Pagliacci Pizza is a

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. It has 26 locations in

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and Snohomish counties, primarily in the city of Seattle. The first Pagliacci Pizza location opened on February 19, 1979, at 4529 University Way in Seattle's University District. Over the years, this location underwent many face-lifts and remodeling changes until that location's closure in July 2018. The chain offers delivery, sit-down dining, and

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bars. An interior decor staple for the local chain is Italian-language movie posters. On November 1, 2012, Pagliacci Pizza opened Seattle's first stand-alone

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pizzeria in the Madison Park neighborhood.

Social presence

In recent years, Pagliacci Pizza has made an effort to be more eco-friendly, using compostable boxes and packaging, and purchasing green-power offsets from

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and

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. Since 2011, Pagliacci Pizza's boxes have been made using materials from

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-certified local forests and post-consumer recycled fiber. The chain's Wallingford, Madison Park and Old Bellevue locations were built using sustainably-sourced materials. File:Seattle - Madison Valley - Pizza Pagliacci 01.jpg, The

Pagliacci Pizza in Madison Park

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* {{Restaurants in Seattle 1979 establishments in Washington (state) Pizza chains of the United States Regional restaurant chains in the United States Restaurants established in 1979 Restaurants in Seattle