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Lou Malnatis Pizzeria

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Lou Malnati's Pizzeria is a four star restaurant in Chicago. Here's a place to get good food. Check out this affordable place in the River North area. It's known for its pizza. This place features outdoor dining. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a family atmosphere. This restaurant features private rooms, delivery, and catering. This place is good for groups.

Expert Reviews of Lou Malnatis Pizzeria

Citysearch | Whether you crave deep dish or thin crust, this comfortable, casual pizza joint serves up some of the best in town.

Sports paraphernalia and framed jerseys from the likes of Magic Johnson and Ryne Sandberg hang on the walls in this local institution, staffed by a friendly crew and crowded with regulars in the dining room or...
citysearch.com - expert review - 06/07/2006
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Metromix

great pizza, staff was friendly but a little uneven, definitely a great casual hangout with friends. my only complaint is that they do not have enough bathrooms (only 1 stall), which makes it a bit annoying...
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10Best

this old school pizza shop knows a thing or two about pies. locals swear by the deep dish crust that showcases all manner of toppings at this wells street favorite. try the "lou," named for the restaurant's...
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Amazon.com

lou malnati's has an excellent buttery crust, this is what sets it apart. it has a little more breading on the base that a giordano's pizza and somewhat less cheese. it's great for eat-in, although in my...
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Gayot

lou malnati started his pizza operation in 1971 in the suburbs, and his sons, marc and rick, opened this location in the trendy river north area in 1986 carrying on the family tradition. burnished wood,...
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AOL CityGuide

buttercrust and suburban start make lou's unique...
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SearchChicago

one of the better chicago-style deep-dish pizza places in chicago. the excellent crust starts it off, but the flavor balance of toppings is right on the money. sports memorabilia decor, upbeat atmosphere...
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Chicago Reader

you'd be hard pressed to find more bang for your buck. gourmet and speedy deep dish for $6 at lunch. i'll be back again and again and then i'll go back again...
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User Reviews of Lou Malnatis Pizzeria

Great pizza, but not the most fun place to eat...

Sure, it's downtown and convenient for a quick lunch -- just blocks from the Loop, but this location of Lou's is pretty small and cramped. The pizza is great, though. My fave Lou's is the one up north in...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/31/2007
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Best pizza in the known universe

This is the best za' in the known universe. And everyone who knows me knows I am not prone to exaggeration! You should also know that I am not even a pan crust pizza fan but this is the exception. I grew up...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/27/2007
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BEST Pizza (and I live in Manhattan!)

I've been to all the famous Chi-town pizza joints. Lou Malnati's is far superior to each one. Make sure to get the butter crust. I have them shipped to me in Manhattan everyonce in awhile. I'm so jealous of...
menupages.com - user review - 10/24/2007
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Best Pizza Ever

We got to Lou's whenever we are in Chicago and get it Fed-Ex'd a couple of times a year. It is the best! Nothing in California compares (and I'm from here). The butter crust just melts in your mouth. The...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/17/2007
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Best Chicago Pizza

Was just in Chicago and had to stop off and enjoy Lou's again. Once again it didn't disappoint. Nice piled on sauce and toppings and the buttery crust makes for a full meal of it's own. As for the recent...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/15/2007
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I converted to Lou's from Due's because they didnt sell out.

I dont know about the reviewer who had the soggy crust, that doessnt sound like Lou's pizza but I guess mistakes do happen. I have never had a soggy crust-the crust is buttery and crispy, when I eat there...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/04/2007
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"Ama-Za-Zing"

My group and i visited Lou's on 9/9/07 while attending a conference in Chicago. It was recommended by one of our group who had visited before. It was thee best pizza we all had EVER eaten. We were amazed at...
menupages.com - user review - 09/12/2007
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The WORST!

I completely agree with Jamaal23's comments. I tried Lou's for the first time today and it was disgusting - the crust was SOGGY. I ordered the Lou and it was the most flavorless pizza I've ever had, and the...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/09/2007
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Best pizza you can get

Take a look through the reviews --- without exception the older reviews are 4 or 5 stars. It looks like a coordinated anti-Lous campaign has dominated the last month or so and I have no idea why! Having grown...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/03/2007
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Lou's too overrated!

This place was horrible. If you want to believe the hype & what food network has been forcing down my throat and others please waste your money here! The pizza was horrible from the sauce, to the tastless...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/24/2007
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If Marketing and Bribes tasted good..this would be #1

What a joke and sham..Lou this Lou that..maybe 40 years ago but not today. Wells street hooroor show. Sauce is awful, service stinks, and crust is soggy. But I guess bribes and kickbacks can get you to...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/13/2007
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do not miss this place

my husband and i have been here twice and would not miss going to lous durnig any visit to chicago. the service is good but its too slow...well worth the wait for sure. you have to go to lous if you want...
menupages.com - user review - 07/01/2007
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Not worth the $

We ordered from the Wells St location the other day and I can tell you we will never order again. The NEW Chicken club salad was sent with old and blackened romaine lettuce. It was so wet amd wilted we thought...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/27/2007
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the BEST

It's been several years since I visited Lou Malnati's, but I grew up on it.. at the Lincolnwood location. Now in Oregon, I have Lou's on the top of my list to visit when in Chicago. Yes, I have tried the...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/10/2007
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gross

People say that Lou Malnati's sauce is an acquired taste, well then I have not acquired it and do not wish to. I think it was disgusting. I'm sticking with Chicago's and Giordano's for stuffed pizza.
citysearch.com - user review - 04/06/2007
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I am sick and tired of these people...LEMMINGS!

Yes, the quality of their ingredients are better than average. Yes, you can have it delivered, frozen, anywhere in the country and when you eat the pizza it remids you of Chicago. The pizza is good, but not...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/22/2007
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Loved It!

We really enjoyed our meal here! Yes, there was 35 minute wait on a Monday night (and that was 10 minutes longer than the hostess promised), so that was a bit of a downer, but we had expected as much before...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/18/2007
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Y'all are joking right....this is Chicago pizza?? Had better in KY...

Before I begin I must say that pizza is one of my favorites and I enjoy all types of pizzas- especially a good deep dish pie. Naturally, while on vacation in Chicago, I sought out the most authentic deep dish-...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/16/2007
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Catering by Malnati's or Popeye's Chicken???

Imagine the shock when we received the food that was ordered from Lou Malnati's on Wells Street for a party. Salads blah. Award winning pizza??? Who did they bribe for that distinction?!!?? To add insult to...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/03/2007
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Why did I order this s***?

I ordered based on a handful of reviews on this site and the fact that it was on the top of the list. I've had much better deep dish pizzas just by randomly browsing online coupons. I decided to not be a...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/31/2006
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got PIZZA or ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES?

Word is that the General Manager at Lou's 439 N. Wells has promoted an employee that uses illegal substances which was caught recently by the General Manager. HHHHHHHMMMMM would you like to take your family to...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/30/2006
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The Best Pizza in a Great Pizza Town

Lou's has been a bit shadowed by others like Gino's and Uno's which are really good place, but this is THE BEST. Be sure to get the Butter Crust for your pizza. The service can be a bit slow, but the pizza is...
menupages.com - user review - 12/16/2006
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More Great Chicago Pizza!

I went here because Giordanos was overly packed, and I do not regret missing out on Giordanos at that time. Lou's has some of the best pizza I ever tasted! I liked Giordanos better for the real cheesy pizza,...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/24/2006
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Great Pizza

Great Pan Pizza, Great Taste. Great seleciton on the menu. Make sure you get "the Lou".Only drawback is the space in the very back is cramped and no fun to eat back there.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/03/2006
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salad to die for

Love the deep dish. Salad is delicious. Great for a family. Does Chicago proud with their pizzas. Relaxing place for a first date.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/02/2006
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Worst Service in Chicago

I've eaten at this restaurant twice now. The first time we left after waiting ten minutes without seeing our server. We decided to try it again, because of enjoying there thin crust delivery. However, once...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/30/2006
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Great Deep Dish

I think this is the best deep dish pizza out there. Typically I'll eat as many slices as I can, best sauce, best crust.
citysearch.com - user review - 10/21/2006
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Avoid this restaurant

I read the reviews about Lou Malnati's and we were looking forward to eating thier pizza on our trip to Chicago. After our arrival in Chicago, we went to the restuarant and ordered their pizza. What a...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/18/2006
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Deep Dish at its Best

There's no place like Lou's for a good deep dish pizza. I'd recommend Uno's or Due's if you have the 2 hours to wait at the bar and don't mind a table the size of a postage stamp (to seat 6), but you still...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/22/2006
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This pizza is a mystery inside a riddle wrapped in an enigma

Can anyone explain to me how the Malnatti's pan pizza, served for only ten days a year at Taste of Chicago, can be so fantastic, so perfect ... yet the same people can't make a pizza that isn't a soggy mess...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/02/2006
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Great Pizza... Mediocre Service

The Deep Dish Deluxe pizza was awesome... Deep dish Chicago Style. Lots of Cheese, Lots of Sausage. Great flavor, Great Sauce, Great Crust. My wife and I had pizza and beverages including Tip it totaled $20....
citysearch.com - user review - 07/23/2006
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Best Pizza in Chicago

It doesn't get better than this. I've done research. I've ordered from others, but nothing brings a smile to my face like a Lou's pizza arriving at my table or door. This will change how you view pizza
citysearch.com - user review - 07/21/2006
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Good pizza... tons of cheesse

There must be at least 5 oz of cheese on each slice... must order the butter crust... very tasty... but the pizza we got was pretty watery... a little disappointmet for a place like this... but after all, the...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/01/2006
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Bad Day?

I was there with a friend on the 24th of May. We went because we wanted to try a different Chicago pizza establishment. We weren't to impressed. The Deep dish Pizza was more like a soup bowl. Good flavor, but...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/01/2006
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Lou's

What a great place. The service at this spot is top notch. The people all seem to be professional ...
judysbook.com - user review - 05/24/2006
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TRIED 'EM ALL

I've tried hundreds of pies in my travels. Thin crust, deep dish, and even pizza in Venice. But to my taste, Chicago style, deep dish, is by far the best. Malnati's is right at the top when it comes to Chicago...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/19/2006
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Good Service

Of all the locations I have been to, I have to say I have found this one to be the best. Lou Malnat...
judysbook.com - user review - 05/16/2006
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BEST PIZZA ON EARTH

I am a lifelong Traveler.. As such I have had pizza EVERYWHERE!! I think Lou's is the BEST pizza I have ever had.. I love Gino's and Giordano's too, but they don't compare to Lou's "Butter Crust".. I always...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/11/2006
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Tasty pizza

Another great place to pick up some great Chicago style p;izza. The pizza you get here is deep dish ...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/23/2006
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Go back to New York....

in response to the previous reviewer, of course you won't like lous Pizza,you have been easting pizza in N.Y. after folding it in half "like microwaved tombstone" Most N.Y. pizza s****, welcome to...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/16/2006
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Horrible

After reading all the reviews, and being from NYC, we decided to trust those who have tried this place before. I have to admit that I think all the reviews must have been made by the owners or staff....
citysearch.com - user review - 02/05/2006
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yum

I agree. Lou Malnati's is the best pizza on earth. yum!
citysearch.com - user review - 01/24/2006
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Best pizza in Chicago!

The pizzas are so AWESOME! We especially like the thin crust!!
citysearch.com - user review - 01/20/2006
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Awesome pizza

I am waiting for when Lou Malnatti's will invade San Francisco, till that day comes, I'll just have to pick some up when I head to Chicago. This is the best darn pizza in the world....I have dreams about...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/27/2005
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A must for visitors to Chicago...

You have to have deep dish pizza if you visit Chicago and Lou Malnati's is the place to go. The original Chicago style deep dish pizza recipe dating to 1943 features flaky crust, tangy tomato sauce, and...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/29/2005
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All of the reviews are true!

This is the best thin-crust pizza I have ever had. The sausage is unique and tasty. The crust is just incredible. I would eat here too often if I lived in Chicago. I'm glad Citysearch readers voted this so...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/28/2005
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The bst pizza in Chicagoland

For some reason, the Northbrook Malnati's (the original location) and the one they serve at Taste of Chicago seem to be the best. If you want to know what Malnati's really is all about, eat at those 2 venues....
citysearch.com - user review - 06/07/2005
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User Review

Great pizza. Everytime I go to Puerto Rico to visit my grandparents I have to take Lou Malnati's. By the time we get there the plane smells like pizza and I have everyone going crazy. I have had people offer...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/13/2005
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Best Pizza Ever!!!

This is the best pizza I have ever tasted and I've eaten a LOT of pizza! The crust is perfect - not too thick, not too thin, with just the right amount of crunch. I couldn't stop thinking about this pizza for...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/06/2005
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Incredible Deep Dish!

There are two pizza giants in Chicago...Lou's and Giordano's. Both good, but Giordano's is the court jester to the Lou Malnati king of deep dish.
citysearch.com - user review - 04/27/2005
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the best

The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be. Hands down, there is no better pizza joint in the City, State, Country, World. Thank you.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/21/2005
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They deliver

My husband and I both grew up in Chicago on Lou's pizza. We now have pizza fed-ex'd to us in Florida so we can enjoy terrific Chicago-style pizza!
citysearch.com - user review - 01/21/2005
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new favorite

after reading the reviews on this site, my wife and i decided to try this place, and it became our new favorite chicago-style pizza place. i'm not big on pizza crusts, but there was something about this crust...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/02/2005
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Great for the local or the out of towner

I have traveled throughout the US and have eaten in many restuarants, only to come back to Chicago's own and deem it the best pizza anywhere. In college, my parents used to ship Lou's pizza to me for my...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/23/2004
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Pizza!

This pizza is sooo good you will want to order more and more! I am telling you if you are a big pizza fan this will become your favorite restaurant! Although it takes a long time to make, the pizza is worth...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/22/2004
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The Best!

As a bellman years ago in Newport Beach, Ca, I used to ask everyone from Chicago who made the best pizza in Chicago? Almost everyone would say that the tourists would go to Gino's, but Chicagoans would go to...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/18/2004
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Great for the out-of-towner!

For someone visiting the city, and looking for a great Chicago Pizza, go here, it's the best example I could have ever eaten. Deep dish pizza was excellent and the service was even better. The pizza does take...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/11/2004
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Best Pizza Anywhere

Best pizza in the entire chicagoland region. Been going there for about the past 12 years and nothing beats the deep dish with butter crust.
citysearch.com - user review - 06/07/2004
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Something for everyone

OH YEAH! The sausage, spinach, and mushroom on a deep dish butter crust is unmatched. Get a side of sauce just because you can and who is counting calories anyway. Appetizers are awesome as well. Go with...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/13/2004
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Addictive

I used to travel all the way to River North location until I discovered another Malnati location closer to my home in Lincolnwood. There are over 20 locations all across the city to visit so don't feel...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/19/2004
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the best???...not really..

I just went to the one in Evanston w/out knowing that it was rated one of the pizzerias in all the land...so i had no biased preconceptions about the place...and nothing really impressed me...it took too long...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/18/2004
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lou's is the best pizza in the WORLD!

I have grown up on Lou's and let me just say, if you want a fabulous pizza, you MUST go to Lou's. Their buttercrust deep dish pizza couldn't be any better. Their sauce is fantastic with real chunks of juicy...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/06/2004
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Excelent

I went to Chicago a couple months ago. My father and his wife introduced me to Chicago deep dish pizza at this place. I was very impressed by the amount of toppings they put on and the variety. I really...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/12/2003
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Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

We moved to the Chicago area 15 years ago from Florida for my husband's company. His peer's at work introduced us to Lou Malnati's Pizzeria and we fell in love with it. After 5 1/2 years up there, we moved...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/12/2003
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boo Lou

I cannot believe this got number one. After 10 years in Chicago, I finally made it to Lou's recently. Perhaps the worst pizza I have had. A frozen Tombstone in the oven at home is better. I had deep dish, so...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/12/2003
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I don't get Lou's

I've never understood the furor over Lou's deep dish. The sauce is metallic and that big wad of ground meat they throw on top of the sausage pie has a bizarre rubbery texture that overrides any flavor that...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/12/2003
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Almost Orgasmic!

Everytime we're in Chicago, or even near it, we have to go to Lou's. By far, it's the best stuffed pizza we've ever had. It truly does make your eyes roll with gratification! You have to get the buttercrust...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/08/2003
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Not great pizza

Unfortunately the service was poor and the pizza tasted like it was mass produced. Waited far too long to be seated, then was seated next to the kitchen and had to keep ducking the trays as they came passed...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/05/2003
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NOTHING CAN TOUCH IT!

IT IS THE ONLY PIZZA THAT MAKES YOU ROLL YOUR EYES WITH GRATIFICATION!
citysearch.com - user review - 09/04/2003
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SIMPLY THE BEST

BEST PIZZA I EVER HAD. NOTHING COMPARES IN TATSE. SIMPLY THE BEST
citysearch.com - user review - 09/04/2003
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Horrible pizza

I have no idea what the resturant looks like inside. I have only had their pizza by takeout at my workplace. Here is how I describe it: - fried crust -nasty tasting pizza sauce -skimpy toppings that don't...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/13/2003
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The Absolute Best in the US

We will mail order Lou's a couple of times a year. Always fresh, but never as good as it is in Chi-Town. I think it's the greatest ever.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/08/2003
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The Bomb

Fresh Mozzarella, the finest ripest, tenderest tomatoes and sausage that tastes like it was just peeled off Arnold Ziffel. You have not had pie until you have had some of Lou. Steve Diamond P.S. I now live in...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/08/2003
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A great restaurant

This place has the best of everything, the sevice is awesome, the food is fabulous, and it also has a family sports bar kinda atmosphere to it.
citysearch.com - user review - 05/27/2003
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BLECH!!!

the pizza is really bad, every time its dry and to hard to even bite in to or cut. THe last time i ate their i was givin dirty looks because me and my friend must have been taking too long. bad pizza, bad...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/27/2003
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Over rated

On a recent visit to Chicago, my wife and I decided to try Lou Malnati's based on the reviews of this web site. We had tried many of the others on the list and figured that Lou's must be incredible to have...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/23/2003
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Spoiled by Good Pizza

I grew up in Chicago with some of the best deep dish pizza in the world, so you can understand my disappointment when I am trying to find good pizza in the Washington D.C. area. I moved because of my job, so...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/23/2003
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Chicago's shame

I have never eaten worse pizza than this. Oven-baked box pizza tastes better than what this place can produce. Service is poor! The waiter mumbled and the hostess was aesthetically displeasing! The sausage on...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/23/2003
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What a Treat!

I guess this review will be a little unusual and here's why. I live and work in Souther California near Los Angeles. We rent out special high speed cameras to the studios. One of our technicians went with...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/13/2003
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Seriously? The best - I don't think so!

I don't know who rated Malnati's the best pizza in Chicago - but obviously they have never eaten at the many neighborhood pizza joints around chicago that serve up some good real Chicago style pizza (thin...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/07/2003
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Lou Malnati's Thin Crust

Regardless of what others have to say, I maintain that Lou Malnati's has the best thin crust anywhere in Chicago. The buttercrust is crunchy and delicious. The pepperoni tastes toasted and all the ingredients...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/07/2003
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the best

Lou's is the best pizza ever!! i am so happy to see that it was voted the best. Chicago really can appreciate good za!!
citysearch.com - user review - 03/07/2003
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Best pizza EVER!

I could live on Lou Malnati's pizza... deep dish, cheese pizza with butter crust is the ONLY way to go. It's perfect and no words can describe how it tops every other place in Chicago...or the world, for that...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/07/2003
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Lou Malnati's Rules

I just checked Chicago's rating to see if you had any clue if you knew good pizza from a hole in the ground, and imagine my suprise to find you gave the only answer a true Chicago Pizza fan could give. Deep...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/07/2003
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Lou Malnati's

I have lived in FLorida for 10 yrs now and really still miss Lou's pizza. Believe it or not, and no alot of people cannot believe I use to do this, I use to order it to go and sent to me in florida. Thats how...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/07/2003
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fantastic

The best pizza in the Chicago area - particularly their pan pizza with buttercrust.
citysearch.com - user review - 02/10/2003
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The pie in the sky

The best pizza sauce tops all recmmendations of Lou's. Although the waitstaff is nothing short of excellent at any of their locations.
citysearch.com - user review - 02/10/2003
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LOUSY

This pizza is not as good as everyone thinks it is. Just Yuppie love. There are better pizzas on the market
citysearch.com - user review - 02/10/2003
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Lou's Rules

We drove from Ohio to eat at Lou Malnati's, worth every mile on the road!
citysearch.com - user review - 02/10/2003
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Not the same

I have been going to Lous as long as I can remember. At one point and time I considered them to be the best. Now there pizza is nothing more than mediocre.
citysearch.com - user review - 02/10/2003
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Oh Lou!!!!

The pizza Lou is famous for is most outstanding!!!!! Tha thin crust leaves much to be desired. The salads are wonderfully flavorful (ask for the old standby - thousand island dressing!). The pasta is a little...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/10/2003
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Best Pizza by far!

Definitely try the main restaurant in Lincolnwood! I am from Chicago originally and live in Indianapolis. Every time go back home to Chicago for a visit, I make sure I call them up to order a half baked pizza...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/10/2003
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hype to high

quick seating when arivng early. pizza was what I expected. service was extremely slow.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/31/2003
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Garbage

OK, reading all the hype on Lou's I decided to try one this weekend. I was expecting nothing but the best. I was severely disappointed. The crust was good, too much sausage, would have been better with pieces...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/13/2003
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i love lou's!!

This is definately the BEST pizza in Chicago! I crave it whenever I am away from home. It's deep dish with wonderful crust and large, delicious tomatoes. Uno's is the only other pizza that comes close.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/05/2003
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Deep Dish Dream

Lou's has one of the best deep dish pies around. and the quality is at every location. Even their low-fat cheese is excellent.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/02/2003
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"All Alone ? ...."

I ( we ) must be the only people in the Chicago area that do not fall into the, " wow, Lou Malnati's " Pizza Lemings! Have tried all locations, and they are consistant on one thing, their overrated, tasteless,...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/02/2003
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Yumilicious!

I live in Florida now, but I still crave Lou's. I think it is well worth it to spend money on the frozen pizzas and have them shipped. The butter crust is fantastic.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/02/2003
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Season the Tomatos !!!

Barley any cheese, Tomatos are right out of the can. Did you ever eat a tomato with NO salt or any seasoning, taste like crap.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/02/2003
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So So

Not the best pizza in Chicago by far - check out Gino's, Giordano's, for better. They have low fat mozzarella that tastes just like the real thing though, so that's pretty good!
citysearch.com - user review - 01/02/2003
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Very Good Pizza

We love the butter crust and that you can get low-fat cheese.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/02/2003
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Here's to you Lou!

I think Lou Malnati's is "The Best" Chicago pizza! The atmosphere is great and so is the wait staff. It was nice to see the booth at the Taste of Chicago for the past couple years. You have a customer for...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/02/2003
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So close to the best is is wild

This pizza is so close to the best it is wild. Whiole I love the pizza and everything about the place there is only one better. Gino's East
citysearch.com - user review - 12/31/2002
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Awesome

This pizza rocks. Perfect - great crust, great sauce, nice amount of cheese. It is impossible not to love.
citysearch.com - user review - 12/27/2002
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louisy

The service, food and atmosphere are good overall. Noisy waiting area though. The nicety to the waiting area is the occasional appearance of free appetizers or a thin-crust pizza while you wait. Lou Malnati's...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/24/2002
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What a boring list

This list looks like it was made by people who don't actually live in Chicago. While some of the places cited serve decent pizza, the smaller, independent places who make great pies were omitted, like Cafe...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/24/2002
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Best in the West-Midwest that is

I am a pizzaholic. I have consumed pizzas all over the country, and some from out of country as well. Without a doubt, Lou Malnati's deep dish pizza with sausage is the best to be had. The crust is tasty and...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/24/2002
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No ZZZZ Pizza Here

I was born in Chicago and was there until I was about 10 when we moved to Floridas Tampa Bay area. My grandfather owned a well known music store in Chicago and I remember I couldn't wait to go visit so we...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/24/2002
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Lou's Rocks!

Lou Malnati's is by far the BEST pizza joint around! I have yet to find a pizza as tasty and filling as theirs and I only wish they would open a branch down in Florida!
citysearch.com - user review - 12/24/2002
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Malnitious

The Best Pizza I have ever had in my life we plan our trips to Chicago with Malnati's pizza at the top of our list of things to do-we even have it shipped to Florida (where we now live)-we cannot find pizza of...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/24/2002
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Best Thin Crust Around

This is the best thin crust pizza in Chicago. I am not a fan of the thick crust and have not been able to find a decent thin crust pizza in this town. Lou Malnati's has done it!
citysearch.com - user review - 12/24/2002
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For a Night of Indulgence

Lou's is the Greatest! There in no better place for Pizza than Lou Malnati's on Well's.
citysearch.com - user review - 12/20/2002
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You call this Good Pizza????

This has to be the WORST pizza ever!! We have friends who have their kids party in Lou Malnati's every year and every year we dread going. I lived in Chicago for 41 years and "I KNOW AND LOVE PIZZA" and this...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/12/2002
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Phuleez!

What's with you people? What kind of an Italian would roll out their sausage meat thinner than their pizza crust, lay it on top of the other ingredients like a blanket, and cover it with cheese? REAL pizza has...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/12/2002
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Not Chicago Pizza

I had noticed this restaurant receiving top ratings over the past 3 years and decided to try it on my last visit. The best in CHICAGO? Must be awesome! Kind of a let down. The pizza is a true pie with a high...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/09/2002
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bad everything

i went it was a bad day and the service was horrible and i had to wait over two hours for my pizza and the waiter was very rude.
citysearch.com - user review - 12/08/2002
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Fantastic

Simply the best in Chicago. The pizza was great. I would recommend.
citysearch.com - user review - 12/06/2002
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delicious

they have great crust and real chunks of tomatoes on the pizza! definitely a fave!
citysearch.com - user review - 12/06/2002
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Lou Malnati's Pizza Sucks

Lou Malnati's sucks. Microwave pizza is better. I have eaten in some holes in the wall, and their pizza is better than any of these places on the top 10. I am sorry, if you are going to take a poll. At least...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/06/2002
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pretty damn good!

i would rate this pizza as something that I would go back for again and again. most excellent
citysearch.com - user review - 12/05/2002
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Sausage Frisbee-DISGUSTING

Whoever came up with the idea of a disc shaped sausage the size of the pizza crust has got to be barred from the pizza industry.....
citysearch.com - user review - 12/05/2002
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i choose lou's

is the best pizza also their lowfat cheese is good can't even tell the difference.
citysearch.com - user review - 12/05/2002
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Over Rated

I have ate there twice. I would sooner go to Home Run Inn or Connes for Real Chicago Pizza. Lou is very thin and if you like meats, they are short on the toppings.
citysearch.com - user review - 12/05/2002
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Worlds best.

It is the best, period. They use only the finest ingredients. Great sausage, greasless pies.
citysearch.com - user review - 12/05/2002
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Lou Malnati's- BEST in the City!!

Ahh, THIS is pizza!! I love Lou's! The back of the house has great sports memorabillia, including a Pete Rose signed jersey and a torn Hulk Hogan shirt! It is the best place for pizza in the city! The style is...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/01/2002
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The Best!!!

My husband and I use to live iN Hoffman and this was the only place to get pizza! We have been gone for 22 years, but when ever we come back to visit this is the place we go first!!! No one can make pizza to...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/01/2002
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Down turn

Lou Malnati's on Lincoln, was at one time one of the best spots for Pizza. Over the past few years it has taken a turn downward. You wait forver to be seated (with very little room to wait). When finally...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/29/2002
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Worlds Greatest Pizza

This is an art masterpiece. It is thick and full of loads of flavor. Knocks out that big chain pizza and thin crust with an almost sly sucker punch. The crust is not dry, it is the perfect texture and goes...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/27/2002
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overrated not true chicago pizza

only suburbanites thinks lous pizza is great. the pizza was served cold went there twice that was enough
citysearch.com - user review - 11/27/2002
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best pizza

I known the Manaltis family for years since living in chicago, born and raised there. They have the best pizza around and Im so happy they are finally getting recognize for it. My second best pizza in Chicago...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/27/2002