Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza

Really was surprised by this place. I’ll admit it – I’m a snob around the campus area and try to avoid it and any of its restaurants. When a friend directed us here, I was like «oh great! Here is more cheap, low-​quality student-​driven food» I was 100% wrong! The flavor was excellent and the value even better! It’s basically the classic Chipotle-​concept: pick your base, ingredients, and they make it for you. The choice of ingredients was extensive and seemed fresh. There were a couple different options for sauces and drizzles. The possibilities of toppings/​styles are endless! The pizza itself was wood-​fired and cooked perfectly. I had the basic crust and it was perfectly thin and crisp. I had a pizza with at least 8 ingredients and a soda – $ 9!!! I will definitely be back and highly recommend.

Stopped in late night and really enjoyed — great service and good prices! Wish we had one around Indy …

Restaurant entrepreneur’s are like movie producers, always honing in on the latest craze creativity be damned. And just like a record breaking blockbuster can fill marquees with imitators, a newish concept in foodery (just go with the word) can infest the doors of stripmalls all over town. Though I can’t blame them, why not make your claim on a slightly different variant on someone else’s idea, the culinary equivalence of Rambo — but on a boat? And like every A Bugs Life has its Ants, so must we have the phrase written on so many Unilocal reviews, that of «The Chipotle Of_​_​_​_​. «
I must not be able to get with The Chipotle Of pizza, as I’ve tried several pizza places trying to forge the pizza pallor with the pick-​em fast casual concept and I have yet to be wowed. To me they are just repackaging as new something common place. I mean pre-​formulated pizza by the slice or pie has been around since Moses was a child; and build-​your-​own is as typical as calling for delivery. So when you go in and have the manager give a machine-​gun rapid spiel of the ordering process it comes off as «well duh.» In the end, it is the taste of the pizza that matters.
I selected Build Your Own, going with classic (read: boring) ingredients. Ham, shrooms, pepperoni, cheese, sauce, classic dough, onions. They have a great selection of ingredients, even some more adventurous, for those that like to get wild. The pie was well cooked and came out fast.
These are small single meal pizzas, the size becoming all the rage. Though well cooked they are lacking in something unique. Blaze is standard, almost mediocre. The ham was good, the mushrooms flat, the sauce decent but falling short. The crust is to bland. To be fair, at at $ 13 price it make a fast cheep lunch, but I wouldn’t make a special trip if you are not in the area.
They day I came the place needed swept and table wiped. There were too much debris and trash on the floor, plus crumbs on the tables beside me. No one came out and cleaned while I was there.
I think a-​ok is the right ratings. It wouldn’t make a bad quick meal places heading to a game or an event. Not a date, or try something different place IMHO.

Was my first time. Got the build your own pizza which allowed me to personalize it with as many toppings as I wanted with no additional charge. The manager also gave me a complimentary s’more cookie thing bc I told her it was my post-​SB cheat meal

Honestly, the best bang for your buck. Pizza doesn’t take long to fire up and the build your option is heavenly. Sometimes the managers aren’t nice to the workers but the food is always good. Definitely try the blood orange lemonade and their BBQ sauce is amazing!

Blaze is a unique and fun concept I have yet to see with pizza. It’s sort of like a chipotle style restaurant only with pizza… and they are fired right there in front of you while you wait. The prices were good and the experience was great… However I like my pizza with a thicker crust and since these are hand tossed the crust seems to be on the thinner side.

Living close to campus, this is a place I have eaten at many times. The staff is often friendly, and calls you by your first name when making your pizza which is a nice touch. The build your own pizza option is awesome because they have so much to choose from. Your pizza comes out within a couple minutes, and it isn’t too expensive. If you want a good, quick pizza this is your place

I had read about this, but have none nearby, so made it a point to stop while in Columbus. I was not let down. Great pizza and serving size for the cost. Enjoyed making my own pizza on the fly. The hot smores dessert was excellent also.

This place saved my day! I tried to take some visiting family to another restaurant, but they had shut down. Blaze was around the corner, and pizza is an easy crowd-​pleaser. Additionally, the vegan member of my family was satisfied with their options.
The interior is mostly open, with some nice corners that create a sense of intimacy when you’re sitting down to eat. The layout and flow work well.
The pizza really is fired quickly — in about three minutes. And it’s thin crust, which I prefer. You can make your own, or choose a preset. My parents and I each ate one whole pizza, but we were hungry and the pies aren’t overly large. The topping quality was high, and there were plenty of different toppings to choose from.
The price is reasonable, and spot-​on for the quality and quantity you receive. I could see myself eating one or two of these and it wouldn’t break the bank.
I was pleasantly surprised by Blaze, and I’ll be taking some friends there next time they visit.

Best pizza I’ve had in a long time. I went twice while on my trip in Columbus! I love being able to make my own pizza, it was a nice size and everything was fresh.
It is near OSU so it can be a bit crowded during the day. We went around 10pm and were able to walk right in.

Julianna & Catherie are in line for a concert. Blaze Pizza right there so I got them a pizza. I’m eating inside (next to the band btw). It is flipping awesome!!! As many toppings as you want for $ 7.95!!! Best pizza I’ve ever had!!! Spicy red sauce is da bomb!!!

This is a great go-​to place if you’re looking for a lunch spot on campus. To put it simply, it’s the pizza version of Subway. The price is decent — I think mine was $ 8 for a whole customized pizza. You can do half and half with the sauces if you like — I did pesto/​red sauce. They have a large selection of toppings — I was happy to see that they had artichokes — a favorite of mine. The checkout process was quick and the wait for the pizza wasn’t long at all — I believe this is because the crust is so thin, so it doesn’t take as long to bake. Definitely not the best pizza in town, but I enjoyed it. Next time I’ll ask for the sea salt and oregano — I felt my pizza was a bit bland. I like that they have half sized pizza boxes to take your leftovers with you.

Located within walking distance of the OSU Union, the Blaze is fast and casual. You can customize your pizza with a choice of toppings or order one of their own pizza designs. It is similar to Subway in how you order and walk around the front, telling the assembler what to put on the pizza (if you’re customizing) and pay at the end. The pizza was ready less than 5 minutes after I sat down.
The pizza was good. Thin crust so it cooks fast. If I lived here, I would definitely return. Reasonable prices are another plus!

I over-​reacted the first time due to it being warm inside and –11 outside. Still good though.

I came here during their free pizza opening promotion, and while I’m not sure waiting almost 90 minutes in line for a 11″ pizza that’s otherwise worth $ 7 is the best use of my time, I sadly had nothing better to do (and their pizza is really really really really good).
That being said, I absolutely love Blaze. Like other people have described, it’s basically Chipotle-​style pizza. They have a few premade styles you can choose from if you don’t feel like building your own, but I think most people opt for the BYOP (build your own pie) because you can literally put WHATEVER you want on it. They’re also not at all stingy with their ingredients, and I was able to ask for extra without being charged more.
Speaking of toppings, their selection of toppings is so ridiculous that you’d be hard-​pressed to not be able to make a pizza you’d enjoy (unless you don’t like pizza, at which point there’s no hope for you…). I got 4 different meats (crushed meatballs, italian sausage, grilled chicken, and ground beef), along with half their veggie toppings and an olive oil dressing. Another thing I like about this place is that you don’t have to use a sauce as a base, and can just use cheese as the sauce. I find that most tomato sauces are too overwhelming in a pizza, so I opted for a mozzarella cheese sauce base instead.
The pizza also only takes a few minutes to cook (it’s lightning fast!), so you won’t have to salivate for too long after you design your pie. Since it’s thin-​crust, the pizza isn’t as filling as what you may find at other joints, but that just means you’ll have room for dessert! I haven’t tried the s’mores dessert yet, but I’ve heard good things about it.

It’s better than Pizza Cucinova (the closest comparison), in my opinion. Light, airy, thin 11in. crust with as many toppings as you want, heated in a fire oven.
Like a clothing store where whatever you buy matches everything else, the pizza toppings can be mixed and matched in any way to produce a quality ‘za.
Would certainly recommend for a quick lunch, but don’t expect to walk away totally full.

What do you get when you cross the campus area with inexpensive, decent pizza? A long-​ass line, that’s what you get! Never fear, this place does put the «fast» in «fast-fire’d» and your legs won’t get stiff from standing in line (unless it’s all just mental from noting that everyone else in line is 18 and know nothing about stiff legs).
This is another pizzotle style place — go down the line and choose your toppings. The price, for what you get, is amazing — about $ 6 for a pizza (with whatever toppings you want). For my pep and shroom, I opted for the spicy sauce. The spice didn’t really add any flavor — in fact it detracted a bit from the otherwise tomatoey goodness of the sauce by just adding a bit of fire. For my second pizza (hey, at $ 6 a pop, I could afford 2) I got the classic sauce and thought it was much better. The toppings were all good and the crust had those nice little char spots (very thin, not too airy, a bit chewy).
All in all, I’d rank this place around a 3.5 on the pizza scale. It’s certainly worth trying and the price is fantastic, but it falls just a bit short on quality when compared to some of the other fast ovens in town.

Blaze it! If you’re in a rush but don’t want to lose quality with your order then they’ll take care of you. This location is pretty relaxed, employees are fun and happy to help. I’ve never heard of this place before so I stopped by to check it out and it was worth the time.
The pizza is cooked in 180 seconds, comes out with the cheese just melting off. They have a long list of toppings, doesn’t matter whether it’s one topping or ten, the price is the same. The pizza is thin, not too thick so you can enjoy the topping as well without a mouthful of just crust. Different kinds of cheese, so you can mix it up. It was amazing, delicious, worth the 180 second wait. Blaze it!

I came here because of the free pizza they are offering today. It’s currently about an hour to an hour and a half wait if you’re thinking about checking it out!
This place is like the pizza version of Chipotle– there is a line of toppings in front of you to choose from, and for the $ 6.95 build your own pizza option you can add as many as you want! There is only one size and one type of crust which is a thin crust.
For the same price, there are Signature pizzas you can choose from if you don’t want to pick your own toppings. I got the Meat Eater pizza which has pepperoni, meatballs, red onion, and mozzarella. Even with the long line, once you order your pizza it is ready in just a few minutes – 180 seconds according to their menu.
Overall I enjoyed the pizza, good flavor and amount of toppings. I am not the biggest fan of thin crust tho, otherwise I would have given a higher rating, but I wouldn’t let that deter you from coming!

The University District is woefully lacking in pizza options, so Blaze has as wide open market. From my late lunch today, I really hope they’re successful in their current location.
Everybody was incredibly friendly. (Honestly though, some were a bit *too* friendly, but that always happen during the first week of opening at any place.) The line workers explained the ordering process perfectly. The restaurant was clean and orderly, and there were more than enough staff on hand to deliver quick service.
I got the Red Vine pizza, which was delicious! It could have used more heat, so I should have asked for more banana peppers or something similar. Unfortunately, it’s not clear to what extent you can customize their menu pizzas, or if it costs extra. However, the pizza was cooked perfectly! I loved the fresh mozzarella and basil, and it worked great with a dash of sea salt at the end.
Beverage-​wise, I wish they had the new Coke machines like Burger Works had before them. I’m not sure if they serve Coke or Pepsi products, because I got the blood orange lemonade. It was really good— a nice balance of sweet and bitter.
Also, shout-​out to Dylan!