Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria

Lou Malnati's, a renowned pizza spot in Chicago, offers a solid dining experience that earns it a 4 out of 5 stars in my book. 🍕 The meatball pizza was a standout, showcasing flavorful meatballs that set it apart from the typical pizza fare. However, the overall atmosphere left me feeling like I was in a standard chain pizza joint rather than a uniquely Chicago experience. While I lack extensive knowledge about Chicago pizza, I'd likely recommend Lou Malnati's to fellow tourists. The service played a significant role in the positive rating, with warm welcomes from the hosts and attentive service throughout our meal. Despite a 50-minute wait for our pizza, which may be par for the course when ordering multiple pies, the service remained commendable. In summary, Lou Malnati's delivers on taste, particularly with its meatball pizza. While the ambiance may lack a distinctive local feel, the service compensates, making it a suitable choice, especially for those exploring Chicago for the first time. 🌆🍽️ #ChicagoEats

Great place. Was recommended to us so we can try authentic Chicago Pie and it did not desapointed. We took the bruschetta for appetizers and shared a small pie. It was more than enough food and it was excellent. The pie takes 45 min to an hour to be made so we were able to place our oder while we waited to get a table.

The Lou Malnati deep dish pizza is built on a butter crust cradling perfectly seasoned sausage meat, topped with tangy tomayo sauce and crusty cheese - perfect for the carnivore I am. However, the Lou, which is mostly spinach, spinach, slices of tomato and smothered with a variety of cheeses on a bed of garlicky butter crust is way delicious! The Malnati salad with blue cheese crumbles, salami bits, black olives, romaine lettuce, and mushroom is another stand out!

Lou lives up to the reputation. We had the salad and a small pizza, and it was actually way too much food for two people, but what an experience. This place is a must-do if you come to the Chicago South Loop area. I would recommend calling and putting your name on the wait list, and what we learned was that when you show up at the door, make sure to put your order in before you get seated. They call it the pre-order, and you do it once you show up at the door. The app works great and letting us know where we were in line and we only had to wait about an hour from the time that I called and got on the list to when we actually got the table. Even though we didn't pre-order our pizza, it wasn't bad about 30 minutes or so for the pizza, and during that time, we enjoyed the huge bowl of salad.