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Tombstone was founded in Medford, Wisconsin, U.S., by Pep Simek, his brother, Ron Simek, and two other individuals in 1962. [1] [2] The name came from The Tombstone Tap, a tavern owned by the Simeks which was located across from a cemetery, hence its name.
His wife, Frances, died in 2010. Simek was survived by three children, Joseph Jr., Richard, and Lauren; and five siblings – Gloria Olmstead, Vlasta Cummings, Bill, and Dan Simek. Ronald Simek, a co-founder of Tombstone Pizza, passed on January 20, 2015. [2] Joseph "Pep" Simek's interment was at Mount Olive Cemetery in Westboro, Wisconsin.
Rocky Rococo Pizza and Pasta is a chain of North American restaurants that specializes in pan-style pizza sold by the slice. It was founded in Madison, Wisconsin , in 1974 by Wayne Mosley and Roger Brown, who took the name from a character invented in 1969 by the Firesign Theatre . [ 1 ]
Palermo's Pizza is a frozen pizza manufacturer, headquartered in Milwaukee that makes a number of branded products including: Palermo's Primo Thin, Palermo's Neighborhood Pizzeria, Screamin' Sicilian, Urban Pie Pizza Co. and Connie's Pizza, as well as a number of private label products.
The Brothers Three (stylized as the brothers three) is a pizza restaurant in Marinette, Wisconsin and former pizza chain. It was founded in Cicero, Illinois in 1968 by the brothers Glen, Keith, and Dale Nergaard. In 1972 they opened the Marinette location. Over the next several decades, they expanded the chain to other locations across ...
Tavern-style pizza is a type of pizza that has both a crust firm enough to have a noticeable crunch and slices cut into squares, as opposed to wedges. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The name "tavern-style" comes from the pizzas originally served in taverns, often as an enticement to drink alcohol.
Sammy's Pizza & Restaurant is a regional restaurant brand. It was founded in 1954 in Hibbing, Minnesota , United States. There are currently 14 affiliated Sammy's Pizza locations, each is independently owned by a member or close relative of the Perrella Family.
Gino's East was opened in 1966 [1] by Sam Levine, Fred Bartoli, and George Loverde. Previously, they had opened the original Gino's in 1960 at 930 N. Rush Street. They bought a building on East Superior Street "but didn't know what to put in it," Levine told a Tribune reporter in 1983, when the restaurant was sold to new owners.