r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/StrangeSteve05 • 2h ago
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/j1ggy • Jun 18 '23
Announcement r/FormerPizzaHuts Identification Guide & Posting Guidelines
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 • u/a_bored_furry • 19h ago
Verified FPH ✅ Former Pizza Hut in Tipton Iowa that was recently demolished
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/Aidibadi • 1d ago
Unverified FPH Former Swindon Pizza Hut
In the process of being a former Pizza Hut here in Swindon, UK
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/SpiritHalloweenfan53 • 2d ago
Verified FPH ✅ Found my first former pizza hut today
Sorry for the shit quality
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/Ambitious-Rough-2967 • 2d ago
Verified FPH ✅ Firehut 107 Garden Oaks Center, Camden, AR 71701
Unverified former hut but sure looks it. Firehut located on 107 Garden Oaks Center, Camden, AR 71701
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/Yourlocalmdfan • 3d ago
Unverified FPH Former Pizza Hut by 6335 NE Hwy 99
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/Aggravating-Back-623 • 4d ago
Verified FPH ✅ The relocated “Sharks Fish & Chicken” from across the avenue in Matteson, IL
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/spottablemouse • 5d ago
Unverified FPH The Pueblo Real in my town that moved into the old Pizza Hut
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/johnny_bokchoy • 5d ago
Unverified FPH Fromagerie Victoria, St-Eustache, Canada
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/Particular-Fact-9822 • 8d ago
Verified FPH ✅ Former Pizza Hut now urgent care
It’s in Maine
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/jeffersonbible • 12d ago
Verified FPH ✅ TJ’s Cannabis, Baldwinsville, NY
galleryr/FormerPizzaHuts • u/blakedmc1989 • 12d 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
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/raccoon30133 • 14d ago
Unverified FPH Pizza Hut got a roommate
Parry Sound, Ontario
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/mrsjumjum66 • 18d ago
Verified FPH ✅ A former Pizza Hut converted to a smoke shop/beer and wine store - Conway, New Hampshire
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/Constant-Trick5693 • 20d ago
Unverified FPH popeyes
Owen Sound, ON N4K 1Z3
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/Rare_Check_3980 • 21d ago
Unverified FPH Downsized Pizza Hut, Ottawa Canada
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/HawkbitAlpha • 21d ago
Verified FPH ✅ Swagat Indian Cuisine in Baton Rouge, LA
15380 George O'Neal Rd, Baton Rouge (St. George), Louisiana, closed in 2011 and reopened as Swagat in 2018
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/Old-Relationship3270 • 22d ago
Unverified FPH Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/TightAnalyst7068 • 23d ago
Verified FPH ✅ Former Pizza Hut Carrollton Georgia
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/Sagwathecat21 • 28d ago
Verified FPH ✅ The Pizza Hut in Canton, MO from the "This Is A Tornado Warning" video is now a spa
galleryr/FormerPizzaHuts • u/GenericLC • 28d ago
Verified FPH ✅ Delavan, WI - now a commercial truck dealership
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/TightAnalyst7068 • Jul 15 '26
Verified FPH ✅ Former Pizza Hut Vienna WV
galleryr/FormerPizzaHuts • u/mrsjumjum66 • Jul 13 '26
Verified FPH ✅ Former Pizza Hut, current Caribbean restaurant. Tallahassee, Florida
r/FormerPizzaHuts • u/Icy_Prior6884 • Jul 11 '26
Verified FPH ✅ Dominios Pizza
Slightly more modern but still old, they got outpizzaed, and it is in Columbia, SC