Zpizza
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zpizza is a pizza franchise based in Newport Beach, California
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zpizza has locations scattered across the country. The pizzas made by the franchise are organic. They also sell salads and sandwiches. zpizza's customers have the option of creating their own pizza from the provided "crusts, sauces, cheeses and toppings".
, in 1986 by Sid Fanarof. It is owned by Fanarof and Bright and Dan Rowe, the founders of Fransmart. Since then many new stores have opened in the country with the majority of them in the Bay Area, Los Angeles area, the Phoenix metro, and the Raleigh metro. zpizza started to franchise in 2000.
During the restaurant's inception in Laguna Beach, Fanarof and Susie, his business partner, called it "the pizza place". Raised in France, Susie pronounced the name with an accent, "zee pizza place". They had not yet to choose an official name for the restaurant, and Susie's pronunciation inspired them to call it z pizza. As the business matured, the company omitted the space, officially naming it "zpizza" and occasionally calling it "z".
wrote that zpizza is "founded on the simple, hard-to-argue-with concept that everyone's favorite fast food, the pizza, can be both more healthful and more interesting".
In a January 2009 review, Tammy Jaxtheimer of The Virginian-Pilot
criticized zpizza's food. Jaxtheimer wrote that the Parmesan cheese failed to have the "rich, sharp flavor associated with the highest quality of this cheese" and that the ZBQ salad was inelegantly placed.
Newport Beach, California
Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, south of downtown Santa Ana. The population was 85,186 at the 2010 census.The city's median family income and property values consistently place high in national rankings...
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zpizza has locations scattered across the country. The pizzas made by the franchise are organic. They also sell salads and sandwiches. zpizza's customers have the option of creating their own pizza from the provided "crusts, sauces, cheeses and toppings".
History
zpizza was founded in Laguna Beach, CaliforniaLaguna Beach, California
Laguna Beach is a seaside resort city and artist community located in southern Orange County, California, United States, approximately southwest of the county seat of Santa Ana...
, in 1986 by Sid Fanarof. It is owned by Fanarof and Bright and Dan Rowe, the founders of Fransmart. Since then many new stores have opened in the country with the majority of them in the Bay Area, Los Angeles area, the Phoenix metro, and the Raleigh metro. zpizza started to franchise in 2000.
During the restaurant's inception in Laguna Beach, Fanarof and Susie, his business partner, called it "the pizza place". Raised in France, Susie pronounced the name with an accent, "zee pizza place". They had not yet to choose an official name for the restaurant, and Susie's pronunciation inspired them to call it z pizza. As the business matured, the company omitted the space, officially naming it "zpizza" and occasionally calling it "z".
Reviews
Noting that zpizza has "terrific sandwiches", Larry Lipson of The San Bernardino Sun gave zpizza three-and-a-half stars. Karen Nitkin of The Baltimore SunThe Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun is the U.S. state of Maryland’s largest general circulation daily newspaper and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries....
wrote that zpizza is "founded on the simple, hard-to-argue-with concept that everyone's favorite fast food, the pizza, can be both more healthful and more interesting".
In a January 2009 review, Tammy Jaxtheimer of The Virginian-Pilot
The Virginian-Pilot
The Virginian-Pilot is a daily newspaper based in Norfolk, Virginia, and serving the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, southeastern Virginia, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and northeastern North Carolina. The flagship property of Landmark Media Enterprises, The Pilot is Virginia's largest daily...
criticized zpizza's food. Jaxtheimer wrote that the Parmesan cheese failed to have the "rich, sharp flavor associated with the highest quality of this cheese" and that the ZBQ salad was inelegantly placed.