How Dough Boys joined the Waynesville Restaurant Scene

Dough Boys Pizza brings a passion for Za like no other pizza shop. It has been a long time dream of all involved to bring top-notch pizza and ingredients to the community of Waynesville, NC. In December 2020, amid the chaos of the pandemic, we took a leap and opened Dough Boys Pizza. We were temporarily living together, and with our cravings for a perfect slice unmet, Alex decided to try his hand at making dough. For weeks, it was pizza, pizza, and more pizza, all in the name of experimentation. I’ll never forget the day Alex declared his last attempt—it felt like the 100th round, and dough-making is no small feat. From nailing gluten structure to balancing water and air temperature, it all had to sync up. But that day? It clicked. One bite, a nod, and a grin—we knew. “We can sell this,” we said, and just like that, the spark was lit.