{"id":655,"date":"2026-05-18T03:47:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T03:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=655"},"modified":"2026-05-18T03:47:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T03:47:51","slug":"pizza-hut-brings-back-its-old-school-restaurant-features-as-nostalgic-customers-rejoice-so-excited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=655","title":{"rendered":"Pizza Hut brings back its old-school restaurant features as nostalgic customers rejoice: \u2018So excited\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single__header\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"single__content entry-content m-bottom\">\n<p>Back to the good old days.<\/p>\n<p>2026 has proven to be the year of nostalgia. Youngsters are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/16\/tech\/gen-z-and-parents-are-hitting-rewind-on-tech-people-are-just-sick-of-it\/\">resorting to old-school tech<\/a>\u00a0like vintage flip phones and iPods. Others are returning to analog hobbies and activities.<\/p>\n<p>Even beloved restaurant chain\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/04\/09\/lifestyle\/pizza-hut-jumps-on-the-caviar-bandwagon-in-the-weirdest-possible-way\/\">Pizza Hut<\/a>\u00a0is going back in time, reverting to its retro glory \u2014 red checkered tablecloths and all.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Sparks, president of Daland Corporation, a Kansas-based company that operates almost 100 Pizza Hut locations across the country, is helping keep Pizza Hut alive by rewinding the clock and redecorating over 80 annoyingly modern, stark-looking locations to make them look like they did decades ago.<\/p>\n<p>Red roof? Check<\/p>\n<p>Red-checkered tablecloths, vinyl booths and Tiffany-style lamps? Check, check and check.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--more inline-module--trending inline-module--more--thirds\" data-source-unit=\"Explore More - Trending\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/17\/lifestyle\/pizza-hut-brings-back-old-school-restaurant-features\/?utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;sr_share=facebook#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"1\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39405369\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/pizza-hut-fast-casual-restaurant-128028161.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/pizza-hut-fast-casual-restaurant-128028161.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 5184w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/pizza-hut-fast-casual-restaurant-128028161.jpg?resize=300,200&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/pizza-hut-fast-casual-restaurant-128028161.jpg?resize=768,512&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/pizza-hut-fast-casual-restaurant-128028161.jpg?resize=1024,683&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/pizza-hut-fast-casual-restaurant-128028161.jpg?resize=1536,1024&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1536w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/pizza-hut-fast-casual-restaurant-128028161.jpg?resize=200,133&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/pizza-hut-fast-casual-restaurant-128028161.jpg?resize=231,154&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/pizza-hut-fast-casual-restaurant-128028161.jpg?resize=322,215&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/pizza-hut-fast-casual-restaurant-128028161.jpg?resize=662,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 662w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/pizza-hut-fast-casual-restaurant-128028161.jpg?resize=90,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 90w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/pizza-hut-fast-casual-restaurant-128028161.jpg?resize=120,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 120w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/pizza-hut-fast-casual-restaurant-128028161.jpg?resize=1200,800&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/pizza-hut-fast-casual-restaurant-128028161.jpg?resize=1038,692&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1038w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/pizza-hut-fast-casual-restaurant-128028161.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/pizza-hut-fast-casual-restaurant-128028161.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"A Pizza Hut fast-casual restaurant with a red roof, a large &quot;Pizza Hut&quot; sign, and promotional posters in its windows.\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Pizza Hut is attempting to stay alive by evoking nostalgia in customers and redesigning locations back to its original look.<span class=\"credit\">jetcityimage \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The beloved salad bar and red plastic cups will be back.<\/p>\n<p>Even the old-school Pac-Man machines will return.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, customers are losing their minds over this massive change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so excited and when they are restored I will be eating there as a new tradition every Friday,\u201d one\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JTBuilds_\/status\/2055887421955268797\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>\u00a0(formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was our Thursday night meal out before kids. Salad bar and pac-man. Waitress knew our order too. It would be nice to return to that atmosphere in our retirement too where you can have an audible conversation while in a restaurant,\u201d another\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thehodgetwins\/posts\/-tim-sparks-buys-80-pizza-huts-and-brings-back-the-glory-days-pac-man-machines-s\/1581397623342819\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote in a Facebook comment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Others pleaded for Pizza Hut to bring back its OG pizza recipe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cgo back to the old crust, and I\u2019m in!\u201d an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Ball_Boy_Camper\/status\/2055724999953064303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X user suggested<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe one thing Pizza Hut &amp; every other chain mentioned in this story won\u2019t be bringing back is the actual original food recipes, ingredients, and cooking methods so it tastes like it did decades ago. I could care less how original the place looks. Make it TASTE the way it use to,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ericquig\/status\/2055738834005164446\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chimed in someone else<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/17\/lifestyle\/pizza-hut-brings-back-old-school-restaurant-features\/?utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;sr_share=facebook#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"2\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39405370\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/www-youtube-com-watch-v-128028506.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/www-youtube-com-watch-v-128028506.jpg?resize=664,408&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 664w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/www-youtube-com-watch-v-128028506.jpg?resize=98,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 98w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/www-youtube-com-watch-v-128028506.jpg?resize=130,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 130w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/www-youtube-com-watch-v-128028506.jpg?resize=1200,738&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/www-youtube-com-watch-v-128028506.jpg?resize=87,54&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/www-youtube-com-watch-v-128028506.jpg?resize=234,144&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 234w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/www-youtube-com-watch-v-128028506.jpg?resize=50,31&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"Dine-in area of an old Pizza Hut restaurant with red checkered tablecloths and red booth seating.\" width=\"959\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Tim Sparks plans to redesign over 80 locations across the country.<span class=\"credit\">CBS 19<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThey need to go back to the original pan pizza recipe! That shit rocked! The hubs and I doordashed one a few months back after at least 20 years, and it was terrible. Unrecognizable. We ended up throwing most of it away,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kimmera1\/status\/2055712881996386774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quipped another X commenter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As many old-school chains have attempted, the pizza franchise founded in 1958 in Wichita, Kansas, tried to keep up with the times by modernizing many of its restaurants. And if you walked into one, you probably had to do a double-take to make sure you were in the right place because let\u2019s face it, they were an eyesore.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, Pizza Hut eventually lost its charm, sales declined, and in February of this year, the chain\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/04\/business\/pizza-hut-to-shutter-250-underperforming-locations\/\">announced the closure of 250 \u201cunderperforming\u201d locations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/17\/lifestyle\/pizza-hut-brings-back-old-school-restaurant-features\/?utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;sr_share=facebook#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 3 article images.\" 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