Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
Kaylee Pingree · 116 Google reviewsLou Malnati's Pizzeria — italian in Wicker Park. The walls could tell stories. Creative without being gimmicky, and moves fast. Andrew Kha: "I'd say this is the best middle ground because it was still a decent deep dish pizza but the crust" [$$]
What 251 diners keep saying
What 251 diners keep saying
verbatim, from Google
“I decided to try the Buffalou Chicken and it was fantastic! The Frank's Red Hot was spot on. I added some ranch for dipping when I got home! Always the best!”
“Honestly the 30 minutes wait was worth it! Delicious.”
“So we've had the competitor's pizza , but it's been a while. So while in Chicago, we had to try Lou's. Let's start with the buffalo wings (boneless). They don't get better than this. No gristle-y parts, light breading without clumps of breading and no meat. Just pure chicken breast with the perfect spicy buffalo sauce. The only improvement would've been having blue cheese dressing, they were just superb. Then we got to the pizza. We had this meal delivered, and we're at an Airbnb, so I had to have the restaurant cut the pizza even though they warned against it with delivery. Guys, it was amazing. The sauce was the best, THE BEST, and I don't normally like chunky tomato sauce. This was seasoned so well and was perfect. The sausage layer was great, and we also added pepperoni. The sauce sold it for me, though. Others in my group raved about the crust and cheese, and yeah, those were tasty, have I mentioned the sauce? I'd definitely get this pizza again, and it will remain a special, unforgettable meal in my memory. Oh, and the cookies were fine. Very sugary -like I could discern the granulated sugar. That's not for me.”
“Had my first gluten free Chicago deep dish pizza and it was amazing!”
“Can't speak to the service or atmosphere here only because I didn't pick up the food beforehand. My wife did. We were visiting from out of town and several friends recommended this. We got a medium deep dish pepperoni pizza, a large thin crust cheese pizza, and some buffalo boneless wings with dip. The deep dish pizza was fantastic. Good pepperoni, chunky tomato sauce, and overall just tasted delicious. The cheese pizza wasn't bad, but I wasn't blown away by it in the same way that I was by the deep dish. One thing for me too was that the crust was harder than I usually like. The wings were solid and went well with the the dip. Overall, this is good pizza. Would recommend!”
“Decent little tucked away carry out spot. Maneuvering can be a bit tight, but you can also exit onto the alley behind the complex. Food is typical for lous and pretty solid”
“Had a deep dish pizza delivered tonight that I think was frozen. Ordered well cooked and uncut, and the box and exposed cheese were soaked. The sauce did not completely cover the cheese: it was shrunken, with an edge and a gap most of the way around, exposing cheese, covered with little puddles of water. I can't imagine how this could have been fresh cooked to end up like this. Unappetizing and disappointing.”
“No staff response . The driver wants to cook in the kitchen .”
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