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Pizza Man to host MPD Fallen Heroes Fundraiser

20 percent of all sales from each restaurant, as well as $3 from every Pizza Man Pale Ale served, will be donated to the Milwaukee Police Department’s Fallen Heroes Fund.

By - Apr 1st, 2019 02:01 pm

Pizza Man invites Milwaukee to join them at any of their three locations this Tuesday, April 2nd as they honor and remember the fallen officers of the Milwaukee Police Department. 20 percent of all sales from each restaurant, as well as $3 from every Pizza Man Pale Ale served, will be donated to the Milwaukee Police Department’s Fallen Heroes Fund. In addition, the Milwaukee Police Department will be holding a silent auction at each of the locations from 4pm-close.

For more information or to make a reservation, head to the Pizza Man website
https://pizzamanwi.com/events/ .

About Pizza Man
In 1970, Mike Amidzich purchased a small carry-out pizza restaurant that he soon renamed Pizza Man and set off to satisfy the munchies of Milwaukee’s hippy-dippy East Side. Proud to fill the niche by offering pizza delivery service until 4 am, he also gave his unsuspecting customers a free quart of Pepsi with every order to wash down the pizza and quench the cottonmouths of his growing fan base. Soon, word spread of Pizza Man’s incredible pizza, the free quart of Pepsi and late night delivery and business exploded!

Over time Mike integrated his love for Napa Valley wine into the fabric of the restaurant, eventually curating one of the largest domestic wine lists in the Midwest. He even went so far as to offer every single bottle on his list, which at one point featured over 600 different selections, by the glass! In 1989 Pizza Man won its first Wine Spectator Award of Excellence and has continued to receive this prestigious recognition every year since.

To Milwaukee’s horror, on January 18th, 2010, Pizza Man burned to the ground in a tragic fire. In 2012, a small group of Pizza Man fanatics convinced Mike the business that had captured Milwaukeean’s hearts (and stomachs) over the previous 40 years needed to be reborn and our East Side location was built on the corner of Downer and Belleview. Designed by Rinka Chung Architects, the striking building features cozy elements reminiscent of the original location, reclaimed Wisconsin barn wood, a striking and whimsical wine bottle chandelier, and a modern open, airy feel with the addition of a one-of-a-kind second-floor patio experience.

Today, Pizza Man has three locations in southeastern Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, and Oak Creek), and, while Mike is no longer with us, his legacy lives on through our restaurants and in the hearts and memories of the generations of Pizza Man fanatics.

pizzamanwi.com

Milwaukee
2597 N Downer Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53211
414-272-1745

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.

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