Casey C.
Yelp
Blaze Pizza was founded in 2011 by Elise and Rick Wetzel of Wetzel's Pretzels in Pasadena, California. It goes by a made-to-order approach to serving customers. Pizza are "Fast Fire'd" in a open-flame oven with an average cook time of three minutes. Basketball player LeBron James is one of the original investors in the chain. This place is located in the front entrance of Stonestown Mall in San Francisco.
Inside is loud and busy as it sits at a corner of a mall entrance. Some staff seemed friendly while some seemed disgruntled. There are seating arrangements inside and outside. As for cleanliness, you get what you come for, as in, know that this is a fast-paced restaurant with a lot of customers and foot traffic. It felt awkward to sit inside and eat as the environment was chaotic and busy. The staff seemed confused when I asked them to clarify what are the vegan crust and sauce options. Initially, the person who took me at the first segment order pane turned me down quickly and said nothing was vegan. I had to quickly ask Google for the right answers and then I asked again to check for me. They went to the extent of asking the manager, I think, or some older worker, to check, and then made a big fuss and all to get the ingredient list of some sort to make sure. I hope my encounter taught them to know this part of their job.
They use vegan cheese (Daiya) if you opt for it. The original crust and red sauce base are already vegan. I wanted to customize my pizza and asked for jalapeño, green pepper, red pepper, olive, mushroom, and pineapple (yes, pineapple goes on pizza). I also asked for dollops of red sauce and more cheese. The pizza was great quality and wallet friendly.