My new favorite pizza joint in Chicago! I visited some family in Normal, IL, and I was taken to a Blaze pizza there. I was not aware of this company, and I was assured I would love their pizzas. Sure I did, and immediately I wished we had the same company in Chicago. Well, driving by Touhy the other day, I happily saw this place, and we decided to give it a try. First of all, as I explained my story to the guy who prepared my pizza, they have been in business at this location for 2 years! A surprise for me because I actually shop around here about every other week. But anyway, the most important thing is these pizzas are OUT OF THIS WORLD! The dough is freshly made on site on a daily basis. Also, the pizza is prepared in front of you, which means you pick your pizza, and add whatever you want on them. Then your pizza goes to the fire oven, which you can see because it is in front of you, and in about 6 minutes, your pizza is ready! You can take it to go or eat in, which we did. BTW, the bathrooms are super clean (check my pics), a rare thing to see in these kind of places. The dining area was also pleasant and clean, and the drinking fountain is the usual plus some mango water juice, lemonade, and tea. We don't drink alcohol, but if I am not mistaken they also sell you beer. Bottomline is we have found the perfect pizza joint in Chicago, and we are planning to come here on a weekly basis for our pizza dinner. The place was busy but not overcrowded (my visit was Friday night), but with these prices and quality, I'd be no surprised they are busy any time any day a week. I've attached 21 pictures so you can get a feeling of the restaurant. BTW, they are hiring, so maybe you are looking for a job, this place looks like a fun place to work. Next door you have Starbucks, T-Mobile, Fresh Market, Toys R Us, and Wallmart. CHECK-THIS-OUT!!! read more

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Blaze pizza is fresh and delicious. I love all the customization options- the topping choices are great (roasted garlic-yum, pesto drizzle- yes please!) The crust is thin, crispy, and flavorful. Because I go with my toddler most of the time, I usually order a plain pizza for her and get my pesto and arugula on top and it's delish even without all the fun toppings. Good quality, good price- my fav go-to for a family outing. read more

This type of assembly line, create your own pizza places are popping up all over, and I must say that I like Blaze better than Pie Five. The pizzas are all one size for one person, yet Blaze's individual one is larger and I liked it better. You have your choice of sauce and choice of toppings, which is quite extensive and fun to make. Or you can choose one of their specialty pizzas. They are of the oven in minutes, for dining in or carry out. Love the concept and they are quite tasty! Only subtracting one star because I prefer a crisper crust, and there is no way to achieve this. But otherwise, I'm a fan! read more

Order the Red Vine. So delicious. Perfect balance of flavors. Flavorful tomato sauce with fresh basil and high quality mozzarella all served up on a perfectly crisp thin crust. It satisfied me and without that heavy feeling I get after most pizza. Jorge welcomed me and helped with recommendations. Super friendly staff with tasty food and a bright clean store...I will definitely be back. read more

This is my favorite affordable choice or alternative for Neapolitan style pizza. My favorite is Eataly but i come here all the time and it never disappoints. It's like subway but for pizza. They don't skimp out on the toppings, just say "more please". read more

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Blaze Pizza is really great and the best oven-baked pizza place in this whole area of Niles. Their pizza is really delicious, high-quality, and very unique. They really made all of their food to perfection. You can really tell that all of the food they served is really fresh and delicious. All of their food on the menu is made to order and freshly cooked. Everything on their menu is reasonably priced and affordable. You can save a lot of money here. Their customer service is top-notch! All of their staff is really nice, friendly, attentive, and decent. They really care about all of their customers and they are also willing to help the customers all the time. All of them are working so fast and quickly. They served the orders right and on time. All of them are well-trained and personable. Outstanding service. Blaze Pizza is the best place to go if you want to experience great customer service and amazing foods. Their location is very accessible, they are easy to find, and they are near to many different areas in the whole city. You can visit their place whenever you want. You will absolutely love how great their place and food are. The whole place is organized, clean, bright, neat, and decent. They have a great atmosphere inside the place. The tables and chairs are perfectly aligned. They have so many dining seats that the customers can occupy. Blaze Pizza is very convenient. No wonder why many people really love their place and keep coming back over and over. This place never disappoints. I am really impressed! Thank you guys for the awesome service! Will definitely come back again soon! Kudos to all of you! read more

Loooove It! I love this place, the food and people. This is the place for lunch every time and would be every day if it were up to me. The service is quick, friendly and clean. They always greet me, now welcome me back and know exactly what I want. I couldn't be happier with a chain restaurant. read more

This is the Chipotle of pizza and they do it perfectly. Just like a Chipotle or Roti type of venue, you go through the line and select your pizza size, sauce, cheese, and toppings. They fire it up for you and cook it in like 180 seconds or something, and it comes out piping hot and delicious. Plus, it's pretty cheap! On a moderate appetite, my husband and I can split a $8 pizza and be totally satisfied. On a hungrier appetite, $16 for getting stuffed on deliciousness (and having a few slices to take home) is not too shabby at all. Ingredients are fresh and there's a huge variety. The best part about Blaze is it's one price for the pizza regardless of how many toppings you want. You can ask them for extra anything and they're happy to pile it on for you. Ok just kidding. That's the second best part. The first best part about Blaze is that they have a spicy tomato sauce option that is heavenly. To me, this sauce is what differentiates Blaze from other similar concepts like Mod Pizza. To my husband, the fact that they offer goat cheese (Mod does not) is what differentiates them from the others. Whether you like a spicy sauce or you love goat cheese, or both, Blaze caters to all palates. I just wish a few more would pop up in the city (perhaps one in Logan Square?). Kind of defeats the whole quick in-and-out procedure of Blaze when you have to drive 20 minutes to get to one. read more

I got a coupon for a BOGO deal so I said to the husband, "Lets get pizza!" As with any other Blaze location, the staff is super friendly and eager to please. They asked if it was our first time there. It was not so they got our order started. It was not super busy, and we were not in a hurry, but they may have needed one extra staff person because the person putting the vegetables on our pizza also was a cashier. Our pizza came out quickly. We had to remind the person slicing the pizza that it was a to go order. He was a very friendly fellow as well. We got our pizza and took it home. My pizza was slightly soggy. I think it had to do with all of the toppings I put on it. Then again, many pizzas I get from Blaze end up soggy the next day so I'm not sure. read more

I came here for Pi Day yesterday (March 14) because they had a deal where every pizza was only $3.14! The line was out the door, but the employees managed it by letting in a few people at a time to avoid overcrowding inside. This went surprisingly fast! I was up front within minutes. I ordered three pizzas for my mom, my little brother and I and they had every ingredient and made them very quickly. One of the pizzas was to go and the lady even asked me if I wanted them to put it in later for me so it would stay warm! Despite the long line, they still made sure every pizza had what we wanted. They were done in no time and the girl that did the additional sauces/drizzles was super nice and made sure I got everything just the way I wanted (I'm picky and annoying with these so she was amazing for that haha!). You can either build your own or choose from their options (I always build my own). The pizza came out delicious! I recommend adding some chicken and BBQ action for those who like the sort of thing! The ranch is also really good if you like to put it on your pizza! They also have an olive oil drizzle at the end if you like... Overall I had a great experience. I always go to this Blaze and have never had a bad time. It's wonderful and it's all thanks to their amazing staff. This people are super nice, polite, and efficient! A+ for customer service! read more

Blaze Pizza - Salad Near Me - Niles, Illinois

Delicious! The crust is super thin and crispy on the edges. The toppings are fresh and TASTY. What's amazing is that u can add whatever you want: as much as u want and the price doesn't change. My pizza was $8.69. read more

Blaze Pizza - Pizza I "made" with sausage, bacon, spinach, red onions and mushrooms. I added Parmesan on top - Salad Near Me - Niles, Illinois

I went to this place like 2 weeks ago and I totally forgot to write a review! This place is like a Chipotle. You get to build your own pizza. It's pretty good. The reason I'm giving a 4 star is that I asked for BBQ sauce on the side when I got pizza and it honestly took them 10 mins for them to give it to me. It wasn't that busy too. They were asking each other where was the BBQ sauce since I'm guessing it wasn't where it was suppose to be. Well the time I got the sauce my pizza wasn't as hot. But the pizza was still good. read more

This was my first time coming to Blaze Pizza. Michelle greeted my boyfriend and I as soon as we walked in. The atmosphere was vibrant and the employees were friendly. I built my own pizza with spinach, artichokes, black olives, brussel sprouts, mushrooms, mozzarella, and pepperoni. All of the ingredients were fresh. Aside from offering fountain drinks they have fresh lemonades. For people who have a sweet tooth they have s'mores and brownies as well. We will definitely be returning soon! read more

Blaze Pizza - Salad Near Me - Niles, Illinois

Seriously? Who really likes "assembly line" pizza in Chicago which is famous for stellar offerings of a much higher caliber? It's cheap, the crust is flavorless and the key here is to add as many unlimited toppings as you can to make up for this. They scrimp on the cheese even if you ask for extra cheese. I can see them spreading to Malls and out West where there is limited selection available. Great place for teens and college kids on a budget but don't expect to see them winning any awards. You get what you pay for. I'd rather wait 40 minutes for one of the iconic Chicago pizza restaurants than 180 seconds of foul tasting misery. Thankfully my one and only pizza there was free on opening day because it's not something I would pay for. Oh, and why is there an apostrophe in "fire'd" Idiots read more

Happy for the new lunch choice near work. I've been digging on the "Green Stripe" with a few additions (bacon, mushrooms). Hot, fast, good crispy crust, flavorful. Nice minced garlic and oregano/sea salt options. A word of caution: Of the four times I've had the Green Stripe pizza, they've only managed to make it correctly one time. I've gotten green peppers instead of red peppers, double garlic from two different people, red onions when I didn't ask for any, and no arugula/pesto drizzle at the end. Despite the poor batting average (they are still new), the end results have still been worthy of four stars. If you're less tolerant about mistakes than I, pay close attention to what's going on as your pizza goes down the line! Suggestions for staff: 1) Please study up on what's included (and not included) on your specialty pizzas. 2) Stop yelling "WELCOME TO BLAZE PIZZA!" from across the room like you're Jimmy John's. Listening to that on repeat gets really old while eating & trying to have a conversation. Wait five more seconds for the new customer to approach the counter then say it in a normal inside voice. Thank you! read more

First of all, Thank you very much for the free pizza yesterday, did not expect it at all. Pizza is great, people (staffs) was very friendly and happy to help you at all. I gave this place a 5 star but I have a suggestion to the place or any Blaze Pizza location. Remember we lived in a very opportunistic country and there are people who will try their best if given a chance to sue or get easy money from any establishment they can. Those people that are in the front handling the food and spread it to the dough, please have them wear a hair net or a beard net. I saw some people yesterday that their hair was hanging to side close to the food already. And some men have beard. This is just a precaution to avoid any hair or any foreign object that will fall to the food. Aside from that keep up the good work and more power to you. read more

Seen this place for a while finally gave it a shot. The whole "Chipolte" assembly line fast food idea has taken off. The place is that, or tries to be. You start off with a crust and you add your sauce and whatever and as many toppings you would like. They got a good variety of ingredients. The pizza takes about 3-5 mins to cook. Overall for $8 the pizza is pretty good considering its a customized pizza. read more

Blaze Pizza - Salad Near Me - Niles, Illinois

Tasty pizza. Really appreciate how they handle food allergies and are careful when you need a pizza to not be contaminated by an allergen.

Whatever you do don't order the keto pizza. It tastes like they made the crust out of soggy recycled cardboard. Only time in my entire life that I thought a pizza tasted bad. So much so in fact I threw out two full pizzas and couldn't even finish a single slice. Only place they should serve this is in a correctional facility, and even that seems a little cruel and unusual. read more

I ended up trying Blaze for the first time when they were offering free pizzas at this location. The place was PACKED and the staff was SUPER FRIENDLY!!!! Kudos to them for dealing w/ a huge mass of people and with a smile on their faces! Great customer service. I like how you can build your own pizza with as many toppings as you want for a reasonable price! You pick the type of sauce, cheese, meats, and veggies! The amount of choices they have is plentiful! I ordered a pizza w/ traditional red sauce, mozzarella cheese, goat cheese, pepperoni, Italian meatball, giardinera, banana peppers, olives, cherry tomatoes, etc. They throw your pizza in a wood burning oven for 180 seconds and done! You really can't go wrong! I would definitely go back! Thanks for the free pizza! read more

Create your own fire blazed pizza. Don't mind if I do... It's like flatbread pizza with lots of topping choices. I of course go for the plain cheese for $5! Wow. That's a bargain. Fresh and yummy! I could easily split this with a friend. Fast and tasty! Place is clean, always packed, beer, friendly people. All good. Try it! read more

The search for a good pizza joint close to my work is done! This place is awesome! Basically xtra thin pizzas with fresh ingredients and cooked super fast. The selection of toppings is extensive. You can also order online. I would however avoid that during the peak lunch hour as it can get kkrrraazzzyyy busy. shake and bake seal of approval! Hipster infestation level: 2 read more

Love this place.. they even have GF dough to order . Any toppings your way and affordable. Delicious

This place is lit. There are so many options of pizza. The best part is the build your own pizza. I built my own pizza for $8.55 I believe. You can literally add anything you want on the pizza. This is like the Chipotle of pizza. At this location they are super generous with the toppings. I've never been to a pizza joint where they added so many toppings. They have so many toppings that I feel like it would be a waste of time to literally name everything in this Yelp review. I just want to say that you should just go there and just look and try. This is a place if you like to have a lot of things on your pizza. If you don't want to build your own pizza there are different options they offer. Their menu is very simple and easy to follow. Sometimes it can be very cumbersome for some people as if there's too many choices. The best part is they even offer buy one get one free. So just look out for those types of coupons. read more

Blaze Pizza - Salad Near Me - Niles, Illinois

I loved Blaze!! Super quick service, reasonable price and DELICIOUS pizza!! I got a build your own with onion, basil, and chicken and it was fresh and delicious read more

Blaze Pizza - Salad Near Me - Niles, Illinois

Nice spot to get a quick bite to eat with a friend. Stopped by after my shopping and it was my first time, the employee there was nice enough to explain the whole process and was very satisfied with my finished product. They had a variety of toppings, it's actually great for anyone who has a picky eater. Everyone was really helpful, the place was nice and clean. Waited about 7-8 mins for my pizza to be ready, reasonable prices, they had pineapple which is a plus, I love pineapple on my pizza. read more

Blaze Pizza - Anything with pineapple..I will eat! - Salad Near Me - Niles, Illinois

Am I the only one that would describe Blaze as a Subway for pizza? Hopefully not, but that is exactly what it is! I recently went to Blaze for the first time even if there was another location at Belmont. That one is little out of my way to try a place I never went to before. Thankfully they opened one up north by me. Let's break this down a bit. Customer service is great. They great you when you come in, ask your name, and get you started. They will always ask if you have been there before. Don't be shy if you haven't, they will explain the process. In short, you can put EVERYTHING on your pizza. You can put as little as you want on it. (They do have the $5 cheese only pizza if you dig that.) Again, Subway for pizza! I haven't had any of their signature pizzas. I have always went with a build your own. You can't go wrong with building your own cause its your creation. I hope they don't start to recognize me when I come in. That would be a bit embarrassing. Haha. I dig the thin crust of the bread and its super crispy crust when it comes out of the firepit oven. Am I the only one in love with the blood orange lemonade? That is always a must have for me. read more

First timer... came here with a friend for lunch after class & at the time I wasn't feeling pizza because I was afraid it would take too long to cook. Boy I was wrong. Service : As soon as I open the door I'm greeted. When I approach the lady I let her know it's my first time. So she asks for my name & explains to me how it works. Once I got all my toppings & paid for my pizza I got my pizza back within a few minutes. They even walked around & asked if we were enjoying our meal. How it works: You choose your sauce, you choose your cheese, you choose your toppings. Or try one of their signature pizzas. Add their smore's dessert & a drink. Food: Yummy! This really hit the spot. I ordered a build your own pizza for $7.95. They have an array of toppings! Even some you wouldn't regularly see at a regular pizza joint. They got some upscale toppings like ovalini mozzarella, gorgonzola, and garlic cloves to name a few. They even have a variety of salads there as well. As for drinks, they had this blood orange drink which was delicious. I mixed it with some iced tea and it brought it to a whole new level. Although I thought It was weird that you had to walk down a short hallway to the back to get to the drink station. The room was dim and there was a lonely table on the corner... We also tried their smore's dessert, it was good but crumbly. It looks like the Mcvitie digestive cookie with marshmallow & chocolate. I wouldn't go for it again though... I ate the entire pizza and did not have enough room to finish the dessert. Would I go back again? Yeah. read more

My 1st time here and what a great experience ! Gus was so helpful and cool and made my first time here a great time such great customer service and so friendly. I definitely recommend this location !!! The Pizza was awesome with endless options ! read more

The staff is so kind here and are very patient. If you are looking for some fast pizza come here! Oh, if I forgot to tell you it is a amazing pizza too! It's not to bad of a price for the size and is a great option. read more

This place is usually nice but today the customer was terrible. When we walked in, the employees basically ignored us for almost 3-4 minutes, no "Hello" or anything. Then we were told , one moment because they were finishing an order. FYI , we were the only 2 customers in the store and 3 -4 employees behind the counter. In these times , customer service should be amazing especially due to us deciding to spend our money at this location. read more

I really love Blaze Pizza! Their service was so fast, good, and really impressive. They are really decent and they do their work so perfectly. You can really tell that they really love their job. They are so personable and professional. They really made my experience much better. I am really impressed. Their pizza here is so good, nice, crunchy, and so thin. It is so affordable, it has a large portion, and so worth it. You will absolutely love their huge menu here. Blaze pizza is everything! Their employees here are so friendly, decent, and professional. They really care to their job and as well as their customers. They assist and guide the customers all the time. Even answering the questions right away. Very friendly and reliable staff. This place is very clean, huge, and bright. They are well-maintained, the whole place is organized, and the tables and chairs are perfectly aligned. You will love the ambiance inside and also you will absolutely relax and enjoy the entire place. I will definitely go back here again at this place when I am nearby. Will also continue to recommend their place to all the people I know. I really love this Blaze Pizza! Thank you for an awesome service and experience guys! See you again! Thank you! Keep up the good work! read more

For the value & for quick lunch on run go to blaze ! Creative concept, staff was friendly and attentive. Order your pizza well done for a little extra crunch. Will return when I'm in the area. read more

Blaze Pizza - Build your own pizza $7.99 - Salad Near Me - Niles, Illinois

Great pizza with an exceptional service. This store has the nicest people working here. Good place for an inexpensive tasty pizza! read more

Blaze Pizza - Salad Near Me - Niles, Illinois

With covid going around, i went to pick up my order that was sitting on a open rack away from their kitchen to find customers touching and opening my box of pizza and other peoples boxes too. How disgusting is that? The quality of the pizza was not great at all. It was already cold when i picked it up before the scheduled time. Came home and the pizza was soggy, burnt spinach (gross), tomato's were not clean, onions looked questionable. I also could not redeem points i had because you can only place one order a day? Awful place. Avoid. read more

Loved it! GREAT customer service it was my first time at a build you're own pizza joint, and it was great. I will definitely be returning!!! ASAP read more

I have eaten at four of the blaze pizzas throughout the Chicagoland, northern suburbs area, and by far, the one on Touhy Ave in Niles is hands down the best! From the welcoming, friendly staff, knowledgeable courteous talented chefs to the finished product ... when it's time to blaze here is where you want to fast fire'd!!! read more

Blaze Pizza - Salad Near Me - Niles, Illinois

Super rude staff. The guy that helped us looked like a Hispanic man. Was in such a rush to finish with us when there was only two others behind us. I don't want to make assumptions but he seemed kinda racist. Definitely won't come to this location again as I usually deal with better staff . read more

Recently dined here, and we both had stomach issues. Our pizzas were also slightly overbaked - a little too much burnt char on the crusts. Also, I think MOD has more toppings. Not returning to this location at least. read more

This review is not only for the amazing pizza we had tonight but more on the customer service that was provided by Crystal! Very professional, patient and ABOVE ALL REALLY KNEW HER KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EVERYTHING! Thank you so much for the amazing pizza and great customer service! If only every restaurant had this type of employees, thanks Crystal, we will be returning and spreading the word! And I'm the manager at at the hotel down the street and will be sending everyone your way! read more