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SHAKEY'S PIZZA PARLOR AND YE PUBLIC HOUSE
SHAKEY'S PIZZA PARLOR AND YE PUBLIC HOUSE. Sherwood "Shakey" Johnson opened the first Shakey's Pizza Parlor® in a remodeled grocery store on 57th and J Street in Sacramento, California in 1954.
Originally established as "ye public house" for pizza & beer, Johnson indulged his passion for Dixieland jazz and added live ragtime music to mix, featuring banjos and player pianos throughout his rapidly expanding franchise. As the concept caught on, the Shakey's name became synonymous with light-hearted slogans such as "You'll have fun at Shakey's, also pizza," and "You can feed your face at any old place, but you can warm your heart at Shakey's."
The 1968 Dubuque City Directory listed 290 W. 4th.
The 1989 Dubuque City Directory listed Shakey's Buffet and Pizza Restaurant at 1895 John F. Kennedy Road.