Picasso’s Pizza - Revision history

Jacques: Add the 2005–2009 years from the newspaper research recorded in the database; earlier text kept

2026-10-22T03:37:53Z

Add the 2005–2009 years from the newspaper research recorded in the database; earlier text kept

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	==History==		==History==
	Chad Leppien opened Picasso's in August 2000 and ran it for 17 years, closing in late February 2017. A second ~~store~~ in McFarland ran from 2007 to 2011<ref name="mc-2017-02-24-picassos-closing" />; in July 2011 Fat Boys Pizza of Lodi announced a full-service restaurant in "the old Picasso's in McFarland", 4706 Farwell St.<ref name="mc-2011-07-17-fat-boys-mcfarland">Kalk Derby, S. (2011, July 17). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/article_917f233c-af08-11e0-ad0d-001cc4c03286.html "Restaurant News: Fat Boys Pizza coming to McFarland."] ''madison.com''.</ref>		Chad Leppien opened Picasso's in August 2000 and ran it for 17 years, closing in late February 2017. "The bleak storefront at Picasso's," the State Journal wrote in June 2008, had given many people the impression it was only a takeout and delivery place, until a second restaurant opened in McFarland, at 4706 Farwell St., in the former Angelo's, and "people were giving it raves": the two shared a menu, and while best known for pizza, the wild mushroom strudel and the Friday perch fry drew the reviewer's praise<ref name="mc-2008-06-01-picassos-review">Martell, C. (2008, June 1). [https://madison.com/entertainment/article_ae667250-7601-5a7a-aa4c-c3a29945faf8.html "Don't judge Picasso's by their storefronts."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. The McFarland store ran from 2007 (or, by the review's dating, 2008) to 2011<ref name="mc-2017-02-24-picassos-closing" />; in July 2011 Fat Boys Pizza of Lodi announced a full-service restaurant in "the old Picasso's in McFarland", 4706 Farwell St.<ref name="mc-2011-07-17-fat-boys-mcfarland">Kalk Derby, S. (2011, July 17). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/article_917f233c-af08-11e0-ad0d-001cc4c03286.html "Restaurant News: Fat Boys Pizza coming to McFarland."] ''madison.com''.</ref>

	==Pizza==		==Pizza==
			* In 2008 the menu had thin-crust, double dough and Chicago stuffed pizzas, calzones with the sauce on the side and stromboli with it baked inside; the thin-crust Venetian carried spinach, mushrooms, artichokes and black olives under provolone, and pizzas cost $10 to $21<ref name="mc-2008-06-01-picassos-review" />.
	* The specialty pizzas included the Roman Ruler, which the State Journal photographed at the McFarland store in 2008<ref name="mc-2017-02-24-picassos-closing" />.		* The specialty pizzas included the Roman Ruler, which the State Journal photographed at the McFarland store in 2008<ref name="mc-2017-02-24-picassos-closing" />.

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

2026-10-21T17:13:15Z

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

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:13, 21 October 2026
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	==History==		==History==
	Chad Leppien opened Picasso's in August 2000 and ran it for 17 years, closing in late February 2017. A second store in McFarland ran from 2007 to 2011<ref name="mc-2017-02-24-picassos-closing" />.		Chad Leppien opened Picasso's in August 2000 and ran it for 17 years, closing in late February 2017. A second store in McFarland ran from 2007 to 2011<ref name="mc-2017-02-24-picassos-closing" />; in July 2011 Fat Boys Pizza of Lodi announced a full-service restaurant in "the old Picasso's in McFarland", 4706 Farwell St.<ref name="mc-2011-07-17-fat-boys-mcfarland">Kalk Derby, S. (2011, July 17). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/article_917f233c-af08-11e0-ad0d-001cc4c03286.html "Restaurant News: Fat Boys Pizza coming to McFarland."] ''madison.com''.</ref>

	==Pizza==		==Pizza==
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	==Former Locations==		==Former Locations==
	* 5266 Williamsburg Way (August 2000 to February 2017).		* 5266 Williamsburg Way (August 2000 to February 2017).
	* McFarland (2007 to 2011).		* 4706 Farwell St., McFarland (2007 to 2011)<ref name="mc-2011-07-17-fat-boys-mcfarland" />.

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

Jacques: New article from the 2015–2019 newspaper research recorded in the database

2026-10-21T13:52:37Z

New article from the 2015–2019 newspaper research recorded in the database

New page

'''Picasso's Pizza''' was a pizza restaurant at 5266 Williamsburg Way, off the Beltline at Verona Road, from August 2000 to February 2017<ref name="mc-2017-02-24-picassos-closing">Kalk Derby, S. (2017, February 24). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/restaurants/article_540de187-7f27-5b03-867d-40aed3e0dc90.html "After 17 years, Picasso's restaurant says goodbye."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.

==History==
Chad Leppien opened Picasso's in August 2000 and ran it for 17 years, closing in late February 2017. A second store in McFarland ran from 2007 to 2011<ref name="mc-2017-02-24-picassos-closing" />.

==Pizza==
* The specialty pizzas included the Roman Ruler, which the State Journal photographed at the McFarland store in 2008<ref name="mc-2017-02-24-picassos-closing" />.

==Former Locations==
* 5266 Williamsburg Way (August 2000 to February 2017).
* McFarland (2007 to 2011).

==See also==
* [[Item:Q1572|Picasso's Pizza in the Madison Pizza Wiki database]]

==Notes==
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