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Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

3.9 (60 reviews)
Closed • 4:00 pm - 10:00 PM
Updated 2 months ago

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Marcus D.

Called in an order for a pizza. Medium deep dish which came to $33 and change. Was told the pizza would be ready in 25-30 minutes and it was. Outside odd customer service, the pizza I took home was very good. I asked for the pizza to be more well done and it was. It had a good bite when I bit into it. Good amount of veggies and tomato sauce. It's been a while since I've had deep dish pizza. I really enjoyed it.

This was supposed to be WELL DONE. It's under baked and sloppily made. Look at the uneven sausage application.
Jim K.

This location is BY FAR the worst Lou's location in the area. They don't care about what their customers order. I ordered a WELL DONE thin crust pizza. That's not difficult. Order from Wilmette. Order from their Northbrook location. Don't make the same mistake that we did.

Rod D.

If you think of Chicago pizza, Lou's bar none is the go-to place. Not only is their butter crust one of the best but their beer sausage is so tasty and juicy! They are known for their deep dish by their thin crust is rather delicious as well. It's topped with premium mozzarella cheese and the bread holds up well and crisp. One of the gems at Lou's is the Lou's salad. The mixture of the Lou's special dressing, bacon bits, Gorgonzola cheese, black olives and tomatoes, this is a must have during every order. This location is purely a carry out restaurant. The staff there is really nice and personable. They handle a good amount of traffic since it's a carry out facility. The service is consistent and always great!

Krishna C.

There are no 2 ways to say this, but I frikking love Chicago Style deep dish pizza! It was a to go setting style of a restaurant. I called in my order, stopped by here 40 minutes later, paid and took back to our hotel room one delicious, mouth watering, hot off the oven, absolutely huge, deep dish pizza to devour upon! Total was $22.77 for a small Italian Beef, Green Peppers and Onion deep dish pizza. Not bad considering it was good enough for 3 proper meals for me the next couple of days.

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Chrissy D.

Found this Lou Malnati's in the area and wanted to do a pickup order because no trip to the Windy City is complete without some deep dish. I used the website to order ahead and there were 2 options: sooner or later. Very easy to navigate the website and you pay ahead to place the order. My sis and I got the cheese deep dish for 2 which was the best portion, with tax only paid like $17! We didn't add any extra toppings so it roughly took only 30 mins. Quick checkout and the place was hopping! The pizza itself was a dream - loved every bite and well baked.

To go only. The "Lou" Pizza
Stephen C.

Pizza was absolutely delicious. The Lou was HOT HOT HOT out the oven. We ate it in the parking lot cause we didn't want to Uber back to the hotel room (and we didn't read the reviews to see that it was take out only) The cheese was plentiful. The meats were good. Nice and crispy dough to hold it all in. Service was good. The lobby area has all these fridges with drinks and salads. Very clean. Overall. Would recommend.

Brenda K.

The pizzas are always delicious and I got easy on the tomato sauce which doesn't make the pizza too salty! The curbside pick up was a little slow but all in all, everything was just fine!

Moni K.

Great phone order experience and pick up totally exceeded my expectations it was fast and efficient even though I was waiting with 5 other customers for pick up. Pizza was really good we order large thin crust sausage, but my favorite were the wingless chicken wings and I enjoyed them very much. You have to try the wings with the Lou homemade buffalo sauce it's really good for dipping and ties everything together. I was already a big fan of Lou pizzas and now their chicken wings!

The classic is the lower pizza and the Lou is the one on the top.
Christopher M.

This was our first time having true Chicago pizza and being from NY I was definitely skeptical. We ordered the Classic and the Lou's and I must say although very different from NY Pizza, they were tasty. In the future I would order them with a little less cheese as they is a ton but other then that I wouldn't change a thing. Our server Jenna M was awesome she even went the extra step when she realized we were staying in a hotel to package up our leftovers in small containers that would fit in a mini fridge. The atmosphere was a normal restaurant nothing special or unique just good food. Just be careful if you are looking Lou up online many of their locations are take out only so if your looking for a full sit experience be sure you are going to one of their restaurant locations.

Medium deep dish sausage
Tricia D.

A haiku for Lou's: Craveable always! Cheesy, crispy perfection Deep dish or thin wins! My #1! The deep dish sausage might just take the coveted spot of my choice for last meal on earth.

In plaza next to Family Video
Jeanna L.

Very friendly, on point service. Food was fresh, hot and prepared exactly on time for carry out. Our go-tos are always: The Lou, Malnati Chicago Classic, and of course, a Malnati salad. Excellent location! Definitely a staple especially when we have out of town guests.

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Still great! Small deep with sausage and pepperoni cups tonight. Was cooked perfectly!

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Now uses DoorDash for delivery, the website does not disclose this. Not a good experience like it used to be.

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1 year ago

Great customer service and amazing pizza! The option for gluten free makes this a go to place for us.

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Nice small pizza spot. The service was great and the pizza was great. I will definitely order from here again.

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Awesome ambiance. Great service. Incredible pizza. Medium deep dish served 2 hangry dudes. Went from hangry to sleepy.

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Best pizza in Glenview. Favorite pizza is "the Lou" but can't go wrong with any of them. Salads are surprisingly good too!

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Best Chicago style pizza. Hands down a perfect experience and service with a smile. Love their Maniti and Lou's pizzas.

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