Pizza Hut Is Bringing Back Its Iconic Retro Design

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In recent years, Pizza Hut has experienced a major decline.

The once-popular pizza chain known for its red roofs, Pac-Man machines, and salad bar has fallen victim to modernization.

However, one corporation that has franchised over 100 Pizza Hut locations is trying to bring Pizza Hut back to the old ways that made it popular in the first place.

The New York Post reported more on Pizza Hut going back in time:

2026 has proven to be the year of nostalgia. Youngsters are resorting to old-school tech like vintage flip phones and iPods. Others are returning to analog hobbies and activities.

Even beloved restaurant chain Pizza Hut is going back in time, reverting to its retro glory — red checkered tablecloths and all.

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.

Red roof? Check

Red-checkered tablecloths, vinyl booths and Tiffany-style lamps? Check, check and check.

The beloved salad bar and red plastic cups will be back.

Even the old-school Pac-Man machines will return.

Unsurprisingly, customers are losing their minds over this massive change.

“I am so excited and when they are restored I will be eating there as a new tradition every Friday,” one wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

“This 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,” another wrote in a Facebook comment.

Here’s a look inside a Pizza Hut operated by the Daland Corporation:

Businessman Tim Sparks has been quietly restoring old Pennsylvania Pizza Hut’s back to its initial glory pic.twitter.com/Vy5mgtX9wW

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) May 16, 2026

Here’s how users on X reacted to Pizza Hut going back to its old style:

inject the old school Pizza Hut vinyl
booths, red plastic cups and salad bar (with oversized metal ladles for the Thousand Island dressing) directly into my veins https://t.co/oDK74LnEzM pic.twitter.com/AiNqeA1RPU

— Trung Phan (@TrungTPhan) May 16, 2026

Yesss i lovee pizza huts. Stuffed crust pizza, a salad bar, and old school vibes sounds great https://t.co/2zwoFM5BY6

— Shannon Shenanigans (@ShanChere114) May 17, 2026

In recent years, Pizza Hut has struggled to compete with its competitors.

Fox 10 News reported in February that Pizza Hut plans to close over 250 locations by the end of 2026:

Pizza Hut is closing 250 locations across the U.S. due to declining sales.

Yum! Brands said in an earnings call Wednesday it is closing 250 Pizza Hut stores that have been underperforming.

That amounts to about 3% of the chain’s locations nationwide.

Pizza Hut has struggled lately, especially against its biggest rival, Domino’s.

Yum! Brands said in November it was considering various options for the chain, including a possible sale.

The store closures will happen in the first half of this year.

Maybe McDonald’s should also make a move to go back to its old style before it’s too late:

This is one of countless examples.

They want drab, colorless, ugly world, devoid of any warmth, soul, or creativity. pic.twitter.com/hIGoRlI424

— ⱤɆ₳Ⱡ ฿Ɇ₦ (@AtRealBen) May 17, 2026

Do you prefer the retro-style Pizza Hut to the modern ones?

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