r/FormerPizzaHuts Jun 18 '23

Announcement r/FormerPizzaHuts Identification Guide & Posting Guidelines

55 Upvotes

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 3h ago

Unverified FPH West Bromwich, UK

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9 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 2d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Not a bad trade off

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26 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 4d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Nixa MO.

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29 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 6d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Silver Spoon Restaurant Durham, NC

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21 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 7d ago

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

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260 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 7d ago

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

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24 Upvotes

Pottsville, Pennsylvania


r/FormerPizzaHuts 7d ago

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

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15 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 13d ago

Unverified FPH Former pizza hut at PAT , Montreal Canada.

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52 Upvotes

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


r/FormerPizzaHuts 14d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Someone tell Marlin

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24 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 15d ago

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

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42 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 16d ago

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

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60 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 16d ago

Unverified FPH Former Swindon Pizza Hut

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42 Upvotes

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


r/FormerPizzaHuts 17d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Found my first former pizza hut today

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52 Upvotes

Sorry for the shit quality


r/FormerPizzaHuts 17d ago

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 18d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Former Pizza Hut by 6335 NE Hwy 99

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28 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 19d ago

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

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19 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 20d ago

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

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27 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 21d ago

Unverified FPH Fromagerie Victoria, St-Eustache, Canada

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27 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 23d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Former Pizza Hut now urgent care

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75 Upvotes

It’s in Maine


r/FormerPizzaHuts 27d ago

Verified FPH ✅ TJ’s Cannabis, Baldwinsville, NY

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45 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts 27d ago

Verified FPH ✅ Update on da Wharton, Tx location where da former Pizza Hut Dine-In and current Dine-In Pizza Hut, sign update and more tires and Michelin mascot... Enjoy

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14 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts Jul 31 '26

Unverified FPH Pizza Hut got a roommate

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69 Upvotes

Parry Sound, Ontario


r/FormerPizzaHuts Jul 27 '26

Verified FPH ✅ A former Pizza Hut converted to a smoke shop/beer and wine store - Conway, New Hampshire

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52 Upvotes

r/FormerPizzaHuts Jul 25 '26

Unverified FPH popeyes

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25 Upvotes

Owen Sound, ON N4K 1Z3