Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

Since moving to Chicago last January, I've been searching for the best deep-dish pizza. My favorite so far, and by far, is Lou Malnati's. They have multiple locations throughout the city and stretching into the suburbs. I like to order The Malnati Chicago Classic, which is lean sausage, extra cheese, and vine-ripened tomato sauce on Buttercrust. Regardless of the toppings you choose from Lou's, always go for the Buttercrust.

Here's a personal Chicago Classic. (I love that they have pizzas to serve 1.)



The runner up's so far:

At The Art of Pizza on Ashland, I was able to get a deep-dish slice straight away, as opposed to waiting for 30+ minutes for a whole pie, because they pulled the slice off a pan and just reheated it. It's not very good reheated, though the thought of not having to wait forever for deep-dish is awesome. I should still try a fresh out of the oven pie before I pass full judgment.

Giordano's is stuffed pizza, and not exactly deep-dish, with multiple locations throughout the city. I've had it a few times. It's ok, and it's terrible reheated.

Gino's East is truly great pizza, even as reheated leftovers, but the service and wait are horrendous. If you want to try Gino's, set aside at least 2 hours, and save up some patience for the long waits for service and weird constant difficulty about it.

I haven't been to the original Pizzeria Uno since they operate a chain restaurant that reaches across the country, and I've been to a few of those, so it's hard to make this place seem special.

I still have more places to try, but I really love Lou Malnati's.