A pizzeria with a serious buzz is rolling into East Dallas: Called Stoner’s Pizza Joint, it'll be located at 2335 N. Fitzhugh Ave. #10, where it's slated to open in May.

Stoner's is a delivery and takeout quick-serve concept with pizzas, calzones, strombolis, wings, salads, and desserts. The chain was founded in Georgia in 2013, which began franchising in 2018. In 2020, Fort Lauderdale franchisee John Stetson bought the company and became CEO.

The menu includes basics like pepperoni but also specialty options such as the steak pizza with onion, mushroom, and pepper on a white garlic sauce; and the taco pizza, with beef, jalapenos, and taco seasoning, served with a side of lettuce, tomato, sour cream and buffalo sauce.

Pizzas come in three sizes: 10-inch, 14-inch, and the Really Big 18-inch. Prices range from $10 to $27.

The name is a fun play on stoner culture and joints which manifests itself on the menu as well. Appetizers are called "munchies," and include pepperoni pizza rolls, cheese sticks, and garlic knots.

This will be the second location in the DFW area, following a location that opened in Rowlett in September 2024. Both locations are from franchisee Wakaas Abdrazak, who has spent the past 20 years in construction.

He's also opening a location on Fort Worth's West 7th Street in early April, as well as a location in McKinney in 2026.

"We were looking to bring something new to the market that was different than other pizzerias," Abdrazak says. "What impressed me about the group in charge of it is they have a background of doing this business for 30-40 years and know everything from scratch."

With his background in construction, he's designed the DFW locations himself, to appeal to DFW's sophisticated taste. That meant toning down the chain's vivid color scheme and modernizing the ambience.

"We keep some of the soul of the city in each location and keep elements of the area in the logo," Abdrazak says. "It's how we serve the community."