We stopped in Sidney overnight while driving through from Portland to DC. A lovely winter storm escorted us into town and promised to dump snow on the area and our road ahead all day. Decided to play it safe and stay an extra day to let the weather clear.
We stopped at this Pizza Hut because we're both reasonably fond of the Pizza Hut menu and it was a short walk from out hotel. We arrived at about 1:30pm and the place was pretty empty. The door advertised a lunch buffet that runs until 1:00 and that had been completely cleaned up, the buffet stand left looking spotless. The interior was definitely the modern Pizza Hut look and not the old, rundown, ancient look you sometimes still find in small towns.
A friendly server, with a real smile greeted us promptly (my receipt says "BRITT"). We asked to see a menu and took a few minutes deciding what we wanted. She checked in with us a couple of times while we took forever to make up our minds. We wanted to get the new "Big Pizza Sliders" and they were out. She explained that they had not expected to need as many of them as they had and apologized.
Having worked in a Pizza Hut years back, I know their dough takes time to be ready to bake, so it's not surprised that they didn't have any ready. We got the medium stuffed crust (I honestly could not believe finding a place that still sells the medium stuffed crust, it's been years since I saw one). We split it between Hawaiian (with extra ham and the BBQ beef super specialty. The latter of these was completely new to me. I imagine it's a more local flavor.
We also picked up a P'zone and some of the boneless wings (Lemon Pepper and the sweet Asian).
They were kind enough to let us have a bag to cover everything in to keep it out of the horrific windchill. The food was appropriately delicious. Everything was wonderfully fresh, the wings were nice, the two sauces both excellent. I was impressed with how delicious the BBQ Beef was and hope that it finds its way to a Pizza Hut near me soon.
The folks at this Pizza Hut are doing an unexpectedly excellent job. They very much deserve a shout out for the good work. If you are traveling along I-80 and have to stop in Sidney, I definitely recommend this Pizza Hut. We stayed at the Comfort Inn, so it was only a 0.3mile walk which, even in 15 degree weather, was a fine walk. The only downside was that their delivery stops most weekdays after lunch, through the afternoon and picks up for dinner. Given how busy a town like this is, I can't fault them for this. The walk was good for my anyway.
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