Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza Elite Event

First of all, big kudos to Heli and her team for putting together yet another great elite event! It was the first time I got to show my guy what Unilocal events are all about, and he was sure impressed. :)
Boasting the concept of mass customization for Neapolitan-​style pizza, Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza is a new addition to the «fast casual» restaurant category in DFW. If you’re familiar with the ordering structure of Pie Five or Chipotle, then you’ll be like a fish in water when ordering at Blaze. You can either (1) choose their pre-​selected combinations or (2) build your own pizza. However, customization is the name of the game as Blaze Pizza even allows you to customize the pizza down to each individual slice! As you move through the line, you’re able to select from a plethora of fresh toppings. Once complete, Blaze Pizza will cook your pizza in their specialized stone oven for no longer than 180 seconds.
Okay, so the concept is cool, but what about the taste? Let’s just say Blaze Pizza gets the thumbs up from me and the guy. The crust is thin like in true Neapolitan fashion, and it’s cooked to the right level without being too burnt. Additionally, all the toppings are of pretty high quality. So to recap: Blaze Pizza is quick, delicious, and reasonably priced (~$ 7 — $ 8) for all the custom touches.
The only thing that threw us off was the offering of beer on tap. While it’s awesome that Blaze Pizza is eager to support local craft breweries like Community and 512 by having them on tap, it seemed as if the order (or more like the re-​order?) process for beer may not seem as intuitive. Are we supposed to flag down a waiter? Do we give them our card too?
Overall, Blaze Pizza is a delicious /​affordable concept and a welcome addition to the other restaurant options near Stonebriar, but I think a little more clarity could be provided for any orders of draft beers. Despite this, I will definitely come back as Blaze Pizza is near my work office!

What a cool place! I love this idea of being able to make your own pizza. I am not going to lie I am surprised no one has thought about this until now. But the concept is awesome, you come up to the line and you pick to a create your own, or one of their signature pizzas. I like how they write on piece of paper that your pizza is coming on. Less waste awesome! Continue to go down the line adding as many toppings as you would like for a fixed price. Again you can put as many toppings as you would like for no up charge.
The create your own that I got was pretty bomb. Sausage, chicken, and RICOTTA. I love ricotta so so much! Any pizza place that has is gets extra brownie points in my book!
They have delicious pre boxed sales which are pretty good, a few select beers on tap, and they have a mores cookie that is to die for.
A big thanks to Heli and her wonderful staff for having another great Unilocal Elite event!
If I am in the Frisco area I will definitely be back here, wish they would build one in the Dallas/​Addison area!

Thanks to Heli for a fun elite gathering in the ‘burbs! The staff were friendly and helpful. The line moved quickly and seating was plenty. Not overly crowded like some events can be. The pizza was good and if it wasn’t then that’s your own fault because you call the shots here!
It’s a casual joint and we will definitely go back. Paper cups, plastic utensils.
I didn’t participate in the trivia but saw some others filling it out. Looking forward to some family elite events in the ‘burbs as we grow!

Holy toppings Batman! This up and coming small pizza chain is worth checking out. My favorite part had to be the 40+ toppings and they are unlimited for one affordable price! Can’t decide between fresh mozzarella and Gorgonzola? No worries, get both! Same price! Extra pepperoni? Double meatball with fresh mushrooms and applewood bacon? No problem. Still $ 7.95 for that pie! The pizza were big enough to satisfy but the crust was light. In other words, I didn’t feel overly stuffed even though I devoured the whole thing as if I was getting deported.
There’s a smores pie that I’m kicking myself for not trying! Guess that means I’ll have to visit again soon! Did mention your pizza is ready in 180 seconds? Nice!

Yay for Elite events up in the suburbs! :)
Waltzing in, I was excited to build my own pizza and chow down. The spicy red sauce had really good heat, and worked amazingly with the italian meatballs that they shred. The fresh mozz balls melted down into a glorious puddle of creamy goodness, and the roasted garlic is a must-​have. Next time I’ll finish it with arugula, which I didn’t realize you could do. The salame could be better, also. But the best part? the crust was actually very good! Crisp at the bottom and thin and chewy near the edge.
The restaurant has a cool laid back vibe, but they really need to figure out how to tint or cover the 10 000 windows. It got HOT inside! Staff were all extremely patient with the flood of newbies and were very friendly. Several employees walked around the dining area to make sure we were satisfied and cleaned up the tables a bit.
For $ 8 a pizza, this is a solid place for a lazy dinner or lunch.

Fast, tasty and worth your bucks. Love the thin and chewy the crust and how fast it was ready. Loved my bbq chicken pizza. Next time will definitely make my own creation.
Was very happy to attend an elite event after such a long time.

Thanks again to Heli and her staff for another great event!
Glad to see that one of the fast growing fast-​casual restaurants now has a location in DFW. If you’re not familiar with Blaze Pizza, it’s Pie Five meets Cane Rosso. I ordered a half green stripe (pesto chicken) and bbq chicken. Of the two, the bbq chicken was my favorite.
The good: The establishment is well staffed and you blitz through the line even though you’re getting a custome pizza. The prices are also very reasonable, while maintaining very fresh, high quality ingredients. Unlimited toppings for $ 7.95. yes please!
Areas of improvement: Really, my only criticism would be at the end of the line. When the place gets busy, it gets loud. Yelling out a name over all of this can lead to confusion. Especially if two people have the same name, or if two people got the same thing. Maybe a number system?
Overall, the event was great and I’m definitely a fan of concept. When in the area, I’ll be back.

Yea Heli, for setting up another great Unilocal event!
Like some other Unilocalers mentioned, this build your own pizza concept was new for me. Think Chipotle, but with pizza.
I love the fact that the added toppings are all one price. There’s only one size pizza (a medium sized from what I can tell) and thin crust. You can choose a signature pizza with preassigned toppings, but you can also add toppings to that. Or you can totally build your own.
I was a little bummed that the weren’t very generous with their toppings. I got a teaspoon of goat cheese and every topping they added it seemed got smaller (except the spinach). Since it was free, I didn’t want to ask for more; but if I were paying, I would definitely request a more hearty handful.
Once you place your order, they will call out your name once the pizza is ready. 180 seconds in the oven, I’m told. Again, the other Unilocaler hit it on the nose; the way they did the pick up area is a bit confusing. It was too loud in the restaurant for you to hear the names being called. I had to use my ESP to figure out if my pizza was out (and it was).
Maybe they should have a speaker system or someone with a really loud voice.
The pizza itself was really good! I love the taste of fire cooked crust and nothing beats fresh ingredients. I got the White Top with white cream sauce base, mozzarella, applewood bacon, chopped garlic, oregano, and arugula. I added goat cheese, spinach, and mushrooms to it as well.
This is a great place for picky eaters or diy foodies, because you can pick and choose your toppings. I like all kinds of pizza, but prefer regular crust, so if you don’t like thin crust, you’re out of luck here.
Overall it was a good Unilocal experience.
The staff was friendly and the manager came by and joked that he would make us more pizza if we were hungry.
I would definitely be back if I’m in the area and I hope these pizza places with this concept grows and does well. Fresh and diy are the way to go.

Love the concept of Blaze Pizza! Who doesn’t like a single price for all the toppings you want on your pizza? The staff was extremely friendly and Kelsey S and I had a fun time sitting on the patio with our pizzas! If I had one complaint it would just be that I wish my pizza was a little more cooked, while waiting for them to call my name out I noticed that they called me even though there was like 4 – 5 people in front of me, so I assume my pizza had been cooked less, but the toppings were all tasty!
Thanks to the Dallas Unilocal team for another great event!

I love the concept of Blaze, and the spacious open seating. All of the staff members were very friendly and welcoming– very attentive of them to address us by name! The pizza’s here are made with fresh ingredients and are ready really quick, which can be good if you’re starving or in a rush. I quite enjoyed this event, the company of other Unilocal members, and the yummy pizza! I also really like their patio– though it’s not too big, it’s good if you want a quieter place to enjoy your meal.
Only cons were that the middle of my pizza was slightly more doughy than I would’ve preferred and it’s a little hard to hear them call your name when your order’s ready. But even considering those two things, I had a great time and will definitely be back! Thanks coordinators for a great event!

As soon as I walked through the door, my mouth was salivating and stomach was rumbling like crazy. It smelled so good in here! I was ready for some Unilocal fun and delicious food. Each person was allowed a pizza and drink. I did a BYO pizza: meats, veggies and spicy marinara sauce. The pizza came out super fast and it was delicious! This is a perfect way to introduce yourself to the masses. Now, everyone will know about Blaze! I’m looking forward to dining here again.
Thanks Heli and Unilocal for a great event! Please have more events in North Dallas! :)

180 secs for my pizza to be ready?! That’s fast. Love all the fresh toppings and adore them for not nickel and diming people for additional toppings. They even have a gluten free option, which wasn’t too bad. The toppings appeared fresh and had a few spaces to pick. Cleanliness seems to set them apart and is important to me. The staff is quick, efficient and friendly. Love the concept only, they deliver better then their competitor I think (won’t mention who). Got to meet a some new Elites and had a beer $ 4. Can’t beat that with a stick.

Thanks for setting up the Unilocal elite event!
Great food and company as always. Blaze had a lovely atmosphere for a fast casual joint. Pizzas were spot on and so nice and piping hot when it came out.

Thanks for introducing me to Blaze, Unilocal Dallas! If you don’t normally drive through this shopping center, you’d probably miss the front doors to this hip pizzeria. The line moves super quick and the pies are slinging left and right. It’s amazing that they only take 3 minutes to fire!
I feasted on a wonderful, made-​to-​order Red Vine pizza (hold the red sauce, add cream, mushrooms & fresh garlic!), made a few new Unilocaler friends and took home some goodies! A successful Tuesday in my book!

Thank you Unilocal for hosting this event! I have never made my own personal pizza before so I was happily waiting in line for my turn. I was hesitant to coming out this event because it was in Frisco which was somewhat a drive for us. But it was well-​worth for two 11″ pizzas! The concept is similar to Pie Five (or I’ve been told) and you choose whatever toppings you want on top. There was basically one type of crust but you can choose to go gluten-​free for a few more dollars.
I chose the spicy red sauce with mozzarella as my base for the pizza. Some of the toppings I requested were artichokes, pineapple, salami, bacon, fresh basil, and mushrooms. It didn’t take that long for the pizza to finish baking which was great. Due to the sheer number of Unilocalers in the restaurant, we had to sit outside in the somewhat slighter-​cooler summer heat. But there were free hand-​sanitizers so that was nice!
I enjoyed my pizza very much! The spicy red sauce had a little kick to the taste (although not really spicy due to my blunted tastebuds) which was pretty good. I love the thin crust and how crunchy it was. It was also not soggy like certain restaurants. My boyfriend and I each took half of our own pizzas home so we can enjoy it for breakfast tomorrow. Overall, the pizza was good, the service was nice, and I had a fun time at the event.

The Good
I enjoyed the flavor of the spicy red sauce and the meat was seasoned to my satisfaction. It’s cool that you pay one price and get unlimited toppings. It’s always the few extra toppings that I want that make pizzas at other places super expensive. Food in relation to similar fast casual dining is good. I would visit again for lunch with colleagues or a team recognition lunch that doesn’t break the budget
Not so Good
Overall, I found the execution of the concept lacked. There was a major bottleneck all night in two places. the register and the pizza pick up counter. This caused chaos and detracted from the experience. Also, there must be a better system than yelling out people’s names and having people hover food that doesn’t belong to them because you can’t hear or understand the cook in a warehouse styled building without acoustics. Seems unsanitary. Call me bougie … I ordered a GLASS of wine and was highly disappointed to receive it in a plastic cup… I wouldn’t have ordered wine if I new it was cheaply served in plastic. Booooooo plus back to the chaos at the counter, when I ordered the wine at the register, she said I’d get it with my Pizza but I didnt so my pizza sat on the table getting cold as i frustratingly tried to get someones attention to pour my wine.
For me, I choose places that are good but most importantly, don’t make it difficult for me to chillax. It’s in the details and I think Blaze has some areas to sharpen up.
Overall, I appreciate Blaze for hosting this tasting event. I had fun mingling and your dining room staff was very sweet. Thanks Helina for the new hand sanitizer swag. Good luck Blaze, and thank you again.

This event was casual, simple, easy and I really love this place. Love the concept. The staff was friendly, explained how the process worked, very hospitable to all of us and made sure we had more tha enough toppings on our pizzas… my favorite part!
The ingredients were fresh, the pizzas were literally hot, fresh out of the oven… everything flowed so well. I enjoyed this event. Quick, fast, delicious and to the point!

This was a was a new pizza experience for me. Subway concept only better cause its PIZZA!
There were about 45 or so different toppings you could choose from all of which were fresh ingredients. The entire pizza was cooked and ready to go in under five minutes, winning.
I am a bit of a crust snob, and the thin crust here was top notch in my book.
I went with a specialty pizza «White Top» which had white cream sauce, mozzarella, bacon, garlic and I skipped the arugula. I added to it red onion, mushroom and ricotta cheese. Big olé clumps of ricotta where so good
I had the tart raspberry lemonade and an EXCELLENT smores pie cookie. They even heated it up in the oven for me which melted the choclate and marshmallow. Yum.
The manager Roger was very friendly and took time to chat with us at the end. His staff was super friendly and everyone was ready to help with whatever was needed. I liked this concept of a make your own pizza and for the quality of food and size the price was excellent. Thank you Heli for another great event with the Dallas Elite.

Blaze is a cool place to grab a pizza and they certainly live up to their name. Within 3 minutes (or 180 seconds if you’re a seconds counter) your pizza will be ready and not soggy at all. Nobody likes a soggy sandwich or pizza for that matter. You stand in line, peruse the menu, and then you can choose one of their signature pizzas or you can build your own Chipotle/​Freebirds/​Subway style. I’m typically overwhelmed when given the opportunity to make my own pizza so I chose to go with the BBQ chicken. It was pretty good and I added kalamata olives, which are my favorite. Sure enough, within 3 minutes my pizza was ready to be eaten.
It was a really nice place (although a bit far out for me) and the staff was not only informative but they were really friendly. I would love to come back with family after making a trip to see my cousin who lives nearby or a journey to IKEA.

Thank you Heli and her intern, Hannah, for helping set up this event!
I really like the concept of ordering the pizza on the assembly line and having it ready in just about 180 seconds. Now that’s pizza on-​the-​go! It’s really comparable to Chipotle’s concept. I ordered the Green Stripe, mostly because I love pesto. They have a selection of their signature pizzas, or you can have it custom made. Because of the Unilocal Elite crowd, my +1 and I had to eat outside. Thank god for outside seating because we’d have nowhere to sit.
The one and only downside of the pizza is that it’s not crispy. The crust is on the thin side, and that’s kind of a necessity in order for it to be cooked in less than 3 minutes. (By the way, my +1 noted that there was no clock by the cooks, so it’s assumed they use use an internal clock to cook food.) If I were to ever get thin crust pizza, it would be preferred that it be crispy, too. The consistency is similar to that of a regular thickness of pizza — it just needed to be cooked maybe a little bit longer, but for free pizza, I really couldn’t complain. The pizza is actually better here than most places I’ve tried.
All in all, great event and nice, casual atmosphere. If I lived or worked in the Frisco area, I could see myself visiting again.