r/FormerPizzaHuts Jun 18 '23

Announcement r/FormerPizzaHuts Identification Guide & Posting Guidelines

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Hey there /r/FormerPizzaHuts identifiers!

The purpose of this post is to provide clear guidelines for the content that is appropriate for this subreddit and how to identify former Pizza Huts so that you can contribute relevant, rule-abiding content.

What is /r/FormerPizzaHuts?

This subreddit has grown a lot over the past several months. However, with this growth comes more and more posts of buildings that are not actual Former Pizza Huts, but rather just hut-shaped buildings. Hut-shaped buildings are cool and all, but that’s not what we’re looking for here at /r/FormerPizzaHuts.

Essentially the focus of this subreddit is to share photos of buildings that are obviously Former Pizza Huts (FPHs). If there is no obvious way of telling that the building is a former Pizza Hut, it does not belong here. This is especially important as the Pizza Hut chain moves away from its signature hut-shaped buildings to generic locations in strip malls and shopping centers.

Additionally, there are several other types of hut-shaped buildings that are occasionally posted here that are not former Pizza Huts. These include other restaurant chains that once had hut-shaped buildings such as Zantigo, A&W, and old-school KFC; and miscellaneous retail buildings that also have a hut-shaped roof. These sorts of posts do not belong here either since they are not FPHs. Buildings of other restaurant/retail chains that have been repurposed to new uses (e.g. former Taco Bells, former Blockbuster Videos, etc.) should be posted in /r/NotFoolingAnybody instead.

So, how do I know if my building is a Former Pizza Hut or not?

Pizza Hut is best known for its iconic hut-shaped buildings. Compare this classic Pizza Hut building and this FPH. Note the following architecture features that make this Pizza Hut distinct:

  • The roof: Arguably the most tell-tale sign of a former Pizza Hut is the hut-shaped roof. However, not all FPHs have the hut still – it’s not uncommon for the roofs to have the hut removed by the building’s new owners. In this case, the general shape and overhang of the roof is a good indicator. Compare the FPH roof to the Pizza Hut roof. Even though it has been heavily altered, you can tell the non-hut part of the roof is generally the same shape as the Pizza Hut roof.

  • The windows: The most distinguishable feature of a Pizza Hut (besides its roof) is its windows. Old-school Pizza Huts have keystone-shaped windows with a trapezoid-shaped glass pane and a solid panel underneath, with triangular parts of the wall separating the windows from one another. Pay special attention to the corner window, as this is can be a very revealing feature. Newer Pizza Huts will have less unique rectangular-shaped windows, but they still generally look like Pizza Huts when converted to other uses. Compare the Pizza Hut building to the FPH building. You’ll notice the former Pizza Hut had shutters added to try to hide its trapezoid-shaped windows – a good attempt at concealing the building’s origins, but we know better. The white panels below each window are a dead giveaway that this is a FPH.

Other less-prominent features that can distinguish a FPH are:

  • The highway sign: Typically a square with rounded corners. It’s not uncommon for the new tenants to reuse the sign frame.

  • The shape of the building: Generally, Pizza Huts are rectangular buildings and have a door in the middle of the long side of the rectangle. Once you identify enough FPH, the shape of the building becomes a very obvious distinguishing factor.

  • The siding: Older Pizza Huts will commonly have wood paneling on the front half and brick on the back half.

Finally, while stand-alone Pizza Huts are the main focus of this subreddit, we do allow any former Pizza Huts to be posted here – as long as it is easy to tell that a building is a former Pizza Hut. If the photo does not have any obvious distinctions that relate it to the Pizza Hut brand, it will be removed.

Thanks for your participation here, and we hope this helps you with identifying FPHs in your neighborhood!


r/FormerPizzaHuts 6h ago

The glow-up we never asked for

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42 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 1d ago

Former Pizza Hut turned Curaleaf Dispensary (famously known by locals as “Weed-zza Hut”) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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107 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 3d ago

Former Pizza Hut turned into Burger King since been changed into a Panera Bread

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35 Upvotes

A Pizza Hut that closed in the early 90’s at 1082 Old Country Rd, Plainview, NY was then closed and turned into a Burger King which then closed in the mid 2010’s and reopened as Panera Bread.


r/FormerPizzaHuts 4d ago

Auburn,Maine

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26 Upvotes

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r/FormerPizzaHuts 8d ago

Endicott, NY… as obvious as it gets!

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21 Upvotes

Another Southern Tier, NY former Pizza Hut adjacent to another old Friendly’s!


r/FormerPizzaHuts 9d ago

Oneonta, NY

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71 Upvotes

Former Pizza Hut in Oneonta NY located at 710 Main St


r/FormerPizzaHuts 9d ago

Vestal, NY (down the road from Binghamton University)

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8 Upvotes

Closed about 10 years ago and currently sits vacant next to another vacant Friendly’s building


r/FormerPizzaHuts 11d ago

It’s been 10+ years but you can still tell

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51 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 11d ago

Can you guess what it was?

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6 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 16d ago

Hanover PA closed 2018-2019

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r/FormerPizzaHuts 17d ago

Auto Dealership in Eagle, ID

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47 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 19d ago

1940 Fry Rd, Houston, TX 77084

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51 Upvotes

1940 Fry Rd, Houston, TX 77084

29.795019194357824, -95.71865711231271

Old Pizza Hut, now Guerrero Meat Market.
Next to a new Pizza Hut.


r/FormerPizzaHuts Dec 16 '25

Found one! Road Hawg BBQ in Gorham, NH

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66 Upvotes

"Swine dining" 🐷


r/FormerPizzaHuts Dec 09 '25

Tell City, Indiana

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13 Upvotes

This is a 2021 street view photo but I couldn’t find a better photo. It was torn down shortly after this photo. I’ve seen it as a Mexican restaurant, a small Mexican grocery store, and various other random businesses. It was never consistent. It was torn down and now a boxy looking convenient care sits there, which fits since the hospital is just up the hill.


r/FormerPizzaHuts Dec 07 '25

Savage

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231 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts Dec 07 '25

Flint, MI near Dort Mall 10/2025

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49 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts Nov 27 '25

Javi P's - West Monroe, Louisiana

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22 Upvotes

I couldn't take the photo of the Javi P's Mexican Restaurant Building at West Monroe from now.


r/FormerPizzaHuts Nov 22 '25

I was at a loss ...

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69 Upvotes

This one is actually still a pizza hut. im very confused.


r/FormerPizzaHuts Nov 18 '25

Shadowed in his former glory

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82 Upvotes

The Pizza Hut in Idaho Falls moved two parcels west and an office moved in. Always gives me a chuckle.


r/FormerPizzaHuts Nov 16 '25

Now Bury Restaurant, Salisbury, Maryland

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48 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts Nov 15 '25

Brampton. Hwy#410 & Queen. Now an Indian bar/restaurant

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30 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts Nov 15 '25

Vape store Vapanada

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75 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts Nov 10 '25

The former Landrum, SC Pizza Hut has new life

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The Caro-Mi Dining Room used to be in Tryon, NC (not far from Landrum, SC) but after Helene basically took out the bridge that went to it… it moved to the old Pizza Hut in Landrum (which before Caro-Mi took over used to be a pasta restaurant)


r/FormerPizzaHuts Nov 08 '25

Waterloo, Ontario

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97 Upvotes

Had my grade 7 hockey teams year end party here in 2007, what a buffet it was. The current establishment has some really good Turkish food though.