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I was really looking forward to trying Lou's in Peru for at least a year. So we ended up here last night and what a disappointment. If you have never had good deep dish pizza, then you'll love this place. The ambiance is cool as it looks like a cave (especially in the booths) but with dining room tables and a nice local bar to the right. First we ordered an app they are known for which was their Garlic Nuggets. Ummm what a disappointment for something they are known for. Where was the garlic taste or butter on these fried dough balls? These had zero flavor. Nowhere to be seen. What a huge let down. We probably had 3 of these. Then we ordered a medium pan pizza with 1/2 sausage and 1/2 pepperoni. This was another bust but I will say it was cooked throughly as the cheese was good. However, this tasteless dough ruined any shot of this pizza being good. I will say the workers were real friendly and our server Ashley was super nice. I hope she gets paid and treated well by ownership. Overall do yourself a favor and just get Casey's pie instead.
#5/2023 So I was sitting over in the LaSalle Peru Illinois area for another day after delivering I felt like I didn't really want fast food so I ordered some food for delivery. It looked pretty good the reviews were really good Although there were a few things I didn't quite vibe with off the bat the first girl working the phones was a little bit aloof. I've asked a couple of simple questions that I couldn't get any straight answers from so she passed me around to somebody else. I thought we got everything pretty much squared away. I wanted to get the vodka pasta dinner. I said that comes with garlic breads and the salad can I substitute Caesar and she said sure I think we can do that. It would have been better if ate there but you couldn't get a truck into the place. However there in lies the problem first of all; and I also said please don't forget the silverware I asked that a lot of places where they deliver to it's not that hard I asked three different people please include silverware with the delivery it's hard to eat pasta with your damn hands like some cannibal or third world resident. But for this reason I do sometimes keep a box of silverware and I just wanted to put them to the test. So the delivery comes I asked a delivery guy I say hey did you bring silverware he's like no man I didn't it's not on the ticket didn't say nothing about silverware. (Insert major major eye roll here) One thing I did and also know is usually when I get pasta dinners for the most part I like angel hair or spaghetti this came with rigatoni they didn't ask me if I wanted any other kind but I didn't know. It's a homemade vodka sauce it tasted okay I also got a side of Italian sausage thrown in there the sausage was good. However here we go again the salad it was a regular garden salad with just Caesar dressing on it I called back and asked them about that and I said well we don't have Caesar salads per se we only have chicken caesar salads it's a whole order it's like eight bucks. I proceeded to tell the guy on the phone dude you know I asked simply can I substitute a Caesar salad and she said sure that shouldn't be no problem once again the aloofness comes into play. Luckily though they did do a homemade style salad with just lettuce a couple slices of tomato and a cucumber thrown in the good news for Kevin it was not that evil mixed tossed absolutely yucky salad with god-awful carrots strewn throughout. But still none the less I'm giving it three stars I probably wouldn't order from there again although I wouldn't mind if there was a way to go down there and eat there in person. Oh and I also got some really nice tasty garlic bread I was a little disappointed though with the rigatoni but it is what it is when you're on the road and you're eating and you're getting stuff delivered.
Best place for pizza, ever!!!!! If ever in the area, stop here! We continue to visit whenever in the area and they never disappoint.
Friends invited us to join them here on a Saturday night. The place was very easy to find and to find parking. The handicap parking is pretty limited but was very accessible. The restaurant was also accessible and not real crowded. The restaurant was clean and seating was well spaced. The service was outstanding and the meal flowed from drinks and appetizers through the pizza. The drinks were very good and the alcohol was plentiful. We ordered dough nuggeta and sauce and a thin crust pizza, the pizza was good but the nuggets were not that great, some were very soggy while others were hard. I personally would not order those again but I would return for drinks and pizza.
We've ordered from here many times in the 16 years we have lived here. And when we have family members who visit from out of town who have never had REALLY good pizza, we order from Lou's. On Friday, 10/20/23, we were having guests arriving at 7pm. At 5:30pm, I placed an order online to have 2 pizzas and an order of garlic nuggets delivered at 7:15pm. (with tax & tip the total was nearly $75). At between 6:15-6:30 there's a knock at the door. It's our order practically an hour early! My husband starts blaming me until I show him the confirmation email & screenshots of the order. But instead of calling to complain, we decided to just keep it warm in the oven on around 170°. It worked fine..... to keep it warm. Around 7 we opened the box on the MAIN pizza everyone wanted and all the toppings had slid off the top! On top of that, the crust wasn't done! It was still raw. Thank goodness I'd ordered a 2nd pizza on a whim! When I called to complain, I was given credit "for it being delivered early but not for it being undercooked because we ate it." Uh, well, no, actually we DIDN'T eat it. I tried to "rebake" it the next day and just wound up with a burned bottom and gooey dough. They wouldn't even tell me over the phone how much credit they were going to give me. There was no immediate credit off my credit card just a "credit of 'some amount' on my next order. It will be written down in 'the book'." If you eat here DON'T order delivery! You may get crap and they won't stand behind it.
On our way through the country, my dad decided it was high time to get his hands on some Chicago style deep dish pizza. He's not really that technologically advanced which is surprising because he was an electrical engineer at one point in his life. Anyway, he kept trying to find pizza places along our route and every time he found one that was either in the opposite direction from where we were going, was closed, or wasn't making deep dish. I finally pulled over and we found Lou's. We placed our order over the phone, and made our way towards the restaurant. It's not much to look at from the outside, sort of run down or outdated. Inside it's better, but still remnants from another time remain. My dad picked up the pie and we took it to the car because it was wicked hot and we were traveling with my dog. The pizza didn't look that impressive from the start, but that was before I inspected it intently. I picked up a slice and it was the most massive cheese pull I've ever experienced in my entire life. I have never seen that much cheese on a food item ever. It was by far the most massive cheese dose I've ever seen, and nothing has come even close. The taste was good, but I prefer a ratio of more sauce to cheese. The crust was tender, the sauce was hot, and the cheese was chewy, but none of it was anything too out of the ordinary. The extraordinary part about it was definitely the sheer volume of cheese on that deep dish piece of magnificence. I would likely return if I were in the area, just to re-experience the cheese-tastic inundation of their pie. Price is good, service is fast, selection is decent and people are fairly friendly. Bathrooms and restaurant are dated but relatively clean, and the food is good but nothing gourmet. Not standard by any means, but come for the deep dish cheese pie and prepare yourself for a cheese landslide!
I grew up eating this pizza, and every time it's so good. On Mondays they have $11 two topping pizzas. You can get deep dish or thin crust. I think the deep dish tastes a lot better, but both are very good. Their cheese and sauce and whatever meat you choose always tastes very fresh. I definitely recommend their garlic nuggets, they are also very delicious!
The pizza was ok. Not great, not bad, but, the hand tossed crust was a little "dough-y". Decent amount of ingredients. Next time I order I will ask to have it done a little longer. It just felt like about 3 more minutes in the oven would have helped tremendously. read more
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I was really looking forward to trying Lou's in Peru for at least a year. So we ended up here last night and what a disappointment. If you have never had good deep dish pizza, then you'll love this place. The ambiance is cool as it looks like a cave (especially in the booths) but with dining room tables and a nice local bar to the right. First we ordered an app they are known for which was their Garlic Nuggets. Ummm what a disappointment for something they are known for. Where was the garlic taste or butter on these fried dough balls? These had zero flavor. Nowhere to be seen. What a huge let down. We probably had 3 of these. Then we ordered a medium pan pizza with 1/2 sausage and 1/2 pepperoni. This was another bust but I will say it was cooked throughly as the cheese was good. However, this tasteless dough ruined any shot of this pizza being good. I will say the workers were real friendly and our server Ashley was super nice. I hope she gets paid and treated well by ownership. Overall do yourself a favor and just get Casey's pie instead. read more
#5/2023 So I was sitting over in the LaSalle Peru Illinois area for another day after delivering I felt like I didn't really want fast food so I ordered some food for delivery. It looked pretty good the reviews were really good Although there were a few things I didn't quite vibe with off the bat the first girl working the phones was a little bit aloof. I've asked a couple of simple questions that I couldn't get any straight answers from so she passed me around to somebody else. I thought we got everything pretty much squared away. I wanted to get the vodka pasta dinner. I said that comes with garlic breads and the salad can I substitute Caesar and she said sure I think we can do that. It would have been better if ate there but you couldn't get a truck into the place. However there in lies the problem first of all; and I also said please don't forget the silverware I asked that a lot of places where they deliver to it's not that hard I asked three different people please include silverware with the delivery it's hard to eat pasta with your damn hands like some cannibal or third world resident. But for this reason I do sometimes keep a box of silverware and I just wanted to put them to the test. So the delivery comes I asked a delivery guy I say hey did you bring silverware he's like no man I didn't it's not on the ticket didn't say nothing about silverware. (Insert major major eye roll here) One thing I did and also know is usually when I get pasta dinners for the most part I like angel hair or spaghetti this came with rigatoni they didn't ask me if I wanted any other kind but I didn't know. It's a homemade vodka sauce it tasted okay I also got a side of Italian sausage thrown in there the sausage was good. However here we go again the salad it was a regular garden salad with just Caesar dressing on it I called back and asked them about that and I said well we don't have Caesar salads per se we only have chicken caesar salads it's a whole order it's like eight bucks. I proceeded to tell the guy on the phone dude you know I asked simply can I substitute a Caesar salad and she said sure that shouldn't be no problem once again the aloofness comes into play. Luckily though they did do a homemade style salad with just lettuce a couple slices of tomato and a cucumber thrown in the good news for Kevin it was not that evil mixed tossed absolutely yucky salad with god-awful carrots strewn throughout. But still none the less I'm giving it three stars I probably wouldn't order from there again although I wouldn't mind if there was a way to go down there and eat there in person. Oh and I also got some really nice tasty garlic bread I was a little disappointed though with the rigatoni but it is what it is when you're on the road and you're eating and you're getting stuff delivered. read more
2 years ago
Best place for pizza, ever!!!!! If ever in the area, stop here! We continue to visit whenever in the area and they never disappoint. read more
Friends invited us to join them here on a Saturday night. The place was very easy to find and to find parking. The handicap parking is pretty limited but was very accessible. The restaurant was also accessible and not real crowded. The restaurant was clean and seating was well spaced. The service was outstanding and the meal flowed from drinks and appetizers through the pizza. The drinks were very good and the alcohol was plentiful. We ordered dough nuggeta and sauce and a thin crust pizza, the pizza was good but the nuggets were not that great, some were very soggy while others were hard. I personally would not order those again but I would return for drinks and pizza. read more
3 years ago
We've ordered from here many times in the 16 years we have lived here. And when we have family members who visit from out of town who have never had REALLY good pizza, we order from Lou's. On Friday, 10/20/23, we were having guests arriving at 7pm. At 5:30pm, I placed an order online to have 2 pizzas and an order of garlic nuggets delivered at 7:15pm. (with tax & tip the total was nearly $75). At between 6:15-6:30 there's a knock at the door. It's our order practically an hour early! My husband starts blaming me until I show him the confirmation email & screenshots of the order. But instead of calling to complain, we decided to just keep it warm in the oven on around 170°. It worked fine..... to keep it warm. Around 7 we opened the box on the MAIN pizza everyone wanted and all the toppings had slid off the top! On top of that, the crust wasn't done! It was still raw. Thank goodness I'd ordered a 2nd pizza on a whim! When I called to complain, I was given credit "for it being delivered early but not for it being undercooked because we ate it." Uh, well, no, actually we DIDN'T eat it. I tried to "rebake" it the next day and just wound up with a burned bottom and gooey dough. They wouldn't even tell me over the phone how much credit they were going to give me. There was no immediate credit off my credit card just a "credit of 'some amount' on my next order. It will be written down in 'the book'." If you eat here DON'T order delivery! You may get crap and they won't stand behind it. read more
On our way through the country, my dad decided it was high time to get his hands on some Chicago style deep dish pizza. He's not really that technologically advanced which is surprising because he was an electrical engineer at one point in his life. Anyway, he kept trying to find pizza places along our route and every time he found one that was either in the opposite direction from where we were going, was closed, or wasn't making deep dish. I finally pulled over and we found Lou's. We placed our order over the phone, and made our way towards the restaurant. It's not much to look at from the outside, sort of run down or outdated. Inside it's better, but still remnants from another time remain. My dad picked up the pie and we took it to the car because it was wicked hot and we were traveling with my dog. The pizza didn't look that impressive from the start, but that was before I inspected it intently. I picked up a slice and it was the most massive cheese pull I've ever experienced in my entire life. I have never seen that much cheese on a food item ever. It was by far the most massive cheese dose I've ever seen, and nothing has come even close. The taste was good, but I prefer a ratio of more sauce to cheese. The crust was tender, the sauce was hot, and the cheese was chewy, but none of it was anything too out of the ordinary. The extraordinary part about it was definitely the sheer volume of cheese on that deep dish piece of magnificence. I would likely return if I were in the area, just to re-experience the cheese-tastic inundation of their pie. Price is good, service is fast, selection is decent and people are fairly friendly. Bathrooms and restaurant are dated but relatively clean, and the food is good but nothing gourmet. Not standard by any means, but come for the deep dish cheese pie and prepare yourself for a cheese landslide! read more
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3 years ago
I grew up eating this pizza, and every time it's so good. On Mondays they have $11 two topping pizzas. You can get deep dish or thin crust. I think the deep dish tastes a lot better, but both are very good. Their cheese and sauce and whatever meat you choose always tastes very fresh. I definitely recommend their garlic nuggets, they are also very delicious! read more
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Great service and great food nothing bad I can say about Lou's but I prefer lil Bella's taste wise but price wise I prefer Lou's read more
4 years ago
This place has gotten terrible. We keep going back and I don't know why. No more. We ordered a taco pizza and we get home and there's no lettuce, tomatoes, Doritos, or salsa with it. I emailed them and I never heard back. We ordered online so there is no excuse to not read your emails and reply too. read more
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Now this was some great pizza!! The server, dont remember her name, a tall woman with a nice pleasant loud voice was also quite the treat. I opted for a small supreme deep dish and a Pepsi product. Mountain Dew. I showed up at a slow time because my server was on top of the game and not having to run around to a million tables. The atmosphere is nice and somewhat cozy. Looks to have been around for a while and is a favorite with the locals. The pizza came out what I consider, very fast. Thankfully it was slow so yay me!! It was really really good. Next time I am back in Peru, this is my go to spot for pizza!! Let me post some pics. read more
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Brandee B.
Thanks for the good review of Lou's LaGrotto in Peru. We're glad you…
4 years ago
Ordered food and this is all the meat I got on my sandwich. And it took an hour and 20 mins to get 9 mins to my house read more
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Made a special Valentine's Day pizza for my girlfriend. Very pleased could use a little bit more cheese but it was such a good lunch and we had a great time and I liked how they even added that little note to just to make the day great and made us smile. read more
4 years ago
Super busy place and I can see why. ..Pizza is super good and a must visit. The place is a dine in style restaurant with a full bar service. Plenty of parking and a full menu I would like to come back and try the pasta and some local brew. In the meantime I do recommend this place for pizza read more
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Andrea A.
Thank you for the great review, Mina. I hope that you are able to…
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Some friends of our took us over to Peru for Lou's pizza after a day of shooting guns and enjoying the sun. The setup and decor is pleasant, but I was completely put off by the giant ad on our table. How terribly tacky. The prices are definitely not cheap enough to forgive such malfeasance. The fried, garlic dough bites were great and even more delicious the next day. The pizza toppings I wanted to shovel in my mouth they were so perfectly cheesy and tasty, but without the half-done crust. We got one thin crust, which was hardly thin and hardly done. We also had one deep dish, which was mostly mushy. I ate one full piece of pizza and then just scraped the toppings off of the rest. My dogs however, had no complaints about the crust when we got home. Service was fine, nothing stellar and not horrible either. I'm sure we'll be back the next time we're in that part of the world, but mostly because the choices are so limited. read more
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