Doughboys Pizza

For an independent, this is a pretty solid lunch buffet overall. I am a big thin crust person, and their thin crust on the buffet is excellent — fairly light but with enough carbon on the bottom for that cracker like flavor. Their sausage is good, so my usual supreme/​deluxe is excellent here. Their sauce is relatively sweet, which I prefer.
They take requests for the buffet if you ask when you arrive, and the only reason they don’t get five stars is that the selection can be limited if you get there after 1230pm.
The salad bar is very good, and they have at least one soup available most of the time. The breadsticks are tasty as well, even if they are just a standard food distributor stick you can find at Dahmen’s and other indie pizza places.

I have always given this place five stars but can’t this time. Twice now our pizzas have been sub par. The sauce was salty and one of the pizzas had all of the ingredient sort of thrown in the middle with no love on how it was made. The crust was thicker on the last one and did not taste at all like the usual pizzas we have been getting here since it opened. One of the owners told me nothing had changed on the making of them but we disagree. They were average at best and not at all like the previous thirty or forty pizzas we have ordered here in the past. I will give them a return visit at some point in the future but not anytime soon. There are lots of other choices out there and we need to try some of them.

Whenever I come home and visit my family I order take out from here.
The pizza has a nice thin crust cut into squares.
Excellent pizza!

The Greek Pizza is really delicious! It is so flavorful, with the feta and Kalamata olives, and the crust is perfect and crackery.

I’ve had Doughboys on several occasions and they have not disappointed. They have a great combination of cheese, sauce and toppings that just taste right.
We noticed they were going to be open Christmas Eve and booked our family get-​together there. Sometimes it’s easier to do that than prepare something at home. Nine of us rolled in — it was pretty quiet outside of us. In fact, we were able to request pizzas for the buffet they had. It worked out well. Good breadsticks — tasty and fresh. The pizzas were good as usual. There were a few of us that really wanted to try the Mac N’ Cheese pizza, so we went for it. That was very good as well. The salad bar had a nice array of toppings — I like to go with some ham cubes and boiled eggs — that could be a meal itself.
The kids (and some of adults — I’ll admit it) went to the back to play some video games. It’s a nice distraction if you have to wait for food.
The service was excellent — I’m sure in part because we were fairly alone. But, service with a smile was standard.
The Waunakee location is nice for meeting up with family (consisting of west and east side locations). The place is clean and, like I said, the food tastes good.

Pretty much a very overpriced meal. Chinsy a better option is a frozen pizza from quick trip.

Ordered for the first time. Won’t do that again. It didn’t taste fresh. It was hard. Had burnt pieces on it. Really disappointing…

I’m giving it three stars because the host was friendly and welcoming. The pizza was below average for a pizza buffet and the selection was not great.
The establishment was acceptable and the service was very friendly. If they stepped up their game on the pizza quality then this could be a pretty hot place!
With any luck growth in Waunakee will force a number of these sleepy establishments to be more competitive.

Great place to have a drink and go out with his friends. unexpensive, quiet, lots of TVs. It took about 20 minutes to get pizza but it was delicious!!!

Been to Doughboys four times. First two times were great no complaints, pizza and service were both very good! (Roughly two years ago.) The third time our order was incorrect twice. Recently decided to try again and was very let down. The place was dead, the wait for food was excessive. Hand tossed pizza lacked flavor, almost tasteless. Not impressed with the service. Two young girls working, had to ask for silverware and refills. Will not be returning.

It’s been awhile since we’ve been to Doughboys Pizza because of the service. The pizza is really good but the service we’ve had the last couple of times is lacking. Tonight is was two high school girls and a girl that must have been old enough to serve our beers. We saw no sign of a manager. The waitress took our order, served our pizza without a serving utensil, no eating utensils but we each got a plate. I asked for a spatula and then had to go to the salad bar for a fork. I noticed that she didn’t serve a spatula or eating utensils to any of the tables she waited on. She never came back to ask how our food was until we were ready for the check, never offered water or acknowledged our existence. This restaurant and restrooms need a good cleaning and an update, it’s been 5 years and nothing has changed. I would suggest they get busy and woo customers before Brews Brothers opens just across the street…

Food was pretty good. However not a lot of options for the buffet. Service was just ok.

The service was not all that great. We got the buffet, which was pretty good just not a lot of options. The cinnamon sticks were delicious.

I have been to Doughboy’s a number of times over the last few years. It’s a great place to go with friends to have a drink and watch some of the game or to sit down and have a nice meal. The layout works well with the bar and seating on one side and then the sit-​down dining tables on the other side.
Friendly service and awesome pizza. Whoever is cooking those pizzas in the back is definitely putting in the effort to make sure everything that comes out of the kitchen is cooked to perfection.
My favorite pizza is the Angry Rooster that comes with chicken, jalapenos, hot sauce, and ranch. Definitely a solid combination.
I would recommend this locally owned establishment to anyone!

Good pizza and appetizers. No complaints about the food or service.
Only complaint is that they are a bit pricey, and have been stingy on giving out coupons on top of the pizza boxes lately. Sorry guys, but the «buy 10 pizzas, get a 12 inch 2 topping free» slips are a lame coupon. I’m not going to bother dedicating a slip storage space somewhere in my house just for your business.
If they had a decent deal like 2 14“pizzas for $ 20 or something, I’d order a lot more often. Right now a 20 inch with only a few toppings will set you back almost $ 30.

A better local option than Pizza Hut to feed the kids, but not a culinary destination.
I struggled a little with the star rating. I ended up giving it two stars since the «Meh, I’ve experienced better» is a closer representation of my opinion than the three star «A-​OK». If my kids were rating the pizza, it probably be closer to a 3 star rating. I primarily use Doughboys as a cost-​effective option to feed the kids on those nights where I don’t have the time to prepare a home cooked meal.
There are not multiple crust options to choose from when ordering. On a 1 to 10 scale where 1 is crispy and 10 is bubble gum chewy, I’d give Doughboys a 6. The crust does not detract from the pizza, but is nothing memorable either.
Doughboys does offer a number of sauce options (marinara, alfredo, olive oil, ranch and BBQ). The marinara sauce tastes like you standard out of the can red sauce — OK for the kids, but not destination dining.
There are 22 different options for toppings. The feta cheese option is appreciated and often utilized. Topping quantities are adequate. There are not any gourmet options for toppings, but the standards they offer are adequate for the kids.
The appetizer menu offers 16 options, primarily the deep fried options you would see at your local drinking estabishment (fries, cheese curds, onion rings, jalapeño poppers). The breadsticks are popular with the kids and are reasonably priced.
I can not comment on the dinner menu (primarily chicken and fried shrimp options) since I have not ordered any of them.
Service for my takeout orders has always been prompt and friendly. For carryout orders, the food is always ready on time.
In summary, I’m glad to have a locally owned pizza option to feed the kids. It’s kind of like the pizza version of McDonald’s. Not much in the way of creativity, but they offer a consistent product. Until they step up their game, I’ll continue to head into Madison (Greenbush Bar, Ian’s) to get my pizza fix.

I go here often for lunch because their buffet is outstanding for the price. The pizza is good (some of the better pizza in the area), and for less than $ 10 you get all-​you-​can-​eat and a drink. Can’t complain.
That being said, the downside is that they bring out four large pizzas to their buffet at a time and don’t replace them as often as they should unless it’s really busy. I’ve shown up before and had to pick my meal from the four that were under the lamps for my whole visit.
Occasionally, I’ve been there when it’s busy and the pizza got completely decimated. I ended up sitting around for 5 or 10 minutes until they bring out another and during a lunch buffet on a weekday, that’s downright unacceptable. I always bring a book when I come here. You might need it.
The service is great, though. It’s a really nice location and store.

Ordered a 14″ pizza for delivery and got a smaller pizza that measured only 13″ … hmmmm — when i opened the box thought maybe they sent a 12″ by mistake but apparently not. Felt we didn’t get what we ordered. Ate in the restaurant once and service was very slow and inattentive taking well over half an hour to get a medium pizza tho not particularly busy night. Salad bar was iceberg lettuce with a selection of raw pizza toppings.

Great pizza. But too expensive. I usually like breaded pizza like deep dish, but this thin crust pizza ranks as some of the best I’ve ever had. I just wish it didn’t cost an arm and a leg or I’d order more often

This is a review of the lunch buffet.
First off, the pizza is great. So is the staff. However, don’t expect to get «all you can eat» at this buffet.
The lineup usually features a whopping 3 to 4 pizzas at a time on the buffet. Each time I’ve been there, the pizzas are picked over. When they finally put out a fresh pie on the line, watch out. The lunch patrons attack it like sharks to a sinking cruise ship. I’m serious. I’ve had some burly dude shove me out of the way to get a fresh slice. I can’t blame them when fresh slices are rare at this buffet. Top tip– Doughboy’s needs to be more on the ball with the freshness and number of choices here.
Today’s lunch buffet consisted of 2 slices of cold cheese, a fresh cheeseburger pizza (it seemed that nobody wanted) and some BBQ chicken pizza. What about the usual standby’s? Pepperoni, supreme???
There is a salad bar, usually featuring brown, wilted lettuce and a small variety of not so fresh vegetables and 1.5 croutons. if you get a bread stick, consider your self lucky. Maybe a trip to DeJope is in order.
If you want good pizza, Doughboy’s will fill the bill. If you want to leave full, skip the lunch buffet and order a pie for yourself. The all you can eat lunch buffet will set you back 9 bones, and you’ll leave hungry and angry. I’d go elsewhere for a buffet that has plenty of choices and a pile of food.