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Domino's Pizza
The Swedish article sv:Domino's Pizza claims that Domino's Pizza restaurants usually don't have places to eat in, they're take-away only. But the article doesn't cite any source. I have never been to a Domino's Pizza, as there are none here in Finland and in Sweden they're only in the south, there are none in Stockholm where I usually go. Is there any truth to this? J I P &#124; Talk 14:46, 18 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Their business model used to be based strictly on deliveries (and the occasional in person order), but they have opened some restaurants with seating areas in recent years. See this article for example: . The original model was a way to cut down on costs, as they could locate their franchises in non-prime real estate, since they were not looking to attract any walk-in customers. Xuxl (talk) 15:02, 18 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Most Dominos are takeout and delivery only. I can't find any articles from before the 2010s about ANY Dominos with sit-down seating; there are maybe a few dozen today with sit-down seating, but there's 5000 locations in the US, so it's probably only around 1-2% at best that have sit-down areas.  For decades, there were none.  Pizza Hut has gone the other way, however.  Back before the 1980s-1990s, nearly all Pizza Huts were sit-down restaurants, with pickup/delivery only making up a small portion of their business.  That's what the red roof logo was, they were stand-alone buildings with distinctive red roofs, and they had menu service with pizza and other italian items.  Starting in the 1990s, they transitioned to the Dominos model, and now dine-in Pizza Huts are rare.  I can't imagine Covid is helping reverse that trend...  -- Jayron 32 18:03, 18 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't say dine-in Pizza huts are "rare", per se-there's a couple in my city, though admittedly I live in one of the 40 largest US cities, and all of those sit down Pizza Huts are combined with a Taco Bell or KFC. And FWIW I have NEVER seen a sit down Domino's. -- SqueePs10 TalkMy edits 05:46, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Both of the Pizza Huts in my city (Hickory, North Carolina, definitely not one of the largest in the US) have dine in, and there's two more with dine in within about a half hour's drive (out of a total of 15 within that same radius, including the 2 in my city). The 20 Domino's Pizza outlets within that same region are all take out/delivery only.--Khajidha (talk) 12:33, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Just for the record, this may be helpful; the article is pre-Covid, and Pizza Hut was already then in the process of reducing dine-in locations. -- Jayron 32 13:35, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Also to clarify, what's "rare" nowadays is the "sit down, where a waitress brings you a menu, takes your order, and comes back with your food"-style of Pizza Hut. They used to all be like that.  Any "dine-in" Pizza Huts nowadays are counter-service rather than table-service.  And even those are closing down too.  All of the newest (last 5 years or so) Pizza Huts in Raleigh here have no tables at all.  They look like Dominos: A counter right by the door for pick-up service, and mostly doing delivery service.  Several of the Pizza Huts that are on the "Counter Service" model with a few tables inside have already closed down.  I can't find any of the old "Menu-Service" style restaurants in the area at all.  -- Jayron 32 13:39, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
 * The Finnish pizzeria chain Kotipizza, which literally means "home pizza" in Finnish, is a sort of mix-up. All Kotipizza restaurants both are eat-in restaurants and offer take-out (for no extra charge) and delivery (for a small charge). Kotipizza is famous for offering the exact same menu in all its restaurants. J I P  &#124; Talk 23:11, 18 November 2020 (UTC)