We tried pizza from some of the hottest fast-casual chains — and the winner was clear

Fast-casual chains are taking on pizza-industry giants like Domino's and Papa John's.

MOD Pizza announced on Tuesday it had raised another $160 million, bringing its total equity capital raised to $335 million.

We taste-tested Blaze Pizza, MOD Pizza, and Pieology to see which fast-casual pizza chain reigns supreme.

MOD Pizza crushed the competition.

About one in eight Americans eat pizza on any given day. And an increasing number of them are ditching legacy brands like Domino's and Pizza Hut for innovative fast-casual chains.

Fast-casual pizza is one of the fastest-growing categories of food. Chains like Blaze Pizza, MOD Pizza, and Pieology create made-to-order personal pies on an assembly line, much like Chipotle, and bake them on an open flame.

We taste-tested pizzas from those three chains — and the winner was clear.

Melia Robinson wrote an earlier version of this article.