I always need Lou's when I'm in the Chicago area. I typically prefer to dine-in, but delivery from this location was a pleasant surprise! Fairly quick and arrived hot and fresh! If you're in a hotel or somewhere that you don't have utensils, don't forget to add cutlery from the misc/sides option as they don't automatically include it. read more

I thought the pizza was average, and not a lot of cheese. I ordered the deep dish with. sausage, hot giardiniera, cupped pepperoni plus hot honey. Dessert was better as I ordered the chocolate obsession; thin brownie with a heavy layer of moose. I did have to do takeout and I was disappointed. I did not ask for silverware nor was it included. Not the end of the world. read more

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Service was great! They had the pizza ready when they said it would be ready. The pizza I got was cold is the negative so I had to reheat in the microwave. The salad was good and loved that they put all salad toppings on the side not on the salad It looks like just a takeout place it was busy there read more

Pizza was ready on time, hot, and perfect flavor. I got the butter crust as an upgrade, and boy is it amazing. Nothing got soggy on the drive, either. The garden salad (small is enough to keep me in rabbit food for days. The young lady asked if on dressing was enough. I should've looked at the salad first before saying yes. It is well-worth the money as you definitely get what you pay for. The location is delivery & carryout only, and even though I caught a line, it was only five minutes (I ordered online). The staff was active, efficient, and very nice. read more

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

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By far my favorite pizza ever. Their deep dish is out of this world. My favorite is definitely the sausage deep dish with butter-crust. As for thin crust, I like the spinach. They also have great salads and pastas, so there's a little something for everyone. Just to note: This location is takeout and delivery only. The staff is super friendly and they can have your order ready in 30-45 minutes on average. read more

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I'm 40, and I've been eating Lou Malnati's for as long as I can remember. I left Chicago at 18, and of all the foods I miss, this is at the very top of the list. There is simply no substitute for their deep dish pizza with that legendary butter crust. I'm a classic cheese fan, but the sausage chunks have become a favorite over the years, too. The thin crust is also fantastic if you're looking for something lighter. This location has been our family's takeout spot my entire life, and it still feels like home. They've done an incredible job scaling the company while preserving the soul of a Chicago family business. The food is consistently excellent, the pricing feels fair, and I'm genuinely proud to bring friends here when I'm back in town. The Malnati salad is a standout, rich and flavorful, and the perfect way to start a pizza night. The storefront is easy to access, always buzzing, and the staff are kind, efficient, and truly embody the brand. I've ordered dozens of frozen Lou Malnati's pies shipped to the East Coast over the years, and they come impressively close to the real thing, especially with a high-functioning oven. Best tip: bake and eat them right away, and butter the pan. I've made the mistake of letting them sit too long in the freezer, and they lose a bit of their magic. I've even worked holiday shifts in the warehouse where these pies ship from, so I don't just love this place, I live and breathe it. Great family, great history, and a world-class pizza experience. The boneless wings and bruschetta are also excellent. The newer app and loyalty program are also a great evolution for the brand. If you're visiting Chicago, this is a must, and with roughly 60 locations to choose from, it's a true Chicago institution you have to experience. If you're in the North Shore suburbs and want a dine-in experience, the original Lou Malnati's in Lincolnwood is fantastic for group dinners and highly recommended. This Lake Avenue location is takeout only and consistently delivers. Highly, highly recommended! read more

Pizza was... ok. Crust had a weird fried aspect to it that I didn't love, but maybe that's a Chicago thing? Honestly did not love it. Felt insubstantial and yet also somehow a bit greasy at the same time. Cheese, sauce and sausage was fine and nothing to write home about. But what really stood out was this: the pizza came sliced in a completely unhinged criss-cross pattern (!?) So instead of normal slices of pizza, you have to eat these weird little squares. I'm sorry, I didn't realize I was ordering pizza for a toddler's birthday party. Slicing a round pizza is just a solved problem at this point. Four quick cuts across the middle and you get 8 of the standard issue wedge-shaped slices we all know and love. Not so in Lou Malnati's bizarro world. edit: The generic corporate speak cut-and-paste response to my review below this speaks volumes about how this place is apparently run. Gross! read more

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria - A pizza fit for 4 year-olds. - Pizza Near Me - Wilmette, Illinois

Our go to for deep dish pizza always. Pick up is always prompt and pizza is hot. We loooove lou's- we will always keep coming back. read more

The lady at the front with a pony tail and glasses kicked me out the restaurant for asking for a friend and for some help to order correctly, terrible service from that person read more

I got a personal Deep Dish Malnati Chicago Classic. I don't have much to compare it to in terms of "Chicago Pizza" but I enjoyed what I had. If you like sausage you will like this - you get a lot! Holding it back from a 5 star review is that some of the crust could've been cooked more. Could just be part of the Chicago style, but I like a little more crunch. read more

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Lou Malnati's is our all time favorite pizza, both deep dish and thin crust. Quality ingredients on top of a butter crust. Yum! The Malnati Salad is great, too (hold the gorgonzola cheese, please!) We recently tried the Garlic Bread because we had some loyalty points to redeem. It was excellent smothered with the marinara sauce that it came with. I will definitely add that to my future orders! The frozen pizzas are perfect for a less expensive, low fuss but still delicious meal. Lots of selection in the grab and go freezer and refrigerator cases (pizzas, desserts, salads). This location has no dine in, but the cashiers are always friendly and the food is usually ready on time. Standing room only waiting room or wait in your vehicle. read more

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Better service than usual here, we were in and out quickly with our call-in order. Asked for pizza to be well done and they came out perfect. No overcooked, and not soggy. Had been a long time since I had deep dish so this meal was exceptional. read more

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria - Just as good in a hotel room - Pizza Near Me - Wilmette, Illinois

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This is another mighty fine Lou Malnati's carryout location. This was my first visit here and it was for several pizzas for a birthday party. They were the usual tip-top delicious and the carryout was available right on time. This shop is situated in the very convenient Westlake Plaza strip mall just a few feet from I-94 Eden's Lake Street exits. read more

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It's always good but it's nowhere near as good as the Lincolnwood location! Lincolnwood is where they actually make the pizza's and cook them in the original ovens. Private equity has made these not restaurant locations very profitable I am sure but it's just not the same at all! read more

Been a customer ever since they opened in Lincolnwood in the 60's. The past 20 years been ordering for pickup in Wilmette, they are less than 10 minutes from me. Tonight I called and ordered a pizza , when I went to pick it up they had no record of my phone order. Last year I ordered for delivery as I wasn't feeling well 45 minutes later I get a call from the delivery person asking where I'm at 15 minutes later another call. I called the store and they told me they used an outside delivery service but the made and delivered a replacement at no charge, I'm a cash customer and wasn't looking for a freebie. While I am disappointed I can not say anything negative about the pizza. read more

Always a great Lou's pizza. Love Lou malnatis since back in the day one of the originals

cold pizza, watery crust, no idea how. it was ordered at 1pm for 515pm pickup but was late...and still somehow cold. how do you bake a pie and hand it off 15 minutes late, and cold? would not recommend. there were a lot of customers waiting in lobby with similar frustration. read more

The argument over what is the best Chicago deep dish pizza will last long after Keith Richards and the cockroaches have all died off. This is our favorite. Well, the thin crust, and the enduringly incomprehensible practice of cutting it in squares rather than pie slices is relatively consistent across all pizzerias, the deep dish here is unique, in large part because of the cornmeal crust, which is distinctive among the local pies. A word to the newbies: that the deep dish sausage is patty style, which is also peculiar...and I mean that in a good way...to Chicago style pizzas. We are also fans of their salads, which come with some terrific dressing. Note, though, that the Wilmette location, and many others, does not offer dine in but it is pick up and delivery only. read more

The best deep dish pizza we ever had! We loved the classic pepperoni deep dish the best. Every bite was just divine. We are dreaming of it and hope to try it again someday. We got delivery and it was fast and perfect. Thank you! Highly recommended! read more

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not a great pizza tonight. really not a "lou's" pizza. i find the quality has changed since this location was sold. been a die-hard fan for many years, i will search out a better alternative for the future. many other amazing options for pizza these days! read more

I always ate pizza from this location. It was never a disappointment. If I'm ever near the area, I'll definitely stop by. They don't skimp on the ingredients. read more

TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE! I placed this order back On December 28, 2024. I wanted to use a gift card that I had, but the cashier said that there was an issue with the register, but that they would fix it once I came to the restaurant with the gift card. Shen I received the online confirmation for I order, I noticed my order was taken incorrectly. I wanted sausage patty, not sausage pieces. I called the restaurant back to let them know of the error, and they said that it would be corrected. I then asked them what it affect the lead time for the error, and they assured me that it would not be affected. When I arrived to the Wilmette location, only about two customers in the store. Apparently, there was a cashier being trained at the time because there was another girl shadowing her and telling her how to do things. When I was talking to the cashiers I informed them who I was and about the issue I was having with the gift card. They remembered my order and issue. The trainee tried to process the card, and it didn't work the first time. At this point the girl that was training the new cashier disappeared behind the scenes and never returned. The trainee tried to process again, to no avail. At this time, she abruptly asked me for another form of payment. I told her that somebody assured me that they would fix the gift card issue, but she just said that she doesn't know what's going on. She didn't ask for any help or ask for a manager. At this point, I was irritated and I just gave her my debit card. To add insult to injury, I received my pizza about 15 minutes AFTER the previous "ready" time, and the CENTER OF THE PIZZA WAS COLD! I have pictures of me with my finger in the center indicating the temperature of the pizza. POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE ALL AROUND. And now, with no follow up from the staff for over a week, I am not giving you my business and spreading the word on this matter. I sent them a feedback form and no one has yet to respond. read more

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria - Cold pizza in the center. Deep Dish Create Your Own with pepperoni, sausage, green peppers, and mushrooms. - Pizza Near Me - Wilmette, Illinois

Let's face it-- in this part of the country-- pizza is religion . They do a great job and you won't be sorry.

We picked up 2 LARGE pizzas and a Malnitis family size salad at 6:00 pm tonight...when we got it home and tried to remove it from the cardboard it was soggy wet...the cardboard stuck to the pizza and I found myself eating the paper...we've been patrons at the many establishments all over Chicagoland for many years...we love dining in..don't have these issues...just need to bring to your attention We have NOT heard a peep on how this is to be resolved !!!..KNOCK So now it's been almost 3 weeks since my review I did speak with Brady at the Wilmette location He promised to MAIL coupons on the 7th of March I called last week and spoke with Danny and she assured me they're ON THE WAY...to this day..NOTHING Email me at cubparking@aol.com This is going on WAY TOO LONG Not sure if Lou Malnittis is playing games with us..wrote a review (as you might see)...3 weeks ago and was promised by Brady at the Wilmette location 2 large pizza coupons..now they threw some new name on us to complain to.. I'm shocked how Lou's has handled a small issue into a full blown out ticked off situation Give us what you promised almost 3 weeks ago and QUIT playin' games and tryin to PAWN this off read more

Good deep dish pizza. To go only. Has not been my favorite since testing most deep dish pizza Chicago has to offer.

I have been a customer of Lou Malnati's in Wilmette, IL since 1987. Unless I have guests I always order a large thin crust cheese pizza with extra sauce. When I placed my last order in January 2024 and requested extra sauce I would have had to pay over $3.00, so I did not order extra sauce. This is the first time for a charge for extra sauce. The pizza without extra sauce was DRY. I will never order from Lou Malnati's ever again. It is very bad business practice to lose a customer of almost 40 years over a ladleful of sauce. read more

We needed dinner for 12 on short notice. Staff took our pizza order before our seats were ready. We had a drink in the bar before being seated in dining room. Waiter was happy and helpful, he even took a group picture for us. Some of our group wanted lower carbs so we ordered a crust less pizza. It was very good. Malnati salad was delicious. Calamari appetizer had a nice breading and was a hit. Pizza is good and the staff was great. Everyone in our group enjoyed our dinner at Lou's. read more

My favorite is Lou's spinach deep dish with their butter crust! I truly miss it when in SWFL all winter as can't find good deep dish down here. read more

Always fire. Can't go wrong with Lou's ever. Definitely order the pizza with the Buttercrust, well done, and uncut (thank me later) malnati salad is also shockingly good. Wings are solid too. Btw "The Lou" sucks. Cheddar cheese on pizza is crazy to me. read more

This restaurant/ location makes the best gluten free pizza in the entire world. I've been around the world from London to the Bay- you can't touch this! Side note the Evanston location sucks sack!!! read more

Just Okay. The crust was dry. Beef sandwich was good. Pequods is much better. Service was good

Excellent location! Pizza was delicious. Cooked to perfection. Curbside service is so friendly fast and efficient.. small mistake and Ricky the manager went above and beyond to make sure I was happy. Will definitely order again. read more

Just picked up a deep dish small pizza. Too expensive for a very mediocre pizza. You can pay for a fresh pizza in a restaurant at the same price. read more

I ordered a pizza with onions and sausage. It was disappointing I that I had to hunt for the toppings - literally 7 pieces of sausage and a scattering off onions. For the price they charge you can do much better with local alternatives. read more

The best. Anybody that says different is probably a leafs/cowboys/knicks fan and should be disregarded accordingly.

Delivery was in time and all the food was piping hot! The marinara sauce was the best. The sauce had a little kick to it which out it in the "best I've ever had" zone. Yummy! read more

The pizza is consistently delicious and always cooked to perfection. The employees are respectful and accommodating. I always get a large deep-dish cheese pizza; I prefer the thin crust pizza sauce because I don't like the giant tomatoes on my pizza. They always change it for me when I call in and request it. I had an issue with pizza getting stuck to the bottom of the box after sitting for a few hours, the bottom of the pizza had thin paper-like strips of cardboard stuck to it. The manager called me and offered a refund even though I didn't request it and only called to offer feedback. That is exceptional customer service. Easy 5/5 for this location. read more

Inconsistent. When this pizza is great, it's really great. That's one in three times. Tonight's pizza was severely undercooked.

Great food with fast curbside service. We pickup from here instead of ordering delivery from park ridge location. Quality is definitely better here from our experience. read more

Horrible pizza. Was not fully cooked. Will never order the deep dish pizza again. Very disappointing