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    Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

    3.6 (107 reviews)
    ModeratePizza, Italian
    Closed 4:00 pm - 10:00 PM
    Updated 2 weeks ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    Ordered a deep dish pizza last night for the last time. We never received our dinner. Third party delivery driver delivered our pizza to someone else and went dark on us. Denny the Lou's manager refunded us immediately. He's been good with our several poor delivery experiences before over past three years. Quality and delivery disasters are consistent experience and we are DONE. Rosati's delivers on time and correct orders every time. Pity

    Soggy crust and toppings slidding off

    Toppings slid off top and created a soggy mess. Crust was disgusting. Normally love Lou's but this was bad. They sent another but it'd been almost 2 hours since ordering. Going to stay away from this location for a while.

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    Alexander Y.

    The only time I tried Lou Malnati's was over six years ago, and it was back when I thought Giordano's was king of deep dish pizza. Well, I've come to realize over time that Giordano's is actually the McDonald's of deep dish pizza. That's what happens when you try different types of deep dish pizza and realize how important the crust on a deep dish pizza is on the overall package. So with that said, it was long overdue to give Lou's another chance. I think part of the reason I didn't like Lou's at first was that I let my friends order rather than order what I liked. Ordered a small Malnati Chicago Classic with extra pepperoni and onions (already comes with sausage, otherwise I would've ordered that too). I gotta say that it was WAAAAAY better than I remembered it. Never will I underestimate how important that buttercrust is to a deep dish pizza. Even I can change my opinions over time! Ingredients were super fresh too. Wish I had known before I came here that this location was only a takeout location. Didn't even know that such a place even existed! Would have just called beforehand. Even with that, the pizza was cooked fairly quickly and service was great. Can't complain about that. I still think Pequod's is the best deep dish pizza in Chicago. But yeah, definitely over my Giordano's days for sure. Would love to come back to Lou's again!

    Our ordered deep dish tonight

    Ordered delivery tonight- my family and I have been eating at Lou's for years around the Chicagoland area. Rhe young lady on the phone was absolutely the best- so kind, patient and perfect at what she is doing. I could hear how busy that location was over the phone and was excited! Of course I looked over the pics from this location and this particular app, thinking how hungry I was to get one of my faves. The sauce? Yum! Love it! The sausage, cmon it's amazing! That butter crust is always always a hit. Delivered fast and hot and just in time! I did however take a pic of what arrived. What happened here? I mean I love a crispy edge but can't get soggy if there isn't any sauce going within inches of the edges there. So, I don't know. I thought for sure this was gonna be a five star- it's Lou Malnati's! This one fell short from the crust and its deep dish style, and my expectations. I'll have to give it another go again.

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    A wonderful guy named Chris took my order today and got it perfect! What a nice young man!!! He deserves a raise. S,S,

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    But the cost to order out and have a meal delivered keeps you from wanting to do it very often.

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    As advertised. Took 35 minutes for a small pizza but the waitress was upfront about it. Worth the wait.

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    Awesome pizza and salad. Never disappointed when I get my deep dish there. Glad they opened one in Phoenix.

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