Blaze Pizza, known for its “exceptional quality at freakishly fast speed”, has signed a 10-year lease for 2,500 square feet at Deerfield Pointe at 9341 Mason-Montgomery Road in Deerfield Township in northeastern Cincinnati.

Blaze Pizza’s unique process starts with fresh, made-from-scratch dough pressed out in a special, proprietary machine. The dough is then placed on a wooden pizza peel and at the assembly line, Blaze’s guests may choose from over 40 fresh ingredients to load onto their pie. And after only 3 minutes in their super-hot oven the pizza is crisp and baked to perfection.

The deal marks the first for Blaze Pizza restaurant in the Cincinnati area, and the first in Ohio. The Pasadena, CA–based chain is currently operating 11 restaurants in 5 states, and plans are in place to add 15 more restaurants to that count by the end of 2014. Kristine Davidson of Cincinnati-OH based OnSite Retail Group brokered the deal on behalf of Blaze Pizza, and is exclusively representing the company in their Greater Cincinnati area expansion efforts.