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    Blaze Pizza

    3.8 (200 reviews)
    InexpensiveSalad, Pizza, Fast Food
    Open 10:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    Don't go here gave me this bullshit ass food and call it pizza.

    They throw this slop together and call it pizza. rude workers rushed me out the door because it closed at 10 even though it was only 9:23pm. already cleaning out on clothes then moved dirty wet rag and didn't change gloves to touch my food absolutely terrible what the fuck is that in the picture.

    Build Your Own Pizza (11-inch)
    Nav S.

    PIZZA!!!!! Who doesn't love pizza, the good part about this place is you can build your own pizza or go with their speciality pizzas. Prices range from 12 to 25 depending on size and toppings. I spent around 15 which included a build Your own pizza and coke bottle. It's located on a busy area so you can sit down and have a nice view. Customer service was great and the food was ready within mins. Will be back Ps reason for 4 stars is the toppings! (Did not seem fresh), red pizza sauce bland

    Cheesy Bread
    GayeLynn M.

    The young man taking our order was less than thrilled to be working. Then when he gave us the thin crust but we wanted the thick, he was really irritated. I'm thankful we didn't have to deal with him for very long. We ordered half cheese for the granddaughter and I got 1/2 red vine which was delicious. I ate my full half and the granddaughter ate all but a half slice. They do not provide any plates but I suppose we were supposed to use the carry out boxes for utensils. We sat at a dirty table as that was all that was available. The gal working the register and cooking the pizza was the most energetic and friendly of the three employees I saw. One could have been cleaning the dining area. If it were kept up on tables being wiped and a clue what to eat the pizza on it would have been better

    Build your own high rise. Pepperoni, Italian sausage, meatballs, bacon, and mozzarella.
    Tina Marie A.

    My fiancé and I stopped in for a quick bite. He ordered the high rise build your own pizza. He picked pepperoni, Italian sausage, meatballs, bacon, and mozzarella cheese. I ordered the original build your own pizza. I picked feta, goat cheese, Gonzola cheese, fresh mozzarella cheese, red onions, roasted garlic, chicken, and baby spinach. We also ordered cheese sticks. Tony was absolutely AMAZING!!! Tony gave us the best personalized experience by far of any other establishments! We'll definitely be back!

    Build Your Own Pizza (11-inch)
    Broderick E.

    It was my first time coming here and I can say I was impressed. When I walked in the first thing I noticed was the scenery and the big oven that cooks the pizza in front of you. The customer service was speedy and nice. I ended up getting the build your own. Regular dough, spicy red marinara, Italian sausage, pepperoni, and jalapeño, plus a regular fountain drink and everything came out to roughly $15.

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    Ariela C.

    My husband and I love this place especially in the summer! Choosing our own toppings on a 11inch is probably our go-to. The workers will help with any questions and have always been quick to help with any questions or recommendations for toppings! My favorite part of this location is the seating options. There are booths, high top tables, and outside seating! Such a fun place with music playing that always is a good vibe. We are such big fans of Blaze Pizza and definitely choose this as a regular date spot

    GF crust
    Joy S.

    I was really wanting to love Blaze. We had wood fired pizza over the weekend and were all REALLY feelin it again. What a disaster... Luckily we ordered online (so it would be ready to eat there when we arrived) since we were short on time. I went to the counter to order a fountain soda and water cup. Another customer and I sat there for at least 5 minutes while workers continually walked past us, not even looking at us. Finally we got someone's attention and we both just got water cups since it was clear nobody would be helping us anytime soon. The picture actually look super good so maybe I would have enjoyed it more had it been correct? My kids cheese pizza was "decent" she said. YES. They were busy. And YES 99.9% of the time I am extra patient knowing that everyone is short staffed. But... this was insane and honestly felt like we were being punked. By the time I got back to the table to finally start eating, I found that my pizza was not quite what I ordered. It had a TON of pesto on it and I really don't like pesto. I wanted chicken on just half and it was on the whole thing. The tomatoes were barely warm (like they put them on midway through cooking or something....). Based on how long it took to get water cups, I didn't bother attempting to get it remade. GF crust was just ok... nothing special. My kiddo went up to get a cookie while I was eating and was completely ignored at the register like I was. She decided to jump in line behind the one customer ordering pizza. 10 minutes later, she was rudely told "that girl will help you over there" and pointed at the register. So back to the register she went. At this point, I finally walked up there and told her I'd get the dang cookie. I only waited a couple minutes before asking if someone could PLEASE help me. Literally all they did was take pre-made cookies, pop them into bags and set them at the front of the oven to warm. When the guy handed the bags to me, he had been handling roasted broccoli (w/olive oil) so the bags had olive oil and bits of broccoli on them. I felt terrible for the poor man that was in front of the oven, prepping pizzas, running the cash register, etc etc. I counted at least 5 employees yet when there wasn't a customer in line, they all disappeared except for the one man who was just trying to stay afloat. At one point, we saw him ask a female to assist him finally (WHY did he have to ask???). She seemed really put out by his request to do her job. She also was nearly groping another coworker who seemed to hate his job. Finally, because we spent so much time simply waiting for water cups and for someone to notice us long enough to pay for a cookie... parking cost us $5. You get a half an hour for free which should have been MORE than enough time. All in all, I spent almost $50 for a pizza that I barely touched, a kids cheese pizza, a cookie and parking. Complete disappointment and not an experience I'm interested in repeating.

    Sarah N.

    I've eaten a lot of pizza in my life - it's probably one of my favorite junk foods and in Des Moines we just didn't have that great of pizza selection - and a lot of it was super expensive. Now we have blaze and I must say this is the best pizza for your dollar. Blaze has fresh ingredients at a very reasonable price. I like that I can get as much as I want and different types of ingredients (GOAT CHEESE FTW!) and I know it's going to be good and fast. Their salads sometimes can be hit and miss in terms of freshness but it's not a big deal. This location is nice - it's in a complex on the outskirts of down town right behind the science center. It's easy to get to but be for-warned it's behind paid gates for parking. You can get your ticket marked at the blaze desk and you get a free hour (maybe two?) but just make sure to do that otherwise you have to pay to leave.

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    Mark S.

    This is a backdated review, lost my phone so had to pull the old one out of archives and the cool thing is it took me back a year or soo. Didn't get to this places shout out soo thought we would dust off the memory banks too and give it some justification; this pizza shop was pretty new and wanted to give it a try, swung through, actually you park, walk past six other great food options then swing through. At first the size options thru me off~one size but the topping combinations are limitless. Nice layout and lots of room to grab a stool and chow down, I took mine to go? Always on the move but the to~go boxes are cool and as I remember not too hard to get into...sneeking a slice or two on the road. Crust is perfectly firm to hold the toppings from flopping into my lap soo that is a winning factor. Made to Order little frisbies are very tasty and worth another try, thanks old phone for taking me back and now I'm sure to take a second slice from this hot pizza place and all the other places next door;)))

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    Karlee P.

    Best patio for people/bike/party bus/tow truck watching in town plus crazy good, affordable food and drinks? Yes please!

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    How about not burning the crap out of my pizza! Completely chard on the bottom. Never again.

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    Great now that they have new employees!! Fast and delicious!! New recipe and great flavors!

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    The pizza is super awesome and very fast. The crust was very crispy. The staff was very nice and hard working.

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    Very quick service. The quality of the wood fire pizza was AMAZING! I loved the option to have a half cauli crust. Definitely will be back!

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    Food and service were not good! Took long to get food. Then it came out burned. The smors were just cookies not something special.

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