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A blast from the past has surfaced online, reminding everyone of a simpler time—a time when Pizza Hut wasn’t just a pizza place, but a dining experience. A Redditor recently shared a photo of a 1984 Pizza Hut menu, sparking a wave of nostalgia and a touch of drool.
Remember those days? Servers, actual tables, and the thrill of having your pizza brought to you?
As one commenter lamented, the era of sit-down Pizza Hut is sadly gone. A poignant reminder of this shift can be found in the 1984 menu itself, where a small “Carryout” section almost apologetically suggests the novel idea of enjoying your pizza at home.
But home didn’t have the salad bar. And it certainly didn’t have those iconic pebbly, dark red plastic cups.
For many Millennials and Gen Xers, these two seemingly random items are inextricably linked to birthday dinners and free Book It! personal pan pizzas.
The prices on the 1984 menu are a real eye-opener, too. That all-you-can-eat salad bar (complete with a questionable kale garnish) was a mere $1.89.
A large Super Supreme pan pizza? Just $12.20, with a dollar off for thin crust.
And to wash it all down while the kids entertained themselves at the Pac-Man table, a beer was a steal at 75 cents, or $3.25 for a pitcher. As one Redditor put it, “The good ole days… you could feed your entire family plus some friends for $20.
Damn, I hate aging.”
While a large Super Supreme will set you back about $25 today (and no discount for thin crust!), some Redditors pointed out that adjusting for inflation, that $12.20 pizza would cost around $35 in today’s money. So, maybe we aren’t getting quite as ripped off as we thought?
Price aside, the overwhelming sentiment online is a longing for the Pizza Hut pizza of yesteryear. One commenter wistfully recalls the “simpler menus” and the sheer joy of a hot, steamy pan pizza, loaded with sausage, onions, mushrooms, and green peppers, proclaiming a newfound “horniness for 80s Pizza Hut.”
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