Donatos Carmel

Not happy that my create your own pizza did not have everything we ordered on it. Not happy that our cinnamon brick street bread was so burnt we couldn’t eat it! Just not happy. We paid too much money to not be happy.

I am so in love with place! And so is my young nephew. Who I take out on a lunch date once a week. And he loves to come a order a kids pizza from his favorite person robin. Robin by the way is by far the best employe in this whole place. She is just the greatest person ever!

I’m a self-​admitted pizza snob. There’s something about hot, bubbling cheese on top of healthy layer of sauce and a variety of fresh toppings. I could eat this guilty pleasure morning, noon, and night. Throw in hot, buttery breadsticks and dipping sauce and I’m heading into a tailspin of a food coma.
As a newbie to the area, I wasn’t familiar with Donatos except for their episode on Undercover Boss (by the way. a good feel good show). I’m not sure why I held off on trying their pies and stix, but it was the only place that was open for delivery on Christmas Eve.
The pizza was good and totally what I expected. Not my favorite and not on my naughty list. The stars of the show were the wings and the breadsticks. While some pizza joints pump out sticks you could use to beat drums, these light, airy, and plump son of a guns were the best evah. The wings were steaming, sizzling, and perfectly baked to an attractive color. It almost looked like they were prepared by a food stylish and ready for their Hollywood close-​up (cue Norma Desmond). A bit on the small side they packed a meaty punch with a lot of flavor. Throw in a salad with meats and cheese to compliment the meal and this review climbs to four stars. Why not five? Maybe after my next order as they’re doing it right.

I love the Classic Trio and the manager is was so nice. We came in 15 minutes before they closed and ordered dine in. We thought uh oh we could be in trouble but… To my surprise the crew were sweet as pie and joking with us. Made the night of unfortunate detours kinda worth it.

MOST EXPENSIVE (and dangerous) PIZZA EVER: $ 24 plus tip. That is ridiculous! And for no good reason other than my own stupidity (I should have hung up when I heard price).
Regarding «dangerous» see my WARNING to DIABETICS tip.
P. S. I DID ask about specials and the jovial but confused young lady answering the phone said there weren’t any.

Pretty good basic pizza. I was skeptical when I saw the conveyor type of oven, because that’s what places like Papa Johns use. But this was much better. NOT greasy like a lot of other pizzas. Only downside was that the cheese was bland and the crust was not as crispy as I would have liked it. Ate on the premises. Clean restroom. Nice efficient order-​taker. I will go again.

I love the edge to edge pizzas. You get more money for your buck. Service was good and delivery time was decent. The toppings that they use are good. The breadsticks with the garlic dipping sauce is addicting.

Use this location for delivery
You get what you order, hot wings are very hot, new spinach, mozzarella pizza very tasty.
Reliable, no bells or whistles

The pizza came and it was clear that it had been sliding around in the box… it had completely fallen apart, possibly even flipped over. The rest of the food was nothing special. The sandwiches were bland and the boneless hot wings were drenched in sauce and pretty disgusting.