Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

I placed a straightforward order for a large and a small pizza. It took me 10 minutes to place the order over the phone at 4:58 PM, and it finally arrived at 6:35 PM—cold. The delivery driver didn’t ring the bell; he just left the pizzas on the porch. The pizza was lukewarm at best, with the cheese not even soft. I was very disappointed. Lou's, you can do better.

The quality has been quite inconsistent over the past few months, and the prices are really high. A large deep dish and a medium thin crust pizza cost $61. Additionally, the pizzas arrived cold when delivered.

I love Lou Malnati's and it's the only pizzeria that I have frequented since I learned of it 13 years ago. I prefer their crustless and deep dish over their thin crust. The Malnati salad is my favorite salad, I think it's their dressing that makes it taste so good. On this day, I ordered a medium pizza from the Western Springs location for pickup. I was running late and the manager was nice enough to call me and he offered to make me a fresh pizza. I accepted and upon pickup he informed me that he made me a large pizza that was so kind. Dietary restrictions: Gluten free options. Parking: Lou Malnati's is located in a shopping center, there's a Mariano's, Small Cakes, Walgreens and more that share the parking lots.

I ordered a personal deep dish pizza for my brother, but he wasn't a fan of the crust.

I get a deep dish here about once a month. The past 3 times, the deep dishes have been soggy and oily on top. I take a few paper towels and soak up the liquid on top. It never used to be like this and I order the same pizza every time. I tried ordering it well done to help but it’s still soggy. The bottom of the pizza box gets soaked and the cardboard sticks. It still taste good enough. But it has been very disappointing.