Shared a medium Lou Pizza, the Malnati Salad, and the calamari appetizer. OUTSTANDING food and service. This location is just as great quality as the Wells St location. Interesting to have the "Italian brick basement" type feel, but when you look out of the windows, you realize you're in the second floor. The illusion is really convincing.
Food arrived quickly, even quicker than we were told and anticipated, and was cooked perfectly and cut at our table by our awesome server Zoe. Pizza was stuffed with quality ingredients and topped with mouth-watering mozzarella.
We got there for lunch at 11:15/11:30 and we're lucky enough to get a table immediately, but the restaurant filled up FAST. Highly recommended that you go as earlier as possible to avoid a very lengthy wait.
We will definitely be back!!
Lou Malnati's Pizzeria on Michigan Ave. In Chicago is a great place to try a Chicago staple food - Deep Dish Pizza.
The Chicago Classic sausage version was tasty and flavorful. Be sure to order the version with the buttery crust.
The atmosphere was the cozy type of place you might expect in Chicago, but if you kids in two, it might be a bit tight at this location for kids that tend to move about at times.
The dining area is located downstairs from the main entrance, but there is an elevator in case you need it.
The wait was short, and you can get a drink from the bar while you wait.
The service was fast and friendly and the server knew the menu very well and provided good suggestions.
One of the best pizzas I have ever had! Located in the Wrigley building is this cozy basement restaurant with a bar and a menu full of great options. I had never been to a Lou's before so we went with their signature pizza and it exploded with flavor from the first bite! Definitely try Lou's if you are in town and need some Chicago style pizza.
I look forward to stopping by Lou's all year. The Chicago classic pizza and malnati's salad are amazing and consistently high quality. Staff was on top of it with refills and checking in on us. Really worth a visit! I didn't get the cookie this time (too full!) But their cast iron skillet cookie is also to die for!
It was my first Chicago deep dish pizza. Even though it was 3:45 PM, I had to wait almost 2 hours to get a table so I decided to do takeout which took about 40 minutes and it was worth. I love the meet and the cheese layers which were rich in flavors. Their bottom crust was thick, so two pieces were enough!
Lunch in September 2023
I first ordered a glass of prosecco which was not sparkling anymore! I advised the waiter who brought me another one.
We had the cheddar cubes while waiting for the deep dish pizza but they were flavourless.
We ordered the Manalti Chicago Classic for 2 people which was very good. The buttercrust dough was delicious, unfortunately I was disappointed with the sausage.
The pizza was fantastic the only problem was they forgot to put our order in & we were there for like 3 hours waiting & our waiter kept walking off without listening to what everyone needed during our forever wait. We had a party of nine. Good thing we had a lot to talk about amongst ourselves, but it still was kind of frustrating. Our total was $302.24 with drinks included, but we received a $50 credit for the mix-up, so it ended up being $252.24. (Pictured is a small deep dish The Lou w/ Pepperoni & Mushrooms)
Deep dish competition is on! When in Chicago, there are a few places that claim to have the best Deep dish or "cheese pull" but as the waiter said here, it's quality not quantity. This restaurant chain has several locations and they are different from the competitors because their sauce is more tart and less cheese. I personally prefer a sweeter sauce and more cheese so it missed the mark for me. The pasta dishes were okay, nothing memorable on the lasagna and my ziti was slightly over cooked. Enjoyed very much, the cheese curds and fried mushrooms. I also liked the waiting process. We were able to pre-order our pizza as we waited for our table. Efficient and shortens the wait time so much more. I came for dinner on a busy Sunday night. Wait was well over an hour even though we were told 45 minutes.
Early dinner at 3:00pm
Three of us ordered a medium “The Lou”. We all like it very much! We also had a lemonade, an IPA, & a calamari.
It costs about $70 without tips. Expect waiting about 20-30 minutes time.
Great experience, totally worthy!
All I can say is... wow. My first Chicago pizza experience was better than I ever imagined! The food was incredible. Our server was attentive and nice! The atmosphere was perfect! I wish I lived closer so I could come here all the time!
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