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    Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

    3.1 (143 reviews)
    ModeratePizza, Italian
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids

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    Kevin S.

    It's a Chicago staple for a reason. Best deep dish I've ever had! Love me some Lou's!

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    Paula W.

    Ordered delivery, large pizza with sausage, extra cheese, and sauce. Boy was I disappointed. The sauce was not spread evenly across the pizza, the sausage also did not extend across the pizza. The pizza was sloppy and had no flavor. The one good thing is the pizza was piping hot at delivery. I would not return.

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    Valerie L.

    It was kind of confusing because when we walked in, they asked if we are dining in, but it doesn't look like there is a dine in option. The place looked pretty small. We ordered 4 deep dish pizzas, some garlic bread and a salad. Service was okay, we felt kind of ignored when we were in there. We were told that the food will be ready in 30-40 minutes but we ended up waiting over 1 hour for it. Even when the pizzas were ready, they said we had to wait for the salad and garlic bread, which was another 15-20 minutes wait. The food was pretty good though, each slice had the crust, sauce, cheese, etc. It was my first time having deep dish pizza in Chicago and I was pretty impressed with the pizzas. It was really filling and we had so much leftovers. The garlic bread was crispy and tasty too.

    Large Malnati Chicago Classic Pizza with sausage, onions, green peppers, and mushrooms. Delicious!
    Lauren H.

    I've noticed such improvements over the past year. They've reduced their menu and really focused on the things people order. The pizza quality is improved and wait time is reduced. We ordered a malnati classic and a Caesar salad. The pizza was cooked perfectly and ready on time. The salad although much simpler than the restaurant salad options was fresh and delicious. I'd stopped ordering from this location after a couple of bad experiences last year. I'm happy to say the oak lawn location is back to being good.

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    Lisa P.

    Not my best experience at this location and this WAS one of my top three pizzerias. I ordered in route from work so that the food could be ready when I got there. This location has closed their lobby and only has delivery and curb-side pick up. I was so excited to get home and have my dinner, unfortunately it was a disappointment. The sausage pizza only had cheese on one side and the deep dish was charred. I did enjoy the boneless chicken, celery and gorgonzola sauce. My family and I have spent a good chunk of money here. This experience was a true disappointment.

    Large thin crust pepperoni sausage pizza

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    2 months ago

    Oh my goodness the prices are so unbelievable high.38 dollars for a large pizza the pizza is good but come on the prices are crazy

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    8 months ago

    Really good deep dish... would try this place again. We ordered take out so not sure about the ambiance.

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    10 months ago

    Always good service, pizza is always great, so delicious no matter what location I go to around Chicago.

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    2 years ago

    Excellent at the end. Kerri, the manager, came to the rescue in a crisis. He is the best. Thank you so much Kerri. 5 stars

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    2 years ago

    Lou's Oak Lawn, has become inconsistant, with shrinkflation and prices up. Still ok but not always consistent and good.

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    2 years ago

    The best deep dish pizza I've ever had always gets the butter crust has been my favorite since 1987 never disappoints

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