Latest reviews about Lou Malnati's - Chicago, IL

oldgeeza says "Great crust, good sauce -- enjoyed it but wasn't wow'ed" about Lou Malnati's - Chicago, IL

oldgeeza — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:16:57 GMT

Although not a native Chicagoan, I LOVE Chicago style deep dish pizza and was excited to try Lou Malnati's. Overall I was happy and would recommend, though it wasn't quite the home run I was expecting.

I had a deep dish sausage personal pizza. The crust was amazing -- flaky, buttery, great flavor -- and I don't usually get into the crust so much. They also used a lot of cheese and the sausage was good.

Where it didn't quite wow me was in the sauce. Definitely the tomatoes were fresh tasting, but the sauce was also a little runny. Could have used a bit more tang as well. Where usually I eat the crust first to have my last bite be a saucy bit, here I did the opposite because the crust was the best part.

Definitely I would go again (the thin crust looked good too) but next time I'd go in with slightly lower expectations.

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sackerman74 says "Lou Malnatis is the best pizza Chicago has to offer!" about Lou Malnati's - Chicago, IL

sackerman74 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:35:45 GMT

Before I even lived in the Chicago area, I was well versed in the world of Lou Malnatis pizza. Every time my family would visit Chicago, we'd have to eat at Malnatis. Now that I've lived here for the past 13 years, I can say that I have yet to tire of eating their pizza and am extremely glad there's a carryout location not 5 minutes from my house. Every time we have visitors from out of town, Malnatis is the one place everyone *has* to eat before they leave town. We've also had numerous requests to bring the frozen pizzas with us when we travel out of town, and have also sent Malnatis to many family members out of state because they crave it so much. Our favorite by far is the deep dish sausage and cheese with buttercrust, and love the sweet vinagrette dressing for the salads-yum!

I've tried many other pizza places here but none compare to Malnatis. The only other one that comes anywhere near is Ginos East, but it's good in a different way (completely different taste).

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rosemarylu says "Yumm! Excellent Pizza" about Lou Malnati's - Chicago, IL

rosemarylu — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:12:51 GMT

I like the fact that Lou's has individual pizzas. That way everyone can have the type of pizza they want. They have excellent pizza and you can watch the Cub game from the restaurant.

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kkanuga says "Best pizza ever " about Lou Malnati's - Chicago, IL

kkanuga — Sun, 31 May 2009 19:13:55 GMT

Lou Malnatis pizza is the best ever pizza in the world. Any pizza from there is out of this world. The Calamari fritti is awesome too.

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Joe1019 says "A Classic" about Lou Malnati's - Chicago, IL

Joe1019 — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:18:05 GMT

Very good pizza. Not my top favorite, but if we had people from out of town, we would go there. For healthier option, can get low-fat cheese. The Lou's special with spinach, tomato, garlic is what my wife likes and I would eat it, too.

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liu1121 says "Best Chicago style deep dish" about Lou Malnati's - Chicago, IL

liu1121 — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:19:51 GMT

In my opinion, Lou Malnati's is the best Chicago stye deep dish around. Of course, i'm a relative novice when it comes to this stuff, having just moved out here half a year ago, but i've found their crust to be the right consistency of crunchy and flavorful (i think it's called a butter crust). Also their thin crust pizza is not bad either (and you don't have to wait as long for it to cook). Much better than Gino's East, Due, etc. Definitely my favorite deep dish in the city....

streetlight says "authentic pizzas" about Lou Malnati's - Chicago, IL

streetlight — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:16:11 GMT

I tried Lou Malnati's in Evanston a couple of times and love it a lot. Nice service and great pizzas, especially the deep dish. Don't forget to try their desserts - they're really yummy and not too sweet. Don't order too much - food comes in a big portion..
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kmcnol says "Go for deep dish..........." about Lou Malnati's - Chicago, IL

kmcnol — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:58:27 GMT

One of the better Chicago-style deep dish pizza places. Get the spinach!...

Matt says "Lou Malnati's is among the best Chicago deep dish pizza" about Lou Malnati's - Chicago, IL

Matt — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:37:27 GMT

If deep dish pizza is your thing then you have to try Lou Malnati's out. Our office is directly across the street which makes many of my friends very envious. In fact people often know where our office is only after I tell them it is across from Lou Malnati's.

The sauce has a very nice fresh and sweet flavor to it. And of course, how could you go wrong with "butter crust" and mountains of cheese? Over the years I have become more of a Napolean style pizza fan, but if deep dish is the order of the day, then Lou's is the place to go. You will find people who think Giordonao's or Bachino's are better, but you just might need to try them all for yourself!

Also, I highly recommend the Lou's salad. It is a meal in itself. As far as serving size, two large pizzas and a salad does a pretty good of feeding about 10 hungry guys.

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kartogis says "this is my FAVORITE Pizza Place in CHI-town" about Lou Malnati's - Chicago, IL

kartogis — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:45:14 GMT

Lou Malnati's has delicious food, huge heaps of it, too, and is very easy on the wallet! this is my absolute FAVORITE place in Chicago for pizza and occasional pasta dishes. no one can compare, for the pizza value and taste!

great for families! great for crowds! great for family crowds! some of their locations have extra rooms for parties! all of them deliver! and the pizza can even be shipped to anywhere in US! that's a great deal!

cant wait for our next trip back! its a bit of a drive for us (like 250 miles)
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amh says "a little greasy for my taste" about Lou Malnati's - Chicago, IL

amh — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:17:32 GMT

I've always thought Lou Malnati's is great pizza, but a bit greasy and tough on your stomach!

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jaredavs says "So good it is beyond deep dish..." about Lou Malnati's - Chicago, IL

jaredavs — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:10:46 GMT

I went to the Lou Malnati's in Schaumburg when I was visiting Chicago. It was so good that I returned on my way back to the airport. The sauce and abundent cheeseis delicious but the highlight is most definitely the absurdly good butter crust. In my opinion Lou Malnati's puts similar joints, like Uno, to shame....

annkala says "I love their pizza!!!" about Lou Malnati's - Chicago, IL

annkala — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:32:35 GMT

The staff is always courteous and friendly. The pizza is always piping hot. And I adore the thin buttery crust!!! It's the best!!! We've also had the cheese sticks and the salads which are pretty good too. I've never tried the desserts, but the location in Lincoln Park has the best homemade Itialian Ice! Street parking is always a challenge, and because it's a smaller location, it can get crowded at meal times, but well worth the wait....

kimps84 says "find great pizza here!" about Lou Malnati's - Chicago, IL

kimps84 — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:20:29 GMT

You won't leave here unsatisfied! Toppings/pizza is very fresh tasting, not loaded with grease like many other pizza places. I love going here but they really need more establishments around the city! The peach cobler is nothing to scoff at either! YUM!...

jackieuhgogo says "goodness!!" about Lou Malnati's - Chicago, IL

jackieuhgogo — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:26:28 GMT

I came here for my first taste of chicago pizza, and I'm so so glad I did. Our server was incredible and so sweet, and made a real big deal out of this east coast girl turning over to the deep side. Yes, the pizza took half an hour - but they warn you about this. Nobody can really complain about how long it takes once you eat it. We got the garlic crust with sausage, and it was absolutely perfect. I don't think I would get this delivery or to-go, because the crust would probably get a little soggy. And their garlic bread really is to die for. I'll be missing my thin crust pizza, but this is a wonderful trade off.

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