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Maverick (Blue)
Mon-Fri. 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sat. 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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Since moving out of the hub, it has been a real effort to find a place that offers quality takeout at really good prices- and then there was Dough. The staff are super friendly, and really take pride in the food that they make.
My fiance and I elicit their services at least once per week- and would eat there more if not for the hard-to-reach location (at least from where we live).
Our favorites include the amazing Hawaiian pizza. Like no other, this pizza is white, has shreds of coconut and prosciutto, and lots of pineapple. The sandwiches are superb- my fiance enjoys the Vermonter, and the Cuban Reuben, as well as the chicken cheese steak. I like the Farmer Dip (vegetarian), the tuna melt and the meatball sub. The veggie burgers are also pretty good, however, something about the taste is funny.
This place is worth coming the distance for, however, don't expect a dining-in atmosphere. A few tables is all they have, so take your yum-yums home, get a good movie and enjoy.
Caveat: they aren't open sundays, and are supposed to be in the process of getting a permit for it, so call before if you want dough on a sunday. We usually space out, call to order, and then realize the heartbreaking reality- no dough on sundays.
My office orders from Dough at least once a week. I'm a big byo lunch person, but occasionally I partake in ordering lunch. Never actually been to the restaurant, but their delivery guy is always prompt.
Well, I really like their Curry Chicken Salad. It's almost as good as my mum's, and I really like the bread they serve it on (it's a braided loaf).
Their Hawaiian pizza is also fantastic. I love that it's with prosciutto instead of regular old ham.
And one time, I ordered a big sandwich platter for a meeting we had and those were good too. They provided chips and drinks too.
Ultimately, I've never been disappointed. They have a huge menu with a lot of tantalizing options. I definitely need to try their orchard pizza, vermonter sandwich, and their calzones one of these days...mmm
Living a 30 second walk away from this place was so bad for my waistline. This pizza is fantastic and I have zero complaints on the food. My favorite is the pesto pizza, I'm a sucker for pesto and theirs is the perfect blend of flavors. All of the pizzas here have a really great crust and in my opinion the perfect cheese:sauce ratio!
Also- the roast beef sandwiches are to die for. A nice kick to them and lots and lots of red peppers on top. YUM!
The place itself is tiny- I usually opt for takeout or delivery if I am especially lazy. However, my complaint comes in here- the service is slow. I get it, they make it to order, but delivery takes crazy long. Definitely opt for takeout if you can.
I'm a sucker for pizza with mushrooms, onions, green pepper, sausage and pepperoni so when I saw on Dough's menu that their Saturday Night Special included exactly those things I was, needless to say, thrilled. The only thing different is that in addition to all the tasty above, it also includes slices of fresh tomatoes.
I've not yet actually eaten at the restaurant, but their take-out service was pretty great. The pizza arrived on time and was fresh and hot. It was love at first bite; fresh, savory toppings and perfect crust. So fantastic that I ordered it TWICE during the first week the boy and I moved here.
On the menu, Dough's also got some other delicious looking options besides pizza, including calzones, stromboli, sandwiches, various apps like wings, fries, onion rings and cheesesticks, as well as salads and reubens. Will be ordering from here again next time the craving for pizza strikes.
How good is the Hawaiian pizza at Dough? Well, I made the drive from Beacon Hill to Eastie in the middle of rush hour traffic to find out the answer to that question. On the way, I got pulled over for driving in the breakdown lane. Technically, I got pulled over for attempting to avoid a minute or so of bumper-to-bumper traffic by getting a jump on the exit ramp 50 feet in front of me, spending at most 5 seconds in the breakdown lane in the process, but that's not what Officer Chickenscratch chose to write on the Citation. Perhaps if I had mentioned that I was on my way to pick up a Hawaiian pizza cleverly topped with dried coconut he would've had understood my brief moment of impatience.
Anyway, about the pizza. It's delicious! The crust is neither wafer thin nor excessively thick. Rather than using the Lunchables-quality ham found on other Hawaiian pizzas, Dough opts for thin sliced prosciutto, and it definitely makes a big difference. The chunky canned pineapple pieces are pretty standard. Last but not least, the coconut. Genius! It perfectly compliments the sweetness of the pineapple and the saltiness of the prosciutto, without overpowering the whole thing. No one wants to eat pizza that tastes line suntan lotion, and I assure you this is not the case here.
A small Hawaiian pie goes for $9.95 at Dough. This one may end up costing me $159.95 plus a swift kick in the ass in the form of insurance premium increase. I'd love to say the trip was worth it, but that's for the judge to decide. If I can beat this one, I vow to return to Dough and celebrate with another Hawaiian, a Gobbler and maybe even a Vermonter for good measure. Wish me luck!
Edit (10/20): SUCCESS!! Just left Boston Municipal Court with an "NR" from the judge and a total amount due of $0. Dough, here I come! (just not during rush hour)
I have tried only one item on their menu and it was pretty darn good: The Vermonter. The menu even notes that one must wait in patience for the preparation of this sandwich which consists of turkey, gouda, bacon, apple slices, onion, and mayo, all baked in an oven on a thick slice of bread.
The rest of their menu seems to be a mix of standard fare (sandwiches, pizzas, salad) with some gourmet twists. It's a nice change from the rest of sub/pizza shops in the area and I'll definitely head back to try the Cuban Reuben which I heard is delish.
Yeah that's right. I'm doing the unthinkable and slapping a coveted FIVE STAR review on a pizza joint outside of NYC. And why? Two words:
CUBAN Sandwich.
They make one. It's incredible. And it's worth another star. Crispy bread, thick slices of pork, thinly sliced ham, tart pickles and just the right amount of mustard. And the portion size? Half a sammie is enough for my lunch and at a mere $7, you can't find a better (or tastier) deal.
Again, the fifth star has nothing to do with the pizza. This place has some bad ass sandwiches, too!
Dough is a delightful pizza spot in Eastie with some of the best pies I have yet to have in all of… Read more »
Tried the Cubano. I'm still looking for the Miami version that I still drool over; this wasn't it. It was great for about halfway, and then started losing flavor, and was a bit dry at the ends. It has a citrusy marinade in the pork that was pretty subtle. I would have liked more pickles.
For $7, a big sandwich. Looking forward to trying more, I keep hearing how great this place is.
OK so I live in East Boston and my choices are limited. That said, I'm glad I know how to cook cause ordering here more than once a month would suck. They have all the staples, while they're edible I'm never really satisfied with what I bring home. My roommate orders their pizzas all the time and I'll admit they're pretty good, but the sandwiches leave something to be desired.
Also, and this is a big issue with me: the buffalo tenders have this weird crunchy skin on the outside that I pick off because it makes me gag. I'm still exploring the menu to find something that I like since the only other sub place is pizza shuttle and avoiding that hassle would be worth it for decent food.
5 for the service.
Long story would take too much time...
Dough has great sandwiches and salads for lunch. You can eat in, but it's usually a little nuts-loud music-and there's only a few tables, but it's kinda fun. You can play Connect Four if you want! The Vermonter and the turkey gobbler are delicious. They take some time to make sandwiches, maybe just because they're busy, so if you can call ahead, that's ideal. And if you get delivery, check to make sure have salad dressing, as they often forget that.
Thanks to Carrie E. for enlightening me about this wonderful Eastie find. While looking for a new spot to hit up this evening, I remembered her review about the tofu reuben, which I knew the boy would LOVE, so we decided to venture on over to Dough.
It appears to be a normal neighborhood pizza joint from the outside, but alas, looks can be deceiving. Their menu boasts a ton of options in the sandwich, pizza, pasta, calzone, and stromboli columns, many of which are things not normally found at any old pizza joint. Take the tofu reuben, for example. Lovingly referred to as the "Hippie" on the menu, it features marbled bread grilled and filled with tofu, sauerkraut, and Russian dressing - certainly a novel find for any vegetarian.
So the boy ordered that and a cup of minestrone soup, and I ordered a veggie calzone filled with roasted red peppers, artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, etc.
We played Connect Four while we waited for our food to come out.
When we got our food, the boy devoured his sandwich, thoroughly enjoying every bite despite the messy remnants it left behind on his hands. He also loved the soup. My calzone was great too, though extremely difficult to cut with plastic utensils. It was so huge that I have enough leftovers to last me several lunches. We washed our meals down with some seltzer water and a chocolate chip cookie. Tasty.
The guy working (I think he was the owner) was super nice and friendly. They also had good music playing while we were there, which was certainly a nice departure from the typical reggaeton generally heard in that neighborhood.
I'm glad to have found this wonderful little place, and we'll be adding it to our short list of good, cheap places to hit up on weeknights when we're too tired to cook and do dishes.
This place gets 5*s! Right next to my office(in fact they have a pizza named after our business!
My standard order: 2 slices of pizza and a chocolate chip cookie. yum yum.
Their pizza is excellent..and always huge. Their unique sandiwch creations are also cool. And as a previous poster said, the pickle offer is great.
BTW: I always win at connect 4.
Living in East Boston and around the corner from Santarpio's you wouldnt think I would venture out to another pizza place. I visited this place a couple of months back with the bf to try out their pizza since it has been getting good reviews. We ordered the Saturday Night Special pizza on our first go around and it was pretty good, although to many toppings for a not so thick crust it was a bit messy but definitely tasty. Alot of their pizzas are made with the chunky tomato sauce which we do not like at all so thankfuly we found that the Saturday Night Special uses traditional red sauce. And also you can ask them to use the traditional red sauce on any of their pizzas just request it!
One night the bf and I decided to order subs so we thought to give these guys a try as well. I decided to call in the order cause there wait is a bit long so figured call it in get it quicker! Well as I called in no one answered the phone after it ringing like 20 times. I called back about 6 times until someone finally answered and then I was put on hold becaues he was helping a customer out that was in store (I could hear him on the phone). Well as I was put on hold, I was forgotten about and I waited on the phone for about 5 minutes thinking ok they are just busy but no I was seriously forgotten about! I hung up and called back again and mentioned that I was put on hold for a ridiculous amount of time and that they forgot I was on hold which the guy apologized but was not very sincere about it. I ordered my subs and went to pick them up which I got a free 2 liter soda out of it since he forgot about me! The subs were good I really forgot what we got but they were definitely tasty!
I would go back here again but I would watch out with the attitude on one of the guys who is the owner (he is the shorter one) because the couple of times I have been inside he gave this wierd attitude which rubbed me the wrong way.
So I was going to wait to write this review, as I've only been once. It totally has potential for five stars. Reason why? They have a TOFU REUBEN!
I'm a sucker for reubens, but it's not too easy to come by a veggie one. They call theirs the Hippy, which is funny since this is two reviews in a row for me with hippy references. Anyway...
The boy and I each ordered one and a small order of fries (which was not small at all). The sandwiches were delicious, and we easily could have split one. Downside was that they did get soggy on the drive home, but that was to be expected. Next time we go we plan to eat there. Bonus was, as he was bagging up our order he asked if we wanted pickles with our sandwiches. I totally lit up light a little kid getting candy, pickles just make every sandwich even better.
The menu looks fantastic, and while we were there I started making a list in my head of everything else I want to try at some point. This list includes their garlic bread which is made with roasted garlic and caramelized onions. Sounds like bad breath heaven to me.
They were busy, but still managed to be super nice. We'll definitely be back to try the pizza, pasta, and of course another reuben. This could become a deadly addiction, but I think I'm ok with that.
Fantastic! This place is a neighborhood gem. We saw it featured on Phantom Gourmet as a "hidden jewel" and couldn't wait to try it out. It's a small place with a few tables for dining. The staff is super friendly and go the extra mile. They quote you longer then expected when you call in an order but they really do put the extra time into making your food. They have a broad menu with specialty pizza, sandwiches, pasta, and salads. My boyfriend and I have been in several times and have tried the following items:
Cheese pizza: Good sauce and chese. Thin and crispy crust.
Gobbler: Turkey sandwich with stuffing, and cranberry mayo on multigrain bread. Really good. It was enormous too. After eating just one half I was full. Like Thanksgiving in a sandwich.
Chicken Casear salad: Excellent, nicely marinated grilled chicken topping a creamy salad with croutons.
Steak and Cheese: All I will say it was the best steak and cheese I've ever had!
Chicken cutlet sandwich: Tasty. Got it with lettuce, tomato and provolone and mayo.
Border Street Special: Just enough meat in the sandwich to make it manageable to eat. Good flavor, could of been a little bit more moist.
Cajun Chicken Cheesesteak: This was the "dish worth driving to Phantom recommended". Really liked it. Very flavorful. The roasted red peppers were a great addition.
It was was also wonderful to see huge chocolate chip chunk cookies freshly baked in the back. I had to get one for dessert and they were YUMMY!!
Keep up the great work Dough!
I wish I could give it 4 1/2 stars - its that good - I save the 5 stars for the ridiculously awesome.
Great food all-around - nothing bad about this place, sandwiches are superb, pizza is excellent and good staff/service - its a must hit for looking for an inexpensive but quality lunch/dinner in East Boston.
It's located on Maverick St. just a couple blocks from the Maverick T and the dining room is a big small (these bad boys need to expand to a much bigger place).
My favorite sandwich is the Cajun Chicken Cheese Steak - its a messy eat but the combination of cajun marinated chicken with red peppers served Philly Cheese Steak style is muy fantastico.
The Good :
Place has received alot of buzz in East Boston. Was featured on The Phantom Gourmet:, Menu has variety in menu . I always get one of their creative pizza toppings.
The Bad : Although pizzas were very good and tasteful , Some toppings werent tasting right together . For price , might as well get some Santarpio's or even DaCoopa's.
The Ugly : I ordered delivery a few times and this place either needs more ovens or more drivers. They simply take tooo long when ordering and in this recession businesses need all the customers they can get so...step ur delivery game Dough.
With time .....this place will get from "good" to "reallly good".... it will eventually
I have ordered from these dudes some more and they are improved, they are down to about an hour fifteen to get a pie... which i can deal with, and they brought me a cold bev-bev last time i ordered one....if you have high self-esteem and like nice things order a "hi, im lyla" pizza and add sausage....you will pop 8 boners, one for every slizza.....
The pizzas are great, but their delivery drivers are dumb-dumbs. ive never had a pizza come in less… Read more »
A Homeric D'oh! for my delay in finding this temple to the sandwich. I have just devoured 1/2 each of a Cuban and a "Boy Blue" (please don't make me say it again) and think I have had just about the best ever in 45+ years of metro Boston knoshing. They have an extensive selection of sandwich choices and pizza too. Other reviewers have had some delivery problems. Their web site has a menu.
We ABSOLUTELY love love love Dough in East Boston. It's hands down the best in all of Boston. We've had pretty much everything on the menu and have NEVER been disappointed. We've used them for catering and every guest loved it. Highly recommend making the trip, they have something for everyone. Better than any New York deli!
**edit** So to my surprise I come home tonight to a hand written note and a gift certificate- The Note reads "I am sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your calzone and wings. Here is a gift for you. Please try us again. -Dough". Included was a gift certificate for the exact cost of my meal. I am absolutely stunned by the customer service I received from this establishment. Never have I ever had someone go to this length to make a customer happy. Tell you what guys, I am going to try you again and I REALLY WANT TO LIKE MY MEAL but you already have me impressed!
Initial Review***
I feel like I am becoming the angry reviewer. Again another place that I am just...generally unimpressed. I got take-out tonight because I was psyched to find something in Eastie that wasn't Latin food and delivers. Woohoo. Anyway, I ordered buffalo fingers and a proscuitto calzone. I have this sick obsession with finding the perfect buffalo wing so I always get them and if it wasn't going to kill me I would eat proscuitto at every meal.
So the lady on the phone was super nice and the delivery was fast and efficient. I open my buffalo fingers and by appearance they look fantastic but alas, they are not. The first bite was like biting into a piece of wax fruit. You don't realize they are all looks until you sink your teeth in. Overcooked and not even spicy. So so wrong.
The proscuitto calzone is half an inch thick. The crust looks like that dough that they make with whole wheat flower and it is all grainy and won't rise hardly at all. Then you keep eating it trying to convince yourself it is good because it is "healthier". All in all. I didn't get my buffalo fix or my pizza fix and I still consumed a LOT of calories. That sucks.
yum..... thanks for the nice service!
Yet another neighborhood secret in East Boston. Dough is a pizza shop that's tucked in behind the old Maverick projects (which have been redeveloped into fancier mixed-income housing), but it's special. The guys make everything with Boars Head meats and top notch ingredients, and they've put their own spin on pizza pie and sandwiches. Here, you can get a white pizza with chicken, green apples, bacon, and carmelized onions. Or a buffalo chicken wing and blue cheese pizza. Or what looks like a normal cheese pizza, but which has these little shreds of some type of cheese that's just pungent enough to make you order a second slice. It's also worth checking out their dippers -- they make sandwiches that come with strange dipping sauces like rosemary au jus. And the owners have fun, too -- just try not to stop by when they're singing out loud, because they don't carry a tune well. Can you tell that I like this place?
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