Soon to be a Chipotle in Novato, CA

Submitted by Jason, this UTBAPH has a storied history. First, of course, as a Pizza Hut. Then, for a while, it served up some Starbucks Coffee (as can still be detected in the scarred wood roof-hump). Now, much like a caterpillar becoming a beautiful butterfly, this majestic building will soon be a Chipotle.

Good on Starbucks for keeping a lot of the original design and roof hump. Let's hope that Chipotle has the same sense of history about them. After all, in one seriously crazy twist to this unusual lineage, Chipotle itself used to be McDonald's.

The Kappa Sig House at the University of Vermont DID NOT Used to Be a Pizza Hut

Kappa Sigma is a fraternity steeped in tradition, with high academic standards, allowing only the most socially polished dude-bros to attain brotherhood. It seems fitting, then, that the Kappa Sig house at the University of Vermont looks sort of like it used to be a Pizza Hut.

Work with me here.

The Kappa Sig house at the University of Vermont did NOT used to be a Pizza Hut. I would venture a guess that there are no fraternities in former Pizza Huts (and oh oh oh how wrong I would love to be if one of you basement-dwelling Street View junkies could prove otherwise). But it looks like it was a Pizza Hut maybe a little bit if you are kind of high stumbling down Main Street trying to make it to Nectar's for a kickass live show, bro, and that is good enough for this submission from the lovely Dana to make it onto the site.

Bro.

Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant in Omaha, NE

What is it about Omaha? You people REALLY liked Pizza Hut at some point and then REALLY stopped liking them at some later point. I am not here to judge you, nay. In fact, I am thankful for your temperamental taste in pizza, as it has lead to a wealth of UTBAPHs to feed our hungry souls.

The Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant (submitted by Charles, who worked at this Pizza Hut in high school) gets fantastic reviews, assuming you can find the place (who needs signs when you can just direct people to the place that used to be a cigarette outlet that used to be a Pizza Hut?).

Easy Deal Auto Sales in Atlanta, GA

What a way to start the week. Shannon in Atlanta really stepped up the game with this find. Sometimes it is hard to tell which side of the razor wire is more desirable. The dog (look closely) guarding the door seems to imply, through his mean look and unpleasant smell (my Google Street View assumptions are highly accurate) that this is a place worth guarding. Au contraire, mon chien. 

But, as is advertised, once you scale the razor wire fence and fight with a rottweiler, you will find yourself making a pretty easy deal with the fine folks running this place. Never you mind the complete lack of cars here. After all, a complete lack of cars in the lot is sort of what got this place into UTBAPH status in the first place.

Facebook!

The graphics department of UTBAPH was up all night working on this graphic to announce our new Facebook page:

You can head over to our Facebook page right now and Like it. It will probably be the best thing you do this week. Sharing it with your friends would be even more amazing, and I would be eternally grateful to you for your anonymous, relatively effortless indication of support. 

Soprano's Pizzeria and Wings in York, PA

Soprano's Pizzeria & Wings, sadly, has apparently closed, making way for another UTBAPH to join the world hopefully soon. 

No roof hump, sure, but this place is (was) doing very little else to hide its past from us eagle-eyed UTBAPH spotters.  Submitted by loyal reader and all-around good guy Robert, I think that the backwards handicapped pavement markings (people in wheelchairs don't like going left, it seems) and odd name (shouldn't it either be "Pizzeria and Wing Joint" or else "Pizza and Wings"?) may have had a thing or two to do with its demise.

Bonus points if anyone has a night shot of this baby with the neon pizzas on the roof lit up. Hot damn that is awesome. I would have liked to have been at the sheriff's sale the day they foreclosed on this place to try to get one of those pizza slices for my own roof. 

Rumi's Mediterranean Grill & Cafe in Rochester, NY

Rumi's Mediterranean Grill & Cafe in Rochester, NY has a lot to offer. First of all, notice the newer-style architecture, with the larger-than-life roof hump, the brighter-than-usual red roof, and the squarer-than-normal windows (that don't extend to the corners). The kind of sad-but-awesome part of this one is that it was built as a Pizza Hut not all that long ago, but is already serving dutifully in its second life.

I tried to get a better shot from Google Street View, but this specimen is so fresh that indeed even Street View still showed it as a Pizza Hut.

The word on the street is that the roof has been painted brown since this photo was taken. No matter -- it will be hard to get any paint to stick well to that shiny red plastic-y roof, so the old red should be proudly shining back through in no time.

Also, take note of the more tuscan-style mismatched brick work (also original to the former Pizza Hut). This submission from our good friend, Justin, reminds me of getting hand-me-down clothes as a kid that still had the tags on them. Absolutely glorious.

According to the Democrat and Chronicle, Rumi's offers cheap eats and their own Turkish version of pizza.  I bet if you asked really nicely, you might even be able to redeem some Book It! coupons for a personal size version.