Lou Malnati's Pizzeria on South State Street in Chicago.
No one in the world does pizza like Chicago. As far as Chicago deep-dish goes, there are three major players. Giordano’s, Gino’s East, and Lou Malnati’s. It’s hard to pick a favorite. They all have their qualities that make them unique. Whenever I’m pressed for an answer, I sort of stumble around and try my best not to answer the question. I like all three.
You’ve seen me write about Lou Malnati’s before. J’s mom has sent me some frozen pizza’s from Malnati’s mail order business. Other than that, it’s been a long time since I’ve had a Malnati’s pizza.
After we left US Cellular Field, we headed downtown to get some pizza. There are several Lou Malnati’s in Chicago. The original is in Lincolnwood, but there are multiple locations in the city. I didn’t choose the one closest to US Cellular. I wanted to go downtown and give my friends, and my dad, a chance to see more of the city.
The Malnati’s I chose is on South State Street at East 8th Street. After a little GPS mishap (it was trying to send us to Indiana when I knew the pizzeria was in the South Loop), we found a parking garage right next to the shop. It was about 6:30 when we opened the door to find a rather large crowd waiting. Not a good sign. My buddy found the hostess who told us it would be about two hours. We put our names in then went for a beer. Read the rest of this entry »
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