Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

If I had this pizza anywhere else besides Chicago or New Haven, I would give this place a solid 4.5. Definitely good, filling, and tasty pizza. My only minor quibbles was the fact that the tomato sauce overwhelmed the other ingredients (pepperoni, and sausage). I guess if you are a huge fan of tomato sauce you would love it! I still rate Giordano's higher but if you are craving good pizza try this place out.

I had their Chicago style deep dish and it was very good! The ingredients were fresh and tasty!

I have eaten Lou Malnati's pizza at work and friends' houses here and there, but I never ordered from them until last night for a get-together. To be honest, of the times I have eaten it...I usually don't remember what the pizza tasted like. And i'm not surprised based on my latest experience.

I ordered two large thin crust pizzas: cheese and pepperoni. I also ordered a side of cheese bread. I wanted to try the deep dish, but my boyfriend had already tried the Gino's East version and said no to "tomato soup pizza".  So that was out of the equation for now.

Overall, I was disappointed. The pizza was just so...blah. The middle pieces were very gloppy, and I had to re cut the pizza because whoever cut it the first time did a poor job of it. The edges were decent, buttery but bland. The cheese bread was OK so long as it was dipped in the marinara sauce provided. Otherwise, it tasted as if someone threw garlic salt on the bread,threw on some non-flavored cheese, and called it a day.

Maybe it's a Chicago thing I just don't "get". This pizza was similar to the kind you ate at the Coachlite birthday parties or if you are desperate for some grub at Brunswick Zone (if you couldn't tell, I'm a born and raised Roselle kid). Nonetheless, I felt like I overpaid for the meal, which came out to about $40 without any coupons.

Sort of related, but a Facebook friend of mine posted this and I thought it fit the situation well: <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgo-go-go.org%2F2013%2F02%2F04%2Fhow-to-visit-chicago-like-a-chicagoan%2F&s=702704c2e55307cafec033d65c775c099795500497d1405e9ea528f1f92e1a12" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://go-go-go.org/2013…</a>

I'm willing to try the full restaurant experience someday. But overall, I wasn't impressed. I'll stick to my Michigan/Wisconsin style pizzas.

*exits stage left to the sound of boos, hisses, and "BLASPHEMY!"*