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“Simply the Best!”

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
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Ranked #1 of 105 Restaurants in Buffalo Grove
Price range: €0 - €18
Cuisines: American, Italian, Pizza
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Dining options: Breakfast, After-hours, Delivery, Reservations
Description: Considered the oldest family name in Chicago pizza, Lou Malnati's is as rich in history as its deep dish pizza is in flavor. We use only the freshest and finest ingredients to craft each pizza by hand. Come try our legendary deep dish pizza with our famous Buttercrust. You won’t be disappointed! Our Buffalo Grove location offers dine-in, carryout, delivery & catering.
Reviewed 27 August 2017

This is our favorite deep dish pizza in all of Chicagoland! We happen to live less than a mile from Lou's and visit the restaurant or order carryout at least once every couple of weeks. Their deep dish pizza is out of this world. Consistently perfect pizza every single time. The crust is perfectly crisp and just the right amount of dough. A lot of mozzarella and any other topping you would like. Then it's topped with lots of their chunky tomato sauce. We've been getting their pizza for at least 30 years now and has NEVER disappointed. You haven't had REAL Chicago deep dish pizza until you have been to Lou's. They even have frozen half baked pizzas to take home and bake the rest of the way in your own oven. On Fridays, they have Boston style clam chowder chock full of clams. Their salads are plentiful and delicious. Sandwiches are great and lasagna is also amazing. I cannot say enough good things about Lou's.
Simply the best!!!!

Date of visit: August 2017
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LouMalnatis, Public Relations Manager at Lou Malnati's Pizzeria, responded to this reviewResponded 28 August 2017

Thank you for your review! We are happy to hear you enjoyed your deep dish pizza and had a great experience with us. We look forward to serving you again soon!

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Reviewed 13 August 2017 via mobile

A very busy place on a Friday night. The expected wait was around an hour but because the pizza takes an hour to cook you are able to place your pizza order while you wait for a table. We sat within 40 minutes and ordered the special salad which was one of the best salads I've had. The pizza came about 25 minutes later and my son and I split a medium and still had 2 pieces left to take home.

Date of visit: August 2017
Thank Byron H
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LouMalnatis, Public Relations Manager at Lou Malnati's Pizzeria, responded to this reviewResponded 14 August 2017

Thank you for your review, Bryon! We are happy to hear you enjoyed your pizza with us. We look forward to serving you again soon!

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Reviewed 8 August 2017

I did not have to travel for this review. Lou's is in my home town of Buffalo Grove, Illinois. I have had pizza in many parts of the country but some how they don't make pizza anywhere like they do here in the Midwest. Lou's deep dish pizza ranks up there as one of the best. I'm not crazy about their sausage pizza because the sausage has a very strong flavor but many of my friends really love it. If you come to Illinois goggle Lou Malnati's Pizzeria there are many of the them in he area. Happy eating!

Date of visit: June 2017
Thank Rick K
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LouMalnatis, Public Relations Manager at Lou Malnati's Pizzeria, responded to this reviewResponded 9 August 2017

Thank you for your review, Rick! We are happy to hear you enjoy your pizza while dining in with us. We look forward to serving you again soon!

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Reviewed 7 August 2017 via mobile

I love a good Chicago pie and this trip Lou's was definitely the best. Visited midweek, no problems getting a table and was pretty busy. Had a salad while we waited and they were happy to accommodate some swaps which was great. The balance of cheese, crust and toppings was spot on.

Date of visit: June 2017
Thank Beausaa
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LouMalnatis, Public Relations Manager at Lou Malnati's Pizzeria, responded to this reviewResponded 8 August 2017

Thank you for your review! We are happy to hear you enjoyed your pizza and had a great experience dining in with us. We look forward to serving you again soon!

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Reviewed 7 August 2017 via mobile

Having driven 6 hours my wife and I were searching for a local place with a lighter fare. We we within 5 miles of Lou Malnati's so we gave it a try. The ratings looked good but seemed to be heavily focused on Pizza. Neither of us were ready to dive into that slice but we decided to take a chance. The facility has wonderful curb appeal nestled in among a heavy tree lined corner. It is easy to access. We were very impressed with the crowd on a Sunday night at 7 pm. People were ordering takeout and waiting for seating. We were told by the hostess that we would be seated in 15-20 minutes and asked us if we wanted to order on line that we would receive our food faster when we were seated. So we sat down on the old wooden ball park seats to look at the menu and our hostess called us to be seated. Fastest 15 minute wait EVER.

We were seated in a back dining room that was heavily used and nicely appointed. It was clean and the staff was dedicated to setting each table with glass plates, silverware and glasses. Our waiter attended to us almost immediately and supplied us with waters while we looked at the drink menu. That menu was light on drink selections--but not uncommon for a family dining location. We chose a Chianti (only one on the menu)--the Sangria was a close second choice and if I ate here again I would definitely try the Sangria. The Chianti was very nice, rich and medium dry. It would go well with dinner.

We opted for pasta dishes. My wife lives lasagna and she had two choices-- marinara or meat sauce. She chose the latter. When it arrived we understood the choice. The kitchen bakes the noodles and cheese layers than puts the sauces of your choice over top. This could produce a problem with the pasta being dry. And in fact one corner of the pasta suffered from this method. However, the pasta was otherwise nicely cooked, not mushy and stuffed nicely with seasoned Ricotta. The meat sauces was very flavorful and appeared to be a nice mixture of seasons ground meats. My wife, who eats small, ate it all-- a testament to its quality. Moreover, the imperfections made it clear that this is home cooked food.

I ordered the Rigatoni with Chicken in a cream sauce. This restaurant serves wonderful sized portions so you will not go home hungry. The bowl was loaded. Lou Malnati's mother would have been proud. The chicken pieces were nicely browned and tasty and there was plenty of chicken. I really enjoyed the slices of fresh Parmesan cheese shaved into the dish. My only disappointment was in the sauce. I was expecting a slightly heavier cream sauce with a bit more flavor. But it was otherwise nicely done. There was so much I had to send the plate back with food in it--an unusual experience.

My final comments concern price and clientele. The food is nicely priced and you get more than your money's worth. I noticed we were one of only a few tables ordering drinks. Had we not purchased wine we would have dined for under $20. That is unusual in this day and time for this quality. I also lived the diversity if the clientele. So wonderful to see so many peoples with so many diverse cultural heritages sharing the same space over good food.

Date of visit: August 2017
Thank JosephatFremont
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