20 Worst Pizza Restaurants From The 1970's That Faded Into History

[@davidkenner-rb8go]

I'm confused. You call these places the "worst pizza restaurants" but state on most of them that their pizza was excellent.

[@BobMedley62]

Just way to get people to click on their content. Worked, didn't it?

[@davidkenner-rb8go]

@@BobMedley62 It did indeed!

[@timeliebe]

I guess "Good Chain Pizza Places That Couldn't Keep Up With Crappy Global Chains like Domino's and Papa John's" doesn't tickle the SEO in the same way? These are clearly very SEO-driven-the period images of beautiful women in the corner, the confrontational "grabby" titles....

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[@dpfitforlife81]

On top of that they make it seem like they are out of business or only have 2 or 3 locations left. Godfather's had excellent pizza but no longer has locations in my area.

[@donaldrhine548]

I loved Godfathers pizza. I srill go to one when I can find one.

[@BaconBePropane]

Same here, and I live relatively close to one.

[@fredthegraycatt]

It is been 10 years since I have been able to eat at a Godfathers pizza. The last pizza I had there was a golden crust taco pizza, and it was absolutely fantastic. It was in North Kansas City the last time I try to go there. It was closed down due to the Covid thing. It bummed me out.

[@BaconBePropane]

@@fredthegraycatt it would me too.

[@NancyD...]

I loved Godfathers too, they are still around but hard to find!😊

[@MarcusMansfield-d7n]

They have godfathers express in many loves gas stations, all across the south. I grab some everytime I see one!!!

[@jerryoxley1827]

The minute Godfather's was listed, this list turned into clown shoes.

[@lugnuts7800]

Godfathers pizza was and still is phenomenal! It's not as easy to find one as it once was, but they're still out there... There is one in Brooklyn Park Minnesota; bad neighborhood but great pizza. I recommend that you visit during daylight hours only, then get out of town promptly.

[@DavidUrban-y3c]

I still go to the one in Red Wing Minn. My Mom likes the Hawaiian Pizza. And I go to the Godfathers for their pizza buffet. So take Godfathers out of your list

[@kevinwestrom4775]

There used to be one in Plymouth, but that one disappeared in the early 2000s. I didn't know there was any still around anywhere, let alone MN anymore..or metro area.

[@ajclips2540]

I have 2 Godfather's within 20 minutes of me. Let me tell you something, them damn things are good. That Jumbo deluxe. Man. AND believe it or not, it's even better the next day when you reheat it in the oven. That oil in the crust kinda frys it to give it a crispy crunch but a soft middle and that gooey cheese melted on top.

[@elizabethjones7694]

I miss Godfathers pizza!!!!!

[@juneannbrusie2042]

Large Mobster

[@charlesgarner2177]

There was no better pizza than godfathers large combo. Y’all are fuckin crazy if you think that was the worst pizza.

[@michaeldavidfigures9842]

You're making me hungry.

[@georgecoons6872]

hell yes massie heart attack under the bun.

[@aneveningofoldtimeradio]

Godfather’s was awesome! Loved their pizza!!

[@mikescully6972]

Godfathers is still making great pizza, why you gotta diss them?

[@timeliebe]

I haven't seen a Godfathers Pizza in a while-where are they now?

[@mikescully6972]

@ most of the ones I’ve seen are in convenient stores, they still taste like it did in the 80s, if you google godfathers pizza, it’ll show the nearest locations

[@michaeldavidfigures9842]

Godfather's had great pizza. Some locations are still in operation.

[@williamfreeman6935]

​@@timeliebe Still plenty in Nebraska.

[@habovay3]

Because whoever titled this video is a moron.

[@TroyMorePhotography]

Title says "Worst" but most of the examples are accompanied by narration about how delicious the pizza was.

[@garethleitner9547]

Shakey's rocked. I miss them.

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

The Pizza Inn pizza buffet was a special occasion meal for me growing up. So much so that I had my 11th birthday there in 1983. I and my friends piled into my stepfather's van and mom and my grandparents and my mom's friend followed in their cars with the cake my mom's friend made me. It was probably the best birthday I ever had growing up and honestly one of the best I ever had in my life.

[@Donathon-f6f]

I'm with you... there was one just around the corner from my house...as a teenager we loved that place

[@pgramsey1]

Pizza Inn was across the street from Tarleton State. I used to go there for the buffet lunch before chemistry lab. Nobody minded my garlic breath.

[@Donathon-f6f]

Godfather Pizza was great...the combo was my favorite chain pizza...i thought they didn't exist anymore... well none around me... Lord.. making me both hungry and nostalgic ❤

[@Corey-dy2cq]

Sbarro was like eating a piece of cardboard with sauce.

[@brandondaniels1608]

SBarros is probably the one chain from the video whose pizza was truly and undisputably horrible

[@Searchingwithmatt]

So identical to little Caesar’s

[@georgecoons6872]

hey as a carp catfish eater i dont mind. all taste the same to me.

[@georgecoons6872]

DELISH. AND PRODUCES A SMELLY TURD IN THE MORNING.

[@itoo3654]

I LOVED Sbarro's pizza

[@TonyFrazier]

The Shakey's we went to in Oklahoma City never had live bands that I remember. They had a buffet bar with pizza and these awesome potato wedges. They were the first local restaurant with video games. Back in the Pong days, they had a table-style Breakout game. They also had a projection TV for a while, almost like sitting in a little movie theater.

[@jessegreenwood1956]

I live in OKC. I think Shakey's was gone by the time we moved here in the late 70's but was very good pizza. But...Shakey's is not GONE. I think I read they still have about 50+ places here in the US mainly on the west coast....but they have over 300 in the Philippines of all places. Very popular there. I was there in 2004 for about 6 months and had it several times. All over the place!

[@Dularr]

Most had a player piano.

[@Corey-dy2cq]

I always thought Godfathers was good pizza.

[@jamesfields2916]

Round Table was expensive even in the 80s.

[@jamesfields2916]

@@invisiblehands4000 It was good.

[@jamesfields2916]

@@invisiblehands4000 Haven't been in California in years.

[@kurtsaxton823]

They were a little bit pricey but they had better pizzas then pretty much everybody else in my opinion, at least in California, straw hat was actually good, I even liked Shakey's. Godfather's is still okay it's not great though. The funny thing is all of these are better than the main stream pizza places today.

[@jamesfields2916]

@@invisiblehands4000 It's out west. None anywhere near Georgia.

[@cgschow1971]

Straw Hat had very good pizza. They were my go-to. Round Table was pricey even back then. Shakeys was my favorite because that's where we had our youth soccer trophy presentations. We had a Noble Roman that opened up near us about 10 years ago, but it closes up after 8 months.

[@retirednavy8720]

We had a Shakey's down the road from where I grew up in CO. I remember going there a lot as a child.

[@ClayLapointe]

The one i went to in co. Had a window you could watch them make your pizza.😊🎉

[@juneannbrusie2042]

My Aunt and Uncle owned the Shakey's in Wichita Ks.

[@swather777]

@@juneannbrusie2042 I remember my parents taking our family there for my birthday a couple of times. I think it was on Oliver. There was an old player piano playing old tunes and a projector displaying the lyrics on a screen so everyone could sing along. My dad always ordered a dark beer. The pizza was great! This was back in the early 60's but I still remember it and I'm 70 y.o. LOL

[@jefffivel1227]

​@@juneannbrusie2042need the mojos recipe

[@patrickkelley6212]

Loved Shakey's Pizza! The Best!!!😀🤗

[@georgecoons6872]

stroke heart attack city.

[@ScottRay-v1y]

There is a Chuck E. Cheese about 15 mins from my house that opened. Taken my 7 yr old and all of the robots was dusty and looked heavily used. The video screen of kids playing had acid wash jeans and jean jacket. Not update and the pizza was awful.

[@kevinputry5655]

Pizza Inn was my favorite pizza place back in the day. I have fond memories of their buffet. My family used to go there regularly in the 70's and 80's. Sadly there's no locations left in Ohio.

[@Corey-dy2cq]

I don't remember how the sauce stood out for Godfathers but the cheese was excellent and toppings aplenty.

[@HeinzGuderian_]

I knew Marines who always went to Chuck E Cheese. The number of single Moms made it a target rich environment and became their preferred place to pick up women. They said the pizza was pretty good too.

[@macreal65]

I loved Godfathers Pizza when I was a young Marine living in Ocean Side CA. Me and my wife still visit Shakey's either in Buena Park or Temecula CA, and we enjoy it imensely. But the Pizza Inn was the first good pizza I had in the early 80s. There were a few in Memphis TN and that was a treat for me and my friends as teens on a Friday or Saturday night after playing basketball all day. Great memories.

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

I always liked Gatti's. In high school, it was a favorite place to go after Friday night football games for us band guys. Big screen projection TV with SNL and Monty Python. Good pizza. Great vibes. I grew up in Galena Park TX, but we would go the Gatti's in Pasadena after the games. This was from 1976-1979.

[@aneveningofoldtimeradio]

Happy Joes was the best pizza I’ve ever had in its heyday. Once Joe died and the company was sold, it has gone downhill big time. Still quite a few of them around Iowa and Illinois. Noble Roman’s was another great chain in Iowa/Illinois. No idea why those, and Godfathers are on this list.

[@charleshunt7568]

I have a Godfather’s in my town. I remember Shakey’s being the place to go. Pizza Inn for the buffet. Big Cheese pizza had damn good pizza too.

[@nickthompson4978]

It’s nice to see and hear about restaurants that faded into history

[@xscorpio1976]

The title says worst and then praises the pizzas😂 Love Godfathers taco pizza!

[@BladeStar-uq6xe]

Godfathers is still very much alive. Our town has 1 and a Gas Station has a Godfathers outlet. So do the nearest 2 bigger towns. Pizza Inn is also still active. I go there every Tuesday. Again, our closest towns have one, and my brother in Fort Worth says there are some around him.

[@robertbayack5268]

Godfather's and Big Cheese actually had the best when I was a kid growing up in Kansas. They piled on the ingredients and cheese, but that was many moons ago 😊.

[@williamzander4732]

Salina has 1 big cheese left

[@robertbayack5268]

@williamzander4732 Salina is a great little city, I grew up there for a few years when dad was a Trooper. I'll have to check it out next time I am back in Kansas and also hit the Cozi Inn, Thanks.

[@paulhare662]

There was a place next to Cedar Point in Sandusky that had a couple dozen wierd combination pizzas set out in a buffet style. Was it a Pizza Inn?

[@bevgreen8165]

Moral of the story: don't sell out. How many places went downhill after being bought out? Another bad title. So many of these places are still going concerns. "Faded into History" means defunct. Round Table, Straw Hat, and others are still out there.

[@Dularr]

When Founders die.

[@rogertemple7193]

Only a few of these Pizza restaurants were here in the area of Oklahoma that i live most of them were up around OKC and Tulsa but not in the smaller towns with the exception of Godfathers Pizza but it was in a Loves convenient store deli but still Thanks for the Memories.🍕😋🍕

[@melissamassey8536]

We still have one in our Loves in Eufaula, OK.

[@melissamassey8536]

A Godfathers Pizza, that is.

[@mspetersen]

The guy that was the main actor in the Godfather's commercials also acted in some Industrial Safety Films for the Union Pacific Railroad.

[@williamzander4732]

He was Frank Nitti in the untouchable tv show

[@David-yw2lv]

There's a Pizza Inn in my home area I frequently go to on Sundays after church.My cousin worked at one of the first locations in Fort Worth.Mr.Gatti's is my all time favorite pizza parlor.There are still some in the Houston area.I enjoyed going to Shakey's,they had good pizza plus showed old movies and had sing-alongs.They served fun at Shakey's,also pizza.

[@michaeltipton5500]

I love Godfathers Pizza. The Godfather from the commercials actually walked into the place in Lakewood Washington while I was there. He was a bit handicapped and used 2 walking canes but a really cool guy.

[@Anthony-ot8vl]

Shakey's was great!

[@drbluzer]

I was a student at the University Of Kentucky , located in Lexington , Kentucky from 1971 to 1973 . We had a popular pizza restaurant named "JOE BOLOGNA'S PIZZA" just blocks off campus that was so popular that there were students standing outside trying to get in on Friday , Saturday , and Sunday nights ! This place had what I referred to as "the best pizza in Kentucky" . I went back to Lexington some years later and they had moved across the street to a much bigger location as the original location was quite small in comparison . That place brings back a lot of memories !!!

[@RedBud315]

Shakeys was our go to in the 70's. They still have several in the L.A. area but, the closest one to Sacramento where they were founded is Yuba City about 60 miles away. 24:45 mark is actor Daniel Travanti from Hill Street Blues.

[@johnwarren2420]

In Indianapolis Godfathers was around in the late 70's and 80's went out of business here but a franchise opened in Greenwood for a few years 2005 it closed but a take out open on Indianapolis Westside for a couple years it closed now in 2024 several Shell gas stations have Godfathers take out the one on Brookville Rd you can eat in and even get a slice lol

[@brandondaniels1608]

There's a Godfathers up in NE Houston that I make the 30 mile drive to once a month and a Mr Gattis out in Brenham west of Houston I also try to visit once a month although it's an hour drive away bc my kids love going there. It's ironic that most of the pizza chains mentioned in this video actually had really good (some were even great) pizza, but their real problem was trying to compete with the cheap national chains, and not food quality

[@markmcriley2558]

Godfather’s? Really? Godfather’s is my favorite pizza place. As of this month, there are 693 Godfather’s locations. They’re everywhere! Well, almost everywhere. I moved to Tulsa three years ago, and this is about the only place there isn’t one. I was jonesing for a Godfather’s Humble Pie so bad a couple of months ago that I got in my airplane and flew from Tulsa to Arkansas City, KS to get a couple of pizzas. The hour and twenty minute flight back was torture as I had to smell the pizzas but couldn’t eat any of it while I was flying home.

[@jimpern]

It seems that it's the restaurants that were "worst", not the food! I liked Godfather's pizza the few times I found it, but it's been a while. When I lived in Seattle in 1979-80 I used to eat at Pizza Haven and enjoyed it often. But by the time of my next stint there in 1991-92 most of their area locations had disappeared and I rarely ate there. Some Sbarro locations are still here in Atlanta and I occasionally eat there. Pizza Inn, Shakey's and Pietro's I never cared for. The others I'm not familiar with.

[@brinsonharris9816]

I’m in Tampa, FL, and we used to have a Shakey’s, a Der Veinerschnitzel, a Godfather’s, a Pizza Inn and a Dino’s. The people who bought out the Dino’s location tried to repurpose the sign, and it was “Bino’s” for a while, then that closed and it’s some other kind of restaurant now.

[@jeffdavenport4617]

I worked at Pietro's Pizza In Longview, Wa right after it was sold to the Campbell's in1973. The original store is still in operation today. It is now call Pie at Trio's pizza.

[@sugarplum5824]

We had a Pizza Inn open in my hometown in the late 70s. It was lackluster, to say the least. The crust was soggy and the sauce was more akin to canned tomato soup. It didn't last long. I thought Godfather Pizza was okay. They offered a taco pizza that was very tasty. However, in my experience, local pizza places excel in consistently great pies. I've lived in 3 different areas in my lifetime and the "Mom and Pop" shops are always the best. Their advertising is usually by word of mouth. If the parking lot is packed, you've found a really good pizza restaurant. 🍕

[@richfarmer3478]

1958 seems to be the year for pizza chains.

[@pakleader4]

Show biz pizza was a Shakey’s pizza off of 40 highway in Kansas City Missouri towards Independence Missouri. When they added animatronics while still under Shakey’s namesake. Dixon’s chili was right next door. That’s where he started his own business name. The animatronics was first placed inside that pizza restaurant. Shakey’s then shut down and showbiz pizza emerged. Actually when they stop using live bands and put in self playing instruments 🎹, then animatronics. That’s the succession in the change for our store in Kansas City Missouri. So actually we were first with the animatronics and Chunky E Cheese is second. We had arcade game’s different pinballs machines and hockey games and other coin Spring loaded type games. But all started with the Shakey’s pizza name. Back in the early 70’s to mid 70’s. 😉😉😉😉😉 SEMPER FI

[@melangellatc1718]

There is a Godfather's here in Savannah! AWESOME, no where near worst! "Pizza Juice"!!!

[@LighthouseProductions1]

Do not ever diss the Godfathers pizza,that stuff is still around and i say its topped pizza hut and Dominos as well. Best pizzas ive had from good to ok are as follows 1. Godfathers 2. Shakey's 3.Round Table 4.Brooklyn bros 5. Chicago pizza Co 6. Frankies 7. Alfy's The worst of the worst though is Chuck E Cheese

[@Steve.Cutler]

Straw Hat was my favorite in the 70's growing up. They still have the same crust!

[@richardmadonia3384]

No pizza as good as NY pizza in NY state.

[@Elizabeth-f7f]

Pasquales Stromboli steak sandwich was a masterpiece

[@zimmejoc]

there's still Pizza Inns scattered across the south (TN, MS, and LA), and Gatti's is still in Texas. Both still taste exactly the same as they did in 1985. Round Table and Shakey's are still going fine in CA.

[@corndog2835]

I miss having a Godfathers pizza where I live.

[@bucksdiaryfan]

I loved Godfather's Pizza. Probably their costs got too high, because they did not cheat you on ingredients.

[@Corey-dy2cq]

Pizza Inn was some good stuff too.

[@hey2goober1975]

I don't know what Godfather's pizza you had but the one we had back home in the early '80s was the best pizza I ever ate! To this day I've never had pizza that was better! I remember they had this pizza that was 5 lbs and it topped them all!

[@michaelbabella9012]

happy joes was GREAT until it sold, Pizza inn was great as well as Godfathers. u wanna talk about a worse pizza, pizza hut after it sold to pepsico went downhill faster than the grease that leaks out of the bottom of its boxes. u can literally take one of their box bottoms, a match and 2 logs and start a roaring fire in ur fireplace on a cold winter day. when it stains ur cars seat after u pick it up on the way home, theres a problem!

[@stevecagle2317]

I went to IU Bloomington where Noble Romans started. Before then, we had an awesome NR franchise near my Indianapolis suburban highschool. Their Deep Dish Sicilian was incredible. It was like a Detroit style baked in heavy, seasoned iron pans with lots of olive oil that fried the crust. Cheese was on top of the crust and would bake crispy around the edges with dollops of sauce on each square slice. IU was famous for it's local Mama Bear's pizza - still strong. A few blocks down, Godfather's pizza opened. It truly sucked. Yes they put on a lot of toppings but the crust was manufactured, tough, and totally inedible. I went there twice. Both times when Bear's was packed. It was almost empty in Godfather's.

[@mblaydoe]

Noble Roman’s deep dish was my absolute favorite.

[@phillipanderson1654]

Did you actually do your research. God father's pizza still operating in several states still to this day

[@stevenv2190]

There is still a Mr. Gatti's in Elizabthtown, ky.

[@raulescobar7433]

They just opened Mr Gattis in my neighborhood and I’m glad they did

[@MrJ-dc3yz]

Godfathers was great, I don't know what happened to them. I went to Showbiz and Chucky's for the games the pizza was nasty.

[@deadendkid1968]

We have a few Godfathers locations in Topeka...we also have a Chuck e Cheese...which was bought out by Showbiz pizza...but Showbiz went with the name Chuck e Cheese...so basically Showbiz is still everywhere...

[@deadendkid1968]

Sbbarro is still open at our mall...

[@williamzander4732]

Valentinos was good pizza in topeka

[@kirkullrich4550]

Godfathers was great

[@LuoJun2]

I’m really surprised at the number of these chains I remember. I guess I’ve been alive for a while. I live less than a mile from a Chuck E. Cheese. The parking lot is almost always full. Probably due to kids birthday parties. The pizza is “meh”, but the kids are usually more interested in running around and playing games. Godfather’s is the gold standard for good pizza. They went out of business in the Ohio State University area because they were at least 50% more expensive than every other shop in the area and there are a lot of them. They still exist, but unfortunately, the closest location to me is about 45 minutes away in a Love’s truck stop. I’ll still make the trip occasionally. Sbarros is “mall pizza” and is about the same quality as anything else you find in the food court. They tried a stand-alone in my area, but it didn’t last long. Red Barn was never known for its pizza. It was more of a burger joint, competing with the likes of Frische’s Big Boy and Bob Evans. The burgers at Friendly’s Ice Cream (also defunct) were better.

[@Kiddman32]

Pizza, one of my very favorite topics! In terms of market share, Godfathers may have fallen off the map, but there are still a few left. Their pizza isn't too bad, but it has one property I've never found in any other pizza place. It tastes crappy warmed up in the oven the next day, while most others actually improve. The Chuck E. Cheese pizza was just plain lousy. One the video game/animatronics got old, so did practically all of the Chuck E. Cheese's, though there is one just a few minutes from my house. I have never gone in that place, don't intend to. I did go to the previous location that was nearby, and that pizza "quality" told me to not ever try any of their other places. Straw Hat, there are still quite a few of 'em left. The pizza is passable, decent enough to eat if ya have a coupon and need to fill up the gut. Round Table was my late brother's favorite! He never found a pizza anywhere near as good in Florida (in his mind; in my mind, their pizza is just average). There are still quite a few Round Table places, I think all in the West. I remember Shakey's VERY much. As I remember it the pizza was good, and they had a variety of entertainment shows almost nightly. Jazz, Ragtime mostly... I believe one even had a Wurlitzer pipe organ. Funny thing is, that strange-shaped and highly recognizable sign.. There are a few ma&pa pizza places around California that still have that sign, just repainted and renamed it. One of the old signs is displayed in Golden 1 Arena, home of the Sacramento Kings. RED BARN??? I only knew it as a chicken and burgers place. I might have tried it if they'd had "Pizza" up on their signage. One type of pizza place not mentioned is the ones that had theatre pipe organs in 'em. There used to be some 150-200 of these, peaking in the late 70's to early 80's. Most were individually owned, but there were a few chains of 5-10. Most were in NorCal, but there was a chain of a half-dozen or so in the Phoenix area. Now there are only three of these places left, two in the Midwest and one in Mesa, AZ. That one is still owned by the family of the original owners of that chain, I think... Many parts of the original organs became part of the HUGE Wurlitzer at the Organ Stop in Mesa, AZ. Unfortunately, their pizza is not great, but then I don't know what they're competing with in that area. But AZ is not known as a great pizza haven, so maybe they don't have a lot to compete with. The organ is played for several hours by top pro's seven nights a week. My favoriite pizza style by far is Chicago deep-dish, and more and more places are popping up here in NorCal that do it that way. And the two most famous Chicago pizza places have both grown into chains... The supposed originator is Lou Malnati's... I'm finally gonna get to Chitown next summer and that is VERY high on my list!

[@NilsEkstrom-u9k]

I love to godfathers. Actually worked for godfathers. Their problem was they were just too expensive! Still would love to see them back in Oklahoma city

[@drbluzer]

I grew up in Louisville , Kentucky and we had a "VILLAGE INN PIZZA RESTAURANT" there .

[@robviousobviously5757]

Godfather's Pizza Corporate office is about a mile away from me.. they are VERY MUCH ALIVE..

[@breygon1]

The Shakey's we had in suburban Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C. was horrible! At least to somebody who had grown up in South Philadelphia where there was pizza place practically every couple of blocks. The crust was cracker thin, the sauce lacked any flavour and the the toppings were sparse. The beer was cheap, though. Interstingly, I ran across a Shakey's Pizza in Fukuoka, Japan when i was stationed there with the Air Force. The quality of the pizza was only marginally better.

[@TommySpannEsq]

Godfathers was GREAT!!! I miss it.

[@princesskristan]

Hey Chuck E Cheese isn't bad pizza imo. I really like it, but I haven't been in awhile. I do want to visit the legacy store in Northridge, but the one close to me was one of the original PTT locations

[@jamesfields2916]

Straw Hat Pizza was a decent one in California in the 70s.

[@daleglasbrenner3321]

great combination of cheeses and good quality toppings...I miss them.

[@matthewestrada5217]

Still around

[@WilliamBeam-p5k]

I only heard of 3 of these chains out of 20

[@SPEEDGRX]

I also love godfather's Pizza

[@troyarthur9342]

Godfathers pizza was and is still good. They have transitioned into truckstops, they have several I know of in North Dakota, I eat it often and it tastes as good now as it back in the day. They had a buffet in the early 1990's when I was in college, the students of Bozeman MT loved it.

[@bargeman100]

I loved Pizza Haven. That was my go to place in Tacoma.

[@drbluzer]

In Orange Park , Florida we have a "POMPEII PIZZA RESTAURANT" that features "coal fired pizza" .

[@markkrause3139]

What about Little Big Man's Pizza? A Montana pizza chain in the 1970's and 80's. I use to manage one

[@Searchingwithmatt]

And somehow that terrible cardboard tasting, dry, burnt, boring, little Caesar’s is still around

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

Chuck E Cheese is, without a doubt, the absolute WORST pizza I ever tasted. I regret ever having my daughter's Bday party there. It was just plain awful in every way.

[@theuberbob]

Chuck E. Cheese? Can't speak to the quality of the pizza, but they're still around. Since they were bought by Showbiz, that place is also still around in spirit.

[@spede1]

Godfathers was one of the BEST pizza places, their buffet was good and always stocked. Noble Romans was also good. Never likes Sbarro.

[@SuperMickey57]

When I was in school and college, I worked at 3 of those listed, Mr. Gatti's, Pizza Inn, and Godfathers. I'll never forget when our Godfather's location shut down. Me and my friend showed up after class for work and the doors were chained shut. He looked at me and said WFT! I said it's a good news, bad news scenario. Good news, we're free tonight to hook up with the ladies we met earlier, bad news, we have to go find another job tomorrow.

[@richardsasko7086]

I loved the breadsticks at Godfather's

[@johnvann7027]

The Von Erich's commercial at 3:20 was for Pizza Inn, not Nobel Roman's

[@agoogleuser992]

It's hard to screw up pizza, I don't know why these establishments went under

[@williamhenderson1521]

Godfather’s? Really? Good stuff! Still is.

[@HVACSoldier]

Godfather’s Pizza is still around. Happy Joe’s Pizza is mostly an Iowa franchise.

[@aj_aka_alan]

I love Godfathers. They're still around.

[@tomcat630]

Godfather's is still around, in Omaha. And yeah, why say "worst"? Probably for click bait.

[@32ndspecialist]

Sparro pizza is still around. My mall here in AZ has one in the food court.

[@jack2breeze]

We had Lord Byron`s in the 80s with piano entertainment which was cool but closed in the late 80s or early 90s

[@MisterEMystery]

There are 5 Chuck E Cheese’s in the Minneapolis/St Paul area. Is it just the Party Time Theater ones you’re talking about?

[@pattytheseeker8902]

There is a Godfather's Pizza at our local Love's Gas station.

[@VeRTiGo9191]

Red Barn never sold pizza, it was a hamburger joint.

[@rclaughlin]

A lot of these pizza places are still around today.

[@jack2breeze]

we still have Round Table Pizza in my town