Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

Despite that I usually go to the original in lincolnwood I was just too tired to drive that far. I have been to the Oak Park location and it's decent if not good. One thing I noticed for like the carryout locations for Lou malnati's the crust of the Chicago classic feels like you're eating a pretzel with butter. Hopefully Oak Park doesn't fail to do that despite being a newer location cuz they say it's the equipment similar to a cast iron frying pan where they say it gets better with age on the equipment they used to making the delicious buttery Pizza. Service was pretty friendly and quick. Ambience in this place is a lot more modern than feeling like a sports bar like at the one in Lincolnwood. Again I did not want to drive there despite that I like eating at the one in lincolnwood since

The spot for Chicago deep dish pizza! Had two personal sizes split between me and someone else. We had the sausage one and one with tomato slices on top with cheese. It was happy hour so we took advantage of the $5 drinks! Everything was very yummy!

Moving my reviews over from Yelp. This review was originally published on 11/7/2019: A trip to Lou's is always a treat! I love their pizza so maybe I should state that getting to eat Lou's pizza is always a treat instead. I'm sure there are comments I could (and probably should) make about ambiance, service, accuracy of the order...blah, blah, blah. What's important is the 'za and basically nothing else. Lou's pizza - for me at least - means deep dish with sausage and onions. I like the height of the pie and the crunch of the top part of the crust where no sauce or cheese touched it. I enjoy the stretch of the cheese. I appreciate the slight tang in the sauce and the fennel in the sausage. Seriously, my mouth is watering as I write this and I know that I'm something like 300 miles away

What can I say as a girly that love her Detroit style deep dish pizza but this pizza has blew my mind. Let’s just say foodgasm for both me and my British husband. The cheese was like a loving river of mom’s hugs. The sauce was sweet and tangy all at once. The sausage made it with juicy pops of amazingness. Will definitely be back and whomever served us you rock sir. Wish I could have tipped you more than 20%.

Visited Lou Malnati’s on November 22, 2024, for dinner with a party of six. We had a reservation, which made for a smooth seating process upon arrival. The service was fine, but unfortunately, the food didn’t live up to expectations. We ordered two deep-dish pizzas—the Chicago Classic and The “Lou”—and I have to say, I was not impressed. Being from NYC, I love pizza, and I’ve had deep-dish before on previous trips to Chicago. I was hoping this would match or even surpass my past experience at Giordano’s, but sadly, it fell short. The flavors and texture just didn’t hit the mark for me. While I understand deep-dish is a different style from what I’m used to, I know it can be done better. It wasn’t terrible, but it didn’t live up to the hype. If you’re a die-hard Lou Malnati’s fan, you may