California-based pizza chain debuts in area

LUTZ — Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza has opened its first location in the Tampa Bay area, debuting a 2,600-square-foot restaurant in Lutz and giving away free pizza to customers who follow the Pasadena, Calif.-based chain on social media.

The restaurant is located at 25456 Sierra Center Blvd., and features seating for 70 people inside and 40 outside. Franchisee Millennial Restaurant Group, which also developed Blaze restaurants in northeast Florida, has hired 50 workers to staff the eatery.