Being from Chicago(actual city, no suburb) it’s hard to find a good quality pizza place that will custom to your taste/style. Here at this delicious gem you can do just that. First, the prices are extremely reasonable! Second, the customer service is 5 star and third, the pizza is delicious. You can customize your own with all sorts of goodies or you can order one of their specialties! The BBQ special is my favorite! There’s plenty of Parking and lots of tables to dine in! If you like pizza, then you’ll fall in love here!
Amy H.
Place rating: 3 Chicago, IL
The pizza and the concept here are great. We chose a pizza and a salad on the dough. Both were delicious and would bring me back again. They are in a tight space though, and you had to fight or wait for a table. Be prepared to stand around and wait for someone else to finish eating.
Olivia B.
Place rating: 4 Geneva, IL
I visited this place with Jacqueline B. on a chilly weekday for lunch. The place was empty when we walked in and the service was slow, which is the reason for not giving 5 stars, but I loved the pizza! If I remember correctly, it said it would take about 5 minutes for the pizzas to be ready. It seemed like they were training staff as they were still new when we visited, and it definitely took more than 5 minutes. Also, the room and seating was cold and not very comfortable. Definitely a «fast casual» restaurant environment. But like I said, the pizza was good! We went with the Super Sada and the Wine and Dine. Both were awesome. We shared and still had leftovers. They had the soda machine with tons of options — I think the pepsi one — and some craft beers on tap which was pretty cool. I can’t wait to visit again to try more of their signature pies, like the Vegetarian Nightmare and the Gorgonzilla! Hoping my next visit is 5 stars! ;) Maybe take out is the way to go here?
Lou S.
Place rating: 5 Schaumburg, IL
We had the Sweet Bae-B-Q and the Super Sada pizzas, absolutely awesome. Very quickly cooked to perfection! Will be back. Thank you!
Quin T.
Place rating: 4 St. Charles, IL
If you can make it past the numerous kids and strollers… yes, major eye roll, this place has surprisingly good pizza and it’s worth giving it a try. My honey and I stumbled upon this place as we were headed to Barrel+Rye last week and vowed to come back. They make it very simple and easy to create your own pizza with fresh ingredients or you can choose from their menu of signature flavors. For starters, we ordered the roasted veg salad and it was so good. Their salads can either come as a regular salad or on top of a pizza crust. We decided to just get the regular salad, as we knew we were going to get 2 pizzas. We tried the bae-b-que and gorgonzilla pizzas and we tore them up! If you like arugula like I do, I would suggest that you order extra. I am not going to lie, the dough filled with nutella and marshmallows had my mouth watering, but we’re going to save that for next time. I almost forgot to mention the pop machine. They have the new machine that allows you to select different pepsi products where you can add flavors such as vanilla, cherry, and etc. I will caution you that if you are a germaphobe like I am, you will need to wipe this machine off before you touch it because you will see numerous, nasty marks from kids having played with the touchscreen.
Dar K.
Place rating: 5 Chicago, IL
First time customers, and were treated like we have been friends for years. The girls working were so pleasant and nice. The thin crust pizza is one of the best my boyfriend and I have ever had. I wish this location was closer to where I live. The prices were amazing also! A pizza and drink for $ 11?! That’s a deal! Will be telling everyone I know about this restaurant.
Kristina U.
Place rating: 5 Urbana, IL
This«new concept» pizza place is outstanding. This place works similarly to how Subway or Chipotle work; basically, you get a pizza crust and pick the rest of the ingredients, including sauces and cheeses, for a set price. There is also an option to get one of the«pre assembled pizzas» or pizzas they have on the menue and ones they’ll build for you without input. Everything is fresh and delicious with many different choices. The set pricing, and no extra charges, for any of the ingredients is extra nice. This place is worth a try and I hope they stick around. P. S. They have a good beer selection to go with the pizza.
Jen R.
Place rating: 5 Batavia, IL
I love the idea of a fast casual pizza place that actually has decent vegetarian options. Doughocracy is a beautiful, beautiful thing. Husband and I went there on a Friday night and it was super busy. We were able to place our orders and find a table without a problem. I ordered the Green Mile and my husband ordered the Gorgonzilla, but he asked them to sub feta instead since gorgonzola tastes like how my dog’s feet smell. About 10 mins later, we got our pizzas. Unfortunately, the feta cheese never made it onto my husband’s pizza but I ain’t even mad: that shit was DELISH. However, my pizza was even better and I ate the whole thing in record time. $ 9 for a huge single-serving pie is a deal. Another thing that makes me infinitely happy is that they have sparkling water on tap. That’s so unique and I absolutely love it. Doughocracy is a winner and we can’t wait to go back.
Dakota H.
Place rating: 5 Normal, IL
I rate these new build your own pizza places on one basic criteria… how is the margarita pizza? A stone oven style pizza place should be able to make an incredible margarita. This place delivers.(not like driving delivers, but it delivers in taste and quality). The crust was thin but sturdy, and the toppings were fresh and delicious. They had a great selection of toppings. Their margarita was perfectly balanced. Fresh mozzarella, basil, and tomato sauce that shone through as a display of the Italian flag itself. It was great. They also have a draft beer selection here, which is incredibly cool for a chipotle-type build your own place. They also had a gooey-butter cake for sale that I got in trouble for eating all of when we got home…(married men, you’ll understand). Sorry, it was too good.
Marianne D.
Place rating: 4 Naperville, IL
Stopped in this little pizza place for lunch while strolling through Geneva. It was my first time at Doughocracy. If you’re familiar with Pie Five, this place is very similar. The differences are better crust, cooks in less time, 3.5 minutes, and a larger size personal pizza. The staff here are friendly and one girl gave me her suggestion on customizing and I took her advice and glad I did. The process is you order a pizza from their signature pies at the counter or pick your toppings if you’re making a customized pie, get a drink and pick a table to sit at. Doughocracy’s crust is a Neapolitan crust, thin, bubbly, airy. My favorite crust! You can also order a salad for lunch if you don’t want a pizza, but… why? Their pizza is the bomb! When the pizza is ready, they’ll call your name and you pick up your order at the counter. I took the advice of the girl at the counter and customized my pizza with all her favs… pesto, kalamata olives, feta, sun dried tomatoes and chicken. It was soon good. My husband chose one of their signature pizzas, the BBQ chicken. He enjoyed it. We both really liked our pizzas, especially the crust. I recommend this restaurant for a quick bite to eat… they have a quality product.
Karen S.
Place rating: 4 Geneva, IL
We went there for lunch and arrived around 11:30 on a Thursday. The place was empty so I was a little worried. But by 12:30 the place was packed. The seating is a little tight and once the place filled up and I was asked more than once to scoot in so someone could squeeze through. I also didn’t like that people had to carry their pizzas above my head because of the tight space. Since it was lunch we decided to split a couple things. We ordered one of the signature pizzas, The Smokeshow, which has sausage, red onion and smoked mozzarella. The toppings were very good and the red onion added a nice sweetness. I didn’t really taste the smoke, but the mozzarella was good. The crust was above average, although they may need to tweak the cooking time to firm up the bottom crust. I had to support the slice with two hands so I didn’t lose the toppings. We also ordered the Italian Stallion salad, which was amazing. It comes with mixed greens, fresh mozzarella, pepperoni, roasted red peppers, artichokes and sliced banana peppers. Its served on pizza dough with the dressing mixed in. Next time I will get the dressing on the side as it did seem oily, but delicious anyway. The prices are very reasonable and the cost for our meal was only $ 9 each and we did not finish the pizza or the salad. We chose to just drink water, although they have soft drinks and a limited selection of beer and wine. I will definitely be back as this is a great addition to Geneva.
Joseph Z.
Place rating: 5 Geneva, IL
An excellent pizza made to order in a matter of minutes. My wife and I shared a Margarita pizza and a Spaghetti and Meatball pizza. At $ 8.95 for a high quality 9″-10″ thin crust, the New York style pizza was a good value(one pizza would have been enough for us to share). Also, at $ 1.95 for an all you can drink soft drink — it was nice not being gouged. Doughocracy has the Pepsi Spire(Pepsi’s equivalent to Coke’s Freestyle Machine) which features Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, Sierra Mist, and more with optional Cherry, Lemon, Vanilla, and Strawberry flavorings. The pizza offered a good balance of sauce, cheese, toppings, and crust(a little thicker crust in the middle would help support the slice and make it easier to pull apart at the cuts). With a nice variety of featured pies and ingredients for the build your own pie, there is something for everyone. The featured dessert — called the Nutella Bomb(Nutella and Marshmallow folded into a pizza crust — Calzone style) — looked delicious as the three children next to us devoured one. Too bad we had filled ourselves up on our entrees. Something else to try on our next visit. A word of caution about the dining area. We observed a man with a child in a stroller leaving the restaurant because he was unable to navigate the seating area. The aisle ways are very tight and are stroller, wheelchair, and mobility scooter inaccessible. Under the current floor plan, it appears the only handicapped or stroller accessible table is the one closest to the soft drink dispenser(only if entering and leaving the restaurant via the Fulton Street entrance on the side). Overall, a great concept with a bright future. Welcome to Geneva.
Leah O.
Place rating: 5 Rockford, IL
Welcome to Subway… but it isn’t Subway at all and it isn’t subs, it’s pizza. But it’s a Subway concept. You can build your own pizza for a very reasonable 8.95 or choose from one of their options. And when they say build your own, they mean it. We could even split the pizza in half with toppings. Their sauces include BBQ, pesto, tomato or just regular EVOO. Cheeses had a mix of Smoked Mozzerella or Gorgonzola to name a few and you could have several cheeses on your pizza. The vegetable toppings were plentiful including fresh Basil, roasted garlic, black or kalamata olives… the list could go on. They have craft beer available. Also available are a couple dessert drink options. The only drawback is that the seating area is kind of cramped-if this area gets big traffic(which I hope it does) it could get claustrophobic pretty quick. But all in all I really liked my meal here and I will return.
Amy H.
Place rating: 5 West Chicago, IL
Fantastic! Went here on a Friday night around 8pm and the place was packed! We were fortunate to find a family leaving so we grabbed their table and dined on the best pizza we’ve had in a long time. It’s like a Chipotle but for pizza –customize it just how YOU want it — in only a few minutes we had yummy pizza and cold beer. Definitely try their ‘butter cake’, mmmm! 10/10, would visit again(and again, and again, and again)
Denise F.
Place rating: 5 Geneva, IL
Oh my goodness I am in pizza heaven! $ 8.95 for unlimited toppings and they are quality ingredients at that. All 4 of us had a different pizza and we all loved them. I went with their The Knockout and it was so yummy! The staff is super friendly and it is a nice casual atmosphere. Fingers crossed it will make it. I am already planning my return visit.
Melissa C.
Place rating: 5 Batavia, IL
Order off the menu, or build your own pizza. Build your own gets you as many different toppings as you want for $ 8.95! Impressive. Pizza was tasty, and enough for two to share(unless you’re really hungry, then get your own!). They also have a Pepsi Spire(kind of like the Coke Freestyle machine). Definitely will be back and will bring a few new people with me! We went for lunch on a Monday(11:45−12:45) and there was plenty of seating.
Tom L.
Place rating: 5 Geneva, IL
In a nutshell: Superb-quality, reasonably-priced pizza with fast and friendly service in an area where a concept like this was desperately needed. As advertised, the crust is delectable, paper-thin and crispy and the toppings are gourmet-quality.(They could be a little more generous with the sauce and toppings, but I’ll trade quantity for quality). This is a much-needed addition to 3rd St. Geneva, where the other options are upscale, special-occasion restaurants or overpriced beer-and-burger sports bars.(Note to owner: thank you for having no TVs). I’m thrilled that they’re here and will visit often.
Maggie W.
Place rating: 5 Port Washington, WI
Oh my god. It is basically like Chipotle but with pizza. Not just any pizza. But melt in your mouth, thin crust, super fresh toppings pizza. We got the margarita since it was our first time. A 13″ fed an adult and two kids. I could have eaten a whole one it was so good. You can choose one of their own pizzas(I think there is 8) or create your own. My son about died when he saw you could put spaghetti on your pizza so that will be our next choice! They pop it in the oven and it is done in just a few minutes! My only complaint is that they didn’t have plates, you have to cut pizza(a sin I know but I have a toddler) on a napkin which was a pain but I totally can look passed that because the pizza was that good. Can’t wait to go again!!! Update – they have plates behind the counter! We went again today. I did a build your own and so did my husband. Both were fabulous! Kids are their whole margarita pizza!
Chris M.
Place rating: 4 Geneva, IL
Good, quick NY style pizza. I got a simple red to-go with the intention of having some for lunch the next day but I ate the whole thing! Seating is a bit limited so at peak rush I opted for to-go, but their beer selection looked great. I’ll be back
Jim A.
Place rating: 5 Geneva, IL
Crawled here through the snow. First time here. Reminds me of Punch Pizza in Minneapolis– out of our favorite brick oven/neoplolitan style pizza places. Dough and red sauce is awesome. Prices are really fair, and you can get a beer or wine without breaking the bank. Thrilled to have a new neighbor that we will visit often.