Technically, This Used to Be a Pizza Hut in Vero Beach, FL

"Don't worry, we stretched some hoses across the parking lot. This fire will be out in no time." - Some firefighter on his first day on the job.

Submitted by, you guessed it, Steve R. 

Liberty Income Tax in Cayce, SC

Free tuition tax course being offered here, so I don't see why you wouldn't take them up on that. Submitted again by rockstar Steve R.

Taj Express in Dallas, Texas

And last but not least from Steve R. is the Taj Express in Dallas, Texas. Signature window angles negate any attempt made at replacing the roof, although the exterior paint job is quite nice. I feel like this is a place I would actually check out if my travels ever brought me to Dallas.

Sewing World in Grapevine, Texas

Man, Steve R. is on a roll today. This next submission from our soon-to-be-best-friend Steve is Sewing World, located in beautiful Grapevine, Texas. Self-explanatory in purpose, Sewing World did a nice job removing the signature roof hump and covering up the hot, slick red roof with some good old fashioned composite shingle from the Home Depot. But the windows and the paneling below the window line tell us all we need to know about this beautiful specimen.

Northwest Washateria/Washteria in Dallas, Texas

Someone found something to do with an old Pizza Hut that is even more irrelevant than an actual Pizza Hut. What is a "Washateria," you ask? And why are the two very prominent signs spelled differently?Well, that is all part of the charm and mystery of the Northwest Wash(a)teria in Dallas. Thanks for the submission, Steve R. 

Movie House in Garland, Texas

From loyal reader Steve R. Who are the clientele requiring check cashing at the same place which rents out your favorite movies in VHS format? Why, you will have to pay a quick visit to Garland, Texas to find out yourself.

Le Peep Restaurant in Shrewsbury, NJ

Submitted by Dave

Boot & Shoe Repair in McAlester, OK

Submitted by my cousin, Brian, this one pretty much looks abandoned but is apparently a boot & shoe repair place, which is actually harder to believe would be in business than the original Pizza Hut that it replaced. When is the last time you took a shoe in to be repaired? Never. That's what Zappos.com is for.

Good luck to whatever ends up here next.

O Asian Fusion, Norman, OK

O Asian Fusion, submitted by Brett

Unaabi Grill, Cary, NC

Unaabi Grill, Cary, NC - Submitted by Ryan

99 Bottles in Carnegie, PA

Submitted by Hart J., this fine establishment located in beautiful Carnegie, PA serves up some excellent beer and is not the first post-Pizza-Hut establishment to hold this spot. Regardless, the patio is a welcome addition, and if you drink enough craft beer, you are sure to forget that you are even in an old Pizza Hut.

Regino's in Norfolk, VA

Not a bad showing here. No roof hump, but the angled windows are intact. Overall, C+.

Larry's Giant Subs

One of the better ones out there for sure. If you are going to leave the signature roof hump up there, may as well paint it as bright as you can and scream to passers-by, "HEY I USED TO BE A PIZZA HUT COME GET A GIANT SUB!"

Although, I think Larry might have been a little bit drunk when he hung the sign.

Okini in Harrisburg, PA

Not the first "Pizza Hut-turned-Asian-Restaurant" entry, and certainly not the last.

Huntington Learning Center

Why can't they just deliver my homework fully completed in 30 minutes or less?

Orlando's

Sneaky sneaky sneaky Orlando's. Vertical shutters, no more roof-hump. You had me fooled! But your corner window tells me all I need to know about your past life of greasy pizza and suspected drug dealing out of the kitchen.

First Auto Sales

It really looks like there are actually cars INSIDE this old Pizza Hut, which would make it the first time I saw a car in a Pizza Hut since that time Charlene got the pedals confused in her Cavalier!

What is more embarrassing than a career hawking used cars? A career hawking used cars inside an old Pizza Hut. No chance that anyone who works here shows up at high school reunions.

China Buffet

The old "shingle over the red tin roof" trick works every time. This place is one roof-hump removal away from no longer even being distinguishable as a former Pizza Hut.

Don Pollo

This is what America is all about. Come on in, gang. Don Pollo's is open!

Cap'n Joes Galley

Pizza Hut and Long John Silvers had a love child, and named him "CAPT'N JOE."

Chinese Hut

Wow wow wow. Keeping the word Hut in the name. I can't even begin to comment. I love the extra flare on the roof-line. For really just running with it and getting the angled neon window signs to boot, this is an excellent specimen.

Guarantee that whatever this place serves is way better than Pizza Hut pizza.

Des Moines Police Station

Hands down the most popular entry on this blog to date.

We all love the idea of the police chief telling all of the cops week after week that if they don't get their shit together and get traffic violations under control, they will have to work at a Pizza Hut, then the mayor coming in and breaking the news that they would, indeed, all be working in a Pizza Hut.

Evidence room in the cooler. Interrogations happening in the booths. Secretaries playing table-top Pac Man instead of solitaire. That is how I picture this one, and I love it.

Exterior Connections, Atlanta, GA

The fact that this is a home improvement place is perfect. If I were them, I would have had a sign up out front that said, "This placed used to be a McDonalds!" to show them that they are REALLY good at changing up exteriors.

Sadly, they hung no such sign, and they appear to no longer be in business (at least, in that location).

The Hobby Store

Yes. Now this is well done. Notice the new shingles and exterior, but the remaining signature roof hump of the Pizza Hut. There is a little bit of "we want you to remember that this used to be a Pizza Hut" thing going on here, as if most people still remember this location based on its former purpose.

"The Hobby Store? Never heard of it. What did it used to be?"

Licks

Based on the name alone, I would guessed this was some type of gentlemen's establishment, but the non-plywooded-over windows have me questioning that. Whatever it is, kudos for the vertical shutters trying to hide the signature angled windows of the old Pizza Hut.