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Lou Malnati's Pizzeria


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#46 of 4,512 restaurants in Chicago
  • Cuisines: Pizza
  • Price range*: $1-$20
  • Neighborhood: The Loop
  • Address: 439 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60610-4512
  • Phone:  (312) 828-9800

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5 of 5 stars
Oreo45   3 contributions
FL
Nov 6, 2009 New

After visiting Giordanos (seemed like the franchise at home in FL) & Ginos East (disgusting) we went to Frank Malnati's. Everything was amazing! Beautiful restaurant, great service, just incredible pizza & reasonable prices. more

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3 of 5 stars
tszabo   15 contributions
Arlington, Virginia
Oct 19, 2009

This was my one opportunity to experience a genuine Chicago deep dish pizza. I love pizza, so it is hard to be disappointed, but I was. I ordered the individual sausage & tomato pizza, and my girlfriend ordered the individual vegeterian pizza. Although these were described as serving 1 person, they were quite small, easily fitting on one small plate.... more

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3 of 5 stars
Lemontastypie   4 contributions
Jupiter, FL
Oct 15, 2009

It was our first time eating at Lou Malnatis, I thought the deep dish pizza was ok, the dough tasted like a bisquit dough, not your normal pizza dough. The pizza had fresh ingredients, but would not go back again. Service was good and place was lively and nice. I like Uno and Giordano's deep dish pizza better. more

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3 of 5 stars
ouverte   12 contributions
michigan
Sep 28, 2009

The pizza is the only reason to go but worth having. If you go with the expectation of eating good pizza only, you will be okay. But it's more of a take out place than a sit down with great atmosphere. The service is S-L-O-W....and not just because the pizza takes awhile to bake. Atmosphere is a zero.....my recommendation is... more

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4 of 5 stars
JATB   202 contributions
Philadelphia, PA
Sep 13, 2009

Lou Malnati's offers that Chicago institution – deep dish pizza. We had a monstrous Malnati Salad and then a medium The Deluxe pizza - all for the bargain basement price of less than $30. It was absolutely excellent! We went a bit on the early side and didn’t have to wait at all. More on Chicago: http://justanothertravelblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/chicago-reprised.html more

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5 of 5 stars
Steve-O_GA   3 contributions
Atlanta, GA
Sep 11, 2009

My gosh, I have never seen such a huge pizza piled high with toppings. I am now officially hooked on Chicago style pizza. And, the Lou's Salad was absolutely to die for. If you go there, you must try the salad. What a treat, even for a guy who is not always crazy about salad. This is definitely not rabbit... more

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3 of 5 stars
h0mechef   1 contribution
Twin Cities
Sep 3, 2009

If you like meat, their deluxe has it. A plate sized piece of bland sausage with a too sweet sauce left me wondering why this place gets all the acclaim. I do admit that I like italian style wood fired pizza the best, but this was our first try at "real Chicago deep dish" and I was really disappointed. I... more

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4 of 5 stars
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Aug 27, 2009

Very good, but I'm partial to D'agostino's deep dish. more

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2 of 5 stars
Chi-town   9 contributions
Chicago
Aug 27, 2009

At my insistence, we went to Lou Malnati's 8/15, and were told there would be a 30-45 minute wait. We waited patiently until they called our name. As were about to be seated, the hosted had made a mistake and put that we were a party of 5 (we were a party of 2) and that's what the table had... more

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3 of 5 stars
unleded   11 contributions
South Florida
Aug 26, 2009

On my first night in Chicago friends recommended we meet up at Lou's for some authentic deep dish pizza. Having only had Uno's chain deep dish i was ready to be blown away by the venerable Lou Malnati. Maybe expectations were too high, but Lou's was a complete disappointment. It wasn't until after I'd visited Gino's East that I figured... more

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Lou Malnati's Pizzeria Address

439 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60610-4512
Tel: (312) 828-9800
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.