Dough Co. Pizza | Drake — Restaurant in Des Moines

We had a good experience here with a take out order. We had a party of 10 and everyone enjoyed the food. From the pizza to the wings, to the salad, we had 4 satisfied adults, and what’s probably more impressive, 6 satisfied kids! We were pretty happy with all that we got for under a hundred bucks. A 26 inch pizza, catering salad, and 24 wings was more than enough for our group. It’s hard enough for our families of 5 to go to McDonald’s nowadays for less than $50 each, so to get good quality food for the same that we’d spend on fast food was a win for us. The girls who were working were friendly enough, (could they have been friendlier? Sure, but they were helpful when we asked questions) and since we were visiting from out of town and staying at a hotel, we were super thankful for the plates and utensils that were readily available.

The pizza is on the thin side, so we were glad that we went with the bigger size. While we did have some leftover, we also have a few small children who didn’t eat a ton. Just as an FYI for anyone trying to figure out how much to get. I don’t think the 26 inch would have fed 8 hungry adults, but we were pretty impressed by...

Ordered for delivery so service and atmosphere get a default five.

Here's the thing about the pizza. It has the potential to be GREAT...it just wasn't. :(

If someone from Dough Co reads this, PLEASE reconsider how you're seasoning your pizza. The crust is really really good, crispy, good crunch, and then the toppings and sauce are just kinda meh.

I ordered sausage, pepperoni, mushroom, and cheese sticks with red sauce. The red sauce is a good base but needs way more seasoning - NOT SALT. Garlic powder, oregano, basil, a pinch of sugar, etc. The pizza lacked flavor. It was very basic. The sausage on the pizza should've added flavor but had none. I added my own oregano at home. The pepperoni was put under the cheese, which trapped all the grease and made the pepperoni soggy, not crispy, and the pizza overly greasy.

The potential is there for this pizza to be fantastic - SEASON IT!!! Screw the haters saying it's too expensive. People will have no problem paying money for a pizza as long as it's GOOD! :)

I will be trying them again!! 🍕 ❤️

PS - would be a nice gesture for your delivery customers if you put in a few packets of parm and red pepper flakes...

Had a negative experience with a past employee at this location which kept me from eating here. Funny...because it was my first time stepping into a Dough Co Pizza establishment....and because of the rude guy at the counter...I didn't even eat the food. LoL My wife and I stopped in tonight and had pizza and it was great! Everyone was super polite and all went smoothly. I wrote the review though because the Assistant Manager was who we were most impressed by. Very polite and at any given moment was either in the kitchen helping the staff....or out on the floor asking people if their food was good...and asking if they needed anything. Never missed a beat and always had a smile on. 👍 We hear all the negatives when we are at restaurants and businesses....but not enough if the positives. SOUL....you are a diamond in the rough in an ever changing industry. Stay golden. 😊 (PS. I gave 5 stars on everything. The only reason I gave the service...4 stars is because although it was busy... we felt like the person at the counter should've offered us our salad to tide us over while we waited for our pizza. I had to go up and ask for it after about 30...