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    King Dough - Carmel

    3.9 (120 reviews)
    Closed 4:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Billie K.

    This was our first time trying King Dough Pizza. We opted to sit outside as it was a nice fall day. They do have umbrellas on the tables. We ordered a side of fries with ranch and blue cheese dressing. This is on their appetizer list. It is definitely enough fries for 4 to 6 people. We ordered a medium pepperoni pizza. The sauce was some of the best I've ever had. It had a very, very slight kick to it just enough to make it different. We also enjoyed. They used many pepperonis. The pizza was really good! My daughter ordered the pink lemonade and she said it did not have very much flavor so might want to pass on that. Server was very friendly! They also play music. I thought the selection and type of music was just perfect.

    Half a chicken - delicious!
    Katherine A.

    King Dough is relatively new to Carmel, serving Korean style chicken and beer. We were welcomed when we entered and invited to sit anywhere. We shared a Half Original Fried Chicken. I was not in the mood for spicy heat or sweet sauces, so we went with the basic fried chicken, which was well seasoned. The chicken was cut into small pieces and a half of chicken was plenty for two people. The meat was juicy and the breading was really good. I'd put the chicken up among the top fried chickens that I've had locally. The pickled radish on the side is a nice touch. The fries are good, too and not overly salty. They tasted hand cut and fresh. They were nice and hot! Isabella, our server, was friendly and efficient. She kept our waters full. Our food came out in a reasonable amount of time and was piping hot. We didn't have beer because it was early in the day, but they have a decent selection of beer that is reasonably priced. The dining room has a sports bar feel with several tv monitors playing sports. Booths and tables are comfortable. The place is clean. We snagged street parking. There is also a lot behind the building. We'll be back. The chicken is really good.

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    Rory G.

    I decided to try a new place for pizza, and found this in Carmel. I really want to like the place but I'm left with a feeling that it's just so-so. It took me about 25 minutes to be seated, which is OK because they were busy. It took another 10 minutes for someone to come to my table to get my drink order. Several minutes later, the waiter returned to take the rest of my order. It took 32 minutes for my 14 inch thin crust pizza to come out of the oven. When my waiter dropped off the pizza, he asked if I wanted crushed red peppers or Parmesan cheese, and I asked for both. He never returned with either one of them. In fact, he didn't return until it was time to bring my bill. The employees seem to be trying too hard to give this place a stoner/Broad Ripple vibe. They wear knit caps with their T-shirts, sweaters off the shoulder, sunglasses indoors at night... They're just trying too hard to look cool. They should probably focus on their customer service a little bit more. The pizza itself was good, but could have been much better if they used a perforated pizza pan. They use a cheap old flat pizza pan, which holds all of the grease underneath the crust. It winds up soaking your pizza. If they used a perforated pan, that grease would be away from your crust, and it would be much more crisp. The pizza was OK, but for $25 I expect it to be a little bit better than what I received.

    Chicken Caesar Salad - Large
    Whitney M.

    It was our first time at the Carmel King Dough location and we will definitely return! We've frequently visited the downtown location, but knew we'd be in Carmel on Tuesday evening to take advantage of their 2 for Tuesday special. This included a large salad and 14" speciality pizza for $35. Everything was delicious as always and our service was exceptional (thanks, Nadia!). The inside was clean and spacious. It's always interesting when restaurants have direct kitchen views. Easy to find parking and lots of other bars/restaurants nearby if you wanted to hop around. We didn't drink this evening, but loved their selection of Pax Verum beers. We will definitely return on a Friday for their happy hour!

    Peter P.

    We ordered carryout online from this place. That's where things started going downhill. First of all, you can't order off the full menu online. There are several appetizers which are not available (we wanted cauliflower wings) for carryout. When we completed our order, it gave us an estimated pickup time of 1 hour later. These aren't deep dish pizzas. They're hand-tossed thin crust pies that only take 20 minutes to bake. We ordered 2 14" pizzas and they were pretty expensive ($20-25 each). And then there's the mandatory 15% service charge. For that, we should have just eaten there (never mind they have this weird item online where you can just give them an additional $15 on top of that). When I arrived an hour later, I walked through the front door and waited a couple minutes while the server at the counter took care of another guest. After he was finished with them, I gave him the name for the order, he checked on it, and came back and told me it wasn't ready yet. I looked around while I was waiting and the place was completely empty (it was Saturday night). There were only 4 people working from what I could see (2 in the kitchen, 1 server up front, and 1 bartender/server). 5 minutes later the pizzas were finally ready. Then he told me to go out the back. Never mind that I parked in front and walked in through fhe front door. When I got home, the pizzas were just..fine. The flavor of the sauce and toppings were alright, but the crust was just dry and chewy (my jaw started to hurt after a few slices). I don't foresee a return trip to this place.

    Sujal M.

    King Dough Carmel location is off Old Meridian Street. We went here on a Sunday night. Ordered a cheese pizza with some toppings and vegan Hive pizza, I think. The service was good, but it wasn't terribly busy to begin with. The decor is motivated by playing cards, which I rather liked. The pizza was well cooked, and there was nice char. The califlower wings were really good. Overall 8.5/10. It's plant-based friendly.

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    Ro W.

    The service was very slow. We went on our lunch break and was late getting back to work. Very large portions for the food also flavorful. I liked the fact they had cauliflower. It seems like a dope spot. I didn't care for the sauce, it wasn't sweet at all to me. Just a nutty flavor. The fries were delicious and the ranch tasted like it was homemade.

    Margherita Pizza
    Imani W.

    Love love love! Best original style pizza I've had recently! I try to steer away from your typical pizza places. Tried a few other recently and wasn't quite satisfied. This hit the spot! My favorite was the Margherita Pizza! What I like most is the light amount of topics. We don't each a lot of cheese so for us it was perfect. Can't wait to order again!

    Big Boy 14"
    Tom B.

    So, this is now one of my new pizza joints. That's rare for me to say that after only one visit. Food: Their pizza is oven-baked, and although it's not wood-fired, it comes out with much of the same char and blistering that a wood oven tends to produce. We had the Big Boy 14" pizza, and it was outstanding. Service: Service was great. We came on a Sunday afternoon at 4pm, so it wasn't busy during our visit, which means we got lots of attention from the wait staff. Everyone was friendly and attentive. Apparently it does get quite busy here at times. Ambiance: King Dough is located in the same storefront as one of my past favorite (now defunct) pizza restaurants. Back then, it was called Crust. I've always liked this corner space on Old Meridian. The decor is eclectic and has a quirky vibe - as does the wait staff. And, it works. the vibe of this place felt authentic and genuine, and just different enough to make everything stand out. We'll definitely be back here. But, be warned: This pizza is crave-worthy.

    Thad H.

    King Dough was always a 5+ star place every day of the week. Service has always been great. Super cool on the inside both locations. BUT, they switched their gluten free crust. 180 degree turn from the best gluten free crust (indistinguishable from a regular crust) to a generic thin crust that is depressing when compared to its former glory. Edit: Thank you for responding! I've been to the Carmel location 3x and every time have gotten the same flat crust, compared to this picture of KD gf crust in 2019.

    Terrible photo of the delicious wings
    Karyn S.

    This was our first visit to this location. We ordered the 14 inch big boy pizza and eight piece hot honey sesame wings. We've had that pizza previously at Theo downtown location and it was very good - just spicy enough with peppadew pepper, pepperoni, sausage and onion. The crust is delicious and chewy! The wings were the nice surprise. We will definitely get those again! It came with a side of ranch or bleu cheese and they didn't need any extra sauce.

    $5 for 1/8 cup of ranch is a bit much, but the pizza is delicious!

    Pizza delicious! Great crust, toppings and thickness. Ranch is delicious, but unfortunately way way way over priced.

    The bar area.
    Joseph D.

    We were going to some friends house in Carmel so we thought we'd bring some pizza from King Dough. We've had great experiences at the downtown location. I was a little hesitant because the food at the downtown location is so good and a lot of times when restaurants grow they can't really duplicate that. That is not the case here we got the pizza to our friends house and everything was fantastic. Salad was delicious and the pizzas were killer. Next time we'll eat in the restaurant

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    Ask the Community - King Dough - Carmel

    Is king dough Carmel still open? Tried to go there yesterday at 12:45 weird lock on the back door and front door locked.

    Yes we are! We had equipment issues yesterday and had to close for lunch unexpectedly but we were reopened for dinner and back to normal schedule now. Sorry for the inconvenience

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