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Or, you were more of a lunch buffet punch in of pizza person.
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Either way, chain pizzerias were all the rage for decades.
Here are 5 pizza chains rapidly disappearing across the United States.
Founded in 1973, it was the third-largest pizza chain in the country by 1985.
Courtesy of Godfather’s Pizza
There were 1,000 restaurants at its peak, but by 2021, only 445 remained open.
“There was a Godfathers in town when I was growing up.
My parents absolutely adored it, they insisted on Hawaiian.
Shakey’s Pizza
At one point, the brand dominated worldwide, with hundreds of locations.
However, according to Shakey’s website, only “more than 60” remain.
“They were quite the thing in their 80s heyday,” oneRedditorrecalls.
Pizza Inn
“There’s a Shakey’s near us.
They sometimes give coupons to the schools in our district.
Occasionally my son gets one, and we end up going maybe once or twice a year.
Pizza Hut / Facebook
As of 2021, that number dwindled down to 252.
According to data companyScrapeHero, there were just 102 in 2024.
“I haven’t heard the name Pizza Inn in years.
Rocky Rococo Pizza
I used to buy slices from one in the NO suburbs during Mardi Gras parades,” one personsays.
In August 2019,Nation’s Restaurant Newsreported that Pizza Hut was planning to shut down nearly 500 locations.
“I’ve lived in a few large cities now that don’t have a Pizza Hut.
They are dying out for sure,” one personmaintains.
“Our local Pizza Hut is now a Mexican restaurant,” anotherwrites.
At one point there were 120 restaurants.
Now, there are just 40.
The chain “was big at least in Wisconsin.
