Was here in May while on a layover waiting for Amtrak to get me back to Chicago. While getting my ticket at the Amtrak Station, I asked for a good recommendation for pizza or something relatively quick. They didn't hesitate and mentioned DP Dough which was a short walk from the station. I found the place quickly and decided on a cheeseburger zone. It was very tasty and quite satisfying. It wasn't that busy either (people were coming in and out while I was there) so service was nice and fast. Definitely recommend this place for a bite to eat while in town if you are in the mood for Pizza or Calzones. read more

D.P. Dough - Pizza Near Me - Normal, Illinois

Received an email for BOGO, went in to order & was not given the BOGO, there was about 20 people in the lobby, but a few had gotten their orders when I walked in, so I didn't think much of it. Waited for almost an hour, the table next to me said they've been waiting over an hour. My receipt gave an estimated time the food should have been ready & we had long past this time, when I asked the guy at the counter all he could say was "it'll be a while" I asked him to just cancel my order & he said someone else would need to do this. Will never return to a D.P Dough!! read more

I have eaten D.P. Dough more times than I can count in my life, and it has been solid every single time. The portions are great and this place has truly made me appreciate a good calzone! Lots of variety on their menu. They also deliver. read more

The food is amazing, just be prepared to wait 30+ minutes. Small and crowded, you'll get stuck in the bathroom.

While my daughters have been DP Dough fans, this was actually my first visit. I can appreciate why they were wanting to eat here while in town this visit. Their calzones are good sized so my daughter and I shared the Chicken Bacon Ranch Zone. Delicious! My husband had the Combo Italiano Zone and was also pleased. We started with an order of their Chicken Bacon Tots. Also delicious, but we didn't eat a ton that night as we focused on the Zones first. The tots were a great snack reheated for my husband the next day. Service was quick and friendly, the store itself is pretty small so it has a quaint feel to it. We got our food to go, but they have seating to eat in too read more

College town fun and good food with creative twists. And it's affordable and good portions! I never ate at a place that specializes in Calzones. If you buy a drink and a zone you get a free side. The atmosphere was casual and music in the background that was not too loud. The ceiling fan was kind of cold for winter since it was 36 degrees F outside so inside was ok but the fan made it chilly so I kept my winter coat on while eating. Love the cane sugar soda and unlimited fountain drinks for $2.50 a pop. This place opens til 1am today (Sunday 11/16/25) so it's perfect for late night studying or hanging out w friends late. It's one of the Only places open for food in town so late. Thank you! It's a Great service. Vegan cheese $1 upcharge and impossible burger meat calzone for only $10.50. Thank you for caring about vegetarian and vegan options. read more

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Huge portions! The service could have been a little faster, but I understand it takes a while. It's a clean spot and great location on the campus. I wish the food was a bit less greasy... but it's college pizza what can you expect! read more

D.P. Dough - End Zone - Pizza Near Me - Normal, Illinois

D.P. Dough is my favorite late night snack. The calzones are double the size of what they need to be, but so worth the price. The Mac Daddy calzone is the perfect calzone after a night of drinking, and brings back all the college memories. read more

D.P. Dough - The Mac Daddy with ranch - Pizza Near Me - Normal, Illinois

Review Visit: November 10th, 2012 The dough here is worth the dough. Back in the early days of traveling, DP Dough was recommended to my from one of my friends. Being an interesting sounding pizza place and my voracious love of pizza, it was an obvious choice to go ASAP. I grabbed my friend Matt and my girlfriend-at-the-time and headed towards Bloomington-Normal. We parked along the side of the street and wandered around until we found it. At this time, I was still new to traveling and not familiar with the layout of new towns. I have learned a lot since then. Upon walking in, I have to admit that I was not impressed. The place seemed a bit run down and was in the middle of a renovation or something. The 3 of us gave each other uneasy looks as we discussed if we wanted to try it out despite the restaurant having seen better days. Obviously we ended up sticking it out and trying the goods. We came here blind. We didn't know the menu or what they offered. It seems that D.P. specializes in calzones. If you don't know what that is, let me fill you in. It's this taco shaped chunk of dough that is stuffed with pizza toppings and goodies. It's baked like a pie and eaten however you desire. See the image below to get a good idea. I haven't had many calzones in my life so this was not just a new place but also a new tasting experience as well. With our orders placed, we took a seat in the only area that wasn't blocked off due to renovations. It was a small dining area behind the wall menu we are standing in front of in the top photo. I don't remember what Matt or Erin ordered but I got something along the lines of a meat lovers or a pepperoni-loaded one. Looking at the menu, it was either the Italian Zone or the Roni Zoni as those two would've been my pick of choice. The food didn't take long to cook as we had our food out within 10-15 minutes. Expectations were mixed as my friend Mark was adamant about his suggestion of this place. Not trying to judge the food by the look of the restaurant, I took that first hungry bite without a terrible amount of hesitation. Both Erin and Matt waited to see my reaction before digging in. That moment between the first bite and my taste buds talking to my brain left them hanging. Then a smile emerged on my face as I went in for more. They took that as a sign that the food was good to go. My gosh, was that calzone delicious. We savored every bite as the pizza taco pie was oozing in flavor and taste. I don't think I've ever felt so uneasy about a place and then have it turn out to be killer good. Between Flingers and D.P. Dough, the twin cities might just be the place to go to get amazing pizza. read more

D.P. Dough - Pizza Near Me - Normal, Illinois

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Went to D.P. Dough late at night and ordered right away. Large seating indoors and very clean. Ordered the Spinner and Reggie Calzones with nacho cheese and marinara sauce on the side. They came out relatively quickly and tasted phenomenal. Hands down the best calzones and service I've had, and it's great to see how late it's open. read more

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Updated to add: still never received response back to let me know if this location ever dealt with issue. As I had personally reached out in other places. Also reached out to CORPORATE and never heard anything back... it's been months now unanswered... which is disappointing because I used to enjoy other locations. read more

I love this place, I've been here multiple times. It's my go to for calzones in the blono area. It's open late which is great when I'm craving a hot calzone after work. The Italian combo zone is my favorite. It's like an Italian beef covered by pizza, match made in heaven! Highly recommend this place! read more

Great calzones! I ordered the vegan veggie, added olives and jalapeño with a side of marinara. So good especially for late night munchies! Delivery was fast and friendly as well. Will be back. read more

The calzones here rock. The wait at the pizza place nearby was 2 hrs (!) so our group walked a few doors down to D.P. and I'm so glad we tried it. The menu is huge and you can also create your own zone. read more

The service was great and the food was excellent. It's definitely a laid back vibe. I really enjoyed my food.

Love coming here after a night out. Flavorful, greasy calzones that'll help soak up the alcohol. Service can be slow but it also gets very busy and loud at night. Not really a place I go to other than after drinking. read more

Came in to grab lunch when in the area and had a craving for a calzone. To be fair it was a weekend with about 1/3 of the place being occupied. Ordered a build your own calzone and breadstick combo that cost $11, so not bad for the amount of food you get. Calzone is decent, but could have used more filling. The outside was also a bit soggy, so could have been baked a little longer or had less butter rub on it. Breadsticks however were great. Nice amount of garlic and parm on top and were perfectly seasoned. Would definitely order these again if in the area. Drinks are Jones soda, so nice throwback. Service here though is terrible. Slow, rude, and act like they could care less about customers. Could have just been my experience, but considering other reviews, I am guessing not. read more

D.P. Dough - Breadsticks with parm garlic topping - Pizza Near Me - Normal, Illinois

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Picked up lunch today for The Crue. I'm not sure why I eat anywhere else. Everything is amazing here. Way to many Negative Nancy's out in the world. If you don't like the food here, there is seriously something wrong with you. read more

D.P. Dough - My order! - Pizza Near Me - Normal, Illinois

the calzones were horrible and the service was even worse! I had to ring a bell to get someone to come out from the kitchen and when I asked her a question, she snapped at me. Very rude. read more

You will see I had a disappointing experience with DP Dough on Jan. 3, 2024. At the moment, I am floored. I just received a personal phone call from the REAL MANAGER of the restaurant, who ensured me that the way their employee treated me was not acceptable to them. He offered an apology and presented me with a free meal. On Jan. 3, I stated that I would never return to DP Dough, but with this kind of personalized treatment, I WILL be back. I thank Richard for the call and hope the business flourishes, as good people deserve profitable businesses. While this employee exhibited the worst customer service, this manager exhibited the best. Thanks so much. I will be back! My daughter really liked her calzone, so I'll be trying that one. read more

Very reliable with large deliveries. Great food, great service, good price, nice people!

Food was OK. The first time I had DPDough, I got Cheese Calzone . 1 part was good and the 2nd one was yucky so UNCOOKED thoroughly! I had another Calzone for lunch and thought I'd try it again but NEVER AGAIN! AWFUL AWFULAWFUL. WHY put sour cream in the box with hot food? At least have the decency and maturity to put sour cream packets on ice / kept cooled/chilled! 1/5 service, 1/5 food! read more

They have a large kiosk, that makes ordering easy. I got the Italian combo it was delicious. I will definitely try other items on the menu. I was told the chicken bacon ranch is the best. read more

Moved from Bloomington 3 years ago. Recently went back to visit and had a DP dough craving. When my fiancé and I showed up the indoor seating was closed so we had to order from outside. It's sub 20 degrees but whatever. So we proceed to tap what we assume is the doorbell but are unsure due to their being no sign about it. Eventually a lady opened the window and said "what can I get for you?" I began to apologize for not knowing if the doorbell was the correct button to push. She interrupted me by repeating "what can I get for you?" So I quickly began to order off the hot and ready menu but she interrupted me again by stating that the hot and ready menu isn't actually ready. So I started to look for a different menu to order from when she slammed the window in my face. Absolutely disgusted with the worker on 1/15/22 around 10pm Won't be back. read more

The food was great I can't believe it has a 3.5 star rating. Love it bread is so soft and so cheesy will be back for sure

It's college food, the calzone's dough was not like a pizza dough at all. Flavor lacked but it's good for drunk good.

Food was ok... tried a few different calzones and it was fine. If you're vegan I would recommend the impossible patty with the vegan mozzarella. Ask for they're mixed ranch with sauce on the side. This calzone I give 4/5. (My vegan husband loved it, I order it with regular mozeralla, mushrooms, onion & the impossible patty.) Reason for two starts was HORRIBLE customer service I have received twice in a roll & they're cheese tater tots tasting stale. read more

Literally always delicious and open late. Never had a bad thing and deliver pretty fast considering cook time. read more

Great food courteous worker's even on the phone for delivery's all around awesome experience for my first time there!

Crystal is the nicest worker here! When a man yelled at her, she handled it so professionally! Go Crystal

I was in here and waited 45 minutes after only ordering a classic calzone and side order of tater tots when I FINALLY got my food it was cold. As one does I brought it to the front to figure out the situation while remaining calm I was treated with disrespect and they acted as if they didn't care about their poor service to me and when I asked for a replacement they refused and refunded my money which was the only good part about it. read more

Stopped in for a quick bite took thirty minutes as it was the worst food ever they screwed up our order and made our friends sick . Worst part of this was the lady that took our order was so rude when we politely asked for a refund . Never go to this place because you will be sick and they don't give refunds . No stars !! Should not even be a one star read more

Would not bother going to. Went with a group of 4 waited 20 minutes for one person to get their food (not bad). Then waited another 20 minutes for another one in the group to get their food, which then his food was ice cold. He went up and told them and they were extremely rude and instead of making him new they told him they would refund his money and to have a good night. Then the 3rd person in our group got his food after 10 minutes so at this point we have been waiting for 50 minutes for calzones. Then the 4th person finally got his food and his calzone came out cold also, and his tots came out burnt. Would not waste time at this place. My food came out first but the cheese was not melted it was all string. Waited for over a hour for garbage food and garbage service. read more

D.P. Dough - a fork sticking out of a pizza - Pizza Near Me - Normal, Illinois

Sadly, this location has gone downhill recently. I've been a fan since they opened and we order regularly at my workplace. I understand the pandemic made things a bit crazy and short staffed, but we have not gotten an accurate order delivered from this location for a year. They always forget side sauces and drinks. They always put cookies in the same box as a calzone which I never understood, but the now put the calzones directly on TOP of the cookies and the cookies absorb all the liquid and cheese from the zone. Before, you would only deal with cookies with a hint of peppers and onions. They have definitely changed the cookies also and they taste horrible. Kept re-ordering thinking it was a fluke, but they are just gross now. Smaller, flat, chemical taste, and burnt every time. The texture is off as if they are consistently adding too much fat or forgetting a dry ingredient. Food last several orders have had something or another wrong and the staff don't seem to care. I'm not one to make a fuss, so I just end up out money every time. read more

Get takeout regularly!! Food is always consistently good! Great ingredients! Staff is always very helpful!!

Decent, usually great delivery and a very large variety of a menu to choose from. have enjoyed the veggieburg

Visited here a few weeks ago. The calzone selection was huge and they even had a 'create your own' option from various ingredients. The dough was yummy and the filling was delish - although only lukewarmish. I would have preferred hotter. Didn't seem like the cleanest place but I didn't see anything totally icky either. read more

Oh the memories. As others have stated, DP Dough is THE late-night destination if you're looking for some sexy, sassy, and greasy food to cap off your night. Unfortunately, most of the time the service is sassy and greasy as well. But that's okay! This place is a cozy, hole-in-the-wall establishment that stays open till the wee hours of the morning. The somewhat battered interior and subpar service comes with the territory. But can you really blame them? I'd hate everything that crawls through the front door as well if I had to deal with the entitled, blacked-out, trust fund kids that I've seen berate these poor workers. This place always get SLAMMED come nighttime and is consistently understaffed. Give 'em a break, Tucker. The building is great, the location in Uptown Normal is convenient, and the late hours/delivery are CLUTCH. Yeah, sometimes it might take a year for them to make your food; and yeah, sometimes it could be a year for them to take your order; and yeah sometimes the interior isn't the cleanest, but this place is like punk-rock, it's part of the experience/adventure. And you want to know why? Because once you dig your teeth into one of these greasy, doughy, voluptuous calzones drenched in ranch dressing and hot sauce after having just ill-advisingly polished off a case of Natty Light at 2 in the morning, you become one with the universe; you achieve singularity; nothing else matters; and it is all worth it. If you are counting calories, trying Dr. Phil's newest/latest poison, gluten causes your various extremities to dismember and rocket themselves across the room (despite no actual allergy...), or are (for some reason) expecting fine dining; then you should probably look elsewhere. TL;DR Service could be better but as far as drunk food goes: DP IS KING. read more

Good calzones! I bring my family here every time we are in town. My favorite is the pepperoni.

Been here many times. Great place!!! Great prices and even better food. Gives you a full belly for sure. I got the bbq and Mac n cheese calzone! read more

D.P. Dough - Pizza Near Me - Normal, Illinois