This is the ONLY place in Palatine I order pizza from! That measly 3-star Yelp rating is wildly inaccurate and a load of BS!! Been ordering from here since the late 1990s, when it first opened! NOTHING tops their Buttercrust pizzas, which is why I usually order The Lou with at least 10 toppings! I also love their Chicago Classic Pizza too! This past night, I ordered The Lou Deep Dish Pizza with 10 toppings and the Thin Crust Pesto Margherita with 10 toppings! Both orders were accurate, ready on time, fresh, flavorful and piping hot -AS ALWAYS!! The inside of the shop is clean, welcoming, plus the employees here are always so pleasant, professional and efficient! Last, I LOVE that this location is only a 5 minute drive from home!! read more

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria - My pickup dinner order from Sunday night, 8-2-2026!! - Pizza Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

The worse pizza I have ever seen. Ordered a well done cheese deep dish. It came with no sauce, half of it was soggy and it was pretty cold. It wasn't even edible! I noticed this location getting a lot of bad reviews so I am done here. They did give me a refund but this is the second time it's happened. I'm not waiting for another pizza to be delivered just to get more garbage. Promised my son Lou's and he ended up with a home run inn frozen pizza. This location needs to close its doors read more

I gave Lou's a second chance since my last review. There is no flavor in the sauce at all. I ordered toppings like onion, green pepper which helped a little but it didn't help much. I wasn't imagining things as I split the pizza with 2 other people and they all said the same thing right away. We grabbed from my spice cabinet to help. If I was in the restaurant and didn't order it for take out, I would have sent it back. I used to love Lou's. I don't know if it is just particular to this location but I will not purchase from here this location ever again. I would suggest seasoning the sauce. read more

Timely service and nice staff. Loved the cheesy bread and the hot honey deep dish. Happy to try again next time I visit Chicago! read more

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria - Deep Dish Mike's Hot Honey - Pizza Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

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Update: the store manager reached out to me to address my concerns regarding the late orders. I appreciate how quickly she reached out. I love Lou's, but this particular location leaves something to be desired. I frequently order ahead for a future pick up on the app. My order has never been on time, and I frequently Have to wait 15-20 minutes past my order pick up time to get my food. I would recommend going to any other Lou's . This one is clearly not properly managed. Disappointing! read more

I recently ordered pizza and lasagna because unfortunately due to tongue cancer surgery I can't eat pizza but other members of my family can. I love lasagna and consider myself a fairly accomplished cook and have made lasagna many times plus eating it in numerous restaurants. This lasagna was the worst I've ever had it was smothered in sauce and so salty plus I couldn't tell their was any cheese couldn't eat more than a couple bites. read more

I don't know why I gave Lou's in Palatine so many chances to deliver on the awesome, fresh, and tasty quality ingredients I remember from bygone days... it's so disappointing to see long revered establishments cop out for a few more dollars in their pockets instead of taking pride in a once beautiful and culinary delight. My family gradually dropped out one by one, and friends also attest to a similar experience. Sorry Lou's, indeed you have more enticing and fruitful competition these days to contend with. Addendum: I loved the Lou's Salad, and may be back again for that purchase. Also, although quite busy upon my visit, service was pleasant and accommodating, thank you. Albeit, It may do good to spruce up and de-clutter your waiting area a bit, as it leaves a bit to be desired. read more

A while back I wrote a negative review of the Palatine store. The manager responded in a very positive way, offered a gift card that I put to use yesterday. Lou's back! The deep dish was excellent, fresh tomato sauce, the Lou's salad was very good. I'm glad as I've been going to this location since it opened. read more

Well i never thought i would see Lou Malnatis needing cash. For what happened to poor lous is depressing. First they raised the reward points past where 4300 point would get you 2 medium deep dish, for those who enjoyed accumulating enough points for that privilege, they raised the point level to 2750 points for one medium pizza. Leaving me to where points left won't get me but a very small appetizer. Poor Lou. The points to dollar ratio is ridiculously low requiring hundreds spent for very little in return. Poor Lou. And the xmas/new year gift for everyone is come January 6th i believe you lose all points accurated in the past are lost.Poor Lou. Sad that we who loved Lou's and actually have spent literally thousands over the years get treated so graciously get treated so poorly for the almighty dollar. Poor Lou. If he were alive today, he was alway for the customer. Im glad he isn't alive to see this travesty unfold. Good thing there are many great pizzerias up and coming as i will not be coming back and it also include the many kids i couch read more

New management I am assuming!?! Back to business!!! Same amazing food just getting back to great customer service!!!

Poor service, hit or miss quality. When you have to use the app (for rewards redemption) it doesn't always go smoothly.. Last month when I arrived at this location, was greeted with "gee, sorry, we gave away your pizzas" (one thin cheese and a crustless, not a standard order)...I'm sorry but wtah, like you literally had one job to do. Was told I could wait 30 mins for new pizzas or get a refund and a $25 oops credit. Okay, extremely disappointed, hangry and pressed for time...no way could I wait for another order (took the credit and then wrote corporate about my experience). I tried to use the credit tonight at this location, and while it was accepted, it also didn't go smoothly (half the order had to be placed on the app, while the phone-in portion was confusing to the girl answering the phone). Never in the last year of visiting this location have the same workers or managers ever been seen in attendance (and every worker seems to be high school age max). When Lou's brand first expanded in 2016 it was still a good place to get a consistently good pan pizza. Since the 2021 and the Meritage buyout, both service and pizza (as well as the corporate response to my concerns and dilemma) have been severely lacking. Not worth it any more and I really wish they would quit sending out these automatic customer service feedback inquires...why bother, when nothing improves? Sad state of affairs for fine formerly great company. I think Lou would be turning over in his grave. The days of his succulent pie are long gone. read more

this is for sure the best Lous location in the area! it was a very, very busy Friday night and the lobby was packed, but they had orders flying out every second, not a long wait at all anf has an awesome staff that is definitely working hard! very impressive location, I only order from here! read more

When a medium deep dish and a small salad costs $60..... I'm sorry but the Jewel premium frozen pizza for $10 comes into play. I'm done. Hope yo go out of business. Greed. Greed at its best read more

Malnati's is a Chicago classic. If you are visiting Chicago, you HAVE to try Lou's! We've always had good luck at this location - great pizza every time. Reason I'm reviewing is that I had the gluten free deep dish for the first time and I highly recommend! In a blind taste test, you would not be able to identify this pizza as "gf." It is not as buttery tasting as their regular crust, but it's a solid option in a world of bland and soggy gluten free pizza crusts. read more

Probably the worst experience I've had with PIZZA, cx service was truly horrible, tried to verify order over the phone, was basically lied too. They also used DoorDash to deliver my pizza took way too long for two 9inch pizzas. Gonna stick with Pizza Bella from now on. read more

It's Lous. Great Chicago Pizza. This place does a much thinner and crispy crust and a sweeter sauce vs some other places.

Was hoping to write an updated review while in Chicago but COVID did not allow. Manager was super nice to reach out to me and offer me a voucher for my next visit which I pocketed to use. Decided to pay it forward to my Chicago hosts who used it recently and said they felt guilty for how good the pizza was this time around. Really happy for them and will be ordered from them on my next visit post COVID read more

Really really bad. Overpromise. Underdeliver. I ordered a thin crust cheese pizza at 5:00. It arrived at 7:07, after three phone calls. It was cold and it had been handled badly. The manager apologized and credited me the $20. This is the third time this has happened at this location. They just can't seem to get it together to service the area properly. read more

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria - This is how it came - Pizza Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

Great pizza-always consistent! Staff is friendly and you can't beat the Malnati salad-it's the best around. The thin crust is becoming a family favorite! You will not be disappointed with the quality and taste of the pizza and salad! read more

Tonight 9/27/24 ordered pizza and wings for dinner. OK I am so surprised on how the quality of the pizza has went down. I actually called back and spoke to the manager (pizza is not cheap now a days) and told her how they are serving frozen pizzas and passing them off as fresh. Anyone from NY or Chicago know fresh pizza. I told her I don't want a coupon or anything as I don't plan on ever returning but I truly believe this pizza was prepped days in advance. It was just like the pizza out of Jewel. Total garbage. Don't waste your money. read more

We have been a loyal Lou's family for years, but have noticed over the last year that the pizzas coming out of the Palatine location have slowly lacked substance more and more with every order. Finally, last night, this pie is the straw the broke the camel's back. This is ridiculous. Both heft of crust and cheese are nearly non-existent. This isn't an acceptable pizza from anywhere, but especially Lou's. With other great local pizza places in the area, I think Lou's may be a thing of the past for us. read more

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria - 'Deep Dish' Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

Deep dish pizza is now like a thin crust for$30 plus. Long time favorite will lose diehards with this product

Food is decent but service is declining severely. I ordered previously and my order came wrong (the salad was wrong). At that time, I called the store to let them know about the mishap, and a women apologized and told me that she would notate my account to get a replacement salad on them the next time I ordered. Fast forward, I call in to order, explained the situation and a woman rudely said "we don't do that". Keeping your word and honoring promises is key. This establishment clearly does not uphold to these values. read more

Ordered pizza for carry out recently and the deep dish was undercooked and not crispy and same with the thin crust. They really need to keep better track of their oven time for orders. We never have this issue with the Northwest Hwy location in Palatine. read more

Order at 11 am for 545 pick up of 2 9in heart pizzas Waited 20 min beyond pick up time and 1 pizza was steaming hot other was warm More people waiting than leaving store line was 10 deep outside store. I believe that better technology needs to be implemented or that they don't want to turn away orders by telling customers realistic pick up times. read more

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria - Pizza Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

Where are the rest of the toppings? There is an inch wide ring of nothing at the edge. Very disappointed. The crust was really hard and dense too. Like it was frozen. Very different than ordering from lou's in Schaumburg. Order from there. read more

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria - Deep dish pizza - Pizza Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

I'm sorry. I love Lou's usually (the one from Northbrook in particular), but this one constantly messes up. I let it go a bunch of times but I've finally had it. We've ordered for delivery exactly 3 times - and SURPRISE! They messed up 3 times. 1st - pizza was overwhelmingly salty 2nd - they forgot the 6 pack of coke 3rd - I find a big long BLACK HAIR in my crust! I am absolutely appaled. Step up your game. read more

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Without a doubt King of the Hill " THE B E S T "deep dish and #1 in the US. ! Crust has a crispy buttery edge Sauce has a delectable exquisite wine taste Fresh high quality thick gooey mozz. cheese Original non altered fresh sausage All cooked to perfection for the fatso pizza connoisseur to devour latenight. read more

2/2022 5* Have had pizza here before that was not up to our standards. But that was because the Sausage was pieces. This time we did the slab sausage and it was awesomely better! Curbside service was outstanding! read more

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria - a slice missing - Pizza Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

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Placed an order 2 hours ago, still trying to figure out where it is. Cool family dinner so far. read more

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria - Add to that the 20 minutes my wife was on the phone before me. Thanks guys. - Pizza Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

When it takes 3 hours to get a large pizza on a Friday night... Thought it was a delivery problem, but realized the restaurant lied to the DoorDash system. The pizza arrived hot after 3 hours. read more

We order a medium cheese pizza at 5.15pm Friday night. Told it would arrive at 6.00pm. Called at 6.10 and told it was a mistake would be there by 6.35 still no show. Showed up at 7.15 and it was wrong. We got a sausage pizza instead of cheese and then we called and stated the issue and we were. Told a new one would be send out. 8.30 still no show. Called again and was hung up on and called for a 6 time to get an answer. Bad all around. read more

Great stuff, had the thin crust! Great ranch! Everyone around me had the deal dish and loved it too read more

I had to ask my my wife if this was supposed to be deep dish pizza. She said yes. This is the most pathetic looking deep dish ever. I've had thicker thin crust than this. read more

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria - This is #deepdishpizza? - Pizza Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

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So very disappointed in our delivery order today. The salad for 4 we received was the exact same size as previous ones that were for serving just two. To make matters worse , it had the lettuce core inside! However, the pizza was warm and delicious. The delivery time was timely. You really need to provide salad for 4 people! The delivery salad from the LM in Buffalo Grove is much larger. read more

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria - Nice clump of lettuce core in our very small sized container that was suppose to serve 4 people! - Pizza Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

I don't leave bad reviews ever, but this is absolutely absurd. I ordered a small deep dish pizza. It arrived a half hour early, which I thought was a good thing. I looked at the box and it had a different address on it. The pizza was undercooked SEVERELY. The bottom was still soft and gooey, and the pizza was not very hot. Found several giant peeled tomatoes in the sauce. GIANT. I've always touted Lou's as the most consistent deep dish around. Not amazing, but not bad. But this was awful. read more

Dude. What did you do to the sauce? May as well have gone to rosatis or giodanos. Weak extra chunky under cooked cans... Dude, a patty is a layer of sausage. Not clumps here or there. Cook and season sauce Don't just want tomato chunks Try salt and pepper too Tighten it up or I'm traveling elsewhere Been eating Lou's for 40 years and Palatine is always slow and meh Today's was worse and The receipt from today's blaaassseeeh pie was what motivated me to comment. Tinyurl. read more

Horrible customer service, very rude. Waited for a pizza for a hour, when I called they me the order must not of gone through and the only thing they can do is order a new one. No apologies or discount for the inconvenience. Never got my pizza and the refund took three days. Tried again later, when the pizza came all the toppings were all off and on the ground. Don't order here. Also, don't know if it's the same at each location but the Gluten free pan pizza crust taste horrible! I can make a better one at home. read more

Lou's is my family's favorite deep dish pizza. No matter what ingredients you choose, you can always expect a delicious pizza. I've seen the way they make the pizza's on tv shows and their dedication to putting out a consistently tasting pizza is admirable. I've even shipped pizza's to family in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and they loved it! read more

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria - Pizza Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

Buffalo Grove is better quality all around the pizza is thick cheesy and has plenty sauce check it out you will see the difference and taste it also read more