“The PizzaRev team is thrilled to have Buffalo Wild Wings invest in our business. Their strong track record and stellar reputation within the industry make them an ideal partner as we strive to reach new customers excited by our concept,” said PizzaRev co-CEO Rodney Eckerman. “PizzaRev’s unique and interactive approach is revolutionizing the pizza industry, and it’s exciting to have a similarly innovative brand like Buffalo Wild Wings take notice.”

“Over the past year, Buffalo Wild Wings has been investigating emerging restaurant concepts with high growth potential as we continue to build our dynamic company,” said Kathy Benning, Buffalo Wild Wings executive vice president of global marketing, brand and business development. “Along with chicken wings, pizza is one of America’s most popular foods and we believe that PizzaRev has great potential for continued growth and success.”

“PizzaRev is a truly interactive dining experience. Starting with our made-from-scratch dough, everything you could want on your pizza is displayed right before your eyes and crafted to your personal preference. Once your pizza is just right, it goes in our revolutionary open-flame stone-hearth oven and emerges just three minutes later perfectly cooked,” explained Nicholas Eckerman, PizzaRev’s head of operations.

“We believe that our relationship can have immediate impact in accelerating our growth and establishing a leadership position in the fast casual landscape,” said PizzaRev co-CEO Irv Zuckerman.

About Buffalo Wild Wings

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc., founded in 1982 and headquartered in Minneapolis, is a growing owner, operator and franchisor of Buffalo Wild Wings® restaurants featuring a variety of boldly flavored, made-to-order menu items including its namesake Buffalo, New York-style chicken wings. The Buffalo Wild Wings menu specializes in 20 mouth-watering signature sauces and seasonings with flavor sensations ranging from Sweet BBQ™ to Blazin’®. Guests enjoy a welcoming neighborhood atmosphere that includes an extensive multi-media system for watching their favorite sporting events. Buffalo Wild Wings is the recipient of hundreds of “Best Wings” and “Best Sports Bar” awards from across the country. There are currently more than 900 Buffalo Wild Wings locations across 49 states in the United States, as well as in Canada.

To stay up-to-date on all the latest events and offers for sports fans and wing lovers, like Buffalo Wild Wings on Facebook, follow @BWWings on Twitter and visit www.BuffaloWildWings.com.

About PizzaRev

PizzaRev is a Los Angeles-based fast casual Pizza chain that has re-invented the way America eats its favorite food by delivering a truly interactive dining experience where customers craft their own pizzas choosing from a wide variety of premium quality ingredients, in any amount, for one price. PizzaRev fires its pizzas in a stone-hearth oven which produces a delicious, crispy Roman-style thin pizza in just 3 minutes.

PizzaRev was founded by long-time entertainment industry executives Irv Zuckerman and Rodney Eckerman, who bring Fortune 500 executive operating experience along with their Management team of highly experienced and long-tenured restaurant operators.

Like PizzaRev on Facebook www.facebook.com/pizzarevco, follow on Twitter @pizzarevco and visit www.PizzaRev.com for updated news, videos and location information.

Buffalo Wild Wings Contact:
Angie Andresen
612) 573-3161
angie.andresen@fleishman.com

PizzaRev Contact:
Ali Stanley
Bread & Butter Public Relations
213-739-7985
alis@breadandbutterpr.com

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Congrats to all who were nominated and thank you, Citysearch!

Source: CitySearch

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Source: NBC LA – Today In LA

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Now Woodland Hills diners can add pizza to the list of foods they can make to order in that fashion. PizzaRev opens Wednesday in the Nordstrom Rack/Staples/24 Hour Fitness shopping center at Canoga Avenue and Victory Boulevard.

Nestled between Jamba Juice on one side and Gaucho Grill on the other, the 2,400-square-foot restaurant serves 11-inch pizzas with your choice of sauces and more than 30 toppings for just under $8. Or, if they’d rather, diners can order one of the restaurant’s “Our Way Pizzas” such as the Rev’d Up Meat & Peppers—which has olive oil, mozzarella, Italian sausage, crumbled beef meatballs and jalepenos—or the Skinny Margherita, which comes with reduced-fat mozzarella.

The restaurant is one of three in the chain, with the others in Northridge and Studio City, and is the brain child of Nicholas Eckerman and Jeff Zuckerman and their fathers, Irv Zuckerman and Rodney Eckerman.

Jeff Zuckerman said it’s fun getting to work with his and Nicholas’ father and see how they make their decisions.

“They have the benefit of having been linked in to a younger generation” by virtue of their previous career as co-CEOs of Clear Channel Music.

Perhaps it was this connection that lent itself to the modern, slightly industrial wood, glass and stainless steel atmosphere of the restaurant.

Patrons are first met with a big red dough press and a friendly pizza crafter on the far side of a glass divider. As they make their way along the counter, crafters add whatever—and as many–toppings diners request. The thin-crust pizza takes only three minutes to bake in PizzaRev’s state-of-the-art, open flame, stone-bed oven, which can reach up to nearly 1,000 degrees.

Jeff Zuckerman said the owners believe this type of food customization is a trend we’ll see more of, but for them, it’s more.

“It’s a whole ‘craft-your-own’ slogan, but it’s also an ethos. At the end of the day, yes, there are a lot of pizza options, but for us to be able to put our own twist on it was exciting,” he said. “We allow you to have a more adventurous experience.”

Overall, though, he said it comes down to the food.

“If you don’t enjoy the taste of the pizza, it ends right there,” Zuckerman said.

Because they don’t have control over which toppings diners choose, they have to make sure to provide quality toppings across the board. As well, Zuckerman touted PizzaRev’s trademark crust, which he described as having a “crunch with a chewy consistency.”

In addition to pizza, salads with any of the toppings are also available. Both craft-your-own salads and pizzas are $7.95. A one-cheese pizza is available for $5.95. Beverages, side salads, dessert pizzas and chocolate chip cookies are also available.

PizzaRev, located at 6439 Canoga Ave., Woodland Hills, is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The restaurant accepts all major credit cards.

Source: Woodland Hills Patch

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“PizzaRev has launched its “PizzaRev-olution” by investing in quality, speed, and affordability for its guests.” – QSR

“Game Changer” – Food & Drink Magazine

“PizzaRev has taken a classic, universal staple and turned it into a fast casual “craft your own” artisanal pizza, making it the fastest growing pizza restaurant in southern California.” - Valley Scene Magazine

“…kind of like the “Chipotle” of artisanal pizzas.” - Bravo TV

“With PizzaRev, you control your pizza destiny. Ask me if I’ll come again. I’ll answer with a resounding YES!” – Examiner.com

“Side-step down the line and choose from unlimited toppings.” – BlackBook

“…your pizza might get baked in less time than it takes to pick and choose from the array of toppings.” – flavorpill

“We were especially impressed with the taste/texture of the gluten-free crust-nice n chewy!” – The Actor’s Diet

“With more than 30 toppings, there’s something for everyone.” – ZAGAT

“Choosing from the vast selection of fresh ingredients is the hardest part at PizzaRev.” – idig.LA

“Three minutes later, your pie will emerge, forged in a 900-degree oven. On the way out the door, you might want to wait another three minutes and get a second pie for the ride home.” – Rundown LA

“I kid you not the truffle oil pizza was one of the best things I’ve ever tasted.” – Jimmy Brighton, Sherman Oaks/Studio City/Encino News

“Customizable pizzas cooked in minutes are quickly becoming the new hotness in Los Angeles.” – LA WEEKLY

“This is a revolutionary dining experience. Pizza Rev has a two-ton fire-deck oven to bake your pizza in under three minutes. It is fast-food without compromises. I took the family there for lunch yesterday and everyone loved it!” – Jen’s List

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But today it houses the largest stone bed oven in all of Los Angeles, according to chief operations officer Nicholas Eckerman of Pizza Rev, which is opening on Friday in Studio City.

Eckerman was excited to show around the new Pizza Rev restaurant that is having an invitation-only launch on Thursday night. It is a unique style of pizza.

Imagine this: your own private pizza with as many high-quality toppings as you want all for $7.95. Oh, and it takes two minutes to cook.

“You pick what you want to put on your pizza, and it’s all the same price, and that’s it, it’s yours.”

The family-owned craft-your-own style pizza first sprang up in Northridge, and they decided to give the Studio City location a try.

“We know the area, we like what is happening around here,” Eckerman said.

Yes, but two major pizza places opened within a mile in the past six months. That doesn’t bother Eckerman.

“We have quality ingredients, but it’s not at a gourmet price,” he said. The concept is a fast-casual pizza concept similar to the Chipotle model where guests are invited to “craft their own” pizzas with unlimited toppings for less than $8.

Irv Zuckerman and Rodney Eckerman (Nicholas’ dad) previously served as Co-CEO’s of Clear Channel Music, which was later acquired and became a part of Live Nation. At the time, Clear Channel Music had gross revenues of over $1.4 billion which included over $100 million in revenues generated from food and beverage sales. They opened their first pizza place in Northridge, and plan for expansion.

The pizza is made from fresh dough with a thin crust that is cooked in their 2.5 ton open-flame oven that can reach temperatures nearing 1,000°F.

They have a vegan menu and a Gluten-Free crust also available. Guests then have a choice between an Organic California-Tomato Red Sauce, a creamy Parmesan White Sauce, or a spicy-sweet BBQ sauce, followed by a choice of creamy cheeses including premium Mozzarella made with a kiss of buffalo milk, Ricotta, Feta, Bleuand Vegan Cheese. Unlimited toppings include a choice of three styles of Pepperoni, seasoned crumbled Meatball, and Fennel Sausage among others plus over 20 fresh veggie toppings including Arugula, Roasted Garlic, Kalamata Olives and Capers. A Dessert Pizza can be made with melted Butter, Cinnamon and sugary Frosting is topped with a choice of Chocolate, Raspberry, and Caramel finishing sauces.

“We know our pizza,” said Eckerman, who has worked in the industry for 16 years, since he was 15 years old.

Pizza Rev opens for business on Friday.

Source: Studio City Patch

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The chain’s owners have most likely watched The Jerk a few too many times, too, as they apparently offer a “pizza-in-a-bowl” option that lines your salads with a pizza crust bed.

PizzaRev is poised for a massive proliferation that will find it heading to Woodland Hills this November, a location that will be followed by a lot more of these suckers popping up around L.A. in the following months.

PizzaRev, 12103 Ventura Blvd. Studio City; 818-505-1748.

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Subway did it for sandwiches, and Chipotle did it for burritos. The idea that you can walk into a place, tell someone exactly how you want your food while walking down a line and have it made fresh in front of your eyes was a novel. Turns out it still is. Customized, hot-out-of-the-oven pizza is the next big trend here in LA – fresh dough patted out, topped with sauce and quality toppings of your choice, and then fired in a wood-burning oven only to be delivered in mere minutes from the time you ordered it.

But every pizza is customizable, you say. True. But these are fancy, wood-fired, artisanal pizzas a la minute. You get them by the time you make your way to the cash register to pay. Genius, really, as long as it works.

The Umami group’s 800 Degrees was the first to do this with its Westwood cafe. If you can break through the constant line, you’ll find some fine fired pies cooked in the signature oven, all taking just a minute to cook, coming out hot with bubbly ridges and toppings like rock shrimp, truffle cheese and capers. The plan is to open more both in and outside of LA (10889 Lindbrook Dr.; 424-239-5010).

Of course, this being LA, the land of trendsetters and followers, others are jumping into the same pool. Squid Ink tells us that Clusi Batusi opened on Sawtelle Boulevard in West LA, a new concept from first-time restaurateurs, including a chef who went to culinary school in Italy. He uses ingredients such as meatballs, balsamic mushrooms, octopus, sausage and asparagus for the 10-inch pies, and fires them in a 1200-degree oven (2047 Sawtelle Blvd.).

And last April, PizzaRev opened a “test kitchen” in Northridge, and is slated to open a new location in Studio City (12103 Ventura Blvd.) at the end of September. The pizza here has more of a thin crust and come out in under three minutes. There’s something for everyone, including vegan toppings and gluten-free crust, plus a dessert pizza with frosting and chocolate, caramel or raspberry sauce, and all are only $8 (9410 Reseda Blvd.).

Source: Zagat.com

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Studio City’s “sushi row” might just take on the name “pizza row” as well.  Pizza Rev, a “craft-your-own” eatery, is opening its second location on September 21 at 12103 Ventura Blvd  (just west of Laurel Canyon). The first Pizza Rev is located in Northridge and opened this past April (as previously mentioned by MDF).  This casual eatery is a pizza bar where you can customize personal artisan pizzas with a choice of multiple sauces, cheeses, and toppings. Their “Fire Deck” oven is on a super-high heat that cooks each pizza in under three minutes.  Each pizza is $7.45 for unlimited toppings including all the traditional favorites,  plus many gourmet options such as kalamata olives, artichoke hearts, capers, fennel, meatball, ham, sausage, bacon, and garlic chicken.

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Source: MyDailyFind.com

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The duo quietly opened PizzaRev Northridge in early April as an incubator “test kitchen” for the brand, and has watched the concept become a fast favorite among L.A. pizza lovers. Now, PizzaRev is poised to take the rest of Southern California by storm, gearing up to open several locations this year and next.

A grand debut will take place this fall on Studio City’s Ventura Boulevard at Laurel Canyon, as PizzaRev becomes the latest addition to Studio City’s emerging “Restaurant Row.” More locations throughout L.A. will be announced soon.

Anticipating the rapid expansion of fast-casual restaurants and an ensuing pizza craze, the PizzaRev concept is backed by longtime business associates Irv Zuckerman and Rodney Eckerman. They previously served as co-CEO’s of Clear Channel Music, which was later acquired and became a part of Live Nation.

At the time, Clear Channel Music had gross revenues of over 1.4 billion that included more than 100 million in revenues generated from food and beverage sales.

Before joining Clear Channel, Zuckerman co-founded Contemporary Productions in St. Louis, Missouri, and Eckerman previously served as president and COO of Pace Music and COO of SFX Music.

Zuckerman and Eckerman opened the first location of PizzaRev in Northridge, California, to tap into the college town’s vibrancy and built-in audience of students and locals. With PizzaRev, they have crafted a new fast-casual, artisanal pizza concept that is revolutionizing the pizza industry one pie at a time.

The value-oriented “Chipotle-style” concept features a price point that is among the most competitive in the market, with guests invited to mix-and-match without limit from a vast selection of fresh ingredients for an all-inclusive price less than $8.

Each personally designed, custom-crafted artisanal pizza is served fast and fresh, with a light, crispy thin-crust. PizzaRev’s state-of the-art, 2.5-ton open-flame oven can reach temperatures nearing 1,000°, enabling guests to create and enjoy completely customizable pizzas in under three minutes.

A design of stainless steel, wood, and glass lends a contemporary feel that is a bit industrial, cleverly simplistic and comfortable for all.

The PizzaRev experience begins with its signature, Roman-style thin crust featuring an original dough recipe, handmade daily on-site (gluten-free crust also available.) Guests then have a choice between an organic California-tomato red sauce, a creamy Parmesan white sauce, or a spicy-sweet BBQ sauce, followed by a choice of creamy cheeses including premium Mozzarella made with a kiss of buffalo milk, Ricotta, Feta, bleu, and vegan cheese.

Unlimited toppings include a choice of three styles of pepperoni, seasoned crumbled meatball, and fennel sausage, among others, as well as more than 20 fresh veggie toppings including arugula, roasted garlic, kalamata olives and capers.

A dessert pizza made with melted butter, cinnamon, and sugary frosting is topped with a choice of chocolate, raspberry, and caramel finishing sauces, delivering a sweet end to a delicious meal.

Source: QSRMagazine.com

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