu in some form since at least 2007, when it was paired with a dessert pie of sweet potato, caramelized pecans and mini marshmallows; Jeff Bach overhauled the modern turkey-and-stuffing slice at the commissary around 2010, replacing a version held together by mashed potatoes and gravy<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>.		* Seasonal specials include a Thanksgiving pizza: mozzarella, mushroom cream, mushrooms, green beans, stuffing, cranberry sauce and fried onions<ref name="ct-2023-11-15-pO44">(2023, November 15). Thanksgiving takeout roundup: Ian's Pizza Thanksgiving pizza. ''The Capital Times''. p. O44. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1019208710/ 1019208710].</ref>. The "seasonal stunt pie" has been on the November menu in some form since at least 2007, when it was paired with a dessert pie of sweet potato, caramelized pecans and mini marshmallows; Jeff Bach overhauled the modern turkey-and-stuffing slice at the commissary around 2010, replacing a version held together by mashed potatoes and gravy<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>.
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	==Locations==		==Locations==
	* 100 State St. (from about May 2012)<ref name="ct-2012-06-14-p9" /><ref name="mc-2020-06-12-blm-pizza" />		* 100 State St. (from about May 2012)<ref name="ct-2012-06-14-p9" /><ref name="mc-2020-06-12-blm-pizza" />
	* 319 N. Frances St. (open in 2020)<ref name="mc-2020-01-09-novanta">Kalk Derby, S. (2020, January 9). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/reviews/article_8b30c289-8457-531d-a219-5e5db0e1a9cc.html "New Novanta restaurant is quick, dependable and spirited."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2020-11-07-cold-comfort">Christians, L. (2020, November 7). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/article_2fdc210d-f78e-55cb-a251-96fc41516a1e.html "Cold comfort: With winter on its way, Madison restaurants scramble to stay alive."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.		* 319 N. Frances St. (October 31, 2001<ref name="dc-2001-11-08-ians-review" />; open in 2020)<ref name="mc-2020-01-09-novanta">Kalk Derby, S. (2020, January 9). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/reviews/article_8b30c289-8457-531d-a219-5e5db0e1a9cc.html "New Novanta restaurant is quick, dependable and spirited."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2020-11-07-cold-comfort">Christians, L. (2020, November 7). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/article_2fdc210d-f78e-55cb-a251-96fc41516a1e.html "Cold comfort: With winter on its way, Madison restaurants scramble to stay alive."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.
	* Garver Feed Mill, 3241 Garver Green (2019 to present)<ref name="ct-2023-11-15-pO44" /><ref name="mc-2026-01-19-ians-verona" />.		* Garver Feed Mill, 3241 Garver Green (2019 to present)<ref name="ct-2023-11-15-pO44" /><ref name="mc-2026-01-19-ians-verona" />.
	* 303 W. Verona Ave., Verona (due to open in summer 2026).		* 303 W. Verona Ave., Verona (due to open in summer 2026).

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	==History==		==History==
	===The first decade===		===The first decade===
	Ian Gurfield ~~founded~~ Ian's Pizza By the Slice in 2001 on ~~Frances Street~~, ~~leaving~~ space for a wood-fired oven that never came<ref name="ct-2012-12-27-p9">Christians, L. (2012, December 27). "A sister to Ian's, S2 Pizzabar gets wood-fired up." ''The Capital Times''. p. 9. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520751949/ 520751949].</ref>. ~~The~~ State Street store opened in 2005 at 115 State St.<ref name="mc-~~2012~~-01-22-ians-~~moving~~">~~Kalk Derby~~, S. (~~2012~~, ~~January 22~~). [https://madison.com/~~life~~-~~entertainment~~/~~local~~/~~food~~-~~drink~~/~~article_71d6e070~~-~~4372~~-~~11e1~~-~~a830~~-~~001871e3ce6c~~.html "~~Restaurant~~ news: Ian's ~~Pizza to move across State Street~~."] ''madison.com''.</ref>, and by 2011 there were also stores in Milwaukee and Chicago<ref name="ct-2011-03-03-p6">Novak, B. (2011, March 3). "Power (and pizza) to the people!" ''The Capital Times''. p. 6. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522560162/ 522560162].</ref>. In the Capital Times' "Top 5" lists of 2010 to 2013 the Mac n' Cheese slice came first every time<ref name="ct-2010-03-04-p5">(2010, March 4). "Top 5 slices at Ian's Pizza, State Street": Mac n' Cheese first. ''The Capital Times''. p. 5. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522532381/ 522532381].</ref>.		Ian Gurfield, a philosophy and economics graduate from Massachusetts, looked at 50 college towns before choosing Madison — Bloomington, Indiana, was his second choice — and opened Ian's Pizza By the Slice at 319 N. Frances St. on October 31, 2001, at 24, after sleeping on friends' couches and working 100-hour weeks<ref name="mc-2005-11-10-ians-slice-diversity">Evans, G. (2005, November 10). [https://madison.com/entertainment/article_06a2d10c-0b8d-55ea-ae50-5146d1cafbbe.html "Ian's offers diners a slice of pizza diversity."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="dc-2008-05-08-ians-chicago">Rathburn, C. (2008, May 8). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_d548cfbe-1ff0-5455-a27a-33c5971f8b4b.html "Ian's to make dough in Chicago."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref><ref name="dc-2008-02-28-gurfield-talk">Finke, A. (2008, February 28). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_cee3bd3e-c341-5a4c-9a8d-bf0608297de9.html "Ian's Pizza founder inspires UW crowd."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>. He left space for a wood-fired oven that never came<ref name="ct-2012-12-27-p9">Christians, L. (2012, December 27). "A sister to Ian's, S2 Pizzabar gets wood-fired up." ''The Capital Times''. p. 9. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520751949/ 520751949].</ref>. By 2005 the store sold about 300,000 slices a year, 20 to 40 kinds at a time, and had tried more than 500 varieties, among them cookie dough; the mac and cheese was the most popular, at $2.75<ref name="mc-2005-04-14-ians-state-street">Kalk Derby, S. (2005, April 14). [https://madison.com/entertainment/article_175456a8-b71b-593c-a9d0-e02937b2319f.html "Ian's Pizza brings its slices to upper State Street."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2005-11-10-ians-slice-diversity" />.

			The second store opened in July 2005 at 115 State St., in the former Peacemeal Vegetarian Restaurant, for lunch and weekend late nights, when "there really aren't many pizza options" at the top of State Street<ref name="mc-2005-04-14-ians-state-street" /><ref name="dc-2005-08-31-grub-guide">Ernest, K. (2005, August 31). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_454c1d40-af55-52d5-ab93-12b2f4e11778.html "Madison's freshest grub guide: New restaurants since Summer 2005."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>. In February 2007 it expanded into 113 State St. next door, a pornography arcade for 32 years, adding 2,000 square feet, and the delivery service moved there from Frances Street<ref name="mc-2007-02-01-ians-arcade">(2007, February 1). [https://madison.com/business/b2b/article_5f21924f-3784-5d72-953a-a0bef000d92f.html "Ian's Pizza expands into former arcade."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. The general manager of 2006–2007, Clayton Scherer, said the business "would not be what it is without staying open late for the bar time crowd"<ref name="dc-2006-12-04-pizzerias-vie">Abing, C. (2006, December 4). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_6d21dddf-946e-5d18-8fcb-3b8db89067cc.html "Area pizzerias vie for a slice of student appetites."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>; in 2008 the Frances Street store was "open till the line stops coming in", sometimes until 4 or 5 a.m., and took 19 of 66 votes in a late-night survey<ref name="mc-2008-06-28-chow-time">Hebel, R. (2008, June 28). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/article_23812d33-29c1-53ad-b92b-f70e6c9973f1.html "Chow time: the late-night rush is booming business for some downtown eateries."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2008-06-28-late-night-snack-shacks">Hebel, R. (2008, June 28). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/article_30eeff86-8bd4-544a-8e73-7bd60863dc6d.html "Favorite late-night snack shacks."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. A UW seniors' poster of things to do before graduating included "one more late-night snack at Ian's"<ref name="mc-2008-05-28-through-thick-and-thin">Wegner, A. N. (2008, May 28). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/article_5dd95b69-95b3-518b-95aa-95dcb51fd35f.html "Through thick and thin: Madison's pizzerias have come a long way from their humble start on Spaghetti Corner."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.

			In June 2008 a third store opened near Wrigley Field in Chicago, run by two Madison employees as managing partners — "We're not franchising"<ref name="dc-2008-05-08-ians-chicago" /> — and by 2011 there were also stores in Milwaukee and Chicago<ref name="ct-2011-03-03-p6">Novak, B. (2011, March 3). "Power (and pizza) to the people!" ''The Capital Times''. p. 6. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522560162/ 522560162].</ref>. In 2009 Ian's took over the closed [[Pavlov’s Pizza\|Pavlov's Pizza]] at [[1511 Williamson Street\|1511 Williamson St.]] for a bakery and commissary supplying the Madison and Milwaukee stores<ref name="ct-2009-04-16-p7">(2009, April 16). "Ian's plans new east side bakery." ''The Capital Times''. p. 7. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522551504/ 522551504].</ref><ref name="mc-2009-06-17-ians-bakery">Troller, S. (2009, June 17). [https://madison.com/77square/article_1606ffb3-4bc2-56ad-acd2-0280565ad57d.html "Ian's bakery to open on Willy Street."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. In the Capital Times' "Top 5" lists of 2010 to 2013 the Mac n' Cheese slice came first every time<ref name="ct-2010-03-04-p5">(2010, March 4). "Top 5 slices at Ian's Pizza, State Street": Mac n' Cheese first. ''The Capital Times''. p. 5. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522532381/ 522532381].</ref>.

	When the protests against the budget-repair bill began in February 2011, the State Street store gave away 60 slices on February 15. Donors then began paying for pizzas for the protesters, and within a week the store had handed out over 3,000 20-inch pizzas, with orders from all 50 states and more than 50 countries, "including a research station in Antarctica"; staff came from the other stores to help<ref name="ct-2011-03-03-p6" />. By April the total was close to 56,000 slices; the store sold "This is what democracy tastes like" T-shirts for charity<ref name="mc-2011-04-23-ians-protests-over">Rose, D. (2011, April 23). [https://madison.com/news/local/ask/catching-up/article_6b2e6e82-6ddf-11e0-9a3a-001cc4c002e0.html "Catching up: With protests over, business back to normal at Ian's Pizza."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. Gurfield refused to take sides: "We have always said, we're pro pizza"<ref name="mc-2013-11-02-walker-ians">Opoien, J. (2013, November 2). [https://madison.com/news/local/city-life/article_68003d50-481a-5d06-9fa4-e8c4c732453a.html "Is Scott Walker responsible for the success of Ian's Pizza?"] ''madison.com''.</ref>.		When the protests against the budget-repair bill began in February 2011, the State Street store gave away 60 slices on February 15. Donors then began paying for pizzas for the protesters, and within a week the store had handed out over 3,000 20-inch pizzas, with orders from all 50 states and more than 50 countries, "including a research station in Antarctica"; staff came from the other stores to help<ref name="ct-2011-03-03-p6" />. By April the total was close to 56,000 slices; the store sold "This is what democracy tastes like" T-shirts for charity<ref name="mc-2011-04-23-ians-protests-over">Rose, D. (2011, April 23). [https://madison.com/news/local/ask/catching-up/article_6b2e6e82-6ddf-11e0-9a3a-001cc4c002e0.html "Catching up: With protests over, business back to normal at Ian's Pizza."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. Gurfield refused to take sides: "We have always said, we're pro pizza"<ref name="mc-2013-11-02-walker-ians">Opoien, J. (2013, November 2). [https://madison.com/news/local/city-life/article_68003d50-481a-5d06-9fa4-e8c4c732453a.html "Is Scott Walker responsible for the success of Ian's Pizza?"] ''madison.com''.</ref>.

	In January 2012 the store announced it would move across the street to 100 State St., the former Madison Children's Museum, 25 percent larger; Nick Martin was then "one of five owners of the State Street location". Because the building belonged to Frank's Liquor of La Crosse, the tied-house law meant the new store could sell no alcohol<ref name="mc-2012-01-22-ians-moving" />. The move came in about May 2012, with a larger salad bar, an open kitchen and a wall for large-scale art<ref name="ct-2012-06-14-p9">(2012, June 14). "Ian's serves an offbeat slice of heaven in bigger digs." ''The Capital Times''. p. 9. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522587625/ 522587625].</ref>. That autumn Gurfield opened his wood-fired [[S2 Pizzabar]] on State Street; it lasted four months<ref name="ct-2012-12-27-p9" />. In September 2013 Ian's hosted the National Pizza Eating Championship on Library Mall<ref name="ct-2013-09-19-p4">Thomas, R. (2013, September 19). "Slice of glory: Top eaters will chow down at Ian's pizza-eating contest." ''The Capital Times''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520620843/ 520620843].</ref>.		In January 2012 the store announced it would move across the street to 100 State St., the former Madison Children's Museum, 25 percent larger; Nick Martin was then "one of five owners of the State Street location". Because the building belonged to Frank's Liquor of La Crosse, the tied-house law meant the new store could sell no alcohol<ref name="mc-2012-01-22-ians-moving">Kalk Derby, S. (2012, January 22). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_71d6e070-4372-11e1-a830-001871e3ce6c.html "Restaurant news: Ian's Pizza to move across State Street."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. The move came in about May 2012, with a larger salad bar, an open kitchen and a wall for large-scale art<ref name="ct-2012-06-14-p9">(2012, June 14). "Ian's serves an offbeat slice of heaven in bigger digs." ''The Capital Times''. p. 9. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522587625/ 522587625].</ref>. That autumn Gurfield opened his wood-fired [[S2 Pizzabar]] on State Street; it lasted four months<ref name="ct-2012-12-27-p9" />. In September 2013 Ian's hosted the National Pizza Eating Championship on Library Mall<ref name="ct-2013-09-19-p4">Thomas, R. (2013, September 19). "Slice of glory: Top eaters will chow down at Ian's pizza-eating contest." ''The Capital Times''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520620843/ 520620843].</ref>.

	===2015 to 2019===		===2015 to 2019===
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	==Pizza==		==Pizza==
			* The mac 'n' cheese slice was already the best seller in 2005, when the regular slices included steak and fries, guacamole burrito, lasagna, Philly cheese steak and chicken cordon bleu<ref name="mc-2005-11-10-ians-slice-diversity" />. The Capital Times' top five sellers in December 2009: Mac & Cheese, Chili Cheese Fritos, Smokey the Bandit, Tri-Veggie, Philly Cheesesteak<ref name="ct-2009-12-10-p5">(2009, December 10). "Mad City Stats: Top 5 selling pizzas at Ian's Pizza": Mac & Cheese, Chili Cheese Fritos, Smokey the Bandit, Tri-Veggie, Philly Cheesesteak. ''The Capital Times''. p. 5. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522457276/ 522457276].</ref>.
	* Seasonal specials include a Thanksgiving pizza: mozzarella, mushroom cream, mushrooms, green beans, stuffing, cranberry sauce and fried onions<ref name="ct-2023-11-15-pO44">(2023, November 15). Thanksgiving takeout roundup: Ian's Pizza Thanksgiving pizza. ''The Capital Times''. p. O44. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1019208710/ 1019208710].</ref>. The "seasonal stunt pie" has been on the November menu in some form since at least 2007, when it was paired with a dessert pie of sweet potato, caramelized pecans and mini marshmallows; Jeff Bach overhauled the modern turkey-and-stuffing slice at the commissary around 2010, replacing a version held together by mashed potatoes and gravy<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>.		* Seasonal specials include a Thanksgiving pizza: mozzarella, mushroom cream, mushrooms, green beans, stuffing, cranberry sauce and fried onions<ref name="ct-2023-11-15-pO44">(2023, November 15). Thanksgiving takeout roundup: Ian's Pizza Thanksgiving pizza. ''The Capital Times''. p. O44. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1019208710/ 1019208710].</ref>. The "seasonal stunt pie" has been on the November menu in some form since at least 2007, when it was paired with a dessert pie of sweet potato, caramelized pecans and mini marshmallows; Jeff Bach overhauled the modern turkey-and-stuffing slice at the commissary around 2010, replacing a version held together by mashed potatoes and gravy<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>.
	* "As far as the pizza world is concerned, tavern-style pizza is definitely having a moment," Gurfield said in 2026<ref name="ct-2026-01-14-pO30">Rodriguez, A. (2026, January 14). "Kebabs and coffee: 2026 culinary trends." ''The Capital Times''. p. O30. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1291918101/ 1291918101].</ref>.		* "As far as the pizza world is concerned, tavern-style pizza is definitely having a moment," Gurfield said in 2026<ref name="ct-2026-01-14-pO30">Rodriguez, A. (2026, January 14). "Kebabs and coffee: 2026 culinary trends." ''The Capital Times''. p. O30. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1291918101/ 1291918101].</ref>.
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	===Former Locations===		===Former Locations===
	* 115 State St. (2005 to about May 2012)<ref name="mc-2012-01-22-ians-moving" /><ref name="ct-2012-06-14-p9" />.		* 115 State St. (July 2005 to about May 2012), from February 2007 also 113 State St.<ref name="dc-2005-08-31-grub-guide" /><ref name="mc-2007-02-01-ians-arcade" /><ref name="mc-2012-01-22-ians-moving" /><ref name="ct-2012-06-14-p9" />.

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

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

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	==History==		==History==
			===The first decade===
			Ian Gurfield founded Ian's Pizza By the Slice in 2001 on Frances Street, leaving space for a wood-fired oven that never came<ref name="ct-2012-12-27-p9">Christians, L. (2012, December 27). "A sister to Ian's, S2 Pizzabar gets wood-fired up." ''The Capital Times''. p. 9. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520751949/ 520751949].</ref>. The State Street store opened in 2005 at 115 State St.<ref name="mc-2012-01-22-ians-moving">Kalk Derby, S. (2012, January 22). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_71d6e070-4372-11e1-a830-001871e3ce6c.html "Restaurant news: Ian's Pizza to move across State Street."] ''madison.com''.</ref>, and by 2011 there were also stores in Milwaukee and Chicago<ref name="ct-2011-03-03-p6">Novak, B. (2011, March 3). "Power (and pizza) to the people!" ''The Capital Times''. p. 6. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522560162/ 522560162].</ref>. In the Capital Times' "Top 5" lists of 2010 to 2013 the Mac n' Cheese slice came first every time<ref name="ct-2010-03-04-p5">(2010, March 4). "Top 5 slices at Ian's Pizza, State Street": Mac n' Cheese first. ''The Capital Times''. p. 5. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522532381/ 522532381].</ref>.

			When the protests against the budget-repair bill began in February 2011, the State Street store gave away 60 slices on February 15. Donors then began paying for pizzas for the protesters, and within a week the store had handed out over 3,000 20-inch pizzas, with orders from all 50 states and more than 50 countries, "including a research station in Antarctica"; staff came from the other stores to help<ref name="ct-2011-03-03-p6" />. By April the total was close to 56,000 slices; the store sold "This is what democracy tastes like" T-shirts for charity<ref name="mc-2011-04-23-ians-protests-over">Rose, D. (2011, April 23). [https://madison.com/news/local/ask/catching-up/article_6b2e6e82-6ddf-11e0-9a3a-001cc4c002e0.html "Catching up: With protests over, business back to normal at Ian's Pizza."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. Gurfield refused to take sides: "We have always said, we're pro pizza"<ref name="mc-2013-11-02-walker-ians">Opoien, J. (2013, November 2). [https://madison.com/news/local/city-life/article_68003d50-481a-5d06-9fa4-e8c4c732453a.html "Is Scott Walker responsible for the success of Ian's Pizza?"] ''madison.com''.</ref>.

			In January 2012 the store announced it would move across the street to 100 State St., the former Madison Children's Museum, 25 percent larger; Nick Martin was then "one of five owners of the State Street location". Because the building belonged to Frank's Liquor of La Crosse, the tied-house law meant the new store could sell no alcohol<ref name="mc-2012-01-22-ians-moving" />. The move came in about May 2012, with a larger salad bar, an open kitchen and a wall for large-scale art<ref name="ct-2012-06-14-p9">(2012, June 14). "Ian's serves an offbeat slice of heaven in bigger digs." ''The Capital Times''. p. 9. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522587625/ 522587625].</ref>. That autumn Gurfield opened his wood-fired [[S2 Pizzabar]] on State Street; it lasted four months<ref name="ct-2012-12-27-p9" />. In September 2013 Ian's hosted the National Pizza Eating Championship on Library Mall<ref name="ct-2013-09-19-p4">Thomas, R. (2013, September 19). "Slice of glory: Top eaters will chow down at Ian's pizza-eating contest." ''The Capital Times''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/520620843/ 520620843].</ref>.

			===2015 to 2019===
	In 2015 Ian's teamed up with its ostensible competitor [[Salvatore’s Tomato Pies\|Salvatore's Tomato Pies]] to make its own sausage — about 400 pounds a week, of Uphoff kurobota pork — and was planning its sixth store, in Seattle<ref name="mc-2015-07-16-ians-sals-sausage">Christians, L. (2015, July 16). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_28262af3-5725-55a5-b1ff-0abe7234fa4e.html "Ian's Pizza and Sal's Tomato Pies team up to make their own sausage."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. Ian's signed a lease for the Garver Feed Mill by December 2017, two years before the renovated building opened<ref name="ct-2017-12-13-pO11">(2017, December 13). "Construction on Garver facility begins." ''The Capital Times''. p. O11. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/516779328/ 516779328].</ref>; the Garver store's first week in July 2019 was so busy the ovens failed — "It broke us" — and it closed briefly, reopening July 30<ref name="ct-2019-11-06-pO13">(2019, November 6). Garver Feed Mill opening, with Ian's Pizza among the tenants. ''The Capital Times''. p. O13. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/613239930/ 613239930].</ref>.		In 2015 Ian's teamed up with its ostensible competitor [[Salvatore’s Tomato Pies\|Salvatore's Tomato Pies]] to make its own sausage — about 400 pounds a week, of Uphoff kurobota pork — and was planning its sixth store, in Seattle<ref name="mc-2015-07-16-ians-sals-sausage">Christians, L. (2015, July 16). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_28262af3-5725-55a5-b1ff-0abe7234fa4e.html "Ian's Pizza and Sal's Tomato Pies team up to make their own sausage."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. Ian's signed a lease for the Garver Feed Mill by December 2017, two years before the renovated building opened<ref name="ct-2017-12-13-pO11">(2017, December 13). "Construction on Garver facility begins." ''The Capital Times''. p. O11. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/516779328/ 516779328].</ref>; the Garver store's first week in July 2019 was so busy the ovens failed — "It broke us" — and it closed briefly, reopening July 30<ref name="ct-2019-11-06-pO13">(2019, November 6). Garver Feed Mill opening, with Ian's Pizza among the tenants. ''The Capital Times''. p. O13. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/613239930/ 613239930].</ref>.

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	==Locations==		==Locations==
	* 100 State St.<ref name="mc-2020-06-12-blm-pizza" />		* 100 State St. (from about May 2012)<ref name="ct-2012-06-14-p9" /><ref name="mc-2020-06-12-blm-pizza" />
	* 319 N. Frances St. (open in 2020)<ref name="mc-2020-01-09-novanta">Kalk Derby, S. (2020, January 9). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/reviews/article_8b30c289-8457-531d-a219-5e5db0e1a9cc.html "New Novanta restaurant is quick, dependable and spirited."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2020-11-07-cold-comfort">Christians, L. (2020, November 7). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/article_2fdc210d-f78e-55cb-a251-96fc41516a1e.html "Cold comfort: With winter on its way, Madison restaurants scramble to stay alive."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.		* 319 N. Frances St. (open in 2020)<ref name="mc-2020-01-09-novanta">Kalk Derby, S. (2020, January 9). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/reviews/article_8b30c289-8457-531d-a219-5e5db0e1a9cc.html "New Novanta restaurant is quick, dependable and spirited."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2020-11-07-cold-comfort">Christians, L. (2020, November 7). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/article_2fdc210d-f78e-55cb-a251-96fc41516a1e.html "Cold comfort: With winter on its way, Madison restaurants scramble to stay alive."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.
	* Garver Feed Mill, 3241 Garver Green (2019 to present)<ref name="ct-2023-11-15-pO44" /><ref name="mc-2026-01-19-ians-verona" />.		* Garver Feed Mill, 3241 Garver Green (2019 to present)<ref name="ct-2023-11-15-pO44" /><ref name="mc-2026-01-19-ians-verona" />.
	* 303 W. Verona Ave., Verona (due to open in summer 2026).		* 303 W. Verona Ave., Verona (due to open in summer 2026).

			===Former Locations===
			* 115 State St. (2005 to about May 2012)<ref name="mc-2012-01-22-ians-moving" /><ref name="ct-2012-06-14-p9" />.

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

Jacques: Add the 2015–2019 years: the Sal's sausage, Garver, and the Thanksgiving slice (2015–2019 research)

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	==History==		==History==
			In 2015 Ian's teamed up with its ostensible competitor [[Salvatore’s Tomato Pies\|Salvatore's Tomato Pies]] to make its own sausage — about 400 pounds a week, of Uphoff kurobota pork — and was planning its sixth store, in Seattle<ref name="mc-2015-07-16-ians-sals-sausage">Christians, L. (2015, July 16). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_28262af3-5725-55a5-b1ff-0abe7234fa4e.html "Ian's Pizza and Sal's Tomato Pies team up to make their own sausage."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. Ian's signed a lease for the Garver Feed Mill by December 2017, two years before the renovated building opened<ref name="ct-2017-12-13-pO11">(2017, December 13). "Construction on Garver facility begins." ''The Capital Times''. p. O11. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/516779328/ 516779328].</ref>; the Garver store's first week in July 2019 was so busy the ovens failed — "It broke us" — and it closed briefly, reopening July 30<ref name="ct-2019-11-06-pO13">(2019, November 6). Garver Feed Mill opening, with Ian's Pizza among the tenants. ''The Capital Times''. p. O13. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/613239930/ 613239930].</ref>.

			On State Street, owner Nick Martin spoke up in the debates of 2017 and 2018 about conditions at the top of State Street, and the store's Tuesday night open mics were held up as programming "inclusive to the homeless"<ref name="ct-2018-07-25-pO12">Pasque, L. S. (2018, July 25). "State Street crime at a high." ''The Capital Times''. p. O12. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/508043289/ 508043289].</ref>.

	In January 2026 Ian's had three stores in Madison, among them State Street and the Garver Feed Mill (opened 2019), three in Milwaukee, and one in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, opened in July 2025, with a commercial kitchen at 802 Walsh Rd. Each store has its own group of owners drawn from its employees, friends and family; Nick Martin is managing partner of the Madison stores<ref name="mc-2026-01-19-ians-verona" />.		In January 2026 Ian's had three stores in Madison, among them State Street and the Garver Feed Mill (opened 2019), three in Milwaukee, and one in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, opened in July 2025, with a commercial kitchen at 802 Walsh Rd. Each store has its own group of owners drawn from its employees, friends and family; Nick Martin is managing partner of the Madison stores<ref name="mc-2026-01-19-ians-verona" />.

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	==Pizza==		==Pizza==
	* Seasonal specials include a Thanksgiving pizza: mozzarella, mushroom cream, mushrooms, green beans, stuffing, cranberry sauce and fried onions<ref name="ct-2023-11-15-pO44">(2023, November 15). Thanksgiving takeout roundup: Ian's Pizza Thanksgiving pizza. ''The Capital Times''. p. O44. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1019208710/ 1019208710].</ref>.		* Seasonal specials include a Thanksgiving pizza: mozzarella, mushroom cream, mushrooms, green beans, stuffing, cranberry sauce and fried onions<ref name="ct-2023-11-15-pO44">(2023, November 15). Thanksgiving takeout roundup: Ian's Pizza Thanksgiving pizza. ''The Capital Times''. p. O44. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1019208710/ 1019208710].</ref>. The "seasonal stunt pie" has been on the November menu in some form since at least 2007, when it was paired with a dessert pie of sweet potato, caramelized pecans and mini marshmallows; Jeff Bach overhauled the modern turkey-and-stuffing slice at the commissary around 2010, replacing a version held together by mashed potatoes and gravy<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>.
	* "As far as the pizza world is concerned, tavern-style pizza is definitely having a moment," Gurfield said in 2026<ref name="ct-2026-01-14-pO30">Rodriguez, A. (2026, January 14). "Kebabs and coffee: 2026 culinary trends." ''The Capital Times''. p. O30. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1291918101/ 1291918101].</ref>.		* "As far as the pizza world is concerned, tavern-style pizza is definitely having a moment," Gurfield said in 2026<ref name="ct-2026-01-14-pO30">Rodriguez, A. (2026, January 14). "Kebabs and coffee: 2026 culinary trends." ''The Capital Times''. p. O30. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1291918101/ 1291918101].</ref>.

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	==History==		==History==
	In January 2026 Ian's had three stores in Madison, among them State Street and the Garver Feed Mill (opened 2019), three in Milwaukee, and one in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, opened in July 2025, with a commercial kitchen at 802 Walsh Rd. Each store has its own group of owners drawn from its employees, friends and family; Nick Martin is managing partner of the Madison stores<ref name="mc-2026-01-19-ians-verona" />.		In January 2026 Ian's had three stores in Madison, among them State Street and the Garver Feed Mill (opened 2019), three in Milwaukee, and one in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, opened in July 2025, with a commercial kitchen at 802 Walsh Rd. Each store has its own group of owners drawn from its employees, friends and family; Nick Martin is managing partner of the Madison stores<ref name="mc-2026-01-19-ians-verona" />.

			During the COVID-19 pandemic all three Madison stores of 2020, on State Street, on North Frances Street and at Garver, kept up carryout and delivery<ref name="mc-2020-03-17-takeout">Christians, L. (2020, March 17). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/article_695f59ef-8886-5ca1-9579-223f0de515a1.html "UPDATED: Some restaurants close, others shift to low-contact take-out in wake of COVID-19."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. A fund called "Stay home! Send pizza!" sent Ian's pizzas to hospital workers in the spring of 2020<ref name="mc-2020-04-06-send-pizza">Christians, L. (2020, April 6). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/article_9b471e7f-cc86-5675-850b-2a42a21150e4.html "Stay home, send pizza: Efforts to 'feed the frontlines' of coronavirus fight gain traction."] ''madison.com''.</ref>, and Ian's gave pizza to the protesters of 2020, as it had to the Act 10 protesters of 2011, when it delivered up to 1,200 pizzas a day to the Capitol with orders from all 50 states and 72 countries<ref name="mc-2020-06-12-blm-pizza">Christians, L. (2020, June 12). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/article_55514e40-8cf6-558d-ac86-d8d32770333f.html "Restaurants say #blacklivesmatter with posts, pizza."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2021-02-07-act-10-ians">Vetterkind, R. (2021, February 7). [https://madison.com/article_b2c9311a-cbb1-5abd-98ef-87aa849d7cf1.html "Act 10 helped put Ian's Pizza on the map."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. Only three of its seven restaurants got federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants in 2021<ref name="mc-2021-07-31-rrf">Schmidt, M. (2021, July 31). [https://madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_bbe65cda-b915-57d0-95d6-982294aa9b54.html "Only 1 in 3 Wisconsin restaurant applicants got COVID relief grant, leaving room for worry."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. To keep staff, it guaranteed tipped workers $15 an hour and paid $2 more after 10 p.m.<ref name="mc-2021-09-29-out-of-service">Christians, L. (2021, September 29). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/article_a297a5ab-2123-50a5-af56-a60dab7344ed.html "Out of service: What will it take to bring back Madison's restaurant workers?"] ''madison.com''.</ref>

	The largest store yet, 8,000 square feet at 303 W. Verona Ave. in Verona's Mill District, broke ground in early January 2026 and was due to open by midsummer. It is the first Ian's to sell liquor, and has its own Calliope Ice Cream counter<ref name="mc-2026-01-19-ians-verona" />.		The largest store yet, 8,000 square feet at 303 W. Verona Ave. in Verona's Mill District, broke ground in early January 2026 and was due to open by midsummer. It is the first Ian's to sell liquor, and has its own Calliope Ice Cream counter<ref name="mc-2026-01-19-ians-verona" />.
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	==Locations==		==Locations==
	* State ~~Street~~.		* 100 State St.<ref name="mc-2020-06-12-blm-pizza" />
			* 319 N. Frances St. (open in 2020)<ref name="mc-2020-01-09-novanta">Kalk Derby, S. (2020, January 9). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/reviews/article_8b30c289-8457-531d-a219-5e5db0e1a9cc.html "New Novanta restaurant is quick, dependable and spirited."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2020-11-07-cold-comfort">Christians, L. (2020, November 7). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/article_2fdc210d-f78e-55cb-a251-96fc41516a1e.html "Cold comfort: With winter on its way, Madison restaurants scramble to stay alive."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.
	* Garver Feed Mill, 3241 Garver Green (2019 to present)<ref name="ct-2023-11-15-pO44" /><ref name="mc-2026-01-19-ians-verona" />.		* Garver Feed Mill, 3241 Garver Green (2019 to present)<ref name="ct-2023-11-15-pO44" /><ref name="mc-2026-01-19-ians-verona" />.
	* 303 W. Verona Ave., Verona (due to open in summer 2026).		* 303 W. Verona Ave., Verona (due to open in summer 2026).

	==See also==		==See also==
			* [[COVID-19 pandemic]]
	* [[Item:Q991\|Ian's Pizza in the Madison Pizza Wiki database]]		* [[Item:Q991\|Ian's Pizza in the Madison Pizza Wiki database]]

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	<references />		<references />

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	cofounded by [[Ian Gurfield]].		'''Ian's Pizza''' was cofounded by [[Ian Gurfield]]. It opened on October 31, 2001, and is known for selling pizza by the slice, especially its mac 'n cheese pizza<ref name="mc-2026-01-19-ians-verona">Kalk Derby, S. (2026, January 19). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_90cd8955-9f18-43bc-93cb-efaff03891a7.html "Ian's Pizza is coming to Verona, its 'biggest undertaking yet'."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.

			==History==
			In January 2026 Ian's had three stores in Madison, among them State Street and the Garver Feed Mill (opened 2019), three in Milwaukee, and one in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, opened in July 2025, with a commercial kitchen at 802 Walsh Rd. Each store has its own group of owners drawn from its employees, friends and family; Nick Martin is managing partner of the Madison stores<ref name="mc-2026-01-19-ians-verona" />.

			The largest store yet, 8,000 square feet at 303 W. Verona Ave. in Verona's Mill District, broke ground in early January 2026 and was due to open by midsummer. It is the first Ian's to sell liquor, and has its own Calliope Ice Cream counter<ref name="mc-2026-01-19-ians-verona" />.

			==Pizza==
			* Seasonal specials include a Thanksgiving pizza: mozzarella, mushroom cream, mushrooms, green beans, stuffing, cranberry sauce and fried onions<ref name="ct-2023-11-15-pO44">(2023, November 15). Thanksgiving takeout roundup: Ian's Pizza Thanksgiving pizza. ''The Capital Times''. p. O44. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1019208710/ 1019208710].</ref>.
			* "As far as the pizza world is concerned, tavern-style pizza is definitely having a moment," Gurfield said in 2026<ref name="ct-2026-01-14-pO30">Rodriguez, A. (2026, January 14). "Kebabs and coffee: 2026 culinary trends." ''The Capital Times''. p. O30. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1291918101/ 1291918101].</ref>.

			==Locations==
			* State Street.
			* Garver Feed Mill, 3241 Garver Green (2019 to present)<ref name="ct-2023-11-15-pO44" /><ref name="mc-2026-01-19-ians-verona" />.
			* 303 W. Verona Ave., Verona (due to open in summer 2026).

			==See also==
			* [[Item:Q991\|Ian's Pizza in the Madison Pizza Wiki database]]

			==Notes==
			<references />

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cofounded by [[Ian Gurfield]].