02-05-2025
All Milwaukee Pizza Hut locations have been temporarily shut down, health department confirms
All six Milwaukee Pizza Hut locations have been shut down for operating without licenses, confirmed the Milwaukee Health Department.
Health officials told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in an email the department issued closure orders to the chain's locations after learning the restaurants' new owners had not yet received food dealer licenses. The chain's Bay View location closed earlier this year after its owner withdrew the restaurant's renewal application.
Food dealer licenses are legally required for any person or business selling, serving and storing food in Milwaukee, according to the Office of the City Clerk License Division.
Milwaukee's Pizza Hut franchises are now owned by PHZ. Previous owners EYM Pizza "relinquished control several weeks ago," the health department said.
Five of the six restaurants are currently undergoing the application process, according to the city health department. "Once those licenses are approved, the businesses will be eligible to reopen," it said.
The health department said the temporary closures are consistent with its standard procedures. "MHD's role is to ensure that businesses are in compliance with licensing requirements that help protect public health," it said.
Pizza Hut did not immediately respond to the Journal Sentinel's request for comment.
Here are the six Milwaukee Pizza Hut locations, according to its website:
2340 N. Farwell Ave.
1840 S. 15th St.
5704 W. Capitol Drive
3921 S. 76th St.
3555 S. 27th St.
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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee's Pizza Hut locations shut down over lack of licenses
