Blaze Pizza
Influencer Reviews1
UA Eats
About
Blaze Pizza is a fast-casual pizza chain founded in 2011 in California. Backed by NBA superstar LeBron James, the brand quickly expanded to over 400 locations at its peak. Known for customizable pizzas baked in high-temperature ovens, Blaze Pizza has faced recent struggles, shrinking to around 200 locations, but remains a recognizable name in the pizza industry.
The Visit
The reviewer visited Blaze Pizza in Teterboro, NJ, curious about its mixed reputation and recent decline. Despite initial skepticism about the pizza's small size and price, the experience exceeded expectations. The reviewer found the pizza flavorful and superior to many fast-food and mediocre mom-and-pop options. While acknowledging the brand's challenges in a competitive market, the reviewer praised the food quality and expressed confidence in Blaze Pizza's potential to rebound.
What They Ate
Quotes
"Maybe I just had really low expectations but I felt like that was actually pretty good. You know, not even not even just good for a chain. I felt like that was actually solid"
"And the cheese also tastes pretty good like not like that cheap, you know chain restaurant cheese either like that."
"The pepperoni is actually only okay. The pepperoni is a little a little greasy a little oily... I know pepperoni is supposed to be like that, but it. It's not really any crispiness to it to it."
"I gotta say, I think I might have found my favorite chain pizza place... Obviously like is it gonna be as good as like your favorite mom-and-pop pizza shop wherever you are in the world."
Our Reflection
UA walked in expecting to hate LeBron's declining chain and walked out declaring it his favorite chain pizza. The $11 build-your-own delivers through char and texture missing from conveyor-belt competitors. That just-cheese slice proves the point: not cheap Domino's edible-cheese-glue but actual solid pizza with leopard spotting, ashy fingers, and high-heat oven char simulating almost wood-fired flavor.
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