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On Tuesday, May 30th, 300 deep-dish-pizza-loving New Yorkers headed to Toro for a sold out one-night-only Lou Malnati’s pop-up.

The event was a coordinated effort by Marc Malnati and his son, Toro co-owner Will Malnati. Ingredients (yes, even the water!) were shipped to New York, and all of the pizza making preparations were overseen by Marc Malnati himself.

The consensus? It truly was an authentic Windy City deep dish pizza experience, served in the Big Apple.

Photo Credit: Noah Fecks, featured in New York Magazine’s Grub Street

Hungry for more information about the Lou Malnati’s pop-up at Toro? Check out coverage from the New York Post and New York Magazine’s Grub Street.

The results of the 2017 North Shore Choice Awards, presented by 22nd Century Media are in!

And the Reader’s Choice is…Lou Malnati’s!

Lou’s took home the win in all of the pizza categories, including best pizza, best Chicago-style pizza, and best thick and thin crust pizza.

That’s quite a few “bests” right there!

The readers have spoken – if you’re looking for the best pizza in Chicago, whether you prefer deep dish or thin crust, Lou Malnati’s is where it’s at.

Thank you to all of the readers who submitted their ballot with votes for Lou Malnati’s.

You’re all the real MVP!

Insider Food took a trip to Lou Malnati’s Oak Park, where they got an inside (see what we did there?) look at how to make a true Chicago-style deep dish pizza.

Surprise, surprise, they loved it!

Check out the video on Insider’s website, but viewer beware…this will make you extremely hungry.

If you’re already having major deep dish cravings right now…Order now and satisfy your craving!

Lou Malnati’s Oak Park General Manager, Mark Valletti, was honored with Oak Park’s very first Disability Access Award!

This award was given by the Oak Park Disability Access Commission, and Mark was nominated by counselors at Shiners Hospital because of his work with the kids from their Adaptive Sports Camp. In June, he did a pizza making demo with the campers…here at Lou’s, pizza making is most definitely a sport!

Fun fact: this pizza making demo was done with flashlights in the dark restaurant after the power went out due to a summer rainstorm. Mark was not about to miss the opportunity to teach the kids how to make a deep dish pizza just because of a power outage!

As a company, we truly value providing great hospitality, and Mark’s work is a shining example of hospitality at its finest. Way to go, Mark!

The best part about backing Chicago Archbishop Blase J. Cupich in a wager is, it’s as much about helping those in need as it is about winning.

Last week, we backed Chicago Archbishop Blase J. Cupich in a wager with Cleveland’s Bishop Richard G. Lennon over the outcome of the World Series.

In the wager, Chicago’s Archbishop Cupich promised to feed more than 100 guests of the Bishop William M. Cosgrove Center in Cleveland with Lou Malnati’s deep dish pizza and baked goods from Misericordia’s Hearts & Flour Bakery if the Indians came away with the victory.

Of course, we all know the Cubs brought home the “W” in the World Series!

Even after the BIG win, we’re still going to give guests at the Bishop William M. Cosgrove Center in Cleveland a taste of Chicago. Yesterday, Archbishop Cupich, Sister Rosemary from Misericordia, and Marc Malnati gathered at Lou Malanti’s Gold Coast to celebrate paying off the wager, even after the Cubs’ World Series victory. Watch a clip of the trio below!

For us, there’s no better way to celebrate this great victory than by giving back to those in need. We are proud to have been a part of this wager!

GO CUBS, GO!

UPDATE 11/22/16

Guests of the Cosgrove Center in Cleveland enjoyed deep dish for lunch on Monday, November 21st! Check out the video posted by the Diocese of Cleveland:

Lou Malnati’s earned the title of “Best Deep Dish Pizza” in the 2016 Daily Herald Readers’ Choice poll!

After our recent victories in the Chicago Tribune Dining Awards, Reader’s Best of Chicago issue, and Make it Better Media’s Best of 2016, one thing is clear:

We have the world’s best fans. Thank you all for your support!