Earlier this year when I started this project, I was sad to learn that Papa Keno's didn't make it. I'd had it once when I was on campus for a business meeting, and found the lunch special to be delightful. My sadness has subsided now that I've tried the new pizza place in that spot: Dough Co. Pizza. I later learned that the guys who were franchising that Papa Keno's had opted to cut ties with PK to open their own pizza place, and keeping their lease in the same location.
Dough-ly moly, this place was yummy.
"New York style thin crust pizza with a Midwest twist..."
I probably wouldn't call this thin crust, but maybe that's because I'm still accustomed to thinking of thin-crust like cracker thin pizza from Domino's or something. The dough was definitely crispy, but it had a thickness to it too. But I've also never had real NY pizza, so I don't know what to compare this to.
We ordered two pizzas: a Giovanni (Roasted chicken, house pesto, cream cheese, Roma tomato, parmesan) and a Margaret (classic Margherita). Both were very tasty. I was skeptical about the cream cheese on the pizza, it was pretty good, but I preferred the Margo. Ryan absolutely loved the Giovanni.
On this day, 12/14/20, when the first COVID-19 vaccine doses are being administered across the country, walking into a pizza joint made me feel so hopeful and excited for a future when we can go out to eat again. When we can order a cold tap beer or glass of wine to be served while we wait. To banter with friendly wait staff. Especially this place, which had an adorable mural (you know I love a good pizza pun, in fact, I almost named this blog Dough Moines) and plenty of tables. It will be a great college pizza joint when late night slices are a regular thing again (they probably still are, but I'm a littttttle far removed from late night slices at this point in my life).
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