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LOU MALNATI’S PIZZERIA PARTNERS WITH MIKE’S HOT HONEY® TO DEBUT FIRST-EVER DEEP DISH PIZZA COLLABORATION IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL DEEP DISH DAY

Available at all locations starting April 5, Lou Malnati’s will give away a free small Lou’s x Mike’s Hot Honey Deep Dish Pizza to over 7,000 lucky guests to celebrate this limited time collab that elevates pizza to new heights with a craveable Chicago meets New York twist.

Lou Malnati’s – the Chicago pizza legend long celebrated for its authentic flavor and buttery-crust deep dish, is collaborating with New York’s most buzzworthy condiment, Mike’s Hot Honey, to give hungry fans a chance to savor a pizza as rich in flavor as it is in history.  Available starting on National Deep Dish Pizza Day (April 5), Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria will introduce Lou’s x Mike’s Hot Honey Pizza, a limited-time offering in both deep dish and thin crust for dine-in, carryout and delivery at all Lou Malnati’s locations in Chicago, Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Phoenix.

Lou Malnati’s meets Mike’s Hot Honey in this spicy collab and both brands are excited to introduce the new recipe as the first official deep dish partner of pizza’s hottest condiment.  Pairing Lou’s legendary deep dish pizza and signature ingredients with the sweet heat drizzle of Mike’s Hot Honey combines the flavors of two iconic pizza cities.  The collaboration brings together the best of Chicago and New York with the highest quality ingredients to elevate the guest experience and ignite their taste buds.  It’s the perfect combination of sweet and savory drip.

The new legendary deep dish features mozzarella, sausage, giardiniera and cupped pepperoni topped with a drizzle of sweet and spicy Mike’s Hot Honey.  Created using Lou’s iconic deep dish pizza and adorned with ingredients symbolic of Chicago, it’s layered to capture the generous drizzle of Mike’s Hot Honey which has become an instant classic on the New York pizza scene.

“After an exhaustive search over many years, we finally found something from New York that is worthy of adding to our Chicago deep dish pizza.  A little drizzle of Mike Kurtz’s Hot Honey creates a spectacular marriage of sweet and savory that every pizza lover will want to experience,” said Marc Malnati, owner of Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria.

In addition to the launch of the Lou’s x Mike’s Hot Honey Pizza which will be available in both deep dish and thin crust, Lou Malnati’s will offer guests the chance to sample the sweet and spicy flavor profile of Mike’s Hot Honey as a sauce option for their traditional and boneless chicken wings.  The limited-time pizzas will be available in all sizes and prices will vary.  Guests will also have the option to drip more sweet heat on their pizza or wings with the purchase of an additional Mike’s Hot Honey 1 oz dip cup.

“We are thrilled to be partnering with the oldest family name in Chicago pizza to create our first deep dish pizza collaboration,” said Mike Kurtz, founder of Mike’s Hot Honey.  “As a New Yorker, I was weary about deep dish pizza, but after trying Lou Malnati’s, I’m sold and I can’t wait for their guests to taste this delicious Chicago meets New York creation and have the opportunity to enjoy our hot honey on thin crust pizza and wings, too.”

In addition, Lou Malnati’s and Mike’s Hot Honey will launch with a week-long celebration starting on April 5 through April 11.  To kick off the hot new collab and limited-time only pizza and wings, Lou’s will surprise and delight customers with activities, swag and will give away a free small Lou’s x Mike’s Hot Honey Deep Dish Pizza to over 7,000 lucky guests.  In honor of the partnership and National Deep Dish Pizza Day, hungry fans can also enter to win Free Pizza for a Year and there will be 7 lucky winners to celebrate the 7 ingredients on the new pizza.  For more details about the collab, please visit loumalnatis.com/mikes.

For more information on this limited time offering as well as hours of operation, locations or to place an order, please visit loumalnatis.com.  Follow Lou Malnati’s and Mike’s Hot Honey on Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter) or Instagram.

Lou Malnati’s Glendale opened to the public on June 29th, 2020, but we celebrated the opening with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 1st!

District Manager Mike Sterner, Manager Paul Lelli, and Manager Andrea Castillo were joined by the Mayor of Glendale, Jerry Weiers for the event.

After the ribbon was cut, the crew enjoyed a celebratory slice (or two!) of our legendary deep dish pizza!

We are proud to serve the Glendale community from our new location at 7507 W Rose Garden Lane, open Monday-Thursday at 4pm and Friday-Sunday at 11am, offering carryout, delivery, and catering services.

STOP BY AND SATISFY YOUR CRAVINGS FOR CHICAGO’S BEST DEEP DISH PIZZA!

On Wednesday, September 11th Lou Malnati’s Scottsdale celebrated their first anniversary!

The celebration started with a lunch for first responders and members of the military thanking them for their service and remembering those lost on 9/11. They were so appreciative and loved having Lou’s as a special treat. Later that day they offered free wine tastings and a prize wheel for guests to win some Lou’s swag. The celebration also included tours of fire and air force trucks and a meet and greet with a Police K-9 unit.

Congratulations to our Scottsdale team for a successful event, we wish you a very happy 1st anniversary!

Our Phoenix restaurant sampled deep dish during St. Joseph Foundation’s and Laura Hart Burdick Foundation’s 12th Annual Laura’s Run on Saturday, April 7th.

The mission of the Laura Hart Burdick Foundation is to provide social support and financial assistance to lung transplant patients and their families and to increase organ donor awareness.

Since 2007, Laura’s Run has since become an annual event featuring 10K and 5K courses for runners and a 1-mile course for walkers, “Laura’s Doggie Trot.”  The event benefits patients treated at the Norton Thoracic Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center.

Our Lou Malnati’s Phoenix team hosted a “Pizza By Me” event with local high school, Metro Tech, and their amazing students involved in the S.T.A.R.T. Program.

At Metro Tech, students participating in the S.T.A.R.T. Program run breakfast in the cafeteria every day from start to finish, from laundry, to dishes, and everything in between.

The kids took a detailed tour of our kitchen to see how we operate compared to how they run their cafeteria, and they were pretty jealous that we send out our aprons and shirts to be cleaned and don’t have to wash them ourselves like they do at school!

Of course, they also enjoyed learning how to make their very own authentic Chicago-style deep dish pizzas – we had a blast, too!

On Thursday, May 12th, our Phoenix pizzeria hosted our third and final charity soft opening event, benefitting the Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

The night was once again a great success! When asked about the event, Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Steve Schnall said:

“Lou Malnati’s is already making an impact in the Valley and at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. We appreciate the generosity of the team at Lou Malnati’s and are grateful for their commitment to helping us provide the best pediatric healthcare to the children of our community and beyond.”

Giving back to our community is at the core of our brand, and something we are incredibly passionate about. We were proud to support Chrysalis, Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock, and the Phoenix Children’s Hospital with these soft opening events.

The best part? We’re excited to say, a total of more than $23,000 was raised for these organizations over the course of the three nights!

Through fundraisers and charitable donations, Lou Malnati’s annually helps over 3,500 organizations to reach their fundraising goals! Interested in organizing a fundraiser for your non-profit organization? Let’s get started! ›