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    Donatos Pizza

    3.0 (29 reviews)

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    10" cheese pizza
    Mahauganee S.

    This location, in the A gates, was directly next to our gate. We arrived to the gate about half an hour early, and decided to order pizza before our flight. We ordered two 10 inch pizzas, one cheese and one specialty pizza. The specialty pizza was the very vegy. (Disclaimer: that's how they feel veggie; don't come for me) My husband thought the pizza did not have enough pizza sauce. My 5.5 year-old thought the cheese pizza was two cheesy. My brand new four-year-old found the cheese pizza to be just fine. I really enjoyed the seasonings on the veggie pizza. I thought I gave a good flavor. This location only serves thin crust and cauliflower crust. We had thin crust on both pizzas. It was more crispy on the veggie pizza, which the adults appreciated. The restaurant has seating, but stayed busy. So, we had to scope out a table while we waited for our pizza. Luckily, a table for four opened up just before our order came up. Overall, this was a good experience.

    David Y.

    I have never had a cauliflower crust pizza that was as good as one with a wheat-based crust. Until now. I ordered the Founder's Special on the cauliflower crust, and it was amazing! This is some of the best pizza I've ever had, and it's at an airport of all places! My wife and I had a few drinks at the bar while waiting for our flight, and the bartender was friendly and generous in allowing us to taste things before ordering them. A great experience overall, and if you're flying into or out of Columbus, it's definitely worth a try!

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    Anna H.

    So, the last time I flew out I had overpriced wine at Vino Volo and this time I walked past it. I saw Donato's. With a bar. With cheaper wine. I had 2 glasses of Malbec for $20. I also had one of their pre-packaged salads. Friendly service. They have a full bar.

    The corn meal on the bottom is a "secret ingredient" - a little extra flvor and crispness.
    Rick H.

    It is not all that easy to get excited by airport food, but I'm usually jazzed about a quick lunch on my way out of Columbus. Why? Donatos! Donato's is a regional chain focusing on a delicious thin crust pizza that includes some cornmeal on the bottom, a feature that I loved about Shakey's pizza when that chain was national. I had the meal deal on my most recent visit which included a 7" personal pizza (pepperoni) and a soft drink. Hot, fast, delicious, and at a reasonable price, by airport food standards. If you need something more substantial than a soft drink, there is a full bar available (not as part of the meal deal, though...). Pizza is not everyone's friend. Know that they have a decent cauliflower crusts for those who prefer/need that option.

    Personal pepperoni pizza
    Pam P.

    Pizza was delish! Crispy pepperoni with a nice layer of grated parm all over. The crust was different. At first it tasted kinda dry but then it was a good balance to the toppings kinda like a shortbread cookie is a good kind of dry when it's covered in chocolate. The only reason I'm giving 4 instead of 5 stars is the ordering process. Maybe it's the time of day (tho noon on a Fri seems like a steady business hour) but the big wall menu and bottled water/soda counter area has a sign telling you to order at the bar instead. Well the bar tender was plenty busy making drinks and that area is really crowded plus she's racking up food orders. Pizza took a bit of time too. So maybe it's not their normal workflow and they were short handed or something. Considering how bad airport food options are, I'd definitely eat here again, regardless!

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    Chijioke N.

    Okay.. I'm sorry this place was completely disappointing... airport dining can do a lot better. The lady at the counter was so disinterested in my order that I should've known trouble was coming.. I say I was a simple hamburger pizza, she says "we don't have hamburger..."you can do pepperoni"... Fine I did pepperoni.. and LOOK at the pepperoni monster they served me.. overwhelming... And it wouldn't be so bad if the pepperonis were underwhelmingly tasteless... Nice place.. nice atmosphere... But as far as the food and service?.. it's a no for me

    Big dom
    Gena W.

    Yay! A restaurant bar combo that's open at the airport. I ordered a side caprese salad and a 7" mariachi pizza. Yum yum. My husband got a big dom. So glad they were open I'm not complaining about one thing.

    The line was Hella long. They were completely understaffed. You'll miss your flight if you wait on them.
    Jennifer J.

    I felt so bad for the ladies working here. The line was so long and everybody was complaining, but they were so understaffed and they didn't have any pizzas on hand. They were really unprepared.

    Nice local craft beer selection
    Lauren T.

    Imagine-it's 7:30PM and there are almost 300 people waiting for a late night flight. Only two restaurants are open, one is a pub and the other is this Donatos. They had a better selection of beer so we came here. The staff was completely overwhelmed (three people working total including making the food). I'm giving them 4 stars because they truly hauled ass and did the best they could to make sure everyone was served quickly and accurately. Since we were all drinking, they ran out of glasses quickly but improvised. The beers ran out quickly with so much demand but there were still some good options on draft. The pizza was as good as always for thin style columbus pizza.

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    Hot Chicken Takeover - These are the Tenders and are really good.

    These are the Tenders and are really good.

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