Located in the Southwest Airlines Terminal.... this (to me) is a hidden gem of an eatery here. Â Luigi's is tucked in the back of the food court area right when you get through security. Â It's behind the area with the tables. Â I think Potbelly overtakes the foot traffic coming out of security.
I love this place for one reason only.... THE SALAD!!! Â Namely, the "Delie Salad Trio". Â I'm telling you: BEST. AIRPORT. FOOD. DEAL. EVER!!! Â It's $8.25 and you start off with a bed of mixed greens. Â You can add lettuce (no charge) if you like as well. Â Then you get a choice of 3 things on top. Â Not 1. Â Not 2. Â But 3!!!!
So what are these 3 things? Â Take your pick. Â Harvest grain mix (with cranberries), Chicken fruit salad (fresh grapes n' apples), Chicken pesto pasta, Mushroom/Artichoke salad, Caprese salad (grape tomatoes and mozzarella balls), or Herb grilled veggies (that include green/red bell peppers, red onions, zuccini, yellow squash).
Now doesn't that sound DELICIOUS???? Â I'm drooling right now. Â And they load it up on the toppings as well. Â Great bargain, especially for airport food. Â Let's be honest, if you're in an airport you're either on vacation or traveling for business. Â And both typically lead to eating lots of fast foods and greezy-ness. Â This will cleanse your body & soul. Â LOVE IT!!!
It hit the spot. Â Beer that is! Â All day $4 miller lite. Â Yes, its 5pm somewhere in the world. Â Might as well celebrate the high life with a layover at Midway especially since I was bumped off my preferred flight.
The cashier attendant was able to take my beer order; however, someone of age poured my glass full of miller lite. Â Kudos to for this business obeying the law!
This is the second time I have been here during my visit to Chicago, both times were ok. Â Once I ordered pizza- quote mediocre and not Chicago style which is disappointing. Â During my most recent visit, I ordered some plain pasta which took way too long to make. Â It was a simple bowl of pasta and sauce, and I watched the guy move in slow motion. Â During my next trip through Midway, I will venture out to one of the other locations.
Review Source:Tried to catch a taste of Chicago's pizzas here, and boy was that a mistake. Â This pizza is barely even passable as bad mall pizza. Like a brick of dough and rubber. Luckily, I had my overpriced beer to wash it all down.
Don't trust the line, people. Nor the way that pizza looks. Yea, it's all pretty sitting out there on the counter. But you've been warned.
Dear Luigi Stefani*:
Blech! I didn't ask for a lot, just a slice of pizza & a beer before my flight. The pizza, oh the pizza it was decent-sized, but yuck! I could blame my scorched mouth & lips on my ravenous hunger meeting your flaming hot cheese, but there is no excuse for burnt crust! Crust so charred that I had to *force down* 2 beers to get that awful taste out of my mouth. I'm pretty forgiving when it comes to pizza, but charred crust like that should be punishable by law!
Moving on... Let me suggest getting some faux pasta displays. Bowls of cold dried out pasta with the noodles sliding off the dish are unappealing to the eye and make me question your culinary abilities. Can you blame me after that travesty you call pizza?! (At least the pizza looked good)
I don't know if I should be offended that you didn't card me for my drinks. On the one hand you saved me from fishing through my purse for my license, on the other it made me feel really old. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt on that one.
Please make an effort to improve the pizza, you're embarrassing Italians everywhere!
~Mary
* If that is your real name. Personally, I think your real name is something like Louis Stephens, just changed to sound Italian.
The food at Luigi Stefani's is decent, typical food court fare at Chicago Midway (MDW) Airport beyond the security checkpoint. I stopped here two times during my flight connections.
The large thick pizza slices are $4.50-$4.75, topped with a thick layer of mozzarella cheese, modest amount of toppings on a thick crust. I didn't care for the hard crust, too tough, but the pizza toppings and sauce were very tasty and filling.
I also had the BBQ Chicken Panini ($7.25) which was a pressed sandwich with grilled chicken with a small amount of BBQ sauce, ham slices, American cheese slices in Italian bread with a side of fresh tomato slices & romaine lettuce. The bread was a bit tough along the edges, but a decent sandwich.
Besides pizza & paninis, they also serve up breakfast items (bagels, sandwiches, muffins), wraps, soups, salads, hot drinks, coffee/espresso drinks, cold bottled drinks, wine, and draft beer. A pint of Miller is $4 and a pint of Heineken is $4.50. Not a bad place to grab a bite to eat. The service here is fast.
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