Only 1 Pizza Hut Classic in Illinois

If you dare ask the question of how many classic-style Pizza Hut restaurants remain in Illinois, you may get two different answers. Some claim there is only one still surviving, but there is also evidence that there are actually two.

This vision quest for classic pizza began on the Illinois sub-Reddit. Someone shared a graphic from the Retrologist showing two Pizza Hut Classics in Illinois.

TIL Illinois has two Pizza Hut Classic locations.
byu/steve42089 inillinois

But, there are videos from others who claim the only real classic remaining in Illinois is the one in Geneseo.

But, if you look at the Pizza Hut that's in Eureka, Illinois, it looks like a classic-style restaurant, too.

Google Maps Street View

I did some digging and found another conversation on Reddit where someone asked if the Eureka, Illinois Pizza Hut was a "classic" from just 5 days ago and the comments say "YES".

Is the Pizza Hut in Eureka, IL a old style Pizza Hut with the same style of dine in experience you would get in the 1990's?
byu/public_monkeybars inPeoriaIL

For many of us who grew up with Pizza Hut, there is a real nostalgia for the big plastic red cups and also the buffet that the chain used to be famous for. Who wouldn't want to find a time machine and go back to that era of pizza in the Midwest? I'd be first in line to hop in the DeLorean to get it up to 88 mph for that retro pizza trip.