It’s officially October which means it’s time to announce a new monthly special! For the entire month of October, we are bringing you The Calzone. But not just any calzone, the Hard Knox Calzone! Hard Knox use to have calzones on our daily menu. We believe that every single item on our menu needs to be exceptional, so when we felt like our calzones weren’t [...]
Did you know that this year alone Hard Knox Pizza… Has made: -46,000 pizzas. -45,000 drinks. -16,000 salads. Has served over 30,000 guests. Has supported over 40 local charities and events. Has given away more than $10,000 in gift cards. Currently Employs over 60 people. Has two locations situated within 3 miles of 75% of the Knoxville population. For every item of food we make, [...]
Our mission at Hard Knox Pizza is to create an unforgettable culinary experience every time someone eats our food. When we heard about the Label Labs Sessions, we knew it was an experience we’d be honored to be a part of. We feel confident that their event paired with the donation of our food will create that unforgettable experience we aim for. After interviewing Michael [...]
This past Tuesday was a very special day at Hard Knox! We celebrated Emma Carver’s 3 year anniversary of being a part of the Hard Knox team! Emma has been an integral piece of our restaurant since 2015, when she stumbled upon Hard Knox on Yelp while looking for somewhere to grab dinner with a friend. From the moment she walked in the doors to [...]
It’s the first week of the month, which means it is time for a new monthly special! September’s special is what we call “The Philly Frazier.” The Philly Frazier is similar to eating a delicious Philly Cheesesteak, but with a Hard Knox twist on the traditional sandwich. Everyone loves a good Philly Cheesesteak, and we obviously love pizza, so why not combine the two? The [...]
Pizza inspires so many thoughts in people, especially Americans. As a matter of fact, in a recent poll pizza was listed by 15% of Americans as their favorite comfort food, twice as much as any other food. We love pizza! There are so many varieties of pizza in the world, and everyone has their favorite style. When we kicked off Hard Knox in Knoxville back [...]
Back in 2009 when Hard Knox was founded by Dean and Jill we were the first pizza place to bring the old-world techniques of a true wood fired style pizza to Knoxville. At the time the community largely hadn’t seen anything like it, and much of our first few years was educating our customers on the unique aspects of Neapolitan style pizza made in a [...]
Meet the Hard Knox team! Cally Broome is the new General Manager of the Bearden location. What is her role as the General Manger like? Cally stated it’s a little bit of everything! “My day to day I handle payroll, scheduling, ordering food, dry goods, and beer, lead pre-shift meetings, and oversee pretty much everything. So when it comes down to how things are prepared [...]
Every month, Hard Knox Pizza puts in some extra time whipping up a creative and unique pizza for our monthly special. While most of our pizzas are the traditional recipes you all know and love, our special is our way of thinking outside of the box, showing off our culinary skills, and working with different local products. The entire month of August, we will be [...]
Meet the mastermind behind the original wood fired pizza Knoxville loves! Hard Knox Pizza’s story began years ago when founder, Dean Bastian’s, father brought the idea of this thing called pizza back from overseas, while fighting in World War Two. His father’s pizza became a weekly weekend tradition for the family. Dean carried this tradition into his own family once he had his own children. [...]