Pizza Fire

This place was superb! The service was great, the staff was super friendly and helpful, and we got our pizzas quickly! The pizzas were outstanding! Definitely worth the trip!

Not the best pizza I’ve ever had, but I do think it is really good! The price is great and the speed for a higher quality food like this is a definite bonus. It’s basically the Subway of the pizza world as you pick your sauce, cheese, and toppings. Will be back for sure!

Our first visit to Pizza Fire and we are hooked! My husband ordered the Buffalo Chicken pizza, I created my own pizza, and we shared the mozzarella bread sticks. Everything is made fresh as you order it, and was SO good. The authentic neapolitan sauce is absolutely delicious! Staff was super friendly and helpful. We will definitely be back!

A big selling point is the fresh vegetable toppings. My favorite pizza is with fresh mushrooms. I ordered my pizza with fresh mushrooms but the one I received had canned mushrooms and they were particularly awful. I will not return.

Disgusted! I ordered a margherita pizza to-​go. I found a big piece of metal sitting on my pizza. Then, I tried a slice and it was so salty and inedible. I’m usually not picky about food, but this is just horrible. Of course they don’t post a phone number to take any complaints.
Never again!

Went here for dinner before the Ravens vs Browns game. Our pizzas came out in good time. Even had dairy-​free cheese! The only issue was that the crust was burnt badly on both of the pizzas we got.
Will probably be back but only because a place that has dairy-​free cheese is hard to find.

Excellent concept-​quick pizza, which when done right is quick. Not the best but isn’t trying to be based on the casual space and low price.

Pizza Fire is decent, fast casual pizza. I met up with a group of Unilocalers downtown for supper club to check this place out.
Dough is made fresh on the premises and all of the pizzas are assembled and baked fresh to order in their turbo oven. Toppings are plentiful and fresh and they have a good selection of sauces and cheeses to pick from. They offer some cool specialty pizzas. I had The Hollywood which consists of a base of basil pesto sauce, with chicken, roasted red peppers, roasted garlic, and topped with shredded mozzarella and Ricotta I think? It was good, but didn’t wow me the way other pizza experiences can. I think it was probably the crust. I wish it was more airy and fluffy instead of all crispy. They also have pre-​made salads and giant fresh-​baked cookies. The cookie was pretty tasty.
The interior décor is really well done… bright and vibrant colors. The workers are very friendly as well. The manager came to thank us for our business.
Overall, this is a decent place for a quick pizza lunch, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to get one of their pizzas. I heard they’re opening more chains though, so if one comes to the west side suburbs, I’ll give it another shot.

Pizza is alright. Great idea for a quick bite before heading into the game. Went in on a Friday night before a Cavaliers game. Slightly busy but still ordered and received pizzas in great time.
Only issue we had was some harassment from a homeless man hanging around inside that ended up taking some of our pizza…
And having to explain to my 8 year old why a different seemingly homeless man was sleeping and drooling at a table near us the entire time we were eating.
I don’t know if they just pay little attention to the dining area or if they are homeless friendly. Either way. It was… uncomfortable.

Omg!!! What a experience. I order the Basile/​pesto sauce with fresh mozzarella and bacon and green peppers!!! Talking about a mouth-​organism!!! Not only was the food Fast-​Fresh & Fantastic but so was the serve. They we polite and friendly and wanted to make your pizza experience great!

I have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised at just how good the pizza was. A co-​worker and I showed up just before the lunch rush, which gave us ample opportunity to review the menu. I opted for mushrooms, italian sausage and fresh basil. My pizza was cooked to perfection. I can’t wait to return!

I like the made-​to-​order pizza concept and the relatively quick turnaround – about 5 ½ minutes from finishing the toppings to being handed my pizza at the counter. What I did not like was the quality of the toppings: I ordered the meat-​centric Chicago pizza which came with Italian «sausage» that was ground down to nearly powder form, crumbled pieces of meatball (ironically about the size you would expect Italian sausage toppings to be), and bacon bit-​sized pieces of bacon (though, thankfully, were not as dry as actual bacon bits). With the focus on a quick-​cooking, thin-​crust pizza, toppings might be the best way for a Pizza Fire pizza to stand out, but clearly the focus is churning out cheap pizzas instead of taste.
The single pizza ($ 8.49) I had for dinner was a decent amount of food and can probably be split between two people pretty easily. Fountain drinks are $ 2.29 with free refills. Pass on the $ 0.79 garlic sauce containers – the thin-​crust pizza does not give you much to work with for dipping.
More attention to cleaning tables is needed.

I’m here… right now… I just finished eating.
First of all, I was greeted right away and the girl explained to me that aside from their menu pizza, I can make my own. Staff in general was very polite which made the experience better. I decided to go with one of my favorite pizzas, ever, the margherita pizza. Here they call it «Margherita 72» — why 72 do you ask? Because according to them they only make 72 of them a day, and once they’re gone, they’re gone.
I ordered, paid, and sat down. Five minutes later, if not less, out came my pizza, it looked and smelled good, the crust was slightly burned a bit (photo) but I just peeled whatever was too burnt. I LOVE salty foods but wow is it salty! I think it’s in the original sauce that I had. Anyway, this may be a concern for someone who doesn’t like salty. This was a personal sized pizza but could easily feed two that aren’t extremely hungry. The overall taste was OK, it didn’t deliver for me on what I like my pizza to be. It was underwhelming. I am a big fan of Vincenza’s Pizza on Prospect, and if you’ve had that, you know it’s hard to compare anything else to their pizza.
I paid about $ 12 total for the pizza and a drink. I don’t think I would return for pizza, maybe I’d give their salads a shot.

Came here with a group of friends and D for dinner on a Thursday evening. The place wasn’t too busy and there was enough seating for our group which was nice. This place is like subway-​style pizza. You choose the toppings and sauce and meats and they make the pizza for you in a real wood-​fire oven. The toppings looked pretty fresh and they were generous with them if you wanted.
They do have a few pre-​made «specialty pizzas» as well as you pick pizzas.
D and I decided to go with the specialty pizzas this time. We got one Hollywood and one Margherita. We also got an order of breadsticks. If any of you have read previous reviews of mine, I think of myself as a pizza connoisseur. This pizza was pretty decent! I liked the little bit of char on the bottom from the wood-​fire and the crust had a good bite. I enjoyed the Hollywood pizza more than the Margherita and if I were to get it again, I’d add artichokes. As some of the other reviews stated the Margherita was a little salty, but for us, not overly so. The prices aren’t bad — for two pizzas, two Peps’is and breadsticks — about $ 23.
Overall, if I worked downtown, this place would be dangerous for my waistline due to my love of pizza and the fact that I look at all pizza’s as a challenge. leftovers are for suckers.

Showed up on a Thursday evening with a group of about nine. The Indians were playing that night but I had no trouble finding a free spot along Euclid not far from the restaurant. The place had a constant stream of customers, but it was not too busy inside and we were able to put together three tables for our group. Also found no issue with the cleanliness or décor, and I would like to mention that although the music was a little older, it was nice to know all of the words and a couple guests were even bopping along to the music in their seats.
Staff was friendly and informative when I asked about the ingredients and which pizza’s they favored. Turns out they get their veggies from a local source and I even saw someone get a whole basil plant from the back! You start out with about a 12 inch pizza dough (I’m guessing here) and you can either select a house specialty or choose from a variety of toppings to create your own. It’s also neat that you can see them build the pizza right in front of you so you can ask for a little more or less of something as they are putting your toppings on. Next up they place your pie in a special Italian fire oven where it bakes for about 3 minutes and comes out hot with a couple specks of black but definitely not burnt.
I went with The Buffalo pizza and it was definitely cheesy with a good amount of buffalo chicken shredded on it. I thought it was pretty tasty! There was about 1 ½ — 2 inches of plain flat crust which I am not always a fan of, but you could easily get a side of sauce to dip it in if you don’t want to throw the crust away. The pizza is cut into six slices so you could share it or eat it all yourself without too much guilt since it is thin. Others at my table got The New York and The Hollywood pizza and both of them looked pretty tasty as well. One person said their Margherita pizza had way too much sea salt on it so if you get that one maybe ask for less salt when they make it.
Overall I’d recommend this place for a fast and simple bite to eat if you’re downtown AND it’s also pretty affordable at about $ 8 a pizza. They offer salads and big cookies too if you want to balance out your meal :) A little side note: the owner of Pizza Fire also founded Romeo’s Pizza so it’s no surprise they are busting out other locations right away. Besides having a location in Akron they will be opening up spots in Cuyahoga Falls, Rocky River, Kent, and Strongsville soon!

I was so excited when I saw that pizza fire had opened its doors downtown that I made my way over on opening day! Since then, I’ve been back twice and each time, the service and the food is consistently great!
The employees are awesome! I haven’t encountered a single one that hasn’t been friendly and efficient! Once they build your pizza. It goes around in the oven for 180 seconds and it’s done! On opening day, my pizza took a few minutes longer because they were getting used to the process and two people went out of their way to apologize — and like I said, it was just a few minutes more. Very sweet. I think I’ve gone at the right time each time I’ve been there– I’ve only ever had just a couple of people in front of me in line, if that. Sounds like peak lunch and dinner times are busy, though.
The process is simple, you stand in line, order your pizzas– watch them flatten out your dough and add sauces and ingredients as you tell them what you want if it’s not one of the specialties (subway or chipotle style), then they pop it into their fast wood fire oven. You pay and just a few minutes late, your pizza is ready to inhale!
They use fresh ingredients. One employee said they literally chop ingredients in the back. Their lettuce is growing in the case in the front and that’s what they use for their salads.
My pizza of choice has been the margherita 72. They literally only have enough of the special dough to make 72 of these per day– and they’re great! My only critique is that they sprinkle some salt seasoning on the top and the times I’ve had it, the person has had a heavy hand. So if you’re not into super salty pizza, ask them to go light on that (like I will next time!)

I was really surprised at how much I actually liked this place.
For one, I don’t really like thin crust pizza all that much, and two, the space from the outside looked quite commercial to me, which is just not my personal preference.
That being said, I ended up enjoying eating here much more than I thought I would. I ordered the Margherita pizza (which was around $ 8 and change). The pizza was really delicious, super thin and crispy crust, but not so thin that the toppings bleed through. The toppings weren’t low quality either, everything seemed really fresh and tasty, and the portion size was perfect for me.
The space inside feels like any other franchise, but it is comfortable enough and there is plenty of seating. My only complaint here would just be that the music seemed a bit too loud for a conversation (or maybe I’m just getting old).
The real star quality about this place though was that the pizza was ready SO FAST. Like, I realized it was thin crust so it takes less time to cook, but this was like Jimmy Johns fast. Coming from someone who only gets a 30 minute lunch break from work, this quality bumps this place up about 3 notches in my book. That combined with the friendly service and unlimited fresh brewed iced tea makes it a winner for me, and I definitely will be returning!

I have been dying to try this place out and I’m glad I did! After reading some reviews, I wanted to get there a little early because I thought it was going to be packed. Nope, not packed at all… not even close. But who cares, I didn’t have to wait in a long line! I don’t know why it felt different to «build your own pizza» when you already do that at other pizza places. For some odd reason, lol, it felt different at Pizza Fire. I decided to get the Neapolitan red sauce and three toppings (free range chicken, black olives and jalapeño peppers). For all you gluten free peeps, they do have gluten free crust for an extra fee. Staffers were okay, no complaints here. Because it was kind of empty, I didn’t get a number, just stood off to the side and when my pizza was done, the guy handed it to me. I actually like the thin pizza… crunchy, a little on the charred side but still yummy. I really love the red sauce, it wasn’t sweet or can’t think of the word but it was really really good. I do wish they would sell alcohol, a nice cold cider, ale, or even beer would go even better with it.
Two thumbs up!!!

Going in I didn’t have very high expectations. That all changed once I took my first bite.
I ordered the Cleveland pizza, and was really impressed by the dough and the sauce. The pizzas are cooked in a brick oven stove, and come out crispy with a little bit of chew. The sauce was flavorful with some slight spice to it, and not so much in terms of acidity — definitely the highlight of my pizza.
My girlfriend ordered the Margherita pizza 72, and it was really good except for one thing — the salt. They put some sea salt on the pizza, and her’s tasted as though it got just a little too much. It was still edible, but on the higher side of my salt tolerances.
I am happy that the old Zoup location has become a pizza shop! The total wait time was about 10 minutes, so it will be a perfect lunch spot during the week.

Pizza Fire has been in my view at work for the past few weeks and I was excited that it finally its opened doors last week. I’m a huge fan of the Romeo’s Pizza chain and with this being a creation of the owner of Romeo’s this was a no brainer for me to try. I found my way there today for lunch a little before noon to beat the lunch rush of downtown. I was glad to see that the line was not out the door but there were plenty of patrons in line (almost no seats available).
This place definitely has the «Chipotle» feel as you go down a line creating your masterpiece. You get the choice of sauce (I went traditional), cheese (shredded mozzarella in my case) and multiple toppings (pepperoni, Italian sausage, green peppers for me) all from between 6 – 9 bucks, based on how many toppings. The pizza crust is very thin and cooked in a revolving pizza stone oven that cooks your lunch in no time at all. They give you a number and you pick it up when called.
I thoroughly enjoyed my meal. The pizza was the perfect size for my lunch and I would say someone who does not eat as much would definitely have leftovers. The traditional sauce was spiced well and did not overtake the pizza. The crust was chewy and crispy in all of the right ways. The toppings were fresh although I would most likely not get the Italian sausage again, it was too crumbly for me and didn’t add much to the overall taste.
Big kudos to the staff as they were all super pleasant even being bogged down during the lunch hour. What I liked was that the establishment was properly staffed and everyone working had a purpose, which makes for a good operation. I waited probably no less than 10 minutes with a long line, which is a good wait in my eyes for downtown lunch spots. The price was right and the décor and restaurant itself was super clean. I will definitely be back to try another pizza, most likely one of their signatures