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All Chicagoland locations will open at 4pm on Sunday, August 13th so employees can enjoy our Annual Company Picnic together with their families.

What goes on at a Lou Malnati’s Company Picnic?

The picnic is a day where our entire Chicagoland team (our Phoenix team enjoyed their picnic in May!) comes together for a day of fun. We start it off with a soccer tournament, winner gets bragging rights for the year, and each store designs a team t-shirt that shows off their creativity and team spirit. There’s family fun games and entertainment, and of course, food.

Yes, we do enjoy some pizza because…this is Lou Malnati’s, after all!

We appreciate your understanding as we continue this tradition.

Ring in the New Year with the whole family, delicious deep dish pizza, and good company at Lou Malnati’s!

On Saturday, December 31st, enjoy a family-friendly Kid’s New Year’s Eve Party at your local participating Lou Malnati’s. Toast the New Year, celebrate with friends and family, and dig in to a delicious meal. The best part? You’ll enjoy all of this without delaying bed times!  Continue Reading ›

For the past seven years, employees, friends, and families from Lou Malnati’s and Soul City Church have gathered to assemble Thanksgiving food baskets for local families in need.

This year, on Saturday, November 19th, we filled over 1,200 baskets! Each basket includes everything needed to make a Thanksgiving feast, including turkey, canned fruits and vegetables, soups, cookies, and more. Hand-drawn cards, made by the kiddos in attendance, were also included in the baskets.

This event is not only a way for all of us to give thanks by giving back, but it’s really a hallmark of our tradition of generosity here at Lou Malnati’s.

To learn more about our Thanksgiving Basket Drive, check out this short video:

Want to learn about more of the ways Lou Malnati’s is involved in our community? Head on over to our community page ›

Thanks to the support of our generous sponsors, attendees, and donors, we raised a record high amount of money at the 46th Annual Lou Malnati’s Cancer Research Benefit!

What was the total? Upwards of $280,000!

These much needed funds will be donated to cancer research and treatment programs at the Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Lurie Children’s Hospital, and Gilda’s Club. We are proud to continue to support these organizations!

The Cancer Research Benefit took place on Saturday, September 17, 2016 and guests embraced the theme of the event by donning Hawaiian shirts and hula skirts for a “Lou’au.” We also held our first ever online auction after the event, raising even more money for the cause.

Thank you again to all of the supporters of the 46th Annual Lou Malnati’s Cancer Research Benefit…we’ll see you next year!

Learn more about the Annual Lou Malnati’s Cancer Research Benefit ›

On Sunday, August 21st, the second Lou Malnati’s Deep Dish Dash 5K was a huge success!

The first Deep Dish Dash was held in 2012, to celebrate the cancer survivors on staff at Lakewood Lou’s. One of those team members was Meagan Sunde, who lost her battle with cancer in November 2014. This year, to honor Meagan, to celebrate our involvement in the Lakewood community, and to raise money for the Family Health Partnership Clinic’s breast cancer fund, we brought the dash back!

With help from 65 volunteers, about 300 runners completed this year’s Deep Dish Dash!

Check out our photo album below for a recap of the day. If you participated in the race, you might even spot yourself running or walking!

Thank you to all of our sponsors, volunteers, and runners for making this year’s Deep Dish Dash such a great success!

We’re going picnicking!

All Chicagoland locations will open at 4pm on Sunday, August 14th so employees can enjoy our Annual Company Picnic with their families. We appreciate your understanding!

Every year, Lou Malnati’s team members from all of our locations get together to celebrate each other and the company we work for. Check out a recap video from our picnic a few years ago to see what we’re all about…

Looks like fun, right? Thinking about joining our team? Check out our open positions ›