Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza is now open in Cranberry Township. The restaurant features an interactive format that allows guests to customize one of the menu's personal signature pizzas, or create their own.

CRANBERRY TWP — A new pizza restaurant is taking the concept of “30 minutes or less” and making it even quicker.

Almost 10 times quicker.

Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza recently opened in Cranberry Mall, 20111 Route 19. The 2,200 square foot open kitchen restaurant offers interior seating for 40, and pizza made in a matter of minutes.

The restaurant features an interactive format that allows guests to customize one of the menu’s personal signature pizzas, or create their own, all for around $8.25. Every pizza features made-from-scratch dough crafted in house daily. All-natural meats and vegetables are used, and the pizza is finished in an open flame oven which cooks pizzas in three minutes flat.

For guests with special dietary needs, Blaze offers gluten-free dough, vegan cheese, animal rennet free dairy and tree-nut-free pesto.

“Our mission at Blaze is really simple — we’re taking pizza back to its roots,” said Jim Mizes, president and CEO of Blaze Pizza. “By making dough in-house, using carefully sourced ingredients and cooking by fire, we’re giving guests a great way to enjoy artisanal pizza without the wait. It’s changing the way people think about and eat pizza.”

Blaze operates under the motto of “Intelligent Choices for Our Pizzas, People & Planet.” The Cranberry Township restaurant is constructed with recycled and sustainable materials, uses eco-friendly packaging and features energy-efficient LED lighting.

Company officials said they are looking forward to building strong roots within the Cranberry Township community. Part of that includes the development of a turnkey in-restaurant fundraising program that returns 20 percent of an event’s proceeds back to local organizations. The restaurant also will partner with local schools, sports clubs and other organizations to host fundraising events.

The Cranberry Township restaurant intends to create 50 jobs.

“We are thrilled to open Blaze Pizza in the Cranberry Township community,” said Phil Sero, Blaze Pizza franchisee. “Cranberry Township has a great reputation of being known for great people and a strong community. We are grateful to be a part of the wonderful community culture. We thank the Cranberry Township people for welcoming and embracing Blaze Pizza.”

The first Blaze Pizza opened on Aug. 6, 2012 in Irvine, Calif. Currently, there are 265 restaurants in 40 states, Canada and Kuwait.