City infamously known as "Pizza Desert" finally sees relief

[Raptorpat]

[André Toulon]

Yay, because one of ours closed and the other one is perpetually empty... I'm sure they will do well in one of the states known for their pizza.

I saw a couple of them that looked closed in TX but they could just be empty 

[The_annoying_one]

I haven’t eaten Pizza Hut in probably 15-20 years. It was always covered in grease and hair.

[[classic swim]]

That Pizza Hut belongs to Ghostrek.

[katt_goddess]

Unless they are bringing back all the things that made the Pizza Hut 'dining in' experience seem actually fancy [ for what it was anyway ] , people should continue to eat their Pizza Hut in the privacy of their own home. Hide your shame.  

[Blatch]

I had a Pizza Hut in town once, which was eventually closed, turned into a local breakfast/lunch dining spot, and then bulldozed to make way for a larger plaza of resturants. Only time I've eaten in recent memory was a few months ago on vacation in Maine. It's fine; though my family has always preferred Domino's, though maybe they wouldn't if there was a Pizza Hut close by.

[Seight]

This is going to be a challenge for the best place to get a New York slice*

*Sbarro

[Jman]

Is it really a Pizza Hut worth a damn if it’s not that trademark building with the salad bar, red cups, and those stained glass lamps?  Otherwise, throw a rock, and go to the pizza place said rock hit.

[PhilosipherStoned]

Pizza Hut as a company has been failing or (declining internally) for decades it seems to me. It's still a massive franchise of course, which maybe pat could have fun describing all the nuances of, but for me it just sounds like the same old tired bullshit. Here's SunnyV2 saying the same shit about Pizza Hut, and more because I mean.... 

He has that rep. but whatever. Pizza hut had better service, better food, better establishment in the days of arcade gaming, and at a time when digital things still left the public in a ten minute stupor every time they saw a monitor flash some bright bold words. 

 

[scoobdog]

Thanks , P-Stoned.

[rpgamer]

4 hours ago, Jman said:

Is it really a Pizza Hut worth a damn if it’s not that trademark building with the salad bar, red cups, and those stained glass lamps?  Otherwise, throw a rock, and go to the pizza place said rock hit.

Honestly came here to make the same point. Why bother with a Pizza Hut if it's not in the "hut"?

You're probably pretty weird for thinking of "salad bar" when you think Pizza Hut, tho...

[1pooh4u]

You’d be surprised how well places like Dominoes Pizza Hut and even Sbarro do in nyc. Idk y probably because people don’t know better?  Maybe it’s cheaper?  No corporate pizza chain should survive out here but yet….here we are. 

[naraku360]

15 hours ago, Seight said:

This is going to be a challenge for the best place to get a New York slice*

*Sbarro

 

[Jman]

15 hours ago, rpgamer said:

Honestly came here to make the same point. Why bother with a Pizza Hut if it's not in the "hut"?

You're probably pretty weird for thinking of "salad bar" when you think Pizza Hut, tho...

Even if you never used the salad bar, to me it’s still a symbol of a lot of those casual sit down restaurants.  Something a bit more elaborate than a place with a few tables and chairs you sit yourself at once you order slices.  
 

Granted, all the really nice pizza places double as Italian restaurants around here, complete with seating in the back, but that’s more a Long Island thing than a straight New York City thing.

[discolé monade]

i mean, if we're not bringing back 80's pizza hut, then, what are they even doing?

 

[André Toulon]

1 minute ago, discolé monade said:

i mean, if we're not bringing back 80's pizza hut, then, what are they even doing?

 

Fuck that, bring back Shakey's if that's the case.

[discolé monade]

5 minutes ago, André Toulon said:

Fuck that, bring back Shakey's if that's the case.

we didn't have shakey's up north. at least i didn't see any. 

[André Toulon]

1 minute ago, discolé monade said:

we didn't have shakey's up north. at least i didn't see any. 

I only say them in Cali when I was a kid, but it was awesome from what I remember 

[Jman]

23 minutes ago, André Toulon said:

I only say them in Cali when I was a kid, but it was awesome from what I remember 

Sounds like when my family went to Texas and we had Whataburger.  Those things were huge.  My brother loved them to the point he emailed them about getting places in the Northeast, and he got a very friendly response stating they appreciated the kind words but had no plans to expand up north.

[1pooh4u]

Shakey’s pizza was a fr place?  I thought it was a made up South Park chain. I also thought the same about casa Bonita but then Parker and stone actually bought one.  So I guess I should have known it existed 

[katt_goddess]

18 hours ago, rpgamer said:

Honestly came here to make the same point. Why bother with a Pizza Hut if it's not in the "hut"?

You're probably pretty weird for thinking of "salad bar" when you think Pizza Hut, tho...

Dude, if there isn't stained glass lighting and a sea of chilled kale fresher than the pepperonis supporting some sort of weird not-kale wilty salads, it's not the True Hut. 

[scoobdog]

4 hours ago, André Toulon said:

Fuck that, bring back Shakey's if that's the case.

Shakey’s is still around I believe.

If you want real ‘80s pizza, it’s Me-n-Ed’s which is also still around.

[Doom Metal Alchemist]

20 hours ago, André Toulon said:

I only say them in Cali when I was a kid, but it was awesome from what I remember 

I don't think I've ever seen a Shakey's. When my family lived in the bay area, we'd get Round Table or Little Caesar's (Little Caesar's was my favorite and they had that 2 pizza's for the price of 1 deal). When we moved to the central valley we never really settled on one place for too long. Aldo's, Me n Ed's, Giovanni's, Davinci's.... and then within the last few years I discovered my real favorite (Chicago's Pizza with a Twist, or just Pizza Twist for short). Like pooh the only reason I ever heard of Shakey's in the first place was because of South Park.

[lupin_bebop]

On 10/31/2023 at 2:09 PM, André Toulon said:

I saw a couple of them that looked closed in TX but they could just be empty 

They are just empty.