diff --git a/csaps/_reshape.py b/csaps/_reshape.py
index a3f2ca2..98e520c 100644
--- a/csaps/_reshape.py
+++ b/csaps/_reshape.py
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
+import functools
+import operator
+from itertools import chain
 import typing as ty
+
 import numpy as np
+from numpy.lib.stride_tricks import as_strided
+
+
+def prod(x):
+    """Product of a list/tuple of numbers; ~40x faster vs np.prod for Python tuples"""
+    if len(x) == 0:
+        return 1
+    return functools.reduce(operator.mul, x)
 
 
 def to_2d(arr: np.ndarray, axis: int) -> np.ndarray:
@@ -76,26 +88,130 @@ def to_2d(arr: np.ndarray, axis: int) -> np.ndarray:
     return arr.transpose(tr_axes).reshape(new_shape)
 
 
-def block_view(arr: np.ndarray, block: ty.Tuple[int]) -> np.ndarray:
-    """Returns array block view for given n-d array
+def umv_coeffs_to_canonical(arr: np.ndarray, pieces: int):
+    """
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    arr : array
+        The 2-d array with shape (n, m) where:
+
+            n -- the number of spline dimensions (1 for univariate)
+            m -- order * pieces
+
+    pieces : int
+        The number of pieces
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    arr_view : array view
+        The 2-d or 3-d array view with shape (k, p) or (k, p, n) where:
+
+            k -- spline order
+            p -- the number of spline pieces
+            n -- the number of spline dimensions (multivariate case)
+
+    """
+
+    ndim = arr.shape[0]
+    order = arr.shape[1] // pieces
+
+    if ndim == 1:
+        shape = (order, pieces)
+        strides = (arr.strides[1] * pieces, arr.strides[1])
+    else:
+        shape = (order, pieces, ndim)
+        strides = (arr.strides[1] * pieces, arr.strides[1], arr.strides[0])
 
-    Creates n-d array block view with shape (k0, ..., kn, b0, ..., bn) for given
-    array with shape (m0, ..., mn) and block (b0, ..., bn).
+    return as_strided(arr, shape=shape, strides=strides)
+
+
+def umv_coeffs_to_flatten(arr: np.ndarray):
+    """
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    arr : array-like
+    arr : array
+        The 2-d or 3-d array with shape (k, m) or (k, m, n) where:
+
+            k -- the spline order
+            m -- the number of spline pieces
+            n -- the number of spline dimensions (multivariate case)
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    arr_view : array view
+        The array 2-d view with shape (1, k * m) or (n, k * m)
+
+    """
+
+    if arr.ndim == 2:
+        arr_view = arr.ravel()[np.newaxis]
+    elif arr.ndim == 3:
+        shape = (arr.shape[2], prod(arr.shape[:2]))
+        strides = arr.strides[:-3:-1]
+        arr_view = as_strided(arr, shape=shape, strides=strides)
+    else:  # pragma: no cover
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"The array ndim must be 2 or 3, but given array has ndim={arr.ndim}.")
+
+    return arr_view
+
+
+def ndg_coeffs_to_canonical(arr: np.ndarray, pieces: ty.Tuple[int]) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Returns array canonical view for given n-d grid coeffs flatten array
+
+    Creates n-d array canonical view with shape (k0, ..., kn, p0, ..., pn) for given
+    array with shape (m0, ..., mn) and pieces (p0, ..., pn).
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    arr : array
         The input array with shape (m0, ..., mn)
-    block : tuple
-        The block tuple (b0, ..., bn)
+    pieces : tuple
+        The number of pieces (p0, ..., pn)
 
     Returns
     -------
-    a_view : array-like
-        The block view for given array (k0, ..., kn, b0, ..., bn)
+    arr_view : array view
+        The canonical view for given array with shape (k0, ..., kn, p0, ..., pn)
 
     """
-    shape = tuple(size // blk for size, blk in zip(arr.shape, block)) + block
-    strides = tuple(stride * blk for stride, blk in zip(arr.strides, block)) + arr.strides
 
-    return np.lib.stride_tricks.as_strided(arr, shape=shape, strides=strides)
+    if arr.ndim > len(pieces):
+        return arr
+
+    shape = tuple(sz // p for sz, p in zip(arr.shape, pieces)) + pieces
+    strides = tuple(st * p for st, p in zip(arr.strides, pieces)) + arr.strides
+
+    return as_strided(arr, shape=shape, strides=strides)
+
+
+def ndg_coeffs_to_flatten(arr: np.ndarray):
+    """Creates flatten array view for n-d grid coeffs canonical array
+
+    For example for input array (4, 4, 20, 30) will be created the flatten view (80, 120)
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    arr : array
+        The input array with shape (k0, ..., kn, p0, ..., pn) where:
+
+            ``k0, ..., kn`` -- spline orders
+            ``p0, ..., pn`` -- spline pieces
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    arr_view : array view
+        Flatten view of array with shape (m0, ..., mn)
+
+    """
+
+    if arr.ndim == 2:
+        return arr
+
+    ndim = arr.ndim // 2
+    axes = tuple(chain.from_iterable(zip(range(ndim), range(ndim, arr.ndim))))
+    shape = tuple(prod(arr.shape[i::ndim]) for i in range(ndim))
+
+    return arr.transpose(axes).reshape(shape)
diff --git a/csaps/_sspndg.py b/csaps/_sspndg.py
index 2b75d9b..e485f12 100644
--- a/csaps/_sspndg.py
+++ b/csaps/_sspndg.py
@@ -10,12 +10,18 @@ from numbers import Number
 from typing import Tuple, Sequence, Optional, Union
 
 import numpy as np
-from scipy.interpolate import NdPPoly
+from scipy.interpolate import PPoly, NdPPoly
 
 from ._base import ISplinePPForm, ISmoothingSpline
 from ._types import UnivariateDataType, NdGridDataType
-from ._sspumv import SplinePPForm, CubicSmoothingSpline
-from ._reshape import block_view
+from ._sspumv import CubicSmoothingSpline
+from ._reshape import (
+    prod,
+    umv_coeffs_to_canonical,
+    umv_coeffs_to_flatten,
+    ndg_coeffs_to_canonical,
+    ndg_coeffs_to_flatten,
+)
 
 
 def ndgrid_prepare_data_vectors(data, name, min_size: int = 2) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, ...]:
@@ -35,14 +41,6 @@ def ndgrid_prepare_data_vectors(data, name, min_size: int = 2) -> Tuple[np.ndarr
     return tuple(data)
 
 
-def _flatten_coeffs(spline: SplinePPForm):
-    shape = list(spline.shape)
-    shape.pop(spline.axis)
-    c_shape = (spline.order * spline.pieces, int(np.prod(shape)))
-
-    return spline.c.reshape(c_shape).T
-
-
 class NdGridSplinePPForm(ISplinePPForm[Tuple[np.ndarray, ...], Tuple[int, ...]],
                          NdPPoly):
     """N-D grid spline representation in PP-form
@@ -115,9 +113,29 @@ class NdGridSplinePPForm(ISplinePPForm[Tuple[np.ndarray, ...], Tuple[int, ...]],
             raise ValueError(
                 f"'x' sequence must have length {self.ndim} according to 'breaks'")
 
-        x = tuple(np.meshgrid(*x, indexing='ij'))
+        shape = tuple(x.size for x in x)
+
+        coeffs = ndg_coeffs_to_flatten(self.coeffs)
+        coeffs_shape = coeffs.shape
+
+        ndim_m1 = self.ndim - 1
+        permuted_axes = (ndim_m1, *range(ndim_m1))
+
+        for i in reversed(range(self.ndim)):
+            umv_ndim = prod(coeffs_shape[:ndim_m1])
+            c_shape = (umv_ndim, self.pieces[i] * self.order[i])
+            if c_shape != coeffs_shape:
+                coeffs = coeffs.reshape(c_shape)
+
+            coeffs_cnl = umv_coeffs_to_canonical(coeffs, self.pieces[i])
+            coeffs = PPoly.construct_fast(coeffs_cnl, self.breaks[i],
+                                          extrapolate=extrapolate, axis=1)(x[i])
+
+            shape_r = (*coeffs_shape[:ndim_m1], shape[i])
+            coeffs = coeffs.reshape(shape_r).transpose(permuted_axes)
+            coeffs_shape = coeffs.shape
 
-        return super().__call__(x, nu, extrapolate)
+        return coeffs.reshape(shape)
 
     def __repr__(self):  # pragma: no cover
         return (
@@ -298,13 +316,13 @@ class NdGridCubicSmoothingSpline(ISmoothingSpline[
         # computing coordinatewise smoothing spline
         for i in reversed(range(ndim)):
             if ndim > 2:
-                coeffs = coeffs.reshape(np.prod(coeffs.shape[:-1]), coeffs.shape[-1])
+                coeffs = coeffs.reshape(prod(coeffs.shape[:-1]), coeffs.shape[-1])
 
             s = CubicSmoothingSpline(
                 xdata[i], coeffs, weights=weights[i], smooth=smooth[i])
 
             smooths.append(s.smooth)
-            coeffs = _flatten_coeffs(s.spline)
+            coeffs = umv_coeffs_to_flatten(s.spline.coeffs)
 
             if ndim > 2:
                 coeffs_shape[-1] = s.spline.pieces * s.spline.order
@@ -313,7 +331,7 @@ class NdGridCubicSmoothingSpline(ISmoothingSpline[
             coeffs = coeffs.transpose(permute_axes)
             coeffs_shape = list(coeffs.shape)
 
-        block = tuple(int(size - 1) for size in shape)
-        coeffs = block_view(coeffs.squeeze(), block)
+        pieces = tuple(int(size - 1) for size in shape)
+        coeffs = ndg_coeffs_to_canonical(coeffs.squeeze(), pieces)
 
         return coeffs, tuple(reversed(smooths))
diff --git a/csaps/_sspumv.py b/csaps/_sspumv.py
index 63051d8..c8c9e71 100644
--- a/csaps/_sspumv.py
+++ b/csaps/_sspumv.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ Univariate/multivariate cubic smoothing spline implementation
 """
 
 import functools
-import operator
 from typing import Optional, Union, Tuple, List
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ from scipy.interpolate import PPoly
 
 from ._base import ISplinePPForm, ISmoothingSpline
 from ._types import UnivariateDataType, MultivariateDataType
-from ._reshape import to_2d
+from ._reshape import to_2d, prod
 
 
 class SplinePPForm(ISplinePPForm[np.ndarray, int], PPoly):
@@ -59,9 +58,7 @@ class SplinePPForm(ISplinePPForm[np.ndarray, int], PPoly):
         shape = list(self.shape)
         shape.pop(self.axis)
 
-        if len(shape) == 0:
-            return 1
-        return functools.reduce(operator.mul, shape)
+        return prod(shape)
 
     @property
     def shape(self) -> Tuple[int]:
diff --git a/csaps/_version.py b/csaps/_version.py
index d1a82ef..94446b6 100644
--- a/csaps/_version.py
+++ b/csaps/_version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-__version__ = '1.0.0'
+__version__ = '1.0.1.dev'

diff --git a/tests/test_ndg.py b/tests/test_ndg.py
index e26ade6..f276afc 100644
--- a/tests/test_ndg.py
+++ b/tests/test_ndg.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def test_nd_2pt_array(shape: tuple):
     (3, 4, 5, 6),
     (3, 2, 2, 6, 2),
     (3, 4, 5, 6, 7),
-], ids=['1d_o2', '1d_o4', '2d_o2', '2d_o4', '3d_o2', '3d_o4', '4d_o2', '4d_o4', '5d_o2', '5d_o4'])
+])
 def test_nd_array(shape: tuple):
     xdata = [np.arange(s) for s in shape]
     ydata = np.arange(0, np.prod(shape)).reshape(shape)
diff --git a/tests/test_reshape.py b/tests/test_reshape.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b62e46e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_reshape.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import pytest
+import numpy as np
+
+from csaps._reshape import (  # noqa
+    umv_coeffs_to_flatten,
+    umv_coeffs_to_canonical,
+    ndg_coeffs_to_flatten,
+    ndg_coeffs_to_canonical,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('shape_canonical, shape_flatten, pieces', [
+    ((2, 1), (1, 2), 1),
+    ((3, 6), (1, 18), 6),
+    ((4, 3), (1, 12), 3),
+    ((4, 30), (1, 120), 30),
+    ((4, 5, 2), (2, 20), 5),
+    ((4, 6, 3), (3, 24), 6),
+    ((4, 120, 53), (53, 480), 120),
+])
+def test_umv_coeffs_reshape(shape_canonical: tuple, shape_flatten: tuple, pieces: int):
+    np.random.seed(1234)
+    arr_canonical_expected = np.random.randint(0, 99, size=shape_canonical)
+
+    arr_flatten = umv_coeffs_to_flatten(arr_canonical_expected)
+    assert arr_flatten.shape == shape_flatten
+
+    arr_canonical_actual = umv_coeffs_to_canonical(arr_flatten, pieces)
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(arr_canonical_actual, arr_canonical_expected)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('shape_canonical, shape_flatten, pieces', [
+    # 1-d 2-ordered
+    ((2, 3), (2, 3), (3,)),
+    ((2, 4), (2, 4), (4,)),
+    ((2, 5), (2, 5), (5,)),
+
+    # 1-d 3-ordered
+    ((3, 3), (3, 3), (3,)),
+    ((3, 4), (3, 4), (4,)),
+    ((3, 5), (3, 5), (5,)),
+
+    # 1-d 4-ordered
+    ((4, 3), (4, 3), (3,)),
+    ((4, 4), (4, 4), (4,)),
+    ((4, 5), (4, 5), (5,)),
+
+    # 2-d {2,4}-ordered
+    ((2, 4, 3, 4), (6, 16), (3, 4)),
+    ((4, 2, 3, 3), (12, 6), (3, 3)),
+    ((4, 2, 4, 3), (16, 6), (4, 3)),
+    ((2, 4, 4, 4), (8, 16), (4, 4)),
+
+    # 2-d {4,4}-ordered
+    ((4, 4, 3, 3), (12, 12), (3, 3)),
+
+    # 3-d {4,4,4}-ordered
+    ((4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3), (12, 12, 12), (3, 3, 3)),
+    ((4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 7), (12, 20, 28), (3, 5, 7)),
+])
+def test_ndg_coeffs_reshape(shape_canonical: tuple, shape_flatten: tuple, pieces: tuple):
+    np.random.seed(1234)
+    arr_canonical_expected = np.random.randint(0, 99, size=shape_canonical)
+
+    arr_flatten = ndg_coeffs_to_flatten(arr_canonical_expected)
+    assert arr_flatten.shape == shape_flatten
+
+    arr_canonical_actual = ndg_coeffs_to_canonical(arr_flatten, pieces)
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(arr_canonical_actual, arr_canonical_expected)

Performance regression of evaluating n-d grid splines in v1.0.0
It turned out that SciPy `NdPPoly` spline evaluator if much slower than csaps `NdGridSplinePPForm` evaluator in v0.11.0. We need to revert `evaluate` to csaps code that was used previously.

Benchmarks for 2-d data array with input 100x100 and spline evaluating output 3000x3000:

* csaps `v0.11.0`: **81.1458 ms** min in 12 rounds
* csaps `v1.0.0`: **1.0721 s** min in 5 rounds

~**14x** slower

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