Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

What a disappointment. It was my first time in Chicago and I was looking forward to trying Chicago deep dish for the first time, but this fell way short of my expectation. Most of the pie was dough and cheese, both of which were extremely bland. From my few days in Chicago, I can confidently say that tavern style is the way to go.

Good buttery crust Sauce to toppings ratio pretty good

Just not my style 👎. The cheese was the consistency of a mozzarella stick from Arby’s. Sauce had a different taste that was different. Crust was very thick naturally but was also impossible to cut. Actually my favorite part of the meal was the cherry coke

Honestly disappointed. I think these places are just tourist traps. The thin crust cheese pizza tasted like something you’d get from Chuck E. Cheese. The deep dish was better but lacked any real or original flavor. Just felt cheaply made for a premium price. $40 for a single deep dish pizza is ridiculous.

If you have never tried deep dish, this is the perfect place to try it. Very tasty. Don’t be disappointed if you order the personal size and it comes out way smaller than you expected. Eat it and enjoy it

Pizza was good but underwhelming. For the cheese deep dish, the cheese was great but sauce was a bit strong. The Lou had a better blend, but it had so many ingredients that it seemed to drift away from the definition of pizza and landed closer to an eggless quiche. The crust could have been crunchier and thicker, and the side of garlic bread could do with a stronger garlic flavour. I may be biased as I’m not the biggest deep dish fan, but I’d say if you want a decent deep dish in central chicago this is worthwhile to check out.

Really good quality deep dish, I liked the freshness.

Not the best looking, but pretty good.

Decent deep dish pizza. Plenty of mozzarella. Sauce had a bit of a tang I didn’t care for. Crust was very crispy.

The sauce was a little too sweet and watery for my liking. Crust had a nice buttery taste. Cheese had only a slight pull to it

Got sausage but barely tasted it. Good experience to have when visiting Chicago but prob wouldn't go back.

Great pizza, a bit less sauce would make it higher

Went deep dish. Delicious sauce with lots of tomoto pieces, crisp flavorful crust, and large servings. Gotta think this is one of the better deep dish places around.