They serve made-to-order pizzas. Their oven dome temperature can reach upward of 900F, while the floor temperature typically ranges from 600F to 800F. It's skilled work - and each pizzasmith manning our ovens is specially trained in how to properly rotate pizzas through these different heat zones. They may make it look easy, but fast-fire'd pizza takes a lot of know-how.
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Allergens you would like to avoid.
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Fast Fire'd Pizza!BLAZE PIZZABlaze Pizza is Committed to Goodness
Good relationships, good causes, good vibes and, especially, good food. Food is what brings people together and what feeds our bodies, minds, and spirits, so it's important to us that the food we serve is the best it can be.We like to keep things honest. Our assembly line format makes for a fun, customizable, and transparent dining experience that celebrates the artisan and the inventive, and that lets guests feel truly connected to the good food they're about to eat. We've transitioned to all-natural olives, garlic, banana peppers, salad dressings, and blood orange lemonade so that the ingredients for the Blaze Pizza franchise menu meet our high standards.
At Blaze, we let our ingredients do the talking. Making sure to offer vegan cheese and gluten-free, dough for our guests with dietary restrictions. The ingredients are the star of the show as the guest completes the journey down the line, participating with our friendly and helpful staff on making not just any pizza, but their pizza. All offered at a tremendous value to our customer, our consumers span the range of demographics - anyone who likes pizza is a Blaze pizza fan.
Our fast-fire'd, custom-built pizzas are like no other, made each day from unbleached flour, filtered water, extra-virgin olive oil, salt, and a touch of sugar. No chemicals. No additives. No kidding!
Our attention to exceptional quality and lightning-fast speed means we've seen incredible growth, becoming one of the top pizza franchises available in the nation - now with 330+ locations and counting!
How hot is that fire?
Our oven dome temperature can reach upward of 900F, while the floor temperature typically ranges from 600F to 800F. It's skilled work -- and each pizzasmith manning our ovens is specially trained in how to properly rotate pizzas through these different heat zones. They may make it look easy, but "fast-fire'd" pizza takes a lot of know-how.Are there any nuts on your pizza assembly line?
Only a few of our favorite employees. None of our pizzas have ingredients containing peanuts or tree nuts.What's The Best Way To Reheat My Blaze Pizza?
Please, please, please step away from the microwave! For best results, place a cookie sheet in your oven and preheat to 425 degrees. Remove your pizza from its box and place it in the oven on the preheated cookie sheet. Bake just until cheese melts (about 2-3 minutes). Enjoy!What Makes Us So Ablaze-ing?
- A "Pizza Whisperer"
Our critically acclaimed chef curates our menu using clean ingredients to create one-of-a-kind artisanal pizzas – and more! He speaks pizza - fluently!- Good Vibes
Our restaurants are designed by an award-winning architect that add dimension to the dining experience and extend the Blaze Pizza story. 100% eco-packaging and an edgy restaurant soundtrack. Where employees and guests alike come to experience our mantra: Free to Be You!- It's Your Thang!
An assembly line format lets you customize one of our signature pizzas or create your own from scratch - a truly individualized dining experience. With our open ovens you can watch your pizza get fast-fire'd and done to perfection - in 180 seconds!- Gosh, Thanks
Global recognition, celebrity endorsements, and millions of social media followers who have shared their Blaze experiences with over 50 million of their friends is a lotta praise for Blaze! We're blushing...- Bells and Whistles
A mobile app that features online ordering, loyalty rewards, and mobile pay.Known for our savory artisanal pizzas and a customizable, made-to-order menu, we lead the industry in innovation and product excellence. With more than 340 restaurants across 38 states and 6 countries. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Los Angeles, we're committed to delivering a one-of-a-kind customer experience, serving high-quality products featuring ingredients free of artificial colors, flavors, preservatives, and sweeteners.
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Blaze Pizza
WIKIPEDIABlaze Pizza
Pasadena, California–based fast-casual pizza restaurant chain. Founded in 2011 by Elise and Rick Wetzel of Wetzel's Pretzels. Known for serving made-to-order pizzas.They serve made-to-order pizzas, with a choice of various sauces and toppings. Their business model is similar to other chains such as Chipotle Mexican Grill and Subway. The pizzas are cooked in a high-temperature open-flame oven with an average cook time of three minutes. The only piece of cooking equipment inside each of the restaurants is an oven.
- Blaze Pizza was founded in Pasadena, California, by Rick and Elise Wetzel in 2011.
- The first location was opened in Irvine, California, in August 2012.
- Their second, and flagship, location was opened in Pasadena, California, in October 2012.
- By the end of 2014, Blaze had become the first fast-casual pizza restaurant to achieve 50 opened units.
- By 2024 they more than 340 restaurants across 38 states and 6 countries.
How Blaze Ignited a Pizza Revolution
QSRA Bona Fide Brand
Blaze's success has so far been unprecedented. Its 200 locations in its first five years earned it the designation from Technomic as the “fastest-growing restaurant chain ever.” Its 300th store opened in Miami in November, and the company says it will open a new restaurant every five or six days this year, with the 500th location probably arriving by 2021.Cracking the Code
It may seem cliche, but Blaze Pizza's origin story really can be traced back to a napkin with the scribbles of a business plan. It was 2011, and the Wetzels - cofounders of the successful snack chain Wetzel's Pretzels - were looking for a quick lunch spot for a business meeting, craving pizza in particular. But when they realized that their only options were greasy spoons with reheated slices, the pair chose to hold the meeting at Chipotle instead.Elise Wetzel says she and Rick watched as the lunch crowd moved through Chipotle's assembly line, and the “a-ha moment” struck: This could work for pizza, they thought. They grabbed a napkin and sketched out how it might work.
They didn't just open one pizza place, though; they opened two. The first two Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza locations came to life simultaneously in 2012 in Southern California, with one in Pasadena and one in Irvine. Rick Wetzel says he wanted "two at-bats" in getting the concept right, noting that the stores were identical but in different real estate environments.
Their timing was spot-on; fast casual was booming, and there were not yet many quick, affordable pizza options for lunch. Kitchen equipment had evolved to allow for made-to-order pizzas in a limited-service environment. Wetzel says a press gave Blaze the ability to quickly prepare dough without hand-tossing it, and a wood-fired oven that had been converted to gas “cracked the code” on how Blaze could scale an authentic cooking experience but still serve pizzas in 2–3 minutes.
Plus, he adds, the pizza industry was ready for change. The burger, chicken, sandwich, and Mexican categories had already "fired off" at the fast-casual level, leaving pizza as the next logical target. "As I look back on it, I think that our friction point was paying for toppings," he says of why consumers were so eager to embrace fast-casual pizza. "That's a big turn for the pizza category, that you put whatever you want on it and we're not going to charge you for it."
The Untold Truth Of Blaze Pizza
MashedBlaze Pizza is on fire these days
Pun intended - opening up new fast-casual pizza restaurant locations left and right.With its completely customizable pizzas, a strong commitment to the environment, artisinal ingredient options, funky restaurant designs, and myriad menu options for people with dietary restrictions, it's no surprise that Blaze Pizza is becoming so popular. The chain specializes in oven-fired pizzas with dozens of toppings to choose from, including some non-traditional options like gorgonzola cheese and vegan chorizo.
Blaze Pizza has an assembly-line format like Chipotle
According to Inc., the goal was to create the "Chipotle of pizza," and by the looks of it, its founders have accomplished what they set out to achieve, with Blaze Pizza on its way to becoming household name just like Chipotle.When you walk into a Blaze Pizza location, you'll step right up to the counter and tell the staffer exactly how to build your pizza. You'll get to pick your sauce, cheeses, meats, veggies, and "finishes," which is Blaze Pizza's word for the various little extras you can get on your pizza.
Whether you're into a pizza with classic red sauce or you like to live life on the edge by adding goat cheese to your pie, you can pretty much do whatever you want at Blaze Pizza. Other popular ingredients include applewood bacon, ricotta, mushrooms, pineapple, arugula, feta cheese, white cream sauces, bbq drizzle, and even buffalo sauce. Yum!
LeBron James was an early investor in Blaze Pizza
But in other cases, celebrities are so intrigued by an idea that they actually decide to invest their own money to help see it succeed. After all, they usually have tons of money to spend and are often looking for ways to invest it. Such is the case with LeBron James, an early investor in Blaze Pizza. He even gave up a deal with McDonald's in order to back the burgeoning pizza chain, but it seems his risk has paid off. According to SBNation, James' initial $1 million investment in 2012 has grown to $35 million and counting.Blaze Pizza ferments its pizza dough for 24 hours
If you've ever eaten different styles of pizza (New York, deep dish, hand-tossed, etc.), then you already know that not all crusts are created equal - far from it, in fact. The crusts made by Blaze Pizza are also unique, in that they're fermented for at least 24 hours.Blaze Pizza's dough is made with filtered water, unbleached flour, yeast, extra virgin olive oil, and just a sprinkle of salt. This simple dough is then allowed to hang out for 24 hours to let the yeast do its thing (eating the sugars in the dough's ingredients, then releasing carbon dioxide gas), which ultimately leads to air pockets in the dough. The result is a crispy, light crust that serves as the perfect base for all of Blaze Pizza's many toppings. Blaze Pizza's crusts are made fresh, not created in some warehouse somewhere and then frozen for weeks at a time.
Blaze Pizza also makes gluten-free dough, keto crusts, and cauliflower gluten-free dough, so even if you've got certain crust-related dietary restrictions, like a gluten allergy or intolerance, you can still enjoy their pies.
Blaze Pizza is not afraid to experiment with pizza ingredients
Pizza can be a pretty conservative and simple food if you want it to be - red sauce, mozzarella cheese, a little basil, boom, you're done. But the folks behind Blaze Pizza are taking a totally different approach, offering unique and artisanal ingredients that go beyond the standard cheese, pepperoni, and supreme menu items offered at most restaurants.Blaze Pizza only cooks its pizzas for 180 seconds
In fact, the pizza cooks at Blaze Pizza restaurants only bake each pizza for a maximum of 180 seconds - three minutes, to be exact - because the oven is so incredibly hot.Blaze Pizza's ovens can reach temperatures of up to 900 degrees Fahrenheit, which essentially flash cooks each pizza in record time. Because of this and many other restaurant efficiencies, each location can churn out more than 200 pizzas an hour.
As you might imagine, it's not easy to figure out how to cook a pizza perfectly, without burning any part of it, in an oven that's so hot. The team at Blaze understands the oven inside and out, including where any hot spots might be located - they know if and when they need to move the pizzas around to get the perfect level of doneness. The specially trained crew of people who bake the pizzas are called pizzasmiths or pizzaiolos, an Italian word that literally translates to "someone who makes pizzas in a pizzeria." How very appropriate.
Blaze Pizza doesn't use any artificial colors, flavors or preservatives
Blaze Pizza takes its commitment to using only the freshest, best ingredients very seriously. In 2017, the popular pizza chain decided to completely stop using ingredients that contained artificial flavors, colors, preservatives, and other additives (via QSR Magazine). They also stopped using high-fructose corn syrup at all restaurants.They called this bold move the "Keepin' It Real" initiative and it took them 18 months to find new suppliers and work with existing suppliers to find sources for all-natural ingredients. On the menu, this means that you won't find any nitrites in Blaze Pizza's cured meats, nor will you find any artificial preservatives in the popular chain's salad dressing or garlic. In addition, you may notice that the olives and banana peppers served at Blaze Pizza don't look quite as vibrant as they do at other places; this is because Blaze Pizza is now using ingredients that haven't been artificially dyed to make them look more appetizing - you're getting olives and pepper au natural, as nature intended them to be. Blaze Pizza locations also began offering Blue Sky cane sugar sodas and began using barbecue sauce made without corn syrup. They promise that pizza-lovers will be able to taste - and appreciate - the difference that all these changes have made.
Blaze Pizza uses completely eco-friendly packaging
"Forks, knives, cups, lids - even those cute little containers that hold the salad dressing - were thoughtfully chosen because they left a smaller footprint than most commonly available choices," according to the Blaze Pizza website.Blaze Pizza partners with an award-winning restaurant architect to design its locations
The goal? To design restaurants that add "dimension" to your experience and exteriors - fire pits, bright lights, funky patterns - that also help tell the Blaze Pizza story, according to the company's website. Restaurant locations typically range in size from 2,200 to 3,000 square feet, with even more space included in the outdoor patio. The restaurant locations play college alt-rock music to help keep things lively and upbeat for diners.You can make your own Blaze Pizza at home
The popular pizza chain offers take-home pizza kits at participating locations. Even if you don't have a 900-degree pizza oven at home, you can still enjoy a warm and delicious pizza pie. The kits come in varying sizes and include everything you need to get cooking, including a ball of dough, dusting flour, pizza sauce, and up to seven toppings.Blaze Pizza offers keto and vegan pizzas
For keto dieters, the chain offers a special crust that has just 6 grams of net carbs. Of course, you'll still need to factor in any carbs in the toppings you choose, but this is a great start nonetheless. The keto crust is made without flour, which Blaze Pizza's chefs have replaced with flaxseed, cheese, and eggs.Their vegan pizza can be made with vegan spicy chorizo, soy-free vegan cheese, and tons of fresh vegetables. Three types of their standard dough - original, gluten-free, and high-rise - are also all vegan anyway, so there's no need to ask for a special crust if you're vegan or vegetarian.
Blaze Pizza
One Bite_truthbite rated 6.2
Blaze Pizza, one bite everybody knows the rules. It is a decent slice. Small personal pizzas. The 'Simple Pie', is the cheese pizza. These slices have a lot of flop. Lot of cheese, lot of sauce. Sauce is good and tastes authentic. Crust has nice crunch. But unless you go thick crust, crust to cheese/sauce ratio is off. Good price for basic pie. Made in front of you. I would consider this a speciality pizza place. It does the job. Better than average, but not by much.
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Founded in 2011 by Elise and Rick Wetzel of Wetzel's Pretzels.
