Rozino’s Pizza - Revision history

Jacques: Correct the style: New York-style thin crust, with deep dish as a side option

2026-10-28T20:52:10Z

Correct the style: New York-style thin crust, with deep dish as a side option

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	'''Rozino's Pizza''' was a Madison pizza-by-the-slice business from about 1986 to April 28, 2003, best remembered for its store at 114 N. Fairchild St. off State Street and for the old bread truck that sold slices in the downtown parks<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2">Moe, D. (2003, April 29). "Rozino's was a slice of city life." ''The Capital Times''. p. 2. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/523384490/ 523384490].</ref>. Its owners also ran a Rozino's at the House on the Rock near Spring Green for about a decade<ref name="wsj-2001-10-18-p73">Kalk, S. (2001, October 18). "Rozino's returns (restaurant news)." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 73. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406672082/ 406672082].</ref>.		'''Rozino's Pizza''' was a Madison New York-style pizza-by-the-slice business from about 1986 to April 28, 2003, best remembered for its store at 114 N. Fairchild St. off State Street and for the old bread truck that sold slices in the downtown parks<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2">Moe, D. (2003, April 29). "Rozino's was a slice of city life." ''The Capital Times''. p. 2. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/523384490/ 523384490].</ref>. Its owners also ran a Rozino's at the House on the Rock near Spring Green for about a decade<ref name="wsj-2001-10-18-p73">Kalk, S. (2001, October 18). "Rozino's returns (restaurant news)." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 73. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406672082/ 406672082].</ref>.

	==History==		==History==
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	==Pizza==		==Pizza==
			* New York style throughout: in 1989 the State Journal reviewed it as Rozino's New York Style Pizza, with a hand-tossed crust baked on stone<ref name="wsj-1989-09-24-p98">(1989, September 24). "Whether pizza or subs, we like Rozino's style." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 98. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/396978889/ 396978889].</ref>, and a 1993 dining guide said "Thin crust is a specialty"<ref name="wsj-1993-08-18-p93" />.
	* The 1995 Yellow Pages ad offered "thin crust or pan style pizza", subs, cheese steaks, soups, salads and beer on tap, with free delivery from 114 N. Fairchild St., open until 2 a.m. Monday to Saturday<ref name="yp-1995-p641">(1995). Ameritech PagesPlus Yellow Pages, Madison, 1995 edition, 'Pizza' classification, p. 641: display ads — Gumby's Pizza, 2433 University Av. (fast free delivery Sun–Wed 11–2 a.m., Thu–Sat 11–3:30 a.m.; wholewheat crust and e…. ''Madison telephone directory''. p. 641.</ref>.		* The 1995 Yellow Pages ad offered "thin crust or pan style pizza", subs, cheese steaks, soups, salads and beer on tap, with free delivery from 114 N. Fairchild St., open until 2 a.m. Monday to Saturday<ref name="yp-1995-p641">(1995). Ameritech PagesPlus Yellow Pages, Madison, 1995 edition, 'Pizza' classification, p. 641: display ads — Gumby's Pizza, 2433 University Av. (fast free delivery Sun–Wed 11–2 a.m., Thu–Sat 11–3:30 a.m.; wholewheat crust and e…. ''Madison telephone directory''. p. 641.</ref>.
	* ~~Deep~~-dish slices~~, sold from the truck as well as the stores~~<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />; Konitzer called the recipe "Old World"<ref name="wsj-2001-10-18-p73" />.		* Doug Moe remembered the truck selling "deep-dish pizza slices"<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />. Deep dish seems to have been a side option, though: the 1995 ad offered "thin crust or pan style"<ref name="yp-1995-p641" />. Konitzer called the recipe "Old World"<ref name="wsj-2001-10-18-p73" />.
	* At Junction Road in 2002: New York-style thin-crust slices, the Mediterranean (tangy red sauce, roasted red and green peppers, tomato, onion, black olives, mozzarella and feta) and the Margherita (bechamel, tomato, onion, garlic, basil, asiago, romano and mozzarella) at $3.25, cheese at $2.80, and deep-dish pies such as the rustica roasted tomato at $3.50 a slice<ref name="wsj-2002-11-25-p27" />.		* At Junction Road in 2002: New York-style thin-crust slices, the Mediterranean (tangy red sauce, roasted red and green peppers, tomato, onion, black olives, mozzarella and feta) and the Margherita (bechamel, tomato, onion, garlic, basil, asiago, romano and mozzarella) at $3.25, cheese at $2.80, and deep-dish pies such as the rustica roasted tomato at $3.50 a slice<ref name="wsj-2002-11-25-p27" />.

	==Former Locations==		==Former Locations==
	* 626 University Ave., below the Church Key (July 1986 to January 1989)<ref name="wsj-1989-09-24-p98"~~>(1989, September 24). "Whether pizza or subs, we like Rozino's style." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 98. Newspapers.com image [https:~~/~~/www.newspapers.com/image/396978889/ 396978889].</ref~~><ref name="ct-1986-08-23-p29" />.		* 626 University Ave., below the Church Key (July 1986 to January 1989)<ref name="wsj-1989-09-24-p98" /><ref name="ct-1986-08-23-p29" />.
	* [[114 North Fairchild Street\|114 N. Fairchild St.]] (to June 1999<ref name="wsj-2003-04-30-p26" />; the building came down in 2001<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />).		* [[114 North Fairchild Street\|114 N. Fairchild St.]] (to June 1999<ref name="wsj-2003-04-30-p26" />; the building came down in 2001<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />).
	* 515 Junction Rd., Suite F, City Center West (January 2002<ref name="wsj-2002-01-11-p26" /> to April 28, 2003<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />).		* 515 Junction Rd., Suite F, City Center West (January 2002<ref name="wsj-2002-01-11-p26" /> to April 28, 2003<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />).

Jacques: Add the address of the first store, 626 University Ave. (1986)

2026-10-25T02:26:53Z

Add the address of the first store, 626 University Ave. (1986)

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	==History==		==History==
	"For a long time a lot of people figured Rozino's didn't really have a location," Doug Moe wrote when it closed. In 1987 Gene Konitzer, then the director of operations, persuaded the owners to buy a 1963 Chevy bread truck; they painted "Rozino's" on the side and sold "delicious deep-dish pizza slices out of the back" at James Madison and Law parks. There was always a store as well: the first below the Church Key on University Avenue, and the best known at [[114 North Fairchild Street\|114 N. Fairchild St.]], "a great location off State near the Capitol and campus", until the Overture Center's arts district took the block and the building was knocked down in 2001<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />. By 1999 the truck belonged to an employee of [[Glass Nickel Pizza]], who bought his pizza there to resell on Langdon Street late at night<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61">Kalk, S. (1999, August 26). Sal's listed for sale; Glass Nickel expands to west side. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 61. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402056959/ 402056959], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522664495/ 522664495].</ref>.		"For a long time a lot of people figured Rozino's didn't really have a location," Doug Moe wrote when it closed. In 1987 Gene Konitzer, then the director of operations, persuaded the owners to buy a 1963 Chevy bread truck; they painted "Rozino's" on the side and sold "delicious deep-dish pizza slices out of the back" at James Madison and Law parks. There was always a store as well: the first below the Church Key on University Avenue (626 University Ave., where Rozino's was hiring drivers in August 1986<ref name="ct-1986-08-23-p29">(1986, August 23). Help-wanted: 'Delivery drivers. Apply at Rozino's Pizza, 626 University Ave., after 3:30 p.m. Must have car & be insured' — the first Rozino's address. ''The Capital Times''. p. 29. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521454397/ 521454397].</ref><ref name="wsj-1986-08-03-p36">(1986, August 3). Help-wanted: 'Rozino's Pizza now hiring delivery drivers. Must have car. Apply at 626 University Ave.'. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 36. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405090082/ 405090082].</ref>), and the best known at [[114 North Fairchild Street\|114 N. Fairchild St.]], "a great location off State near the Capitol and campus", until the Overture Center's arts district took the block and the building was knocked down in 2001<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />. By 1999 the truck belonged to an employee of [[Glass Nickel Pizza]], who bought his pizza there to resell on Langdon Street late at night<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61">Kalk, S. (1999, August 26). Sal's listed for sale; Glass Nickel expands to west side. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 61. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402056959/ 402056959], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522664495/ 522664495].</ref>.

	Konitzer, who had earlier run the Bittersweet restaurant on upper State Street, became the owner. In 2002 the city licensed "New York Deli & Pizza Co., Inc. dba Rozino's Pizza" at 515 Junction Rd. on the far west side<ref name="ct-2002-05-21-p4">(2002, May 21). City of Madison license renewal applications, 2002–03 (pages 4–5). ''The Capital Times''. p. 4. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007657/ 526007657], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007657/ 526007657], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007659/ 526007659].</ref>. The store "never really took off"; high rent and little parking contributed, "though the real culprit is that Junction Road is not Fairchild Street". Monday, April 28, 2003, was the last day, after 17 years<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />. [[Casa Bianca]] opened its West Side restaurant in the space that autumn<ref name="wsj-2003-12-21-p52">Martell, C. (2003, December 21). "Restaurant review: Casa Bianca — West Side incarnation does best at pizza." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 52. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407390862/ 407390862].</ref>.		Konitzer, who had earlier run the Bittersweet restaurant on upper State Street, became the owner. In 2002 the city licensed "New York Deli & Pizza Co., Inc. dba Rozino's Pizza" at 515 Junction Rd. on the far west side<ref name="ct-2002-05-21-p4">(2002, May 21). City of Madison license renewal applications, 2002–03 (pages 4–5). ''The Capital Times''. p. 4. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007657/ 526007657], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007657/ 526007657], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007659/ 526007659].</ref>. The store "never really took off"; high rent and little parking contributed, "though the real culprit is that Junction Road is not Fairchild Street". Monday, April 28, 2003, was the last day, after 17 years<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />. [[Casa Bianca]] opened its West Side restaurant in the space that autumn<ref name="wsj-2003-12-21-p52">Martell, C. (2003, December 21). "Restaurant review: Casa Bianca — West Side incarnation does best at pizza." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 52. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407390862/ 407390862].</ref>.
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	==Former Locations==		==Former Locations==
	* ~~Below~~ the Church Key, ~~University Avenue (the first store; dates not found~~).		* 626 University Ave., below the Church Key (July 1986 to January 1989)<ref name="wsj-1989-09-24-p98">(1989, September 24). "Whether pizza or subs, we like Rozino's style." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 98. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/396978889/ 396978889].</ref><ref name="ct-1986-08-23-p29" />.
	* [[114 North Fairchild Street\|114 N. Fairchild St.]] (to June 1999<ref name="wsj-2003-04-30-p26" />; the building came down in 2001<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />).		* [[114 North Fairchild Street\|114 N. Fairchild St.]] (to June 1999<ref name="wsj-2003-04-30-p26" />; the building came down in 2001<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />).
	* 515 Junction Rd., Suite F, City Center West (January 2002<ref name="wsj-2002-01-11-p26" /> to April 28, 2003<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />).		* 515 Junction Rd., Suite F, City Center West (January 2002<ref name="wsj-2002-01-11-p26" /> to April 28, 2003<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />).

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

2026-10-24T03:31:20Z

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

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	"For a long time a lot of people figured Rozino's didn't really have a location," Doug Moe wrote when it closed. In 1987 Gene Konitzer, then the director of operations, persuaded the owners to buy a 1963 Chevy bread truck; they painted "Rozino's" on the side and sold "delicious deep-dish pizza slices out of the back" at James Madison and Law parks. There was always a store as well: the first below the Church Key on University Avenue, and the best known at [[114 North Fairchild Street\|114 N. Fairchild St.]], "a great location off State near the Capitol and campus", until the Overture Center's arts district took the block and the building was knocked down in 2001<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />. By 1999 the truck belonged to an employee of [[Glass Nickel Pizza]], who bought his pizza there to resell on Langdon Street late at night<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61">Kalk, S. (1999, August 26). Sal's listed for sale; Glass Nickel expands to west side. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 61. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402056959/ 402056959], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522664495/ 522664495].</ref>.		"For a long time a lot of people figured Rozino's didn't really have a location," Doug Moe wrote when it closed. In 1987 Gene Konitzer, then the director of operations, persuaded the owners to buy a 1963 Chevy bread truck; they painted "Rozino's" on the side and sold "delicious deep-dish pizza slices out of the back" at James Madison and Law parks. There was always a store as well: the first below the Church Key on University Avenue, and the best known at [[114 North Fairchild Street\|114 N. Fairchild St.]], "a great location off State near the Capitol and campus", until the Overture Center's arts district took the block and the building was knocked down in 2001<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />. By 1999 the truck belonged to an employee of [[Glass Nickel Pizza]], who bought his pizza there to resell on Langdon Street late at night<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61">Kalk, S. (1999, August 26). Sal's listed for sale; Glass Nickel expands to west side. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 61. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402056959/ 402056959], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522664495/ 522664495].</ref>.

	Konitzer, who had earlier run the Bittersweet restaurant on upper State Street, became the owner. In 2002 the city licensed "New York Deli & Pizza Co., Inc. dba Rozino's Pizza" at 515 Junction Rd. on the far west side<ref name="ct-2002-05-21-p4">(2002, May 21). City of Madison ~~licence~~ renewal applications, 2002–03 (pages 4–5). ''The Capital Times''. p. 4. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007657/ 526007657], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007657/ 526007657], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007659/ 526007659].</ref>. The store "never really took off"; high rent and little parking contributed, "though the real culprit is that Junction Road is not Fairchild Street". Monday, April 28, 2003, was the last day, after 17 years<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />. [[Casa Bianca]] opened its West Side restaurant in the space that autumn<ref name="wsj-2003-12-21-p52">Martell, C. (2003, December 21). "Restaurant review: Casa Bianca — West Side incarnation does best at pizza." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 52. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407390862/ 407390862].</ref>.		Konitzer, who had earlier run the Bittersweet restaurant on upper State Street, became the owner. In 2002 the city licensed "New York Deli & Pizza Co., Inc. dba Rozino's Pizza" at 515 Junction Rd. on the far west side<ref name="ct-2002-05-21-p4">(2002, May 21). City of Madison license renewal applications, 2002–03 (pages 4–5). ''The Capital Times''. p. 4. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007657/ 526007657], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007657/ 526007657], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007659/ 526007659].</ref>. The store "never really took off"; high rent and little parking contributed, "though the real culprit is that Junction Road is not Fairchild Street". Monday, April 28, 2003, was the last day, after 17 years<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />. [[Casa Bianca]] opened its West Side restaurant in the space that autumn<ref name="wsj-2003-12-21-p52">Martell, C. (2003, December 21). "Restaurant review: Casa Bianca — West Side incarnation does best at pizza." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 52. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407390862/ 407390862].</ref>.

	'''The Overture years.''' The Fairchild Street store closed in June 1999 to make room for the Overture Center<ref name="wsj-2003-04-30-p26">(2003, April 30). "West Side pizza restaurant closes." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405977425/ 405977425].</ref>; Samara Kalk called it "the first casualty of the Overture Project". In October 2001 Konitzer and his partner Russell Bacchi, whose family recipe the pizza was, announced a return in a corner spot of the City Center West project on Junction Road, "a more exciting, upscale version" that would still be "a pizza-by-the-slice program", with sandwiches, soups, pastas and a deli case, counter service and a service bar, and no delivery; Konitzer, who had "worked downtown for 25 years", was lukewarm about ever going back downtown<ref name="wsj-2001-10-18-p73" />. The city granted the new store a cabaret ~~licence~~ in November 2001<ref name="ct-2001-12-14-p48">(2001, December 14). "Common Council proceedings: ALRC report of Nov. 15, 2001." ''The Capital Times''. p. 48. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526004090/ 526004090].</ref>, and Rozino's Pizza & Cafe opened at 515 Junction Rd. in January 2002 with 14 employees<ref name="wsj-2002-01-11-p26">(2002, January 11). "Rozino's returns." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406785296/ 406785296].</ref>. Chris Martell's review that November found a spartan but pleasant room with booths and a well-stocked bar, "a perfect, inexpensive choice for a family pizza night"; set against the new Rosati's on Mineral Point Road, "I'd go to Rozino's, which has spicier sauce and roasted vegetables on its pies"<ref name="wsj-2002-11-25-p27">Martell, C. (2002, November 25). "Restaurant reviews: Plenty to recommend at Rozino's, Rosati's." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 27. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407833458/ 407833458], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407833471/ 407833471].</ref>. It closed on April 28, 2003; the site "didn't have the foot traffic" of Fairchild Street, Konitzer said. "I poured everything I had into that business."<ref name="wsj-2003-04-30-p26" />		'''The Overture years.''' The Fairchild Street store closed in June 1999 to make room for the Overture Center<ref name="wsj-2003-04-30-p26">(2003, April 30). "West Side pizza restaurant closes." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405977425/ 405977425].</ref>; Samara Kalk called it "the first casualty of the Overture Project". In October 2001 Konitzer and his partner Russell Bacchi, whose family recipe the pizza was, announced a return in a corner spot of the City Center West project on Junction Road, "a more exciting, upscale version" that would still be "a pizza-by-the-slice program", with sandwiches, soups, pastas and a deli case, counter service and a service bar, and no delivery; Konitzer, who had "worked downtown for 25 years", was lukewarm about ever going back downtown<ref name="wsj-2001-10-18-p73" />. The city granted the new store a cabaret license in November 2001<ref name="ct-2001-12-14-p48">(2001, December 14). "Common Council proceedings: ALRC report of Nov. 15, 2001." ''The Capital Times''. p. 48. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526004090/ 526004090].</ref>, and Rozino's Pizza & Cafe opened at 515 Junction Rd. in January 2002 with 14 employees<ref name="wsj-2002-01-11-p26">(2002, January 11). "Rozino's returns." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406785296/ 406785296].</ref>. Chris Martell's review that November found a spartan but pleasant room with booths and a well-stocked bar, "a perfect, inexpensive choice for a family pizza night"; set against the new Rosati's on Mineral Point Road, "I'd go to Rozino's, which has spicier sauce and roasted vegetables on its pies"<ref name="wsj-2002-11-25-p27">Martell, C. (2002, November 25). "Restaurant reviews: Plenty to recommend at Rozino's, Rosati's." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 27. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407833458/ 407833458], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407833471/ 407833471].</ref>. It closed on April 28, 2003; the site "didn't have the foot traffic" of Fairchild Street, Konitzer said. "I poured everything I had into that business."<ref name="wsj-2003-04-30-p26" />

	The Fairchild Street store was listed in a 1993 dining guide as "Rozino's New York Style Pizza, 114 N. Fairchild St., 255-6647 — sold by slice or whole pie, Rozino's makes New York-style pizza baked on stone. Thin crust is a specialty"<ref name="wsj-1993-08-18-p93">(1993, August 18). "Good dining spots — Pizza." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 93. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406358045/ 406358045].</ref>. Reviewing Falbo Bros. that May, Jay Rath ranked the newcomer "second only to Rozino's" for delivered pizza<ref name="ct-1993-05-01-p38">Rath, J. (1993, May 1). "Falbo Bros. really delivers: Its thick-crust pizza ranks near the top." ''The Capital Times''. p. 38. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521422908/ 521422908].</ref>. The 1995 ~~licence~~ list carried it as Rozino's Pizza, Inc., with John Andersen as agent<ref name="ct-1995-05-25-p20">(1995, May 25). City of Madison ~~licence~~ list, May 1995. ''The Capital Times''. p. 20. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521522538/ 521522538]. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>, and that August's student guide repeated the stone-baked, by-the-slice description<ref name="wsj-1995-08-16-p59">(1995, August 16). "Student dining guide 1995: Pizza." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 59. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404412582/ 404412582], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522634426/ 522634426].</ref>.		The Fairchild Street store was listed in a 1993 dining guide as "Rozino's New York Style Pizza, 114 N. Fairchild St., 255-6647 — sold by slice or whole pie, Rozino's makes New York-style pizza baked on stone. Thin crust is a specialty"<ref name="wsj-1993-08-18-p93">(1993, August 18). "Good dining spots — Pizza." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 93. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406358045/ 406358045].</ref>. Reviewing Falbo Bros. that May, Jay Rath ranked the newcomer "second only to Rozino's" for delivered pizza<ref name="ct-1993-05-01-p38">Rath, J. (1993, May 1). "Falbo Bros. really delivers: Its thick-crust pizza ranks near the top." ''The Capital Times''. p. 38. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521422908/ 521422908].</ref>. The 1995 license list carried it as Rozino's Pizza, Inc., with John Andersen as agent<ref name="ct-1995-05-25-p20">(1995, May 25). City of Madison license list, May 1995. ''The Capital Times''. p. 20. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521522538/ 521522538]. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>, and that August's student guide repeated the stone-baked, by-the-slice description<ref name="wsj-1995-08-16-p59">(1995, August 16). "Student dining guide 1995: Pizza." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 59. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404412582/ 404412582], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522634426/ 522634426].</ref>.

	==Pizza==		==Pizza==

Jacques: Add the 1995 newspaper findings (licence list, openings, Angelo Fraboni's death) from the research recorded in the database

2026-10-24T02:32:18Z

Add the 1995 newspaper findings (licence list, openings, Angelo Fraboni's death) from the research recorded in the database

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	'''The Overture years.''' The Fairchild Street store closed in June 1999 to make room for the Overture Center<ref name="wsj-2003-04-30-p26">(2003, April 30). "West Side pizza restaurant closes." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405977425/ 405977425].</ref>; Samara Kalk called it "the first casualty of the Overture Project". In October 2001 Konitzer and his partner Russell Bacchi, whose family recipe the pizza was, announced a return in a corner spot of the City Center West project on Junction Road, "a more exciting, upscale version" that would still be "a pizza-by-the-slice program", with sandwiches, soups, pastas and a deli case, counter service and a service bar, and no delivery; Konitzer, who had "worked downtown for 25 years", was lukewarm about ever going back downtown<ref name="wsj-2001-10-18-p73" />. The city granted the new store a cabaret licence in November 2001<ref name="ct-2001-12-14-p48">(2001, December 14). "Common Council proceedings: ALRC report of Nov. 15, 2001." ''The Capital Times''. p. 48. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526004090/ 526004090].</ref>, and Rozino's Pizza & Cafe opened at 515 Junction Rd. in January 2002 with 14 employees<ref name="wsj-2002-01-11-p26">(2002, January 11). "Rozino's returns." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406785296/ 406785296].</ref>. Chris Martell's review that November found a spartan but pleasant room with booths and a well-stocked bar, "a perfect, inexpensive choice for a family pizza night"; set against the new Rosati's on Mineral Point Road, "I'd go to Rozino's, which has spicier sauce and roasted vegetables on its pies"<ref name="wsj-2002-11-25-p27">Martell, C. (2002, November 25). "Restaurant reviews: Plenty to recommend at Rozino's, Rosati's." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 27. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407833458/ 407833458], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407833471/ 407833471].</ref>. It closed on April 28, 2003; the site "didn't have the foot traffic" of Fairchild Street, Konitzer said. "I poured everything I had into that business."<ref name="wsj-2003-04-30-p26" />		'''The Overture years.''' The Fairchild Street store closed in June 1999 to make room for the Overture Center<ref name="wsj-2003-04-30-p26">(2003, April 30). "West Side pizza restaurant closes." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405977425/ 405977425].</ref>; Samara Kalk called it "the first casualty of the Overture Project". In October 2001 Konitzer and his partner Russell Bacchi, whose family recipe the pizza was, announced a return in a corner spot of the City Center West project on Junction Road, "a more exciting, upscale version" that would still be "a pizza-by-the-slice program", with sandwiches, soups, pastas and a deli case, counter service and a service bar, and no delivery; Konitzer, who had "worked downtown for 25 years", was lukewarm about ever going back downtown<ref name="wsj-2001-10-18-p73" />. The city granted the new store a cabaret licence in November 2001<ref name="ct-2001-12-14-p48">(2001, December 14). "Common Council proceedings: ALRC report of Nov. 15, 2001." ''The Capital Times''. p. 48. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526004090/ 526004090].</ref>, and Rozino's Pizza & Cafe opened at 515 Junction Rd. in January 2002 with 14 employees<ref name="wsj-2002-01-11-p26">(2002, January 11). "Rozino's returns." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406785296/ 406785296].</ref>. Chris Martell's review that November found a spartan but pleasant room with booths and a well-stocked bar, "a perfect, inexpensive choice for a family pizza night"; set against the new Rosati's on Mineral Point Road, "I'd go to Rozino's, which has spicier sauce and roasted vegetables on its pies"<ref name="wsj-2002-11-25-p27">Martell, C. (2002, November 25). "Restaurant reviews: Plenty to recommend at Rozino's, Rosati's." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 27. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407833458/ 407833458], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407833471/ 407833471].</ref>. It closed on April 28, 2003; the site "didn't have the foot traffic" of Fairchild Street, Konitzer said. "I poured everything I had into that business."<ref name="wsj-2003-04-30-p26" />

	The Fairchild Street store was listed in a 1993 dining guide as "Rozino's New York Style Pizza, 114 N. Fairchild St., 255-6647 — sold by slice or whole pie, Rozino's makes New York-style pizza baked on stone. Thin crust is a specialty"<ref name="wsj-1993-08-18-p93">(1993, August 18). "Good dining spots — Pizza." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 93. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406358045/ 406358045].</ref>. Reviewing Falbo Bros. that May, Jay Rath ranked the newcomer "second only to Rozino's" for delivered pizza<ref name="ct-1993-05-01-p38">Rath, J. (1993, May 1). "Falbo Bros. really delivers: Its thick-crust pizza ranks near the top." ''The Capital Times''. p. 38. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521422908/ 521422908].</ref>.		The Fairchild Street store was listed in a 1993 dining guide as "Rozino's New York Style Pizza, 114 N. Fairchild St., 255-6647 — sold by slice or whole pie, Rozino's makes New York-style pizza baked on stone. Thin crust is a specialty"<ref name="wsj-1993-08-18-p93">(1993, August 18). "Good dining spots — Pizza." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 93. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406358045/ 406358045].</ref>. Reviewing Falbo Bros. that May, Jay Rath ranked the newcomer "second only to Rozino's" for delivered pizza<ref name="ct-1993-05-01-p38">Rath, J. (1993, May 1). "Falbo Bros. really delivers: Its thick-crust pizza ranks near the top." ''The Capital Times''. p. 38. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521422908/ 521422908].</ref>. The 1995 licence list carried it as Rozino's Pizza, Inc., with John Andersen as agent<ref name="ct-1995-05-25-p20">(1995, May 25). City of Madison licence list, May 1995. ''The Capital Times''. p. 20. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521522538/ 521522538]. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>, and that August's student guide repeated the stone-baked, by-the-slice description<ref name="wsj-1995-08-16-p59">(1995, August 16). "Student dining guide 1995: Pizza." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 59. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404412582/ 404412582], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522634426/ 522634426].</ref>.

	==Pizza==		==Pizza==

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	==Pizza==		==Pizza==
			* The 1995 Yellow Pages ad offered "thin crust or pan style pizza", subs, cheese steaks, soups, salads and beer on tap, with free delivery from 114 N. Fairchild St., open until 2 a.m. Monday to Saturday<ref name="yp-1995-p641">(1995). Ameritech PagesPlus Yellow Pages, Madison, 1995 edition, 'Pizza' classification, p. 641: display ads — Gumby's Pizza, 2433 University Av. (fast free delivery Sun–Wed 11–2 a.m., Thu–Sat 11–3:30 a.m.; wholewheat crust and e…. ''Madison telephone directory''. p. 641.</ref>.
	* Deep-dish slices, sold from the truck as well as the stores<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />; Konitzer called the recipe "Old World"<ref name="wsj-2001-10-18-p73" />.		* Deep-dish slices, sold from the truck as well as the stores<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />; Konitzer called the recipe "Old World"<ref name="wsj-2001-10-18-p73" />.
	* At Junction Road in 2002: New York-style thin-crust slices, the Mediterranean (tangy red sauce, roasted red and green peppers, tomato, onion, black olives, mozzarella and feta) and the Margherita (bechamel, tomato, onion, garlic, basil, asiago, romano and mozzarella) at $3.25, cheese at $2.80, and deep-dish pies such as the rustica roasted tomato at $3.50 a slice<ref name="wsj-2002-11-25-p27" />.		* At Junction Road in 2002: New York-style thin-crust slices, the Mediterranean (tangy red sauce, roasted red and green peppers, tomato, onion, black olives, mozzarella and feta) and the Margherita (bechamel, tomato, onion, garlic, basil, asiago, romano and mozzarella) at $3.25, cheese at $2.80, and deep-dish pies such as the rustica roasted tomato at $3.50 a slice<ref name="wsj-2002-11-25-p27" />.

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	'''The Overture years.''' The Fairchild Street store closed in June 1999 to make room for the Overture Center<ref name="wsj-2003-04-30-p26">(2003, April 30). "West Side pizza restaurant closes." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405977425/ 405977425].</ref>; Samara Kalk called it "the first casualty of the Overture Project". In October 2001 Konitzer and his partner Russell Bacchi, whose family recipe the pizza was, announced a return in a corner spot of the City Center West project on Junction Road, "a more exciting, upscale version" that would still be "a pizza-by-the-slice program", with sandwiches, soups, pastas and a deli case, counter service and a service bar, and no delivery; Konitzer, who had "worked downtown for 25 years", was lukewarm about ever going back downtown<ref name="wsj-2001-10-18-p73" />. The city granted the new store a cabaret licence in November 2001<ref name="ct-2001-12-14-p48">(2001, December 14). "Common Council proceedings: ALRC report of Nov. 15, 2001." ''The Capital Times''. p. 48. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526004090/ 526004090].</ref>, and Rozino's Pizza & Cafe opened at 515 Junction Rd. in January 2002 with 14 employees<ref name="wsj-2002-01-11-p26">(2002, January 11). "Rozino's returns." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406785296/ 406785296].</ref>. Chris Martell's review that November found a spartan but pleasant room with booths and a well-stocked bar, "a perfect, inexpensive choice for a family pizza night"; set against the new Rosati's on Mineral Point Road, "I'd go to Rozino's, which has spicier sauce and roasted vegetables on its pies"<ref name="wsj-2002-11-25-p27">Martell, C. (2002, November 25). "Restaurant reviews: Plenty to recommend at Rozino's, Rosati's." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 27. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407833458/ 407833458], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407833471/ 407833471].</ref>. It closed on April 28, 2003; the site "didn't have the foot traffic" of Fairchild Street, Konitzer said. "I poured everything I had into that business."<ref name="wsj-2003-04-30-p26" />		'''The Overture years.''' The Fairchild Street store closed in June 1999 to make room for the Overture Center<ref name="wsj-2003-04-30-p26">(2003, April 30). "West Side pizza restaurant closes." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405977425/ 405977425].</ref>; Samara Kalk called it "the first casualty of the Overture Project". In October 2001 Konitzer and his partner Russell Bacchi, whose family recipe the pizza was, announced a return in a corner spot of the City Center West project on Junction Road, "a more exciting, upscale version" that would still be "a pizza-by-the-slice program", with sandwiches, soups, pastas and a deli case, counter service and a service bar, and no delivery; Konitzer, who had "worked downtown for 25 years", was lukewarm about ever going back downtown<ref name="wsj-2001-10-18-p73" />. The city granted the new store a cabaret licence in November 2001<ref name="ct-2001-12-14-p48">(2001, December 14). "Common Council proceedings: ALRC report of Nov. 15, 2001." ''The Capital Times''. p. 48. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526004090/ 526004090].</ref>, and Rozino's Pizza & Cafe opened at 515 Junction Rd. in January 2002 with 14 employees<ref name="wsj-2002-01-11-p26">(2002, January 11). "Rozino's returns." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406785296/ 406785296].</ref>. Chris Martell's review that November found a spartan but pleasant room with booths and a well-stocked bar, "a perfect, inexpensive choice for a family pizza night"; set against the new Rosati's on Mineral Point Road, "I'd go to Rozino's, which has spicier sauce and roasted vegetables on its pies"<ref name="wsj-2002-11-25-p27">Martell, C. (2002, November 25). "Restaurant reviews: Plenty to recommend at Rozino's, Rosati's." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 27. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407833458/ 407833458], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407833471/ 407833471].</ref>. It closed on April 28, 2003; the site "didn't have the foot traffic" of Fairchild Street, Konitzer said. "I poured everything I had into that business."<ref name="wsj-2003-04-30-p26" />

			The Fairchild Street store was listed in a 1993 dining guide as "Rozino's New York Style Pizza, 114 N. Fairchild St., 255-6647 — sold by slice or whole pie, Rozino's makes New York-style pizza baked on stone. Thin crust is a specialty"<ref name="wsj-1993-08-18-p93">(1993, August 18). "Good dining spots — Pizza." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 93. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406358045/ 406358045].</ref>. Reviewing Falbo Bros. that May, Jay Rath ranked the newcomer "second only to Rozino's" for delivered pizza<ref name="ct-1993-05-01-p38">Rath, J. (1993, May 1). "Falbo Bros. really delivers: Its thick-crust pizza ranks near the top." ''The Capital Times''. p. 38. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521422908/ 521422908].</ref>.

	==Pizza==		==Pizza==

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	'''Rozino's Pizza''' was a Madison ~~deep~~-~~dish pizza~~ business from about 1986 to April 28, 2003, best remembered for its store at 114 N. Fairchild St. off State Street and for the old bread truck that sold slices in the downtown parks<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2">Moe, D. (2003, April 29). "Rozino's was a slice of city life." ''The Capital Times''. p. 2. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/523384490/ 523384490].</ref>.		'''Rozino's Pizza''' was a Madison pizza-by-the-slice business from about 1986 to April 28, 2003, best remembered for its store at 114 N. Fairchild St. off State Street and for the old bread truck that sold slices in the downtown parks<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2">Moe, D. (2003, April 29). "Rozino's was a slice of city life." ''The Capital Times''. p. 2. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/523384490/ 523384490].</ref>. Its owners also ran a Rozino's at the House on the Rock near Spring Green for about a decade<ref name="wsj-2001-10-18-p73">Kalk, S. (2001, October 18). "Rozino's returns (restaurant news)." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 73. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406672082/ 406672082].</ref>.

	==History==		==History==
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	Konitzer, who had earlier run the Bittersweet restaurant on upper State Street, became the owner. In 2002 the city licensed "New York Deli & Pizza Co., Inc. dba Rozino's Pizza" at 515 Junction Rd. on the far west side<ref name="ct-2002-05-21-p4">(2002, May 21). City of Madison licence renewal applications, 2002–03 (pages 4–5). ''The Capital Times''. p. 4. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007657/ 526007657], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007657/ 526007657], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007659/ 526007659].</ref>. The store "never really took off"; high rent and little parking contributed, "though the real culprit is that Junction Road is not Fairchild Street". Monday, April 28, 2003, was the last day, after 17 years<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />. [[Casa Bianca]] opened its West Side restaurant in the space that autumn<ref name="wsj-2003-12-21-p52">Martell, C. (2003, December 21). "Restaurant review: Casa Bianca — West Side incarnation does best at pizza." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 52. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407390862/ 407390862].</ref>.		Konitzer, who had earlier run the Bittersweet restaurant on upper State Street, became the owner. In 2002 the city licensed "New York Deli & Pizza Co., Inc. dba Rozino's Pizza" at 515 Junction Rd. on the far west side<ref name="ct-2002-05-21-p4">(2002, May 21). City of Madison licence renewal applications, 2002–03 (pages 4–5). ''The Capital Times''. p. 4. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007657/ 526007657], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007657/ 526007657], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007659/ 526007659].</ref>. The store "never really took off"; high rent and little parking contributed, "though the real culprit is that Junction Road is not Fairchild Street". Monday, April 28, 2003, was the last day, after 17 years<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />. [[Casa Bianca]] opened its West Side restaurant in the space that autumn<ref name="wsj-2003-12-21-p52">Martell, C. (2003, December 21). "Restaurant review: Casa Bianca — West Side incarnation does best at pizza." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 52. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407390862/ 407390862].</ref>.

			'''The Overture years.''' The Fairchild Street store closed in June 1999 to make room for the Overture Center<ref name="wsj-2003-04-30-p26">(2003, April 30). "West Side pizza restaurant closes." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405977425/ 405977425].</ref>; Samara Kalk called it "the first casualty of the Overture Project". In October 2001 Konitzer and his partner Russell Bacchi, whose family recipe the pizza was, announced a return in a corner spot of the City Center West project on Junction Road, "a more exciting, upscale version" that would still be "a pizza-by-the-slice program", with sandwiches, soups, pastas and a deli case, counter service and a service bar, and no delivery; Konitzer, who had "worked downtown for 25 years", was lukewarm about ever going back downtown<ref name="wsj-2001-10-18-p73" />. The city granted the new store a cabaret licence in November 2001<ref name="ct-2001-12-14-p48">(2001, December 14). "Common Council proceedings: ALRC report of Nov. 15, 2001." ''The Capital Times''. p. 48. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526004090/ 526004090].</ref>, and Rozino's Pizza & Cafe opened at 515 Junction Rd. in January 2002 with 14 employees<ref name="wsj-2002-01-11-p26">(2002, January 11). "Rozino's returns." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 26. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406785296/ 406785296].</ref>. Chris Martell's review that November found a spartan but pleasant room with booths and a well-stocked bar, "a perfect, inexpensive choice for a family pizza night"; set against the new Rosati's on Mineral Point Road, "I'd go to Rozino's, which has spicier sauce and roasted vegetables on its pies"<ref name="wsj-2002-11-25-p27">Martell, C. (2002, November 25). "Restaurant reviews: Plenty to recommend at Rozino's, Rosati's." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 27. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407833458/ 407833458], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407833471/ 407833471].</ref>. It closed on April 28, 2003; the site "didn't have the foot traffic" of Fairchild Street, Konitzer said. "I poured everything I had into that business."<ref name="wsj-2003-04-30-p26" />

	==Pizza==		==Pizza==
	* Deep-dish slices, sold from the truck as well as the stores<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />.		* Deep-dish slices, sold from the truck as well as the stores<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />; Konitzer called the recipe "Old World"<ref name="wsj-2001-10-18-p73" />.
			* At Junction Road in 2002: New York-style thin-crust slices, the Mediterranean (tangy red sauce, roasted red and green peppers, tomato, onion, black olives, mozzarella and feta) and the Margherita (bechamel, tomato, onion, garlic, basil, asiago, romano and mozzarella) at $3.25, cheese at $2.80, and deep-dish pies such as the rustica roasted tomato at $3.50 a slice<ref name="wsj-2002-11-25-p27" />.

	==Former Locations==		==Former Locations==
	* Below the Church Key, University Avenue (the first store; dates not found).		* Below the Church Key, University Avenue (the first store; dates not found).
	* [[114 North Fairchild Street\|114 N. Fairchild St.]] (to 2001)<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />.		* [[114 North Fairchild Street\|114 N. Fairchild St.]] (to June 1999<ref name="wsj-2003-04-30-p26" />; the building came down in 2001<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />).
	* 515 Junction Rd. (~~by May~~ 2002<ref name="ct-2002-05-21-p4" /> to April 28, 2003<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />).		* 515 Junction Rd., Suite F, City Center West (January 2002<ref name="wsj-2002-01-11-p26" /> to April 28, 2003<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />).
			* The House on the Rock, near Spring Green (from about 1990)<ref name="wsj-2001-10-18-p73" />.
	* A 1963 Chevy pizza truck at James Madison and Law parks (from 1987)<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />.		* A 1963 Chevy pizza truck at James Madison and Law parks (from 1987)<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />.

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	* [[Casa Bianca]]		* [[Casa Bianca]]
	* [[Glass Nickel Pizza]]		* [[Glass Nickel Pizza]]
	* Item:Q2127		* [[Item:Q2127\|Rozino's Pizza in the Madison Pizza Wiki database]]

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

	~~[[Category:Pizza places in Madison]]~~

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'''Rozino's Pizza''' was a Madison deep-dish pizza business from about 1986 to April 28, 2003, best remembered for its store at 114 N. Fairchild St. off State Street and for the old bread truck that sold slices in the downtown parks<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2">Moe, D. (2003, April 29). "Rozino's was a slice of city life." ''The Capital Times''. p. 2. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/523384490/ 523384490].</ref>.

==History==
"For a long time a lot of people figured Rozino's didn't really have a location," Doug Moe wrote when it closed. In 1987 Gene Konitzer, then the director of operations, persuaded the owners to buy a 1963 Chevy bread truck; they painted "Rozino's" on the side and sold "delicious deep-dish pizza slices out of the back" at James Madison and Law parks. There was always a store as well: the first below the Church Key on University Avenue, and the best known at [[114 North Fairchild Street|114 N. Fairchild St.]], "a great location off State near the Capitol and campus", until the Overture Center's arts district took the block and the building was knocked down in 2001<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />. By 1999 the truck belonged to an employee of [[Glass Nickel Pizza]], who bought his pizza there to resell on Langdon Street late at night<ref name="wsj-1999-08-26-p61">Kalk, S. (1999, August 26). Sal's listed for sale; Glass Nickel expands to west side. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 61. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402056959/ 402056959], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522664495/ 522664495].</ref>.

Konitzer, who had earlier run the Bittersweet restaurant on upper State Street, became the owner. In 2002 the city licensed "New York Deli & Pizza Co., Inc. dba Rozino's Pizza" at 515 Junction Rd. on the far west side<ref name="ct-2002-05-21-p4">(2002, May 21). City of Madison licence renewal applications, 2002–03 (pages 4–5). ''The Capital Times''. p. 4. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007657/ 526007657], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007657/ 526007657], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/526007659/ 526007659].</ref>. The store "never really took off"; high rent and little parking contributed, "though the real culprit is that Junction Road is not Fairchild Street". Monday, April 28, 2003, was the last day, after 17 years<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />. [[Casa Bianca]] opened its West Side restaurant in the space that autumn<ref name="wsj-2003-12-21-p52">Martell, C. (2003, December 21). "Restaurant review: Casa Bianca — West Side incarnation does best at pizza." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 52. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407390862/ 407390862].</ref>.

==Pizza==
* Deep-dish slices, sold from the truck as well as the stores<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />.

==Former Locations==
* Below the Church Key, University Avenue (the first store; dates not found).
* [[114 North Fairchild Street|114 N. Fairchild St.]] (to 2001)<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />.
* 515 Junction Rd. (by May 2002<ref name="ct-2002-05-21-p4" /> to April 28, 2003<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />).
* A 1963 Chevy pizza truck at James Madison and Law parks (from 1987)<ref name="ct-2003-04-29-p2" />.

==See also==
* [[Casa Bianca]]
* [[Glass Nickel Pizza]]
* Item:Q2127

==Notes==
<references />

[[Category:Pizza places in Madison]]