# Multiple Pizza Hut locations confirmed closed in Puerto Rico metro area

El Nuevo Día verified several Pizza Hut stores are closed while the franchise holder remains silent.

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On 3 November 2026, El Nuevo Día conducted on-site visits across the Puerto Rico metropolitan area and confirmed that multiple Pizza Hut restaurant locations are closed. [^1][^4]

Encanto Restaurants temporarily suspended operations at all 56 Pizza Hut branches in Puerto Rico [^2] The Pizza Hut suspension impacts approximately 700 workers in Puerto Rico [^3] Encanto Restaurants holds the local franchise operating rights for both Pizza Hut and IHOP in Puerto Rico. [^5]

Approximately 177 Encanto Restaurants locations are now inactive in Puerto Rico [^6] Workers stated Encanto Restaurants provided no advance notice of the Pizza Hut operation suspension [^7] A closed Pizza Hut restaurant was documented at the Venus Gardens location in Río Piedras. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. On 3 November 2026, El Nuevo Día conducted on-site visits across the Puerto Rico metropolitan area and confirmed that multiple Pizza Hut restaurant locations are closed. (El Nuevo Día, News)
2. Encanto Restaurants temporarily suspended operations at all 56 Pizza Hut branches in Puerto Rico (Periódico Presencia, News)
3. The Pizza Hut suspension impacts approximately 700 workers in Puerto Rico (Periódico Presencia, News)
4. As of 3 November 2026, Encanto Restaurants has not made any public statement regarding the closed Pizza Hut locations. (El Nuevo Día, News)
5. Encanto Restaurants holds the local franchise operating rights for both Pizza Hut and IHOP in Puerto Rico. (El Nuevo Día, News)
6. Approximately 177 Encanto Restaurants locations are now inactive in Puerto Rico (Periódico Presencia, News)
7. Workers stated Encanto Restaurants provided no advance notice of the Pizza Hut operation suspension (Periódico Presencia, News)
8. A closed Pizza Hut restaurant was documented at the Venus Gardens location in Río Piedras. (El Nuevo Día, News)

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