Dough Depot (not)

 On a recent weekend I decided to take advantage of the nice weather and go for a hike. I was scanning the map for trails or forests where I could work in a hike and a nearby pizzeria, and settled on Indian Fort Nature Preserve near Geneseo. I chose it partly because it has some very nice trails, for a relatively small place, and partly because I saw on Google Maps that there was a pizzeria in nearby Caledonia, Dough Depot, that I hadn't been aware of. It got good reviews and was in an old railroad depot to boot, which was a bonus for me.

 I called and got no answer but I forged ahead, as there were recent updates online stating that they would be open. OK, I admit, dumb idea. Should've made sure. But it was still worth checking out. 

Got to the depot and saw "DOUGH DEPOT" in large letters along the wall, and I smelled food cooking. 

But the doors on both sides were locked, and the interior looked dark. I started back to my car when I heard someone say, "Anything I can do for you?," or words to that effect. Across the adjacent tracks stood a man in his yard, and after I explained that I was there for pizza he responded that he hadn't known Dough Depot to make pizza for at least several weeks.

 "But I smell something cooking," I said. He answered. "Oh, that's me, I'm doing steaks." "Can I come over?" "Sure, come on over," he replied.

It was a nice offer, and I'm guessing he would've honored it had I taken him up on it, but I declined. He suggested Pizza Land, just down the road. But I saw that I had reviewed it before, and although that was a long time ago, I had stopped there pretty recently and the pizza didn't seem much different from the time of my prior review, so I headed home and made my own lunch.

Subsequent calls to Dough Depot have met without success.  So I can only conclude that it's no longer in business, or at least that it's not making pizza. Too bad, as the reviews that I saw were quite positive, and I had been looking forward to it. I can only hope that it reopens or that someone else moves into the space. But I can't call it a wasted trip, as I was heartened to see that there are still some hospitable folks left in the world, at least in Caledonia.

 Dough Depot, 226 North St., Caledonia