[2] The podcast started in May 2015, and began offering bonus episodes for Patreon supporters in March 2017 under the name Doughboys Double.

[4] The podcast episodes feature a weekly guest, including notable people from the comedy world such as Scott Aukerman, Gillian Jacobs, Sarah Silverman, Ike Barinholtz, Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, Matt Besser, that actor guy, Matt Kowalick, Haley Joel Osment, Samoa Joe, Heather Anne Campbell, Lauren Lapkus, Bill Oakley, Paul Scheer, Jason Mantzoukas, John Hodgman, Paul F. Tompkins, Jesse Farrar, Chris Pratt, Kumail Nanjiani, Stephanie Beatriz, and D'Arcy Carden.

[7] Each episode begins with an introduction by Wiger, who gives some background information about the restaurant chain they are reviewing that week.

In addition to reviewing a chain restaurant each episode, the podcast includes recurring segments such as "Snack or Wack", in which the hosts and their guests determine if a food is worth eating,[1][8] or "Drank or Stank", in which the hosts and their guests taste a beverage to determine if it is worth drinking.

[1][8] Doughboys has received recognition as both a comedy and a food podcast on best-of lists by Paste,[11] Mashable,[12][13] Uproxx,[14] and Reader's Digest,[15] among others.