Pizza Hut to bring back discontinued item next week after 24 years - but there's a catch

Publish date: 2024-05-08

PIZZA Hut fans can party like it's the 1990s next week as one of its classic items is set to return to the menu.

Measuring 16 inches in diameter, the Big New Yorker pizza will once again be available starting February 1 for the first time since 1999.

Hut Rewards members will get to start enjoying the pizza a day earlier on January 31.

It features six oversized, foldable slices with a crispy crust.

The pizza is topped with sweet marinara sauce, parmesan oregano seasoning, and double pepperoni or a topping of your choice.

The meal will set you back at least $13.99, with additional fees for added toppings.

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Just keep in mind that prices can vary by location.

The pizza will only be available for a limited time, and Pizza Hut hasn't yet confirmed for how long.

The treat is 30 percent bigger than Pizza Hut's current large pizza, according to the chain.

Since it was retired from the menu, loyal fans have called for it to come back on social media and in petitions.

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For example, more than 3,000 people have signed a Change.org petition urging the chain to bring it back permanently.

It said: "We, the fans, hope to see the Big New Yorker pizza permanently added back to their menu with the same fresh sauce, cheese and other ingredients and for the Big New Yorker to have its original count of eight pizza slices instead of six like the upcoming limited re-release."

Pizza Hut rival Papa John's also sells 16-inch pizzas, but for a pricier $18.25.

Meanwhile, Domino's charges $14.49 for 14 inches and Little Ceasars sets you back $9.49 for the same size.

SCORE FREE PIZZA

Pizza Hut has a program that promotes reading by way of free pizza.

In 1984, Pizza Hut launched its reading program BOOK IT! to help teachers offer an incentive to students who completed reading challenges.

BOOK IT! runs annually from October to March, and is open to students from kindergarten to first grade.

Any teacher at any school, including parents and guardians of homeschools, can use the program.

The administrator will choose a monthly goal and any child who completes it will get a free, one-topping personal pan pizza.

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