MOD Pizza announced its first store in the Silicon Valley area, located in the newly developed Village Oaks Shopping Center in San Jose, California. It will open in late July with two additional locations opening in late fall. Each location will feature an outdoor patio, an 800-degree gas fired oven, and MOD’s locally inspired interiors.

“We are looking forward to bringing MOD’s unique culture and customer experience to the thriving Silicon Valley,” says Scott Svenson, co-founder and CEO of MOD. “MOD is about so much more than just great pizza. It is about our desire to redefine and elevate the ‘fast food’ experience and to create a culture of putting people first– both customers and employees. This mission motivates our teams every day, and we look forward to sharing this magic as we make our own unique mark on the fast casual sector in Northern California.”

The store openings are as follows:

Village Oaks, Opening July 2014: 2,600 square-foot store located in the new Village Oaks Shopping Center at 5670 Cottle Road, San Jose, California

Westgate West, Opening late fall 2014: 3,000 square-foot store to be located within the existing Westgate West Shopping Center at 1600 Saratoga Avenue, San Jose, California

Coleman Landings, Opening late fall 2014: 2,500 square-foot store located in the new portion of the Coleman Landings center at I-880 and Coleman Avenue in San Jose, California, a short walk from the new Earthquakes Soccer Stadium.