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    Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

    3.6 (86 reviews)
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    Closed 4:00 pm - 10:00 PM
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Kelsey J.

    Honestly, pretty mediocre pizza. Takes them a really long time to prepare orders. I think there are better places for pizza in the area.

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    McKinzie N.

    Food was okay. Too expensive. Just not worth it. Pizza crust too thin. Lacked crunch. Service was okay. I'm for sure I will not eat from here again. Wings were straight out the microwave. The wings were soft and lacked flavor. I had to add my own sauce. Big disappointment. My brother in law bragged about the location in Brookfield but Fox Point was closer to me. One word... Disappointing! I'll stick to Jets pizza.

    Drove 100 miles round trip to buy three deep dish pies for NYE. I visit Illinois often and normally stop when I'm there, but decided to give this location a try. I cannot even stress in words how absolutely inedible they all are. No air in the dough, just rock hard slabs of hard something-that-is-not-real-dough. The staff was really nice, but $75 thrown in the garbage is beyond distressing. I've always chosen Louxs as my #1 favorite Until this. Wow. So gross.

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    Julianna D.

    Great and delicious deep dish. My favorite is pepperoni and garlic. They pack the pizza nicely too which ensures the toppings are not wasted. They also have think pizza but the deep dish is very tasty and authentic. I used to go to the dine in Buffalo Grove location and it is the same delicious pizza. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because once in a while it is not as good as other times. The salad is also delicious.

    Curbside pickup was on point!
    Amy S.

    My kitchen was in disarray after painting all day so decided to order some much needed takeout for a late/lunch early dinner. Nothing sounded good so I figured I'd try a deep dish since Lou Malnati's is still fairly new to the area. I did curbside pickup and it was a great experience, they were prompt and came out with my pizza almost immediately(even though I arrived a minute or 2 earlier than the estimated time) So I had the Malnati Chicago Classic with added pepperoni and an order of boneless lemon pepper wings with gorgonzola dressing(instead of bleu cheese) Yeah...the pizza was good, but I wished I wouldn't have tried the wings first, they were honestly so good I didn't even want pizza...OH AND THAT GORGONZOLA dressing was AMAZING. Everything was great, but super rich. I had to practice some self control because really I could've easily overate and ended up with a stomachache. I did get a chance to eat the pizza the next day and I didn't realize its like a huge sausage patty they put on the bottom of the crust so its actually really "meaty" for a pizza. Definitely didn't need to add the pepperoni..that was overkill as far as toppings. I'm looking forward to ordering again! Delicious!

    Nice box!!!
    Angie O.

    I'm never ordering pizza from anywhere else!!! Okay, that probably isn't true just only because I'm about 15 mins south of this location and I get hangry.... But what IS true is that I will now always prefer to order pizza from Lou Malnati's! Folks, we FINALLY have a Chicago deep-dish pizza haven! No longer will I need to drive to Chicago when I cannot deal with my ever-constant craving I get for this beautiful masterpiece of a food. My husband and I ordered a large pizza and cheesy bread for pickup. With this COVID-19 Safer at Home order in place, the business is closed to the public. An employee brings your order out to you upon your arrival. You do need to plan ahead because things this good take time! We ordered on a Thursday evening, and it was an hour - perhaps a bit longer - until the food was in the car and on it's way home. I loved every single bite! I love the flavor and texture of the crust. The tomato sauce is packed with flavor. All of the ingredients just taste fresh. It brought so much joy and happiness into my life. The cheese bread. Get it, just do it. The marinara is A++ in my opinion and bread and the cheese are heavenly. What wasn't eaten warmed up really well in the microwave and tasted almost as good as when it was freshly made. It is very cheesy!!! The only thing that could be better is if it was a dine-in location. I very much enjoyed the LM restaurant experience I had at one of the Chicago locations a while back. The colorful, fun design and sturdy packaging did enhance the fact that this was "take out." You can tell a lot about a place by how it presents it's food when ordered to go - this quality packaging was definitely indicative of the quality of our food!! It is more $$ than the local chains or pizza restaurants but 100% WORTH IT. FYI - if you want the sauce on the top of your 'za definitely specify that upon order. Our was lacking that feature but it didn't really matter, it was nestled in between layers of cheese and topping. We just finished up our leftovers for lunch and I asked my husband if it was too soon to order again :P I'll be trying a new appetizer - maybe *in addition to cheese bread* - next time I order. I am already looking forward to it!

    Their take-n-Bake Frozen Sausage Pizza was just as delicious coming from my oven as it would be from theirs.
    Max M.

    I was really happy when I heard that Lou Malnatis was opening a restaurant close to the office I work at in Fox Point. It's always good news to have more restaurants nearby! I've ordered from their pizzeria twice. My first order, which was right before the lockdown occurred, was for a personal size deep dish Malnati Classic. There are both online and over the phone ordering options, and this time I chose online. My pizza was ready for pickup right when I expected, was boxed in a custom and unique pizza box, and was perfectly cooked. Their trademarked "buttercrust" is as delicious as it sounds, and I particularly liked to wait to eat the raised edges last. There is not a bad part of this pizza, with flavorful sauce above a thick melted layer of cheese. The second time I ordered was over the phone during the lockdown. They are doing carry out only, and I wanted to pick up dinner so I didn't need a warm pizza. What a great idea for them to offer frozen pizzas! I ordered two sausage pizzas (they're only available in a size of 9", which feeds about two people). This time I didn't need any lead time for them to prepare my order - I simply called, drove to their store and they handed me the pizza while I sat in the car. Super quick and convenient. I can assuage your worries about the quality of the pizza suffering from it being frozen. This pizza was exactly as delicious coming from my oven as it is coming from theirs, and was piping hot to boot. I might resort to buying their frozen pizza much more often.

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    Jeff E.

    I am a fan of Lou Malnati's. Not only do they have the ordering process down, they provide excellent food, that is well prepared, packaged, and ready for pick up. We ordered "The Lou" medium pizza, pasta, and a salad. Bill was $50 as expected. The location was neat and clean, and the staff helpful and focused on their job. The pizza came hot, and tasty as was the pasta and salad. No complaints. They recommend not cutting the pizza until home, which I believe helps with the quality of the product. This is true deep dish pizza. See photos of store and product. You will not go wrong when ordering Lou Malnati's! This served four adults and 2 kids!

    William R.

    Ordered take out from here last Friday since I was going to be in the area. They are a busy place so I would suggest ordering online. I scheduled a 5:30 pick up and it was ready around 5:35, so not a long wait but there seemed to be a few people who either had to wait because their order may have gotten lost. We ordered a personal crustless pizza and a personal Lou along with an order of wings. I must have forgotten how small those personal pizza's are and for the price absolutely not worth it. (on a separate note the nutritional guide made it seem like you got 6 slices but really it's 4). The medium order of wings got you 8 wings for an average cost of $1.25 per wing which is pretty close to in line with other places. I actually really enjoyed the crustless pizza and it suited my needs. The Lou was a different story. My wife had two slices and couldn't stomach it anymore. I tried a slice to find that the crust had no flavor outside of the oily... almost like burnt oil. It made the pizza rather unappealing and can see why she didn't want to finish it. The wings were good sized and were nice and juicy. We preferred the hot sauce over the BBQ. Based on our experience I don't see us ever going back. The cost of the meal did not live up to the quality. I can see the appeal for many people and perhaps the larger pizza's are better but for the money, I don't want to risk that.

    Malnati Salad
    Kari B.

    Hmmmm....sad to say the pizza was not as good as what we get down in the Chicago area. The crust was off (super dry and more biscuit like). Normally, I wait for a place to be open for awhile before trying, but figured since they have so many carry out locations in the Chicago metro area it shouldn't be a problem. I would recommend waiting awhile to check them out and hopefully they work out the kinks.

    Very thin for being deep dish

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    Everything was delicious. I love the Lou Salad! Service was great. My deep dish butter crust pizza was amazing. Will definitely be back.

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    What could we have done better, please email us at FP@loumalnatis.com

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    2 years ago

    I've never been inside of the store but ordered takeout and the pizza was the best pizza I've ever had in my life

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    Thank you! We`re glad you liked it! Hope to see you again soon!

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    Pizza and bruschetta were delicious. Our waitress was efficient and helpful. The atmosphere was warm and inviting.

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    Definitely appreciate their process to bring your pizza to your car during these COVID times.

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    Good options for a chain. Definitely like the pizza variety especially low carb option

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    I've got mixed feelings about this place…read more Hubby and I are regulars next door at Buchanans and got to know our servers there pretty well there. They were closed this day for some reason, but I knew Backlot had the same owners and wanted to give them a try and thought this was a good opportunity. We thought it'd be good to have another "regular" joint to get our happy hour fixers for the week. Our server Nivea was nice enough and came by often to clear out the table for us. We tried talking with her a few times, but she wasn't in a talking mood. A little more friendly would have gone a long way, but that's ok, we weren't there to make friends. She was still very helpful, giving us good directions as to how to place the order and pay, which was all done at the bar, and she would bring the food to us. The best part of the night was the ambience. It's really pretty inside, and super airy and well lit. We came in a little after 5 on a Tuesday, so it pretty empty, and sat by the window where a lot of light was coming in so it just felt really nice. The food was medium. The wings were exactly the same as what I get at Buchanans - not the best wows I've had, but solid. I got mine naked with sauce on the side, and actually, the sauce was a tad better. Our friends had theirs tossed, and they looked really good. The Detroit Classic pizza was good. But not worth $16. We were at happy hour, so only paid $9, so we were pretty happy. It's more of an individual sized pizza for a man rather than a sharable. Spinach and artichoke dip was not worth $13, but good for the happy hour price of $7. actually, I really enjoyed the dip, but it came with a HUGE portion of sourdough (I didn't have any cuz I'm on keto, but the rest of my table killed them - apparently pretty good lol). It was really too little dip for too much bread. Thankfully, it came with carrots and celery too, which was perfect for my keto. But...! the veggies were dreadful. It was mushy rather than crunchy. Weird. I asked our server whether they are blanched or something, just to make sure. She had no idea, and said she could get me more, and came back to tell me that the kitchen will cut up some more for me. It took about 15 minutes, and the new ones that came out weren't much better. Out of the 3 pieces of carrots, one was actually crunchy, while the others were bendy and mushy. Gross. Celery looked just as wilted. My friends didn't want to touch them, but commented that they looked like they were maybe frozen previously. When our bill came, we found out that Lakefront IPA and Alaskan Amber aren't domestic. Since when did Lakefront go international? So, word of caution, check which "domestic draft beer" in their happy hour is considered domestic. They seem to have a different definition of the word. Also you may have to check your bill to make sure the happy hour items are billed to happy hour prices. I just feel that overall, the prices are higher than warranted for the fare received, but ok for happy hour. Taste, quality and presentation wasn't quite up to the expectations from the atmosphere and price.

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