Monday, January 30, 2017

Blaze Pizza

I had heard lots of good things about Blaze despite it being new to Knoxville so I was excited to check it out. It did not disappoint! The restaurant is similar in set-up to Pie Five. An assembly line of ingredients is available to build a personalized pizza from the bottom up.

I chose a pepperoni and garlic as my toppings and waited as they cooked my pizza in the wood-fired oven. The whole process was very quick and in no time I was digging in! I really liked the crispy crust. You can definitely taste the flavor from the wood-burning oven. As a whole, the pizza was extremely delicious.

I have now visited both locations in Knoxville- Cedar Bluff and Turkey Creek. Both are conveniently located, although the Turkey Creek restaurant had a more inviting interior.

Overall Blaze is a quick and easy way to get delicious personal pizzas on the go!

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

la rosa's pizza

our next quest took us to la rosa's on cedar bluff. i have eaten there before and have their pizza a few times (at the office). i am already a fan, but k1 needed to make her own decision.

k1 ordered the double pepperoni, a step up from her staple. she admired the thin crust on hers. the crusts are very good. she also liked the taste of the pepperonis. good flavor there. and she's sampled quite a few now to know what she likes.

normally, i would have gone with a meat loaded pizza, but i saw the sweet and spicy flatbread on a featured menu which included pepperonis and drizzled honey with a few other ingredients to help it live up to its name. very good stuff. i mulled over ordering a meaty side pizza too because the pictures in the menu drew me in. i decided i didn't need that much food but made the mental note to revisit for more of this stuff.

we both liked what we had. my opinion also bumps it to a favorite.

a fact of which i was unaware was that they deliver! i need to check their coverage area for the next time think about calling in a pie.

this place i conveniently located on cedar bluff near kingston pike across from the new colossal kroger. check it out!

Thursday, January 5, 2017

empire pizza

k1 and i appropriately visited this place after watching rogue one before christmas. it was a cozy place with a very new york feel to the decor.

i went with something very meaty while k1 picked the standard pepperoni. we both liked the crust, which is typical new york style. i had plenty of meaty goodness on mine (as seen in the picture).

the place is located on kingston pike east of lovell road (on the right if you are headed east). we saw several people walk in for pizza take away.

both k1 and i recommend it if you are looking for a little bit of new york in west knoxville.