Blaze Pizza
| Address: | 1000 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA |
| Phone: | +1 612-379-1723 |
| Site: | blazepizza.com |
| Rating: | 4.6 |
| Working: | 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM |
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Jonathan Lin
Blaze Pizza is FINALLY In MINNESOTA!!! Actually, there has been a Blaze location in St. Louis Park, that opened this past year. I just never made it out to that location yet. I first was introduced to Blaze pizza by my sister back in California a few years back! Blaze is like a chipotle inspired pizza joint, and the one of the first of its kind until other "chipotle inspired" pizza joints started opening up. At the end of the day, Blaze is still on the top of my list in regards to fast, custom made pizzas! This place is really similar to Pieology, which also is a custom-made pizza place that also has a few locations in Minnesota. Pieology is really good as well, but I still prefer Blaze a little more! So, lets start with some history first! Blaze pizza originated back in my home state California! Ohh California, how I miss your food! Blaze pizza is owned by the same people that started Wetzel Pretzel! Also, one of my favorite pretzel chains. Blaze was founded in 2011 and has been spreading all over United States like a huge California BLAZE!! The whole countrys gonna catch on fire soon! :) I love blaze so much! Its the chipotle king of pizza! I was soooo happy when I heard Blaze was opening up their store right next to campus under the new WaHu apartment buildings. If youre really lazy...you can take the light rail from campus to Stadium Village and walk like 2 blocks! Dont forget your campus light rail pass! Dont want to get ticketed! Yes this place is far compared to other restaurants around campus, but believe me, it is WELL WORTH the extra walk! There is Punch Pizza that is a couple blocks closer to campus, but Im sorry, Punch will have to move over because Blaze is in town! Blaze is worth the extra walk! I came here a day before the actual opening on the 11/12 because I saw people walking around with boxes! As I entered I saw them giving out free tasting passes!! Was I excited! I told my girlfriend to rush here to try to get it with me! I love pizza!! Let alone custom made pizza!! Woot!!! For about $8 bucks you get to design your own pizza, and you unlimited toppings and a wide selection of toppings. I MEAN WIDE!! There is so much selection. They have all their ingredients laid out right in front of you, just like Chipotle! Just get in line and choose your toppings, after choosing they heat it up in their super fast oven in like under 3 minutes! Its crazy fast! Way faster than Punch! You can get your pizza with like 5 different sauces: classic red sauce, spicy red sauce, white cream sauce. They also have a bunch of cheeses such as goat, gorgonzola, mozzarella (MY GO-To), parmesan, and even vegan! You can mix and match! In addition, there are a ton of including my go to favorites: pepperoni, smoked ham, applewood bacon and veggies: arugula, fresh basil, jalapenos, mushrooms, pineapple, spinach, and red peppers! There are many more toppings that I have yet to mention! Those are just some of my favorite that I put on my pizza. I mean all that for $8? Punch charges like $6 for a plain pizza and then like $1 for each additional toppings... and they are scant! This place also got a gluten-free crust too, if youre into that sort of thing. Sorry, Im getting a little carried away, but honestly, I love Blaze pizza. I finally have a go-to place on East Bank. This place also has great hours! They are open LATEEEE on weekends. Open til 3AM on Friday and Saturdays! On all other days they only open til 10PM :( sad, but not too bad. I am so glad Punch made it out here to Minneapolis. Cant wait to see more and more of my favorite California eateries make it out here! Honestly, come and check this place out, for the money and taste, it is WAY better than what you can only dream of getting Punch Pizza. Man, I cant wait to see this place get poppin!
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Josh Bush
Was in a pretty bad mood as I moved about 500 feet in 45 minutes in the worst traffic of my life. Had ordered ahead, and they dont cook it until you get there, which saved us (only takes 3 min to cook). The building was nice, as was the atmosphere. The staff were all very friendly and remembered my name as they dealt with me. The food: The pizza was GREAT -the fact that you can get unlimited toppings for $8 with so many choices is what puts it above other places, like punch (where the 4-topping pizza I get is ~$11 and very similar in size). Really good food and plenty of it for $8, customizable enough to taste really good no matter your preference. Overall, pretty wow.
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Jacqueline Johnston
My new favorite pizza place. Has vegan and gluten-free pizzas. The staff is so so wonderful! Cheap prices for a personal pizza- you can get all ingredients you want for a fixed price, no $1 or whatever for every additional ingredient! So you end up with a truly wonderful, flavorful pizza. The atmosphere is nice for a quick or longer stay, with abundant low and high tables, and two walls of windows open to the street.
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Keenan-Sol Gallegos
This is one of my top 5 lunch spots in the twin cities. However, its close proximity to the UofM campus does make parking difficult. Regardless, the food quality, prices and fast service make it a very good lunch stop. The pizzas are both large enough to save half for later and small enough to eat at one sitting, if you happen to be a man(or woman) of large appetite like myself. -1 star for difficult parking
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Michael Wang
Good location, right by the University of Minnesota campus. Pricing is a little high, but can be justified with craft your own pizza. I recommend joining their rewards program, and taking advantage of their special offers, and double blaze ( ~double stamp) days. Seating is pretty spacious. The atmosphere feels clean, and modern. Staff is very pleasant and laid back.
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Seayoung Park
Delicious and fast pizza! During June, if you order the "Red Vine" with a drink, they donate a dollar to fight AIDS. Theres no good place to park cuz the parking meters are always taken that are right outside the restaurant. Its close to the University campus though. I also like that you can add whatever toppings you want to the pizza you order (like Subway).
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Guruprasad Nayak
Fresh pizza for a very reasonable price. The unlimited toppings coupled with the spicy (there is also regular) pizza base sauce makes this my favorite pizza spot in the area (sorry Mesa, you used to be awesome, not anymore). The place itself is well-lit and there are large windows you can sit by and enjoy your delicious pizza. Yum!
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Heimerdinger God
Best bang for your buck when wanting to go out and eat a personal (personalized) pizza. They cook the special made pizzas in there open brick oven right in front of the costumers for a bit of a show while you wait. Best pizza joint like that for their prices and quality. Will be going there again very soon.
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Mahfuzur Rahman
I always enjoy blaze pizza; I have mostly tasted the vegetarian options and I like their fast-fired crust. I also like the fact that the toppings you choose isnt something fixed (especially for vegetables), but can be changed on the go! The service and pricing are really good!
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Nidhi Desai
Worth it. You get to pick any amount of toppings for the same price. Its like chipotle but for pizza. But they also have a some signature pizza topping combinations that can guide you. You can choose one of them and even add or subtract things from that combination!
