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    Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

    3.8 (119 reviews)
    ModeratePizza, Italian
    Closed • 4:00 pm - 10:00 PM
    Updated 2 weeks ago

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    LOU MALNATI'S PIZZERIA ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Deep Dish Create Your Own
    Archana P.

    To be quite honest, Giordanos is better. The quality of the pizza wasn't that good. Kind of tasted like plastic. Service was way too long for the food to get here. Almost about 1.5 hours. Overall, gets the job done but not good for the price.

    Is it OK to think a pizza can be beautiful?
    James A.

    Really good Chicago deep dish pizza. This little outpost was the closest to the house, located in a little strip mall with plenty of parking. it is carryout only (no dine-in) as most of the pizza places around here seem to be. It was Super Bowl Sunday so figured it would be busy and possibly increasing the chance of a mistake. So ordered a medium Chicago style on-line (paid for it as well) right when it opened at 11 am, for a 2 pm pickup. Got there exactly at 2, gave my name, and they had the pizza ready for me. I had forgotten how heavy even a medium Chicago deep dish pizza could be. I got it home, and waited till the Super Bowl began. It was a just a beautiful pie. We reheated it at 350 to get it just warm enough. The chicago style has sliced mozzarella, with a sausage patty that covers the entire pizza, and sweet chunky tomato sauce on top. The best part of the pizza is the crust...always crispy crunchy even with wet toppings but never greasy or too buttery like pan pizza can get. The crust goes over the edge so you always can get some extra crust for a bite if that is what you want...or just hand it over to your partner who prefers the crust, and focus on the middle...each bite (no matter how big or small) having the perfect balanced layers of crust, cheese, sausage and sauce. I've read reviews about how Malnati's isn't as good as before, but that was not the case for me. Malnati's is the best chain restaurant to serve deep dish. The pie cost almost $30 with tax, but if you consider that it can be sliced into 8 pieces, and 2 pieces is enough for an adult...it's a good value in this day and age.

    House Sangria
    Ruhi P.

    This place is always a good family place to go to, there's so many tables and good parking space. We ordered a house salad which was great! The sangria is strong and really good, definitely recommend. I had ordered the gluten free pepperoni pizza, it was really hard to chew, I think they over cooked it. I have them 3 stars for the gluten free pizza quality however the service and ambiance is really great!

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    Chelsea O.

    Great little pizza spot! You have to get the deep dish - because you're in Chicago! Duh. The sauce was really good and everything felt really fresh. The house salad was good - I personally would lose the mushrooms. Great spot for groups and can easily find something for all.

    What's in the box?
    Shem I.

    I've always been a NY guy, but Lou made me a deep dish guy. I got a sausage, garlic, olive, mushroom, butter crust large. I have meals for three more days! Imma tell you the best part about deep dish right now, it stays hot forever! No worries about it getting cold in the car!

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    Great food and friendly service. Atmosphere is homey. Really enjoyed our time and love the food!

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    4 years ago

    Good communication, my order was a pickup and everyone there was friendly. Would recommend this store.

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    3 years ago

    Had to be the worst pizza I ever tasted. Disgusting. Will never order from here again. I give them 1 star just for delivering it.

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    4 years ago

    Best pizza!!! Fresh ingredients, perfect crust, to die for sauce! You can't go wrong with this pizza. We could eat it everyday!!!

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