Our "local" Pizza Hut didn't make it. Unannounced Shut down was open one day 12 hours later they were gone.

Pizza Bella in Delta Junction AK. was good in the early 90s

Fast Eddy's in Tok AK. made a Mad Trapper Pizza that was Good too.

Bog the one in river falls is gone too, the one in menomonie is still open but that would be a drive for you probably

The dine in in Kearney, NE closed but their drive through is still open. Minden NE is open for drive through but the sit down is closed due to lack of help.
Lived in Omaha in the 70's and the big pizza war was between Valentinos and Godfather's. 5$ pizza weighed three or four pounds and would feed a family for a couple of days.
Roy

I noticed the Pizza Hut in Monroe City, Missouri closed down recently. Small town, probably a couple thousand.

Ol dad

That seems to be the pattern with the smaller town huts around here I just wonder if it’s a drop in quality issues that lead to the closings, at one time they had a good pizza for a small town.

I like a good chicken sandwich Hardee’s had a great chicken sandwich years ago then they “improved” it until it’s was not worth buying it now. I’m sure that was a cost cutting move but is the loss of business better then raising the price and keeping a better product that sells?

Had a good pizza at the HUT in Hardin Mt. yesterday.

Only 2 employees working, did the best they could do.

Pretty sure they have did some upgrades to it so can't believe
they will close it.

Tough business to be in I guess. I had a friend and his wife who owned 4 Straw Hats in the SF area for years. One by one they closed because of holdups and employee theft. Lots of competition there too.

Once you find a good spot, it's easy to go back. When I lived in or near SF there were many real family run Italian places that were not purely pizza but they made great ones. Personally, I'm not so big on meat on a pizza, but pepperoni with good cheese, mushrooms, black olives and fresh garlic always worked for me.

Lots of pizza places here, but hit and miss... mostly miss.

Pete

In our area many former restaurant and fast food employees that were laid off over a year ago, have found jobs working in the expanding service stations, like KWIK TRIP that pay better, flex schedules more and many offer a much better set of benefits and more opportunities to move up. The fact that many are located within decent commuting distances allows employees the opportunity to work in multiple places and gain more hours etc.

Bryce

When no one shows up for work , how can you stay open ? Alot of restaurants around here have 2 or 3 people trying to run the whole place. Never thought I'd see the day when McDonald's offers $15 an hour with a$500- $1000 sign on and can't hire people.

every pizza chain of ever seen around here is run by east Indians and they're so dirty and unsanitary. also it's like eating cardboard with ketchup on it. I either make my own or get it from a family run pizza joint.

Agreed. Never understood the craze. Same with legit philly cheese steaks. I’ll likely get crucified but…

We’ve got several good ones around. Kings. Brothers. Anthony’s. All better than PH or Dominos.