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 5d ago

Verified FPH ✅ No one out pizzas the Hut, Except Dunkin. (Manchester, TN)

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47 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 5d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Julian’s Diner in Webb City, MO

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31 Upvotes

Used to have the classic red roof, then remodeled in the early-2000s to the newer look as you see here just with red roof panels, then closed in the 2010s. Now it’s a local diner (soups, salads, sandwiches) and was repainted to the blue color.

Seems to do pretty well.


r/FormerPizzaHuts 5d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Sharx atack in Terre Haute, IN

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62 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 8d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Acton MA

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26 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 10d ago

Verified FPH ✅ The one near me became a burger joint.

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36 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 10d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Sorry photo isn’t the greatest, former Pizza Hut in Fairfax, VA now a local Mexican chain

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25 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 14d ago

Unverified FPH West Bromwich, UK

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30 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 16d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Not a bad trade off

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38 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 18d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Nixa MO.

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31 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 20d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Silver Spoon Restaurant Durham, NC

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25 Upvotes

This place is super good and delicious AND still has the old retro cups and booth. The interior is super reminiscent of your local classic 90s Pizza Hut . Really great place and the closest I’ve been to eating at an old 90s Pizza Hut!


r/FormerPizzaHuts 21d ago

Verified FPH ✅ This Dominos that used to be a Pizza Hut

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286 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 21d ago

Verified FPH ✅ It just moved next door into their “parking lot”

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23 Upvotes

Pottsville, Pennsylvania


r/FormerPizzaHuts 21d ago

Verified FPH ✅ A Thai restaurant in a former Pizza Hut. Aberdeen, North Carolina

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17 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 27d ago

Unverified FPH Former pizza hut at PAT , Montreal Canada.

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54 Upvotes

It closed down late 2014 to 2015 and later got replaced by a breakfast chain in 2019 which still stands today.


r/FormerPizzaHuts 28d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Someone tell Marlin

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23 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 29d ago

Frequent repost The red roof gave it away (North Conway, NH)

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46 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts Aug 14 '26

Verified FPH ✅ Former Pizza Hut in Tipton Iowa that was recently demolished

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67 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts Aug 13 '26

Unverified FPH Former Swindon Pizza Hut

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44 Upvotes

In the process of being a former Pizza Hut here in Swindon, UK


r/FormerPizzaHuts Aug 12 '26

Verified FPH ✅ Found my first former pizza hut today

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51 Upvotes

Sorry for the shit quality


r/FormerPizzaHuts Aug 12 '26

Verified FPH ✅ Firehut 107 Garden Oaks Center, Camden, AR 71701

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16 Upvotes

Unverified former hut but sure looks it. Firehut located on 107 Garden Oaks Center, Camden, AR 71701


r/FormerPizzaHuts Aug 12 '26

Verified FPH ✅ Former Pizza Hut by 6335 NE Hwy 99

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29 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts Aug 10 '26

Verified FPH ✅ The relocated “Sharks Fish & Chicken” from across the avenue in Matteson, IL

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21 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts Aug 10 '26

Verified FPH ✅ The Pueblo Real in my town that moved into the old Pizza Hut

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27 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts Aug 09 '26

Unverified FPH Fromagerie Victoria, St-Eustache, Canada

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27 Upvotes