Pizza Hut's NEW Chicago Tavern-Style Pizza Review!

[@TheReportOfTheWeek]

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you failed to play my songs

[@Mickcotton]

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[@FamiliarAnomaly]

Last time I ate pizza hut I had terrible constipation. Tasted kinda like plastic or cardboard or something. I don't eat any corporate food anymore it all has that same poisoned feeling after you eat it.

[@denonhd8]

@FamiliarAnomaly I usually have opposite reaction when I get something at Pizza Hut. So, for that reason, I tend to avoid them. Unfortunately, when they release something new, forgetting the gastronomic distress that may accompany it - I’ll try it anyway. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@ctr289]

Hello! Why do you keep your fingernails so long?

[@sepposnake7073]

Between the outfit and the weather, he looks like a detective in a noir movie.

[@Nathan_Coley]

And I'm here for it!

[@hellosabrinachaney]

He's on the beat investigating fast food anomalies 🧐

[@DisconnectedAutomaton]

LIRST✨️👌👽💯🔥💜 I'm also here for it lolol 😂

[@Low_Standards_Gaming_YT]

Investigating culinary crimes

[@lpotts75]

😂👍🏾

[@Tintin_desi_billa]

Everybody gangsta till reviewbrah pulls up to pizza hut in a trench coat

[@Jeanie1107]

And Wing collar.

[@retroguy9494]

@@Jeanie1107 I LOVE that wing collar look with a suit. I wish it would make a comeback.

[@SgtBlackDraco]

Pulling up running on empty

[@mozzjones6943]

- Opens it up and says "I got condoms if you flirtin’, towels if she squirtin’, penicillin if you hurtin’, and rings if you certain"

[@MrButaqua]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@alfalfabillenjoyer4878]

"the era of 1930s Chicago taverns, which I fondly remember" LMAO

[@Mickcotton]

Is He Absolutely Insane? He actually remembers The 30’s Fondly?

[@gyneve]

​@@Mickcottoncan't detect sarcasm?

[@perpetualcollapse]

@@Mickcotton Wasn’t that the great depression in America? 😂

[@rogerhepton1785]

He's embraced the running gag of commenters on his videos claiming to have met him in the the early/mid 1900s.

[@Bargadiel]

​@@Mickcottonhis sense of humor is just very dry. He's saying it intentionally to seem serious.

[@sanguineel]

Reviewbrah skulking around 1930s Chicago has serious implications for TheReportOfTheWeek lore.

[@goodToBeLost]

😂😂

[@Ichthyodactyl]

Implications likely supported by the length of his fingernails. Very Bram Stoker.

[@JTguitarlessons]

Why would he be "skulking?" Stop being weird.

[@sanguineel]

@@JTguitarlessons Because he's wearing a trenchcoat, you knob

[@JohnDoe-xp4iy]

Most under appreciated comment

[@bigripper2048]

Detective Brah solved the mystery of Pizza Huts latest release

[@will123134]

I’m not surprised that fans like you have awful chat

[@bubblebrainbow]

It feels really special when we can enjoy the patio together. It's like having class outside. Thanks for the experience brah.

[@JeffMiletich]

That trench coat - very dapper!

[@PhantomPanic]

Dapper Dan My hur!

[@kayelise1499]

🎶 I, am a mmmaaannn, of constant sorrow🎶💕😂

[@PhantomPanic]

@@kayelise1499 😂 Careful now. Might turn you into a horny toad.

[@stug3719]

We're in a tight spot!

[@thefloatingcontinent9897]

That deadpan ad lib when the siren went off was great

[@toastr7551]

employee here, its supposed to be made with the marinara sauce instead of the regular pizza sauce, also they just take a regular thin crust and cut the edge off. expect longer wait times because of the extra processes involved and the fact that pizza hut got rid of all their delivery drivers and integrated with doordash drivers, which may or may not show up. also they have cut staffing to bare minimum hours. they are basically taking the california wage hike out on employees in other states. Franchises are slowly making this change area by area so people dont freak out everywhere at once, but once the change is nationwide quality and delivery times will tank. Ive seen doordashers ruin pizzas, let them get cold and just outright steal food. Expect PH to go the way of circuit city. we cant keep employees because 2 people cant run a full kitchen, dining room,and drive thru. The new menu items are alright but this company is TRASH.

[@MarkSamuelson32]

Thank you for the detailed look behind the scenes (sincerely.) You give me a window of clarity to better perceive my menial job as a fruit slicer and dehydrator. I get caught in self-narrativizing how lowly I am for holding such a job and how isolating and boring it is to do something repetitive by myself in a corner of a kitchen all day. But the job itself isn't stressful (outside of dealing with the alluded to psychological baggage via cultural conditioning to feel our worths as persons as judged by holding low job titles and rank). And my job's pay is great for what it is. I lose sight of how things could be far worse!

[@robert7984]

Let's Go Brandon!

[@pbmaxman]

So, I can expect to see Pizza Hut featured in a upcoming tik tok video from the Quartering sometime soon. The restaurant apocalypse continues.

[@BigNothingMonsterMan]

that really sucks to hear. one of hte reasons i like pizzahut is because their delivery is cheaper and faster and more reliable then doordash, if htey are just moving to that...booo

[@dench2695]

​@@robert7984Oh, Christ, shut up.

[@anoisano275]

"...1930s Chicago taverns, which I fondly remember" I don't even think he's joking; he's lived through every era of humanity 😭

[@Dee-ps3um]

I have often wondered if he is a vampire😮

[@frankpaws]

You know he has a time machine. All his clothes are vintage even though they are new.

[@mabus42]

@@Dee-ps3um Nah... he's one of them lizzid people. They shapeshift and live for hundreds of years.

[@Tirgo69]

Running on empty food review actually started as a radio program not many people know that

[@dylacat]

​@@Dee-ps3umMe too. From his milky white skin, well manicured hands, his vintage suits, and the fact that he still looks the same as he did 13 years ago. 🦇

[@MINONIVEK1]

The sirens added a level of Chicago authenticity

[@razor6552]

Queue Paper Lace or No Empathy's "The Night Chicago Died" 🎵 I heard someone who said, About a hundred cops are dead 🎶

[@Slimothy_James]

​@@razor6552 Cue* 😅

[@minuette1752]

I mean it looks good for Pizza Hut. Pizza Hut was awesome back in the 80's and 90's.

[@Tennessee968]

80's especially

[@56squadron]

The Priazzo was the best pie any chain ever made... and it was because it took time to make and of course people complained about the wait, so they stopped making it. That's what the "have it now" mentality gets you. Garbage.

[@jimpatterson1111]

I worked at one early eighties. The pan crust was like a delicious buttered toast. All their crusts now taste like prefab manufacturing. Blah with a weird artificialness.

[@mayorhaggar1275]

Pizza Hut died back in 2006-2008 when Subway died too due to the housing collapse and recession.

[@tonyanderson8497]

Especially in the 90s everyone through birthday party’s there

[@guyrandom8235]

What's your favorite illegal topping available from Pizza Hut? Mine is barbecue pulled penguin.

[@AZURAKAZ]

I like cuban tobacco on mine.

[@omegis13]

Slow roasted leopard tenderloin

[@BraydenBunch58]

Raw chicken strips on mine!

[@Michael-kn2kw]

Beluga whale blowholes

[@ChrisVaughanCTV]

You haven't lived until you've tried pulled polonium!

[@Stack-12]

“This my kind of weather. Its gloomy, its rainy” - Reviewbraw, 2024

[@MrButaqua]

😂

[@hunterrosier4426]

0:50 That kind of weather is the absolute best, theirs a vibe to it unlike any other

[@CrustaceousB]

I'm a bit of a vaporwave junkie and I always break out the vinyl for rainy days

[@Time_Traveler_Karen]

😂yikes

[@hunterrosier4426]

@@Time_Traveler_Karen what?

[@zacharymcmillan2788]

🎵"I'm only happy when it rains"🎵 - Garbage - 😊👍

[@razor6552]

C'est vrai!

[@brentblankley7793]

From a previous PH employee, I think The Edge first came out in the late 90s. It had "premium" toppings and some sort of oregano based sprinkle from what I remember. It might have had a special sauce as well. It seems like they pull it back out occasionally in some "new" form as is the case now. They will probably call it St. Louis style at some point 🔮.

[@drjjloveman]

It uses the stick sauce instead of the pizza sauce. It's a little thinner and sweeter. When I worked there I actually would use the stick sauce for all of the pizzas I made for myself. It's a million times better than the regular sauce.

[@tbonafied1742]

Yeah, the edge was around in the nineties, I worked at PH my Freshman year in college, 97-98, and made the edge back then. Haven’t been able to stomach PH since I left.

[@gladdersdon]

That 80’s Wall Street overcoat is 🔥

[@retroguy9494]

True! I have one which I bought YEARS ago. Because I actually DID work on Wall Street when I graduated from college. You can't even buy those kind of trench coats in the U.S. anymore.

[@fredranger7385]

Of all the gin joints, In all the towns, In all the world, she walks into mine ...

[@GaryTongue-zn5di]

Play it again Sam and put some Stank on it!

[@upstateshenanigans430]

You're a funny dude and I really do value your reviews and opinions of the food we eat. You're looking sharp per usual, stay well bro.

[@ThePkmage]

if you like that kind of weather you'd love it in the uk

[@ChefBYouSee]

Rain threre alot ?

[@crosisofborg5524]

Londonistan

[@knucklestheechidna5718]

Maybe the 90s-00s UK but not these days it's not the same anymore. Same with almost every other major city in America.

[@AurenGlytterkat]

Dang boi UK here I cooooommmme

[@rogertoaster9385]

This was the most ambient Report of the Week video yet and the coziest pizza review ever.

[@PrepperAction]

My favorite weather is also, cool and cloudy. Rain is also a plus.

[@raidensnake9471016]

"There's something strange in the fast food, who you gonna call? Reviewbrah!"

[@tylesmith3797]

That's my type of weather too!

[@rickyli5455]

Inspector Bruh

[@ghengisbobber]

I don't get Pizza Hut very often, but we noticed that at some point the sauce became noticeably sweeter and less tangy.

[@nonotamermaid]

That weather is so perfect I can feel it through the screen

[@jmcmonster]

Apparently this is similar to the original style of Pizza Hut, just square cut. They didn’t introduce hand tossed, pan, and their current thin crust until later.

[@thefloatingcontinent9897]

Interesting. I had no idea

[@thomass789]

Pizza Hut historian droppin’ knowledge!

[@jmcmonster]

@@thomass789 too much documentary watching, haha. History channel brought me this knowledge

[@BradyOneEighty]

Love it when he does reviews outside, it's kind of a breath of fresh air. (No pun intended)

[@brithaphi300]

In Chicago only some of the places serve deep dish or stuffed. Chicago thin crust is what all of the pizza places sell in Chicago.

[@johndonair]

Don't forget that double dough

[@NotCharAznable]

@@johndonairDouble dough is also only at certain places.

[@johndonair]

@@NotCharAznable its at a majority of chains around here tho. Rosati’s, Moretti’s, most Chicagoland spots at least.

[@patrickaker4380]

I moved to Illinois and my married in family lived in the Chicago land and always reminded me that THIS is Chicago pizza. Damn good local places all around northern IL have amazing pizzas like this.

[@HETFIELD]

Thank you. I'm glad to hear most of Chicago isn't on the deep dish tourism train theyre trying to drive you all to.

[@decomposedcorpse5186]

You're missing the fedora!

[@Time_Traveler_Karen]

That would be divine 🫠

[@ottism1773]

He probably removed it before he sat at the table. He is a gentleman, after all.

[@retroguy9494]

@@ottism1773 A gentleman does NOT wear a hat indoors. That would apply to that screened in porch or three season room where Review Brah is sitting. You take it off as you enter. Also, never in an elevator.

[@ottism1773]

@@retroguy9494that confirms it then.

[@AV-sw7bj]

I think that's the same coat that Donald Sutherland wore in the movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers

[@SnuubScadoob]

I really like when you film outside. I don’t know why, but it’s oddly comforting.

[@pennyc7064]

An outdoor review with Reviewbrah is welcomed no matter what time of day it's filmed! Looking dapper as always, I'm loving the trench coat. An excellent review!😊❤

[@Crunchatize_Me_Senpai]

The margherita one is pretty good, you should try that one. It’s got basil pesto on it. Very nice. Although I couldn’t care less for the tavern style. Original deep dish all the way.

[@marcblock7581]

Yes. This flat pizza with square slices. St. Louis pizza. Imos pizza. The pizza has to be canary yellow, close to burnt, in order to taste right and good

[@_trudge]

thats what im saying . its just missing the provel

[@black_dragon274]

That's the only video I disagree with the guy in the video. How the hell do you give 8/10 when that pizza is as thin as a sheet of paper.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 More than 2.2/10 is not worth! Holy sh*t! We don't even know if that yellow stuff is really cheese and so many ingredients are missing from the pizza. It's actually bread and salami. Not even close a pizza! That's it! 12 bucks for this sh*t! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Luschan]

@@black_dragon274 What other ingredients should this kind of pizza have? I’m from CA, so Idk if I’ve ever really had “real” pizza.

[@ZaZaZoo22]

This is why I implore my fellow Chicagoans to accept that deep dish/ stuffed pizza is our pizza. The so called tavern style pizza is just thin crust pizza you can find everywhere like for instance St Louis apparently. We use more cheese though.

[@tombolt13thexehanort29]

​@@ZaZaZoo22 st.louis style has a completely different crust, sauce and cheese. Both are thin, but not at all the same.

[@GoldenMarionette]

I love how he makes jokes on background noises😹

[@Jake-t1y]

Just tried it. You are spot on with the review. Getting side of marinara sauce helps. Mine had seasoning so thinking they forgot to put on yours.

[@mickeythebull9842]

Reviewbrah by day, detective by night. A Quinn Martin Production.

[@razor6552]

Maybe Tarantino should've done a noir film with him starring

[@iokua1120]

Where in the world is Carmen San Diego…..

[@kittehfoodz]

Ah yes i fondly remember pizza hut as a well known neighborhood pizza joint in the italian part of 1930s chicago.

[@jesseroth3290]

It doesn’t matter how many videos of yours I watch, the small delicate way you take bites of food always cracks me up. I eat like a caveman lol

[@LiveBauer]

"I'll get a middle piece like they did in the 30's when everyone be eating their PizzaHut" my goodness.... My enjoyment is immeasurable and my day is made! ❤

[@beyondborders9159]

That trench coat reminds me of my Dad's London Fog he wore in the early 70's

[@retroguy9494]

LOL I still have TWO of those London Fog coats! They wear like iron Only I bought mine in the '90's just before they stopped making them.

[@erikkeldsen6980]

Love the sounds of the birds and bugs in the background. I'm glad you kept the toppings legal. I was a bit worried those sirens were coming for you!

[@FosterFilms12]

Man I love the outdoor reviews thanks reviewbrah

[@G5im7]

It’s actually really pretty weather and setting and the word tavern in the caption just ties it all together I will forever fantasize being amongst that aura on a random Tuesday afternoon

[@FourthCoastOutdoors]

If he's looking for the criminal, its the guy grabbing a middle slice off the rip!

[@The18x18x]

Trench coat is BOSS aesthetic, pimp

[@razor6552]

The drip is heavy duty

[@susiekinpgh4008]

Reviewbrah never ages! It's sort of spooky!!

[@_trudge]

good skin care routine

[@Dunkaroos248]

@@_trudgehealthy diet too

[@martinpena9712]

Good skin routine-nope, healthy diet-nope, brah is immortal

[@mark8337]

Of course I’ve had my fair share of pizza especially in times past. Best deep dish in Chicago, etc etc etc. But, my favorite is actually a good crispier thin crust. By good you have to have a great sauce and perfect toppings and not too much cheese.

[@Lefteye696]

Bro must have been an only child sitting there talking for 8 minutes with food sitting in front of him

[@austin33785]

Hahaha

[@AurenGlytterkat]

Lmaoooo (I’m the youngest of 6 and I wolf down my food as if anyone could steal it at any time 😅)

[@artbyriveruniverse]

This comment was too real

[@bbesco2021]

And drinks from a chalice

[@DouglasRichardson-er4ky]

... small bites too I have 2 brothers "wolfing" pizza allowed quicker intake 🍕

[@Masterbonesmith-e5l]

I worked for Pizza Hut once. We used to say 22 ingredients 100 different ways. What we meant was, the new pizzas were made from the same ingredients just combine differently. Love your channel.

[@jondeak]

the more and more I watch this guys reviews the more im convinced hes transitioning into Sherlock Holmes. Good Review, Pizza looks great!

[@SuperNicktendo]

I'm in Chicago - we have like 5 pizza huts in the city limits. If you want a good thin crust, Rosatis is one that has a lot of locations and it's pretty consistent. Of course you can go to the hole in the wall places that do it better, but if you want "fast" pizza, Rosatis is the way to go and it's likely in a suburb location near you.

[@supercookieduster]

Just got rosatis last night. Always a solid choice

[@razor6552]

Rosati's is the main pizza my wife and I would. The best chain for thin crust IMHO

[@DezPlayzGamez]

u were really fired up for this review. great job!

[@NumberJ42]

always knew reviewbrah was an immortal vampire

[@jmh1189]

Something about square cut pizza makes me feel so nostalgic for the 90's. Something about it just reminds me of being a kid in the 90's and the parents get square cut pizzas for a birthday or somethin.

[@razor6552]

This is the main style of pizza that people in Chicago eat

[@AV-sw7bj]

​@@razor6552except the pepperoni is under the cheese

[@85jongo]

This man is the Walter Cronkite of fast food pizza.

[@garytru563]

Like the trench coat, all you need is a Fadora hat and BOOM! Sam Spade

[@carolinatorres7575]

I'm from phoenix so a gloomy rainy day sounds perfect 😭 it looks so nice behind you

[@chickenpotpieare3things]

Had one yesterday that indeed came with the cupped pepperoni's and some of the new peppers on it, and I put spicy marinara on it....wasn't too bad actually, I actually enjoyed it.

[@red_fry]

I am a longtime subscriber but I hadn't checked out the videos in a while, now I'm glad I'm back in the rabbit hole and that The Report Of The Week is as good as ever ! Good to see you keeping it up. It makes no sense but that's why it makes all the sense in the world, that's what I love about the Report Of The Week.

[@bebejebe]

I love the lighting!

[@_pocketsand]

The linguistic genius he bestows upon us at 11:25 is why he is second to none.

[@danke_marius]

The KZbinr OHDonnie is a huge fan of yours. Greetings from Germany

[@beanguy]

I saw an add for this item, and thought, "What is the Report of the Week's assessment?" Thank you.

[@AngelaJonesReviews]

Great location for this video

[@PJB4453]

We love you ROTW, keep on being you

[@_trudge]

eloquent and succinct , as always . thank you report of the week

[@emptyarthaus9535]

You can find this style of pizza throughout the state of Illinois if you know where too look. This brings back some memories of drunken nights at the local tavern.

[@PeterKruseMusic]

The world is finally discovering that Chicago does thin crust as well.

[@roddmatsui3554]

That rainy day backdrop adds a touch of mystery, and rainy days are my jam, too. 🥰 The stereo sound adds immeasurable depth. FREDDY KRUEGER FANS, I am a guest speaker at the Nightmare on Elm St. 40th Anniversary Screening, Friday September 13, 2024, at Alex Theatre in Glendale, California.

[@izyco80]

As someone from Chicago our topping of choice is usually with Italian sausage not pepperoni.

[@razor6552]

Pepperoni is a close second in Chicago. Number one across the country though.

[@AV-sw7bj]

Yeah decades ago the pepperoni was brought in for the people visiting from New York

[@Lillylilster]

Background is so relaxing 😌

[@onliwankannoli]

If I didn’t know what it was supposed to be, I’d say it looks like a pretty nice pizza for $12.

[@CHRISMED2]

This man should know what a 1930s pizza tasted like because he has lived it !!

[@HETFIELD]

Ah, so the Edge makes a comeback. I like the Edge pretty well. Interested in the new Basil pesto drizzle as well.

[@toadelevator]

Nice one at 2:02 😄 ! Gotta love the London Fog look .

[@mea307]

You're looking exceptionally sharp today, very dapper. Thanks for the review 🙂👍.

[@razor6552]

The wing collar makes the difference

[@sylviakovessy]

Gloomy,rainy and a bit of a breeze and not so hot out. My kinda weather !

[@kathleendonnelly6077]

No matter the weather Reviewbrah steps up. The sirens were a perfect background noise to celebrate those 1930’s gangsters who did business while eating pizza. As always, the goblet is such a classy item!

[@michaelrussom6463]

Hey, running on empty dude review. You really crack me up, even though I can't pinpoint why. Maybe it's the time traveling vampire from the 30s aspect 😂 You often say _____ of the ________ variety. I used to say that and can't remember where I heard it. I don't now, but it still cracks me up. It upsets me that you're always reviewing pizza, and here I'm trying to eat healthier. 😂😂😂 kidding, keep doing what you're doing. 😂🤣😂

[@RedRedDaDon]

He looks like Mr. Burns when he smiles 6:35

[@btruj2507]

I love your reviews and especially your dry oblique humor. You could be an actor in Hollywood.

[@bioscienceacademy4142]

Chicago style pizza has the toppings covered with the cheese. Sure, there are some pepperonis or sausage bites sticking out, but they are mostly covered in the cheese.

[@greenstatic9286]

To be fair, classic Chicago style pizza is sausage and peppers. Might be worth a revisit, or better yet just come to Chicago and try our authentic stuff!

[@Anna-z8u10]

Happy Birthday! 🎉

[@413TomaccoRoad]

Reverting back to a film camera and converting to a digital recording. The effort this guy puts in is astonishing.

[@skylerhornaday7795]

You could say he took an “edgeucated” guess on the true identity of this pizza

[@mrvanflint]

Love the videos. Just curious, I've seen you film outside several times and am wondering if you have any idea how many alligators the body of water behind you contains?

[@zoebella314]

Sir, quite debonair in your trenchcoat.🥰 Gloomy/rainy is my favorite kinda weather also. I'd definitely believe you were in the 30's 😋. Glad you enjoyed your review, today, If John's happy than I'm happy💖🤍💗

[@Micah_Not_Micha]

I busted out laughing at 4:23 😂

[@78sound]

That was funny how he worked that in😂

[@my_unreasonably_long_username]

those class claws looking mighty long, bro is a hand model

[@drjjloveman]

I love the edge pizza. It's my favorite pizza that pizza hut has ever done. Sucks they don't offer the meat lovers version though. Still getting one tonight. I believe you have to add the garlic seasoning in the toppings menu. It's no extra charge.

[@cathydrums2846]

Looking super dapper!!

[@razor6552]

The wing collar is suave

[@shak4632]

Good rec at end. I think if a restaurant serves food hot and provides you the opportunity to eat it hot, it should be reviewed hot. By the time you bring it home, get set up, give your intro and start eating, its not hot anymore which can change alot of fast food meals. Like McDonalds fries are 10/10 hot and like...idunno 3/10 when room temp. I would suggest you get set up and do the intro first, cut, go buy the food and come back, start filming again and get started eating right away. Or even eat and film in your car right after you get it. Or even in the restaurant if they allow.

[@Jascadet]

What drives me nuts is when most people say Chicago style pizza, they mean Deep Dish. I say, which one? There is Deep Dish traditional, Deep Dish Stuffed, and Tavern. Most people that live in Chicago don't eat the Deep Dish, they eat the Tavern. Tavern is cut the way it is because it was/is intended to be shared among a group of people, and it's easy to hold it in the hand with a cocktail napkin, with a beer in the other hand. My biggest issue with buy a thin pizza like this is that it isn't very filling. I can easily down the whole thing really quickly, and probably still be hungry. So it's great for a party or lunch. But for dinner I need a more filling pizza that has little thicker crust and more toppings. I love all pizza though.

[@razor6552]

True. I worked in a pizza joint outside of Chicago. We would make 300 pizzas on a Friday night. Only 3 or 4 were deep dish.

[@AromaKicks17]

Ill take that all day for $12.00 over a Chick-fil-A Maple Pepper Bacon Sandwich for $11.00. Still cant believe the are charging that much for the sandwich only.

[@SharaKennedy]

4:20 this comment made me so weak 😭… And to top it off the time stamp says it all!!!